The International Institute for Peace (IIP) in cooperation with the Scientific Commission of the Austrian Ministry of Defense cordially invite you to an online discussion on the topic:
· HANNES SWOBODA, President of the International Institute for Peace (IIP), former MEP · LUIZA BIALASIEWICZ, University of Amsterdam · HEINZ GÄRTNER, University of Vienna, IIP · PASCAL LOTTAZ, Waseda Institute for Advanced Studies (WIAS)
Moderation: STEPHANIE FENKART, Director of the IIP
Content:
The United States’ role in the world has undergone some profound changes lately. Its status of an international leader, the great power in a unipolar world and a global agenda-setter has been increasingly questioned and challenged both domestically and internationally. One can speak of an ongoing global structure shift where transformations within and around the United States warrant close attention and careful analysis. The IIP has launched a series of discussions titled USA and the World that aim to shed some light on such pressing issues as the status of arms control negotiations, the transatlantic relations, and the upcoming presidential elections in the United States.
The International Institute for Peace (IIP) and the Waseda Institute for Advanced Study in cooperation with the Department of Sociology at the University of Vienna & PEN-Club Austria cordially invite you to the upcoming conference on the topic:
FRIENDS WITH ENEMIES Neutrality and Nonalignment Then and Now
Date: Monday-Tuesday, 2 – 3 March 2020
University of Vienna – Skylounge, Oskar-Morgenstern Platz 1, 1090 Vienna
Commemorating 65years of Austrian neutrality law we are pleased to announce a two-day conference on neutrality and nonalignment. Thirty years after the end of the Cold War, the ‘End of History’ is as far away as always, and the international security environment is changing again. With the rise of China, the resurgence of Russia, and novel ideas for security mechanisms in Europe, the world of US-led unipolarity is drawing to a close. Alliances in Europe and Asia are not as clear-cut as they used to be and even core institutions like NATO or the US-Japan alliance have come under pressure unheard of only a decade ago. What does that mean for neutrals and nonaligned countries? Join us in the audience to debate neutrality in the twenty-first century.
Monday, March 2
09.00–09.40 | Arrival & Registration
09.45–10.00 | Welcome Remarks and Introduction to the Conference
Heinz Gärtner (IIP, University of Vienna, Austria) Pascal Lottaz (Waseda University, Japan)
10.00–10.15 | Inauguration
Heinz Fischer (President of Austria 2004–2016)
introduced by Hannes Swoboda (President IIP)
10.15–12.15 | Panel 1
Neutrality and Nonalignment in a Historical Perspective
Chair
Hannes Swoboda, president of the IIP and former MEP
Speaker
Peter Ruggenthaler
LBIKF, Austria
Speaker
Johanna Rainio-Niemi
U Turku, Finland
Speaker
Vasileios Syros
U Jyväskylä, Finland
Speaker
Heinz Gärtner
IIP, University of Vienna
12.15–13.00 | Lunch
13.00–15.00 | Panel 2
The Neutrals and Geopolitics
Chair
Stephanie Fenkart, Director of the IIP
Speaker
Laurent Götschel
Swisspeace, Switzerland
Speaker
Pascal Lottaz
Waseda University, Japan
Speaker
Eva Nowotny
University of Vienna
Speaker
Nikolai Sokov
Vienna Center for Disarmament and Nonproliferation
15.00–15.30 | Coffee Break
15.30–20.30 | Neutrality and Art—The Art of Independence (Break-out Sessions)
Moderation: Antonia Rados (Journalist)
15.30–16.15 | Lectures
Christoph Reinprecht (University of Vienna) Helmuth Niederle (President PEN Austria)
16.15–16.30 | Music
16.30–18.00 | Readings by Poets from Nonaligned Countries*
Gerda Sengstbratl, Austria (German–English)
Josef Winkler, Austria (German–English)
Sarita Jenamani, India (Oriya–English)
Tarek Eltayeb, Egypt (Arabic–English)
Mitra Shahmoradi, Iran (Persian–English) translated by Mark Klenk (USA)
18.00–18.30 | Music
Hamid-Reza Odjaghi, Iran (Daf and Singing)
18.30–20.30 | Reception at the Conference Center
Tuesday, March 3
10.00–12.00 | Panel 3
The Role of Neutral and Nonaligned States in Multilateral Institutions
Chair
Christine Muttonen, Former President of the OSCE Parliament. Assembly
Speaker
Pascal Lago
Researcher for Security Policy at Avenir Suisse
Speaker
Peter Jankowitsch
Ex-Foreign Minister, Austria
Speaker
Angela Kane
Ex-UN High Rep. for Disarmament Affairs, IIP
Speaker
Yauheni Preiherman
Chair of the Minsk Dialogue
Lunch Break | 12.00–12.45
12.45–14.45 | Panel 4
Neutrality, Non-Alignment and Values—From Good Offices to Engagement
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