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Central Asian Parliamentarians Conference

Democratic Control of Armed Forces and Parliamentary Involvement in the Security Sector

23 – 26 October 2006
Berlin, Germany


    Overview
    English / Russian

    Agenda
    English / Russian

    Conference Presentations

    Plenary Session 1:
    The History of Democratic Development in Europe – from Montesquieu and Locke to today’s principles of democracy

    Dr. Detlef Puhl, German Associate Dean, College of International and Security Studies,
    George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies

    Presentation: English / Russian

    Speaking Notes: German

    Plenary Session 3:
    The Administration of the German Bundestag as a Service Provider for Parliament

    Ministerialdirigent Dr. Gerhard W. Rakenius, Director, Department of International Relations, German Bundestag

    Presentation: English / Russian

    Speaking Notes: English / Russian / German

    Plenary Session 4:
    Defense Budgeting Issues for Parliamentarians

    Dr. John M. Treddenick, Professor, College of International and Security Studies,
    George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies

    Presentation: English / Russian


    Plenary Session 5:
    The NATO Parliamentary Assembly and its contribution to Parliamentary Oversight in the Defense and Security Sectors

    Ms. Ruxandra Popa, Director, Committee on the Civil Dimension of Security and Advisor on Central and East European activities,
    NATO Parliamentary Assembly

    Presentation: English / Russian


    Plenary Session 6:
    Defence Institution Building in Central Asia and Afghanistan
    An area for interaction between NATO and parliamentarians


    Mr. Peter Kovacs, NATO International Staff, Political Officer for Central Asia

    Presentation: English / Russian


    Plenary Session 8:
    Technical Tools of Parliamentary Oversight of the Security Sector

    Dr. Philipp Fluri, Deputy Director, Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF)

    Presentation: English / Russian


    Plenary Session 9:
    Democratic Control of Armed Forces – the Parliamentary Commissioner of the German Bundestag
    for the Armed Forces


    Mr. Reinhold Robbe, Commissioner of the German Bundestag for the Armed Forces

    Speaking Notes: English / Russian / German


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