Ukraine and European Security Programme

The Ukraine and European Security Programme was initiated by the IISS together with the Harvard University Ukrainian National Security Programme and supported by the Directorate for Central and Eastern Europe at the UK Ministry of Defence and the Security Policy Department of the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Within the programme, the IISS has organised annual seminars designed to encourage dialogue between Ukrainian and West European policymakers on such issues as: the development of European security and defence policy; enhancing European military capabilities; cooperation between Ukraine and NATO and the challenge of restructuring national armed forces.

The seminars were attended by senior Ukrainian military and national security officials, among them representatives from the Defence Ministry, General Staff, Defence Council, National Guard and Ministry of Finance. Experts from the presidential administration and members of the Parliamentary Committees on Foreign Relations and Defence also took part. The third seminar brought to London officials from Georgia and Moldova as well as from Ukraine. The seminars provided the first opportunity for the development of multilateral dialogue between senior security policy makers from Ukraine, its fellow members of GUUAM – Georgia, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan and Moldova – and their European counterparts.

Past Conferences

Developments in European Defence Policy IISS Ukraine and European Security Programme14 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...
The European Security Agenda after Kosovo IISS Ukraine and European Security Programme13 December 1999 The seminar brought to London senior military and security policy-makers not only from Ukraine, but also from Georgia and Moldova. Subjects discussed included: the UK perspective on the development of a European security and defence policy; plans for enhancing European military capabilities; the challenges of developing independent European military capabilities; and the key achievements and future objectives of the MoD's...
Seminar: Ukrainian National Security IISS Ukraine and European Security Programme13-15 December 1998 The seminar was organised by IISS together with Harvard University's Ukrainian National Security Program. It addressed the challenges of restructuring national armed forces on the eve of the twenty-first century. UK participants made a presentation on the management of the UK's Strategic Defence Review process and on the experience in the UK and other West European countries of moving from conscript to fully professional armed...
Ukrainian Security Environment IISS Ukraine and European Security Programme18 December 1997 The seminar was co-sponsored by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office and as a complement to Harvard University's Ukrainian National Security Program. Participants discussed two main topics: Ukrainian security-policy tasks and prospects for developing closer cooperation between Ukraine and NATO. The discussion outlined the main principles of Ukraine's national-security concept, Western attitudes towards Ukraine's role in European...