Conference Program:

Foundation for Prospective Studies and Initiatives

Non-State Actors on the New International Security Agenda

International Conference, Moscow, February 12-13, 2004

February 12.

First Panel. Non-state actors on security agenda: problems and means to settle them.
New challenges to international security.
Non-state actors international security: paradigm in a state of flux.
The problem of legitimacy in international security.
Diplomacy and non-state actors in international peace and reconciliation processes: the Norwegian experience.
Speakers: Prof. Yury Fedorov, Prof. Nikolai Kosolapov, Mr. Paul Gulleik Larsen, Dr. Irina Kobrinskaya.

Discussion.
The problem of non-recognized states in international security.
Case-studies:
Palestinian autonomy.
The Caucasus.
Speakers: Prof. Alexei Malashenko, Ambassador Georgy Kunadze, Prof. Irina Zviagelskaya, Prof. Artem Malgin.

Discussion.
Second panel. New challenges to International Human Low (IHL) and humanitarian action in the international security environment.
Applicability of and respect for IHL.
Humanitarian action in the new conflicts.
Speakers: Dr. Archill Kryukov, Dr. Pierre Apraxine.

Discussion.
Third panel. Ethics and legal aspects of non-state actors security activities.
Democracy v. security.
Mass media ethics in extreme security situations.
Speakers: Dr. Joseph Dzialoshinsky, Dr. Viktor Sheinis, Dr. Yury Kazakov, Dr. Vladimir Rimsky, Mikhail Pogorely.

Discussion.

February 13.

Fourth panel. Intellectual and socio-economic aspects of crises management and conflict regulation. The role of think tanks and private business.
Think tanks—the abilities of NSA in security issues analysis.
The role of Russian business in conflict- potential regions.
Speakers: Prof. Andrey Makarychev, Prof. Yury Fedorov, Prof Vladimir Isayev, Prof. Sergey Kolchin.

Discussion.

Closing remarks: Dr. Irina Kobrinskaya.