Welcome to the Europe Regional Pages
Welcome to the Centre for Security Sector Management's (CSSM) regional site for Europe.
The CSSM Europe web-page provides a repository of information on events, organisations, academic publications, research papers, country analyses, case studies, official documents and news items relevant to security sector management and security sector reform issues in the region. The aim of this site is to provide a valuable resource on Europe by facilitating the flow of up to date and relevant information among the range of diverse actors in the security sector in the region.
Contributions/queries can be sent to the CSSM Programme Manager for Europe, Stephanie Blair at: s.blair@ssronline.org
Kosovo strategy on north integration angers Serbs | 28th January
PRISTINA, - Kosovo is planning to gain control of the country's Serb-run north, a top official said on Tuesday, in a move that may stoke ethnic tensions in the ethnically divided town of Mitrovica. With a 90 percent Albanian majority, Kosovo declared independence from Ser more>>>
2010 will be ‘key year’ for Western Balkans, EU Presidency says | 28th January
Spain, current holder of the rotating presidency of the European Union, says that it will do its utmost to make progress in integrating the Western Balkans into the bloc. This emerged after a meeting on January 26 2010 between Spanish foreign minister Miguel Ángel Morati more>>>
EU Confirms Operation ALTHEA Commitment To Bosnia And Herzegovina | 26th January
“The Council reiterated its full support for the European perspective of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH); and confirmed that Operation ALTHEA was an important part of the EU’s comprehensive efforts in BiH to support a political process aimed at enabling BiH, on the basis of the more>>>
Turkey: Civilian control of the military needs to be democratic | 4th January
With the military increasingly the target of investigations, debate intensifies over whether or not Turkey’s government is seeking institutional state power or genuine democratic civilian law. The ruling party is doing well to wrest autonomy from the military, but without ge more>>>
Russia Bombing Highlights Security Failure | 3rd December
The bombing of a passenger train en route to St Petersburg is a stark reminder that residents of ‘mainland’ Russia cannot feel safe until authorities achieve a qualitative and sustainable improvement in their efforts to not only suppress terrorist networks, but also to addre more>>>
Summary: Prime Minister's statement - The UK in Afghanistan | 20th October
The UK's role in Afghanistan represents an enormous challenge for Britain and the international community. Prime Minister Gordon Brown gave an update on the UK’s involvement in Afghanistan on 14 Oct 2009. The Prime Minister said: “These are aims that are clear and ju more>>>
'Building our Common Future' - ActionAid's response to the DFID white paper | 7th July
ActionAid has broadly welcomed the white paper published today by Britain's Department for International Development.
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New DFID White Paper - Building our common future | 7th July
A new poverty action plan to help the world’s poorest people cope with the economic crisis was announced today by International Development Secretary Douglas Alexander. Launching a new White Paper, Building our Common Future, Mr Alexander said the measures would bring h more>>>