Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy at the University of Hamburg Beim Schlump 83, Hamburg

CORE Centre for OSCE Research An Overview Beim Schlump 83, Hamburg

CORE is  the only institute specifically dedicated to research on the OSCE  a relatively young think tank, founded in January 2000  not a classical academic institution, but one that engages in a combination of research, capacity-building services, publications, and teaching  independent of the OSCE, with which it enjoys good working relations  one of two main sections within the IFSH, one of Germany’s two largest peace research institutes Beim Schlump 83, Hamburg

Research Projects Projects Focusing on Specific OSCE Instruments  The Effectiveness of the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (Estonia, Latvia, Romania, Ukraine)  The Effectiveness of UN and OSCE Field Missions (Georgia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Tajikistan)  Working in OSCE Field Missions  The Establishment of Multi-ethnic Police Forces by the OSCE and Other IOs (Kosovo, Macedonia, South Serbia) Beim Schlump 83, Hamburg

Research Projects Projects with a Regional Focus  The Effectiveness of OSCE Democratization Measures in Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan)  The Effectiveness of UNOMIG Mediation between Georgia and Abkhazia  Russian Policy towards Ukraine as a Source of Contention with the West  The Effectiveness of External Democratization Efforts for Internal Transition: International Organizations in South Eastern Europe  Peacebuilding Dynamics and the Struggle for Local Ownership in Post-War Kosovo  The Influence of the Ohrid Agreement on the Political System of Macedonia Beim Schlump 83, Hamburg

Policy-related Activities  Organizing international conferences, e.g. on Central Asia  Performing evaluations, e.g. on working in OSCE field missions  Drafting policy papers on demand, e.g. for the Finnish Foreign Ministry  Publications:  OSCE Yearbook in English, Russian, and German since 1995  CORE Working Papers  Core News  CORE Website Beim Schlump 83, Hamburg

CORE Capacity Building CORE combines basic research on the OSCE and other multilateral organizations with consultancy, capacity building, and other services provided on a contract basis. Target Groups: governments international and non-governmental organizations other business partners Objectives:fostering co-operation and multilateralism promoting capacity and dialogue strengthening conflict prevention Principles:independent research-based service-oriented Beim Schlump 83, Hamburg

Example of Institution Building: OSCE Academy Bishkek CORE created a detailed plan of the Academy and also assisted with:  fundraising,  developing a curriculum, and  selecting teaching staff and students. CORE members have also performed in a teaching and supervisory role. Beim Schlump 83, Hamburg

Example of Training: OSCE-Related Chairmanship Training Courses for Kazakh diplomats (2007 and 2008) Courses for Kazakh and Lithuanian diplomats (2009)  Contributed to enlarging the pool of MFA staff able to effectively co-operate with the OSCE  Helped prepare to assume the OSCE Chairmanship  Teaching provided by CORE staff, external experts from the OSCE, and national delegations  Oriented towards communicating practice- and policy-relevant expertise on the OSCE  Characterized by a specific participatory methodology Academic Co-operation with Universities  OSCE-related seminars and lectures for students at the Universities of Hamburg, Venice and five Kazakh universities  Editorial co-operation in book publication with Kazakh researchers Beim Schlump 83, Hamburg

CORE activities in Central Asia Since 2002, CORE has undertaken projects in all the Central Asian states except Turkmenistan and has engaged in co-operation with Central Asia experts. CORE’s most prominent project in Central Asia involves mediating in a peacebuilding dialogue between moderate Islamists and secular forces. Between 2001 and 2003, this project took place in Tajikistan, since 2007/2008 it has been extended to the regional level. Beim Schlump 83, Hamburg

Budget & Staff  About 20 staff members from Germany, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Moldova, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States  Mission experience, e.g. in Armenia, Kosovo, Tajikistan, Ukraine  Project-driven, about 80% of staff employed on a project basis (funded by research foundations, the German Federal Foreign Office, other MFAs) Beim Schlump 83, Hamburg