BOOK: An Appraisal of the EU’s Trade Policy towards its Eastern Neighbours: The Case of Georgia (ceps.eu)

Authors: Patrick Messerlin, Michael Emerson, Gia Jandieri and Alexandre Le Vernoy
In: EU Neighbourhood Policy
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Date of publication: 01 March 2011
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This study, conducted by researchers at Sciences Po in Paris, CEPS and the New Economic School of Georgia, assesses the present state of the EU-Georgia discussions on a free trade agreement and finds there is an urgent need for the European Commission to reshape its approach. To this end, the authors put forward concrete proposals that should be set in motion well before the autumn 2011 Eastern Partnership Summit.

JOB: Program Officer, Central Eurasia Project. Open Society Institute New York (soros.org)

The Open Society Institute works to build vibrant and tolerant democracies whose governments are accountable to their citizens. To achieve its mission, OSI seeks to shape public policies that assure greater fairness in political, legal, and economic systems and safeguard fundamental rights. On a local level, OSI implements a range of initiatives to advance justice, education, public health, and independent media. OSI places a high priority on protecting and improving the lives of marginalized people and communities.


OSI's Central Eurasia Project (CEP) seeks a full-time Program Officer for Central Eurasia to be based in New York, starting immediately.


Working under the supervision of OSI's Director of the CEP and Middle East Initiatives, the Program Officer will have the following responsibilities:
* Monitor grants through extended site visits, review of narrative and financial reports and other communication with grantees;
* Focus in particular on human rights, labor migration and other areas as assigned;
* Work with applicants to develop and finalize grant proposals;
* Liaise with associated Foundations and non-governmental organizations in developing complementary strategies and approaches;
* Perform site visits of prospective and current grantees;
* Managing a grants program, including soliciting and evaluating grant proposals in the context of broader policy efforts, overseeing due diligence on grants implementation, and supervising 1-2 staff members.


Qualifications
* Master's Degree or higher
* Excellent organizational, communication, and analytical skills;
* Extensive regional knowledge;
* Strong verbal and writing skills in English;
* Fluency in Russian strongly desirable; knowledge of Central Asian or South Caucasus languages a plus;
* 10 years experience working in human rights, journalism and with civil society


Salary
Commensurate with experience; excellent benefits.


Start Date
Immediately


To Apply
Email resume, cover letter and salary requirements, before April 15, 2009,
to humanresources@sorosny.org


Include job code in subject line: PO/CEP



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Open Society Institute
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400 West 59th Street
New York, New York 10019
Application Deadline: April 15, 2009


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BOOK: * Illusion of Power: Russia after the South Caucasus Battle (shop.ceps.eu)

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• Authors

  Stanislav Secrieru

• Research Area

  EU-Russian relations; Caucasus and the Black Sea

• Series

  CEPS Working Documents

• Notes

  The war in the South Caucasus sent shockwaves throughout the post-Soviet world, European capitals and across the Atlantic, making more urgent the demand for a re-evaluation of policies towards Russia. The projection of hard power in Georgia generated a number of unintended consequences for the Russian state. The crisis and war unveiled many of Russia’s weaknesses and vulnerabilities across four crucial dimensions: the military, the ‘power vertical’ and federalism, the economy and Russia’s international position. This paper aims at reassessing Russia’s military, political, economic and diplomatic might after the battle in the South Caucasus. The research concludes with proposals for a new Western strategy on Russia and the EU’s Eastern Neighbourhood which would ensure an undivided and sustainable European order.

• Date Published

  24 February 2009

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STUDIES: Kazakhstan and the South Caucasus corridor in the wake of the Georgia-Russia war (ceps.eu)

Von Nargis Kassenova,

EUCAM Policy Brief

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REPORT: CEPS European Neighbourhood Watch 37

Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, liebe Südkaukasus-Interessierte,
da ich leider aus zeitlichen Gründen derzeit keine eigenen Kommentare schreiben kann, sende ich Ihnen einen kurzen Kommentar von Michael Emerson vom CEPS in Brüssel, der die Abchasien-Problematik in einer Weise fasst, die ich inhaltlich voll unterstütze.

