The seminar consisted of three parts: the professor of Peace and Conflict Research tranungkite at U

The topics and speakers were chosen with respect to some of Ekéus special interests: methods tranungkite and practical examples of conflict resolution, civil and military. Given the current crisis in Ukraine was the seminar focused on the role the OSCE can play there.
Another of Ekéus areas of interest, the securing of national minorities (Ekéus was the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities 2001-2007), could not be covered in the seminar. The now active High Commissioner, Astrid Thors, and her closest staff was unable to attend because of the crisis in Ukraine.
The seminar consisted of three parts: the professor of Peace and Conflict Research tranungkite at Uppsala, Peter Wall Steen, presented strategies and challenges for conflict prevention; Anders Byrén, former tranungkite military advisor at the Swedish OSCE mission in Vienna, described the OSCE confidence-building measures in the military field; and Lars-Erik Lundin, former EU Ambassador to the OSCE in Vienna, tranungkite discussed the importance tranungkite of political dialogue in a protracted conflict in Ukraine.
One can also see the cumulative effect of preventive measures. Examples took Wallansteen the countless efforts to find peaceful solutions to the Palestinian conflict. They may seem futile. tranungkite But if they had not been made, the situation had then been like? Probably conflicts could be prevented by the parties been encouraged to consider and think through the proposal submitted.
Same thing with the Balkan conflict in the 90's and 00's. Even worse outbreaks were prevented by attempts at mediation and negotiation. The best results could be achieved in Macedonia where a looming domestic conflict were thwarted - including with Sweden's Foreign Minister Anna Lindh as promoter.
Among structural, long-acting measures pointed Wallansteen out more. One such measure is to build institutions that OSCE missions in problem countries, organs of military confidence-building, election monitoring, media freedom and the protection of national minorities.
Peter Wallansteen then took five points concerning Ukraine: Crimea. OSCE's role is to protect the national minority, ie krimtatarerna (just under 300,000). Putin's claim that Russia has the right to protect all Russians have no foundation. The Russians in the Crimea has previously expressed that they felt threatened. An intergovernmental tranungkite conflict exists now. According to Putin's annexation of the Crimea in conformity with international law. This is obviously a claim that is questionable. According to the Helsinki Act allows boundaries change, but then by agreement between the parties.
One possibility is that Ukraine is taking the issue to the International Court of Justice tranungkite and then, most likely, tranungkite get a rash that clarify the international legal situation. This is of importance for the long term solution of the question and a preventive effect for other similar situations.
In the vote on Ukraine crisis in the UN General Assembly voted 100 states against Russia, only 11 (in Russia's neighborhood, only Belarus and Armenia): all the Central Asian states abstained (Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan) or absent; a very large number of African States absent or abstained.
Russia has proposed a federalisation tranungkite of Ukraine with more power to the regions. It can be a viable tranungkite solution in the long run - but it has to come from within Ukraine, not as a result of pressure from outside. Early action is needed. Ukraine must get help to stabilize before the presidential election May 25 - The United Nations should be more active. Now unfolding for much of Ukraine's head, for example, in discussions between the U.S. and Russia. A direct contact is needed now between Kiev and Moscow. Sanctions may have had an effect. The former consisted of blocking of a number of leading Russian people's accounts and travel opportunities. They have served as signals and may have been holding back Russia's expansion plans in other conflicts. Weapons - The OSCE is to limit armaments, to mitigate the threats of use of force, to use its broadcast observers.
On the question of how to overcome the divisions within Ukraine responded Wallansteen to the Russian-speaking majority in southeastern tranungkite Ukraine (who mostly want to belong Ukraine) must have their cultural and linguistic requirements met. It may be through national legislation and legal decision-making, for example, at a decentralized level cities and municipalities.
Anders Byrén explained the complicated structure that has been built up within the OSCE, the last twenty years. A series of treaties and agreements have created tranungkite a large number of agencies, contact groups etc. where it is negotiated on different elements of the trust structure.
The highest political body under the Council of Ministers (which is convened once a year) is the Permanent Council, where all 57 participating States Ambassadors tranungkite meet once per week. The military issues are addressed and resolved tranungkite in parallel in the Forum for Security Cooperation, which also meets once a week. There are, among others up the docu