Geopolitik in den internationalen Beziehungen – Multilateralismus versus Unilateralismus
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Erwin-Schrödinger-Saal
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German and English language
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Elmar BROK
Chairman, Committee on Foreign Affairs, and Member, Group of the European People s Party (Christian Democrats), European Parliament, Brussels
| Studium der Rechtswissenschaften und der politischen Wissenschaften, u.a. am "Centre of European Governmental Studies" der Universität Edinburgh | |
| Rundfunkvolontariat, Senior Vice President Media Development Bertelsmann AG | |
| 1973-1981 | Stellvertretender Bundesvorsitzender der Jungen Union |
| 1977-1981 | Stellvertretender Vorsitzender und Vorsitzender, Demokratischer Jungenverband Europas (DEMYC) |
| seit 1980 | Mitglied des Europäischen Parlaments, Strassburg und Brüssel |
| 1991-2003 | Stellvertretender Vorsitzender, International Democrat Union |
| seit 1994 | Mitglied, geschäftsführender Landesvorstand der CDU Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| 1996-2012 | CDU-Bezirksvorsitzender, Ostwestfalen-Lippe |
| 1996-2004 | Außenpolitischer Sprecher der EVP-Fraktion, Europäisches Parlament, Vertreter des EP in den Regierungskonferenzen zu den Verträg von Amsterdam (1996-1997), von Nizza (2000), von Lissabon (2007) sowie zum EU-Verfassungsvertrag (2003-2004) |
| 1997-2007 | Vorsitzender, Auswärtiger Ausschuss des Europäischen Parlaments |
| 2000-2002 | Vorsitzender, EVP-ED-Fraktion, EU-Verfassungskonvent |
| seit 2002 | Präsident, Europäische Union Christlich-Demokratischer Arbeitnehmer (EUCDA) |
| seit 2004 | Mitglied, CDU-Bundesvorstand, sowie Vorsitzender, Bundesfachausschuss Außen-, Sicherheits- und Europapolitik |
| seit 2012 | Vorsitzender, Auswärtiger Ausschuss des Europäischen Parlaments |
Dr. Rob DE WIJK
Director of the Clingendael Security and Conflict Programme (CSCP) and the Conflict Research Unit (CRU), Clingendael Centre of Strategic Studies, The Hague
| 1977 | freelance journalist |
| 1978-1984 | studies contemporary history and international relations at the University of Groningen |
| 1980 | editor-in-chief of a publishing company specialised in journals and scientific publications |
| 1985-1989 | Political science department, University of Leiden, he was a lecturer in international relations, in particular international security (at the same time he worked as a jounalist at "De Volkskrant" and presenting a weekly programme on East-West relations and security issues in VPRO Radio) |
| 1989 | Appointed Head of the Defence Concepts Division of the Defence Staff at the Netherlands Ministry of Defence. He advised the Chief of the Defence Staff in matters relating to strategic plans and policy. |
| Doctorate at the University of Leiden | |
| 1991-1993 | at the national level he laid the foundation of the Defence White Paper 1991 and the Defence Priorities Review, published in 1993. These white papers contain the plans for the reorganisation and the reduction of the Netherlands armed forces and for restructuring them from regular and conscript forces into all-volunteer forces. He was also responsible for the development of strategic management methods at the Ministry of Defence. Together with his staff he also contributed to studies and documents on behalf of NATO, NACC and the WEU/EU, including the Alliance Strategic Concept and supporting documents, as well as policy documents relating to peace support and crisis management. |
| 1993 | Member of the National Defence Research Council of TNO (1993). The Council forms part of TNO s Board of Management and is responsible for strategic policy relating to defence research. |
| 1997 | Secondment at the Clingendael Institute |
| 1999 | Professor in the field of International Relations, Royal Netherlands Military Academy, Breda |
| 2000 | Professor Strategic Studies, University of Leiden. Lectures on international relations, security and defence policy, European integration and crisis management. |
| 2003 | Director of the Clingendael Centre of Strategic Studies. The Centre is a joint venture of the Netherlands Institute for International Relations Clingendael and the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research, TNO. |