Mit besten Grüßen, Walter Kaufmann

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Walter Kaufmann
Director
Heinrich Boell Foundation
Regional Office South Caucasus
5, Radiani str., 0179 Tbilisi, Georgia
T: +995-32-227705
F: +995-32-912897
E: kaufmann@boell.ge
http://www.boell.ge/



Dear Colleague,

Please download the 37th Issue of the
CEPS European Neighbourhood Watch
from: http://www.ceps.eu/files/NW/NWatch37.pdf.

Editorial by Michael Emerson: "After Bucharest"

NATO’s Bucharest Summit on 3 April ended with some crafty drafting in the communiqué about the prospects for Ukraine and Georgia’s membership action plans. The language is crystal clear, up to a point: “ Ukraine and Georgia will become members of NATO…. [Membership Action Plan] MAP is the next step for Ukraine and Georgia on their direct way to membership”. Foreign ministers have the authority to decide on the MAP applications, and will make a first assessment at the next meeting in December. The EU is, by comparison, not willing to say “ Ukraine and Georgia will become members of the EU”, so the NATO statement is far from meaningless.
However the wording is still ambiguous. France and Germany went to Bucharest determined to prevent a positive decision on MAP. Their reasoning included reasonable comments that there is still a divisive cleavage in Ukrainian political positions and public opinion over NATO, while Georgia’s unreso lved conflicts make for dangers of destabilization. But also there was the undercurrent that President Saakashvili decried as appeasement of Russia, which was amply illustrated by French Prime Minister Francois Fillon’s remarks that their membership would disturb the balance of power between Russia and Europe, a remark that would have fitted well into the discourse of the Congress of Vienna in 1815, but seems stupendously incongruous for today. But did French and German positions change there? Or do they simply retain their blocking positions for another day.
Apparently both Ukraine and Georgia went home from Bucharest happy with the outcome, which Putin’s earlier menacing speeches (like Ukraine will be divided and destroyed by pursuing NATO membership) did not prevent. What should these two countries now do?
For Ukraine it is obvious enough. The countries coalition leadership has to get its act together, at a time when President Yushchenko and Prime Minister Timoshenko appear to be in outright opposition on a whole host of issues from the economy to the constitution.
For Georgia it is time for President Saakashvili to take seriously the misgivings of his Western friends and supporters over his Abkhazia policy. The resolution of this separatist conflict can in theory be pursued by two different routes: renewed war, or a peaceful settlement. As for a renewed war, it means Georgia versus Russia - no further comment needed. As for a peaceful resolution the latest Georgia proposal for the highest autonomy for Abkhazia within a federative Georgian constitution is today a non-starter. Saakashvili is bashing his head against a brick wall. A third hybrid method, of proposing a peaceful solution with the vague threat in the background of the use of force, is equally hopeless, since it just pushes Abkhazia into deeper reliance on Russian protection. This third hybrid approach may be what Saakashvili finds the best political stance internally, but that does not increase its chances of success. The West’s recommendation to Saakashvili seems to be that for the time being he should truly open up the borders for road and rail traffic between, and let commerce and the interaction of people develop, and return to the final settlement question after some years of improving confidence and renewed mutual interests. This may be a difficult message for Saakashvili to digest, but it seems that his aspirations to join NATO have no chance of success unless he does so.

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Sincerely,
Michael Emerson and George Dura
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A Stability Pact for the Caucasus in Theory and Practice - A Supplementary Note - Author: Michael Emerson, Nathalie Tocci and Elena Prokhorova
Perspectives on the Future of the Caucasus after the Second Chechnya Conflict - Author: Michael Emerson and Nathalie Tocci (eds)
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