Columbia International Affairs Online: Working Papers

CIAO DATE: 05/2008

6th Annual PfP Conference

Sean S. Costigan, Ernst M. Felberbauer

January 2004

Austrian National Defence Academy

Abstract

Ladies and Gentlemen:
On behalf of the Partnership for Peace Consortium of Defense
Academies and Security Studies Institutes, I am pleased to
present the report of the Consortium’s 6th Annual Conference
held 15-17 June 2003 in Berlin and co-hosted by the German
Ministry of Defense.
The conference brought together a large number of wellknown
scholars, civil servants, military and diplomatic
representatives, and representatives of non-governmental
organizations from throughout the Eurasian-Atlantic region.
Discussions centered on topics of interest to Consortium
members and provided a roadmap for the work that lay ahead.
This report represents the tireless efforts of countless
Consortium members, who are dedicated to strengthening
defense and military education and research through enhanced
institutional and national cooperation. I sincerely hope you find
the report’s contents useful and look forward to seeing you
during our 7th Annual Conference in Bucharest, Romania.
Respectfully yours,
Bruce P. McLane
Executive Director