| 2005 | Director of the Clingendael Security and Conflict Programme (CSCP), which also comprises the Conflict Research Unit (CRU) |
Dr. Jamie P. SHEA
Deputy Assistant Secretary General, Emerging Security Challenges, NATO - North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Brussels
| 1980-1982 | Administrator, Council Operations Section of Executive Secretariat, NATO - North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Brussels |
| 1982-1985 | Head of External Youth Programmes, NATO - North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Brussels |
| 1985-1988 | Head of External Relations Conferences and Seminars, NATO - North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Brussels |
| 1988-1991 | Assistant to the Secretary General of NATO for Special Projects, NATO - North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Brussels |
| 1991-1993 | Deputy Head and Senior Planning Officer, Policy Planning Unit and Multilateral Affairs Section of the Political Directorate, NATO - North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Brussels |
| 1993-2000 | Spokesman of NATO; Deputy Director of Information and Press, NATO - North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Brussels |
| 2000-2003 | Director of Information and Press, NATO - North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Brussels |
| 2003-2005 | Deputy Assistant Secretary General for External Relations, Public Diplomacy Division, NATO - North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Brussels |
| since 2005 | Deputy Assistant Secretary General, Emerging Security Challenges, NATO - North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Brussels |
Dr. Dr. h.c. Werner WEIDENFELD
Director, CAP - Center for Applied Policy Research, University of Munich
| 1966-1971 | Studies of political sciences, history and philosophy, University of Bonn |
| 1971 | Graduation ad Ph.D. |
| 1975 | Habilitation, Political Sciences |
| 1975-1995 | Professor of Political Sciences, Johannes-Gutenberg-University, Mainz |
| 1986-1988 | Professeur associé, Sorbonne, Paris |
| 1987-1999 | Coordinator, German-American Cooperation in the German government |
| since 1995 | Director, Center for Applied Policy Research (CAP), University of Munich |
| Professor for Political Systems and European Integration, Geschwister-Scholl-Institut, University of Munich | |
| since 2000 | permanent Guest-Professor, Remnin University of Peking |
| since 2012 | Rector of Alma Mater Europaea, European Academy of Sciences and Arts, Salzburg |
Dr. Thomas MAYR-HARTING
Chair, International Advisory Board, European Forum Alpbach, Vienna
| 1977 | Law Studies in Vienna (Dr. iur.) |
| 1977-1978 | Postgraduate-Studies, College of Europe, Bruges |
| 1978 | Diploma of The Hague Academy of International Law, The Hague |
| 1979 | Joined the Austrian Diplomatic Service |
| 1982-1986 | Austrian Mission to the European Communities, Brussels |
| 1986-1990 | Austrian Embassy, Moscow |
| 1991-1993 | Private Office of the Austrian Foreign Minister, Vienna |
| 1993-1995 | Deputy Head of Cabinet of Foreign Ministers Mock and Schüssel, Vienna |
| 1995-1999 | Director for Security Policy and Policy Planning, Austrian Foreign Ministry, Vienna |
| 1996-1999 | Deputy Political Director, Austrian Foreign Ministry, Vienna |
| 1999-2003 | Ambassador of Austria to Belgium and Head of the Austrian Mission to NATO, Brussels |
| 2002-2004 | Special Representative of the Austrian Foreign Minister for the Western Balkans |
| 2003-2004 | Representative of the Federal Chancellor of Austria in the Commission on the Reform of the Austrian Armed Forces, Vienna |
| 2003-2008 | Political Director (Director General for Political Affairs) of the Austrian Foreign Ministry, Vienna |
| 2008-2011 | Permanent Representative of Austria to the United Nations, New York |
| 2009-2010 | Also represented Austria on the United Nations Security Council, New York (President of the Security Council in November 2009) |
| 2011 | Vice-President of the 66th General Assembly of the UN, New York |
| 2011-2015 | Ambassador, (Head of the Delegation) of the European Union to the United Nations, New York |
| since 2015 | Managing Director for Europe and Central Asia, European External Action Service, Brussels |
| Visiting Professor, College of Europe, Bruges and Natolin |
