Please observe that Peter Viggo Jakobsen's book Nordic Approaches to Peace Operations: A New Model in the Making was published by Routledge in December 2005.
This examination shows how the Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden) remain relevant for the study and practice of post-Cold War peace operations. The Nordics have succeeded in meeting the post-Cold War requirements for success, both individually and collectively, and a new effective model is in the making.
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The Royal Norwegian Embassy in Denmark and the Royal Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in cooperation with the Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS), hereby have the pleasure of inviting you to the conference on
Nordic Peace Diplomacy:
Looking Back, Moving Forward
24 February 2005, 09.00-17.00
Eigtveds Pakhus, Room III, 2nd floor
Asiatisk Plads 2 G, 1448 Copenhagen K
Background
The Nordic countries have played a major role in peace diplomacy for the past 100 years. During the Cold War, the Nordic countries provided 25 percent of all the military personnel deployed on United Nations peacekeeping operations, and Nordic mediators and envoys have helped to negotiate peace agreements and facilitate peace processes in the Middle East, Sri Lanka, Kosovo and Columbia.
This conference brings together researchers, politicians, officials and opinion leaders to discuss how the Nordic peace diplomacy can continue to make a difference in the post-9/11 world characterised by the threat of terror and an increased resort to military force.
The conference is part of Norway’s Centennial Anniversary 1905-2005 programme celebrating Norway’s 100-year birthday as an independent state.
Practical Information
The conference language will be English.
Please note that registration is no longer possible.
Conference Programme (as of 17 Feb. 2005)
Download the final programme (pdf, 325 KB)
09.00-9.30 Registration and coffee
09.30-09.50 Welcoming address
Per Stig Møller, Danish Minister of Foreign Affairs
09.50-10.15 Introduction
Jan Petersen, Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs
Session I: Looking Back: 100 Years of Nordic Peace Diplomacy: Lessons From the Field
Chair: Steffen Gram, Editor, Danish Broadcasting Corporation
10.15-10.45 The Nordic Experience with Mediation
Terje Rød-Larsen, President of International Peace Academy; former United Nations Special Coordinator for the Peace Process in the Middle East
10.45-11.00 Coffee break
11.00-11.30 The Nordic Involvement in Peace Operations in the Balkans
Carl Bildt, former Prime Minister of Sweden; former High Representative in Bosnia
11.30-12.30 Panel discussion with the previous speakers
12.30-14.00 Lunch break
Session II: Moving Forward: Partners in Peace
Chair: Peter Viggo Jakobsen, Head of Department, DIIS
14.00-14.30 Enhancing Nordic Peace Diplomacy through the UN: Constraints and Opportunities
Martti Ahtisaari, chairman of the board of Crisis Management Initiative; former president of Finland
14.30-15.00 Enhancing Nordic Peace Diplomacy through the EU: Constraints and Opportunities
Michael Matthiessen, Personal Representative of the EU High Representative on Human Rights
15.00-15.15 Coffee break
Session III: Looking Forward: Key Challenges
Chair: Christian Brøndum, Defence journalist, Danish newspaper Berlingske Tidende
15.15-15.45 Engaging the US: Possibilities for a US-Nordic Partnership in Peace Diplomacy
Charles Kupchan, former National Security Council official under President Clinton; Professor of International Relations, Georgetown University; Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations
15.45-16.15 Nordic Peace Diplomacy versus the Increased Resort to Force
Mats Berdal, Professor, Department of War Studies, King's College, London
16.15-17.00 Panel discussion with all the speakers
Any updates to the programme will be posted on this website.
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