In der neuesten Ausgabe der Kitchen Talks begrüßt Moderatorin Yvonne Gaspar die Direktorin des International Institute For Peace (IIP), Mag. Stephanie Fenkart. Nach einem einjährigen Aufenthalt in Südamerika entschied sich die Vorarlbergerin für die Studienrichtung Internationale Entwicklung, die nur in Wien angeboten wurde. Die transdisziplinäre Natur des Studiums brachte sie schließlich zum Thema Menschenrechte, zu dem sie ein Masterstudium abschloss. Seit dieser Zeit hat sich vor allem die Wahrnehmung der ökologischen Menschenrechte (Recht auf sauberes Wasser, intakte Umwelt etc) verbessert, vor allem durch die zunehmende Relevanz der Klimakrise.

Heinz Gärtner, Vorsitzender des Beirates des IIP, sprach über die Globalisierung in den Theorien der internationalen Beziehungen!

he Center for International and European Studies (CIES) at Kadir Has University, Istanbul; the International Institute for Peace (IIP), Vienna; UA: Ukraine Analytica, Odesa; the Foreign Policy Council “Ukrainian Prism”, Kyiv; and NGO “Quadrivium”, Chernivtsi in partnership with several other partner institutions are launching an online version of the flagship International Neighbourhood Symposium (INS). This year’s version titled “The Odesa Talks” aims to honor both the struggle of the Ukraine people and their resilience as well as the city of Odesa which had hosted the INS for three successive summers (2017-2019) before the Covid-19 Pandemic and the Russian invasion forced us to move to online formats of the event.

he Center for International and European Studies (CIES) at Kadir Has University, Istanbul; the International Institute for Peace (IIP), Vienna; UA: Ukraine Analytica, Odesa; the Foreign Policy Council “Ukrainian Prism”, Kyiv; and NGO “Quadrivium”, Chernivtsi in partnership with several other partner institutions are launching an online version of the flagship International Neighbourhood Symposium (INS). This year’s version titled “The Odesa Talks” aims to honor both the struggle of the Ukraine people and their resilience as well as the city of Odesa which had hosted the INS for three successive summers (2017-2019) before the Covid-19 Pandemic and the Russian invasion forced us to move to online formats of the event.

he Center for International and European Studies (CIES) at Kadir Has University, Istanbul; the International Institute for Peace (IIP), Vienna; UA: Ukraine Analytica, Odesa; the Foreign Policy Council “Ukrainian Prism”, Kyiv; and NGO “Quadrivium”, Chernivtsi in partnership with several other partner institutions are launching an online version of the flagship International Neighbourhood Symposium (INS). This year’s version titled “The Odesa Talks” aims to honor both the struggle of the Ukraine people and their resilience as well as the city of Odesa which had hosted the INS for three successive summers (2017-2019) before the Covid-19 Pandemic and the Russian invasion forced us to move to online formats of the event.

he Center for International and European Studies (CIES) at Kadir Has University, Istanbul; the International Institute for Peace (IIP), Vienna; UA: Ukraine Analytica, Odesa; the Foreign Policy Council “Ukrainian Prism”, Kyiv; and NGO “Quadrivium”, Chernivtsi in partnership with several other partner institutions are launching an online version of the flagship International Neighbourhood Symposium (INS). This year’s version titled “The Odesa Talks” aims to honor both the struggle of the Ukraine people and their resilience as well as the city of Odesa which had hosted the INS for three successive summers (2017-2019) before the Covid-19 Pandemic and the Russian invasion forced us to move to online formats of the event.

Ambassador Robert Hunter served as US-ambassador to NATO (1993-95). In this role he participated in the NATO-Summit in Madrid 1997. He explains what changed since then. He talks whether NATO-expansion was a good idea. He speaks about the danger of incidents along the Finnish-Russian border when Finland will be NATO-member. According to the NATO’s 2022 Strategic Concept, cyber-, space and hybrid operations as well as terrorism would invoke NATO’s security promises (Art. V). This for the first time incudes China. Robert Hunter discusses these NATO’s new global commitments. He observes that the Strategic Concept does not mention arms control, diplomatic initiatives for Ukraine and the Iran Nuclear Talks (JCPOA). He advocates a future cooperative European security system.

The Center for International and European Studies (CIES) at Kadir Has University, Istanbul; the International Institute for Peace (IIP), Vienna; UA: Ukraine Analytica, Odesa; the Foreign Policy Council “Ukrainian Prism”, Kyiv; and NGO “Quadrivium”, Chernivtsi in partnership with several other partner institutions are launching an online version of the flagship International Neighbourhood Symposium (INS). This year’s version titled “The Odesa Talks” aims to honor both the struggle of the Ukraine people and their resilience as well as the city of Odesa which had hosted the INS for three successive summers (2017-2019) before the Covid-19 Pandemic and the Russian invasion forced us to move to online formats of the event. The concept this year is to hold a series of five thematic discussions held on five consecutive Tuesdays (31 May, 7 June, 14 June, 21 June, and 28 June) at 17:00 CET (18:00 GMT+3) with expert speakers from Ukraine, the rest of Europe and the United States on the themes of: “The Russian Invasion of Ukraine and its Consequences”; “What Role for Civil Society in Conflict Zones?”; “The Regional Context”; “The European Union and its Neighbourhoods”; and “The European Security Architecture and Russia”. These talks each led by an experienced moderator are meant to encourage and generate dialogue between the speakers and the audience and advance our mutual understanding of the issues discussed. They will be held on the Zoom platform and be broadcasted live on Facebook and YouTube.

Interview with Saskia Stachowitsch, Senior Visiting Researcher at Central European University, Affiliated Researcher at the Austrian Institute of International Affairs.