Greg Yudin, russischer Soziologe und politischer Philosoph, hat auf Einladung des IIP, FES ROPCE, und RI an den 3rd Vienna Peace and Security Talks teilgenommen. Hier sein Interview im Ö1 Morgenjournal zur aktuellen Kriegssituation.
VERNISSAGE der Ausstellung "Die Kreuzung" - Osso
Am 7. Oktober 2022 hat die Vernissage der Austellung “Die Kreuzung”, vom Künstler Osso, stattgefunden. Man braucht nicht weit zu schauen, um Finsternis wahrzunehmen. Nicht weit in die Vergangenheit, nicht weit in die geographische Umgebung. Man mag mit dem Finger zeigen auf Länder, in denen Repression herrscht, ein einziger Artikel in einer Zeitung, ein Kunstwerk, ein Gedicht, ja sogar ein privater Kommentar dazu führen kann, dass Menschen weggesperrt werden oder verschwinden. Mut wird mit Freiheitsentzug und mitunter auch mit dem Leben bezahlt.
Iran’s protest movement: an intensifying potential for change
Upcoming Elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina - Results, Prospects, and EU Integration 🎬
Adnan Cerimagic, Senior Analyst at ESI and Expert on the Western Balkans, and Samir Beharic, Youth Activist and Research Officer at The Balkan Forum, Bosnia and Herzegovina, will discuss more broadly the current situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina and how the upcoming general elections will shape the future of the country. Internal issues, international and regional pressure, rising nationalism and the war in Ukraine all play a crucial role in shaping the already dire atmosphere just before the elections on October 2nd. How will the election impact Bosnia & Herzegovina’s journey towards the EU membership? How will the internal issues be solved, for example through a new elections law? What role should the international community assume in Bosnia? These and many more questions will be tackled by our speaker in this talk.
Former UN disarmament expert voices regret over Sweden, Finland joining NATO
Kosovo’s visa liberalization: Can we hope for progress soon? 🎬
The European Commission confirmed in 2018 that Kosovo had fulfilled all its visa liberalization requirements for its citizens to travel freely across the Schengen Area. Four years later, the country has yet to be granted visa-free travel. To highlight the specific challenges that this overly politicized process poses for many ordinary citizens of Kosovo, this event will combine an expert public discussion with a presentation of a short film titled "The right of movement of Kosovar students."
Peace Research: A Feminsit Perspective 🎬
Élise Féron is a Docent and a senior research fellow at the Tampere Peace Research Institute (Finland). She lectures for the MA in Peace, Mediation and Conflict Research. Before moving to Finland, she held permanent positions at the University of Kent (UK) and at Sciences Po Lille (France). Her main research interests include conflict-generated diaspora politics, conflict prevention, gender and peace negotiations, masculinities and conflicts, sexual violence in conflict settings, as well as post-colonial interstate relations. Moderated by Marylia Hushcha, Researcher at the IIP.
Der lange Weg zum Frieden - Mag. Stephanie Fenkart (Reiner Wein Interview) 🎬
Die Direktorin des International Institute For Peace (IIP) Mag. Stephanie Fenkart ist unser heutiger Gast bei Reiner Wein. Das Institut will eine Plattform bieten, auf der unterschiedliche Sichtweisen zusammengeführt werden und Experten aus verschiedenen Bereichen der Gesellschaft Konflikte und deren Ursachen diskutieren können. Mit Wien als neutralem Standort, an dem sich auch große internationale Organisationen wie die UNO, die OPEC oder die Grundrechteagentur befinden, gelingt es oftmals, auch Experten aus dem Ausland für diesen Diskussionsprozess zu gewinnen. Neben diesem Engagement versucht das Institut, über Öffentlichkeitsarbeit die oft vereinfachte Darstellung internationaler Konflikte in den klassischen Medien positiv zu beeinflussen.
Winning and Losing the Nuclear Peace: Looking Back on Arms Control and Non-Proliferation 🎬
Deliberating Autonomous Weapons
As UN High Representative for Disarmament, I met with Christof Heyns shortly after the 2013 publication of his report on lethal autonomous robotics and the protection of life, and subsequently brought it to the attention of representatives of member states. Heyns was a Human Rights Special Rapporteur, and reports such as his are not staple reading material for arms control officials. My interventions stimulated interest. But we needed a “home” for the discussions and found it in one of the Geneva Conventions—generally known as CCW, for simplicity’s sake. CCW is the umbrella convention for five protocols, one of which deals with blinding laser weapons that were outlawed before being fully developed. It was a perfect fit, everyone thought.