Current Research Projects:

• Democratic Transformation - From Failing State to Functioning State: Ways to democratic transformation for war-torn regions. Interviews and country studies in Georgia, Moldova, Kosovo, and Afghanistan. Lessons learned model - Dr. Sabine Collmer.



• Workshop: Democratic Transformation in Four Countries



• Central Asian Foreign Policy and Afghanistan - Dr. Gregory Gleason, and Dr. Yury Bosin.



• Intermediary Powers and International Security - Dr. Przemyslaw Grudzinski.



• Joint Task Force East and Shared Military Basing in Romania and Bulgaria - Dr. Matthew Rhodes , Dr. Plamen Pantev, and Dr. Dorinel Moldovan.



• EU and its Neighborhood Policy - Dr. Ralf Roloff.

Completed Research Projects:

• Obsolete Weapons, Unconventional Tactics, Martyrdom Zeal: How Iran would Apply its Asymmetric Naval Warfare Doctrine in the Future Conflict - Jahangir Arasli (MC Scholar).



• Budgetary Transparency: The Critical Element in Achieving Defense Effectiveness and Efficiency - Dr. Maia Chiabrishvili (MC Scholar).



• The Caucasus - Focal Point of a Multitude of Interests - Dr. Sabine Collmer and Kai Samulowitz.



• Russian perspectives on the Ideological dimensions of Counter Terrorism/Building a Cooperative Strategy Agenda - Dr. Sharyl Cross.



• Security for Justice - Israel and Palestine: Diverging Perceptions of the Middle East Conflict since the Beginning of the Second Intifada and their Influence on the Peace Process - Monika Izydorzyk (MC Scholar).



• Managing Defense Transformation in Small and Medium Countries - Dr. Dorinel Moldovan (MC Scholar).



• The Role of Business in the Privatizaton of Security within the European Security Architecture - Migena Pengili (MC Scholar).



• North Korea and Iran’s Nuclear Programs as Instability Factors in the New System of International Relations - Dr. Natalia Romashkina (MC Scholar).



• Montenegro and NATO: Program Partnership for Peace - Mehmedin Tahirovic (MC Scholar).



• The EU and US Strategies against Terrorism and Proliferation of WMD: A Comparative Study - Anna Zakharchenko (MC Scholar).

Director Sponsored Research Program (DSRP):

The Director has established a Research Program Competition, which is directed and administered by the Research Department of the Marshall Center.

IIt is open to all Marshall Center employees conducting research on issues relevant to Marshall Center activities (The current SOP (ECMC-CL-RP-870-5F-1) on DSRP can be found under: http://mcintranet/admin/SOP.htm). There will be 6-8 awards granted per year. An invitation letter, which informs about an ongoing competition is send four times a year. Awards will generally not exceed $5,000 although larger awards are possible depending on the nature of research. Awards will include travel and other expenses associated with research.

Joint research with individuals and institutions from partner countries is encouraged. Applications should include all details of project such as:

• Full project description



• Project milestones



• CVs of all researchers including list of publications



• Funding request with budget break out



• Expected results: article, book chapter etc



• Earlier DSRP funding should be listed including resulting publications

Results of Director Sponsored Research Projects have to be offered to the Marshall Center for publication first. Proposed topics must be relevant to the overall Marshall Center Mission of creating a more stable security environment by advancing democratic defense institutions and relationships; promoting active, peaceful security cooperation; and enhancing enduring partnerships among the nations of America, Europe and Eurasia and /or to the topics of actuality, relevant to the U.S. and German governments which presently are phrased as:

• Terrorism, including waging the "Battle of Ideas" to delegitimize terrorism and support for terrorism.



• Internal instability jeopardizing the territorial integrity of nation states, as well as regional stability and peace.



• Regional and local crises that could turn into transnational threats and/or spur transnational terrorism.



• Proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and attempts to prevent it (missile defense; arms control regimes).



• Missile defense.



• New role of NATO.



• Implications and applicability of the revolution in military affairs, information revolution, and interoperability.



• Peace and stabilization operations, crisis management for humanitarian and emergency situations.



• Dialogue between Western nations and Islam.



• Role of the European Union (EU) after enlargement.



• Relationship between EU and NATO.

Proposals should be directed to Research Project Selection Committee (RPSC), headed by the Director, Research Program Division, CL, Dr. Sabine Collmer [CollmerS@marshallcenter.org, DSN: 440-2379] and to Jean Callaghan [CallaghanJ@marshallcenter.org, DSN: 440-2523].