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14 Dec 00 - Seminar: Developments in European Defence Policy

IISS Ukraine and European Security Programme

14 December 2000

At Arundel House, the IISS Russia and Eurasia programme held a one day seminar for senior Ukrainian, Georgian and Moldavian military and civilian foreign and security policy-makers. Among them were Trokhym Kovalchuk, Deputy Secretary of the Council of National Security and Defence of Ukraine, Colonel General Victor Bannykh, the Ukrainian Deputy Minister of Defence, Lieutenant General Ion Coropcian, Moldovan Armed Forces Chief of General Staff, and Gela Bezuashvili, Georgian Deputy Defence Minister. This seminar was the fourth annual event conducted by the IISS jointly with Harvard University's Ukrainian National Security Programme.   The seminar was the first attempt to explore the implications for Eastern Europe and Eurasia of the EU ESDP and Defence Policy initiatives which were further institutionalised at the recent EU summit in Nice. The seminar focused on both institutional and capability dimensions of the EU Defence Policy. Paul Johnston from the Security Policy Department of the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office covered the institutional developments within the EU to support its security and defence policy. Captain Alan Richards from the UK MOD spoke about the prospects for the development of EU military capabilities, including the headline goal to establish by 2003 a 60,000 strong Rapid Reaction Force which could be deployed rapidly and sustained in a theatre for a year to carry out EU Petersburg tasks which include humanitarian assistance, crisis management, and peace-keeping.   The seminar provided an opportunity for senior government officials from Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova to receive a comprehensive overview of the recent EU decisions. It also provided a forum to brain-storm about possible strategies for establishing co-operation with the new institutions such as the EU Political and Security Committee as well as their potential contribution to EU military capabilities. At the same time, the seminar encouraged UK policy-makers and academic experts to begin forming their own vision for such co-operation.   Agenda   9:00-9:15 Opening Remarks Martin Holmes, Deputy Director for Central and Eastern Europe, UK Ministry of Defence Terence Taylor, Assistant Director, IISS 9:15-10:45 Session 1: The origins of European Security and Defence Identity: political and institutional dimensions Chair: Terence Taylor, Assistant Director, IISS Speaker: Paul Johnston, Security Policy Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Office   Implications for Central Europe and Eurasia (Institutions) Commentators: Klaus Becher, Senior Fellow for European Security, IISS Arcadiusz Szydlowski, Head of International Institutions Division, Polish Ministry of Defence 11:00-12:30 Session 2: European Defence Capabilities: ambitions and constraints Speaker: Captain Alan Richards RN, Deputy Director (Mil), NATO and European Policy Group, UK Ministry of Defence   Implications for Central Europe and Eurasia (Capabilities) Commentator: James Sherr, Conflict Studies Research Centre 13:30-15:30 Session 3: Does European Defence Policy enhance security for Eastern European and Eurasian states? Lessons from NATO and EU co-operation with Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova Speaker: Col.-Gen. Victor Bannykh, Deputy Minister of Defence, Ukraine Speaker: Gela Bezhuashvili, Deputy Minister of Defence, Georgia Speaker: Lt.-Gen. Ion Coropcean Chief of General Staff of Armed Forces of Moldova, Vice-Minister of Defence Commentator: Oksana Antonenko, Research Fellow, IISS 15:45-16:15 Address by John Spellar, Minister of State for the Armed Forces, UK   Participants Trokhym Kovalchuk, Deputy Secretary Council of National Security and Defence of Ukraine Col-General Victor Bannykh, Deputy Minister of Defence of Ukraine Lt-General Ion Coropcean, Chief of General Staff of Armed Forces of Moldova, Vice-Minister of Defence Gela Bezhuashvili, Deputy Minister of Defence of Georgia Arcadiusz Szydlowski, Head of International Institutions Division, Department of International Security, Polish Ministry of Defence Valentyn Badrak, UNIAN Agency, Ukraine Lt-General Olexander Brukhovetskiy, First Deputy Chief of Staff, Border Troops of Ukraine Col Nicolae Chimerciuc, Chief of Department for Strategic Studies, Ministry of Defence of Moldova Roman Fakadey, Head of Department, Ukrainian Military Academy Col Valentyn Gorovenko, Deputy Head Main Operations Department, General Staff, Ministry of Defence of Ukraine Sergei Konoplyov, Associate Director Ukrainian National Security Program, Harvard University Inna Ognivets, Head of Department Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mikhail Osadze, Chairman of Defence Committee Georgian Parliament Col-General Volodymyr Povazhniuk, Commander of Interior Troops of Ukraine Victor Tsurkalo, Head of Department, Council of National Security and Defence of Ukraine Olexander Hubarenko, Interpreter Serhij Yeremenko, Interpreter Colonel Andrzej Adamowicz, Defence Attache, Polish Embassy in London Oksana Antonenko, IISS Research Fellow, Director of Russia and NIS Programme Abazov Rafis, Visiting Research Fellow of British Academy, The University of Reading George Ballantine, Conflict Studies Research Centre, Royal Military Academy Klaus Becher, IISS Senior Fellow, European Security Programme Dr Marko Bojcun, Director The Ukraine Centre, University of North London Andrew Brookes, Defence Analyst, IISS Oleksander Chornohuz, Defence Attaché, Embassy of Ukraine Dean Churm, DCEE Ministry of Defence Professor Michael Clarke, Director Centre for Defence Studies, King's College, London Ian Ferguson, BAE SystemsMarketing (Eastern Europe) Steven Fisher, Desk Officer for Ukraine and Moldova, Foreign and Commonwealth Office Rear Admiral Hubert Hass, Defence and Naval Attaché, Military Office, German Embassy Martin Holmes, Deputy Director for Central and Eastern Europe, UK Ministry of Defence Paul Johnston, Security Policy Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Office Joanna Kidd, Defence Analyst, IISS Volodymyr Kucheriavyi, First Secretary, Embassy of Ukraine Georgiy Kuhaleshvili, Embassy of Georgia Simon Lane, DCEE Ministry of Defence Dr Paul Latawski, Central and Eastern Europe, Royal United Services Institute for Defence Studies Dr Dov Lynch, Department of War Studies, King's College, London Israfil Mamedov, Embassy of Azerbaijan H. E. Teimuraz Mamatsashvili, Ambassador of Georgia Phillip Mitchell, Defence Analyst, IISS Edwina Moreton, The Economist Yaroslav Mudryi, The Ukraine Centre, University of North London James Nixey, Russia and Eurasia Programme Administrator, The Royal Institute of International Affairs Mr Wojciech Piatkowski, Counsellor Polish Embassy in London Piere Razoux, DCEE Ministry of Defence Captain Alan Richards,Royal Navy Deputy Director (Mil), NATO and European Policy Group, UK Ministry of Defence Colin Robinson, IISS Researcher Major Tony Russell, DCEE Ministry of Defence Roger Talbot, DCEE Ministry of Defence Terence Taylor, IISS Assistant Director Domitilla Sagramoso, King's College London Dennis Sammut, Executive Director, LINKS-The London Information Network on Conflicts and State-building. Dr James Sheer, Conflict Studies Research Centre, Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst Dr Karen E Smith,International Relations Department, London School of Economics and Political Sciences Dr M A Smith, The Conflict Studies Research Centre, Royal Military Academy Gia Sulkhaniashvili, Counsellor, Embassy of Georgia Niclas Sundstrom, Economist, Economic & Market Analysis, Salomon Smith Barney Mr Wilczek, First Secretary, Political Section, Polish Embassy in London