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CENTRE FOR SECURITY STUDIES (CSS)<br />

Bosnia and Herzegov<strong>in</strong>a<br />

The Centre for Security Studies (CSS), established <strong>in</strong> 2001 and located<br />

<strong>in</strong> Sarajevo, is an <strong>in</strong>dependent research, educati<strong>on</strong>al and<br />

tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g enterprise dedicated to encourag<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>formed debate<br />

<strong>on</strong> <strong>security</strong> matters and to promot<strong>in</strong>g and susta<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g democratic<br />

structures and processes <strong>in</strong> foreign and <strong>security</strong> policy <strong>in</strong> Bosnia and<br />

Herzegov<strong>in</strong>a, and <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> regi<strong>on</strong> of Sou<strong>the</strong>astern Europe.<br />

See: www.css.ba<br />

KOSOVO CENTRE FOR SECURITY STUDIES (KCSS)<br />

Kosovo<br />

The Kosovar Centre for Security Studies (KCSS) is a n<strong>on</strong>-governmental<br />

and n<strong>on</strong>-profit th<strong>in</strong>k tank established <strong>in</strong> 2008 with <strong>the</strong> ma<strong>in</strong> aim<br />

of develop<strong>in</strong>g research studies <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>security</strong> <strong>sector</strong>. KCSS c<strong>on</strong>ducts<br />

research and organizes c<strong>on</strong>ferences and sem<strong>in</strong>ars <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> related<br />

fields of <strong>security</strong> policy, rule of law, justice, and m<strong>on</strong>itor<strong>in</strong>g of <strong>the</strong><br />

<strong>security</strong> <strong>sector</strong>. KCSS activities c<strong>on</strong>tribute to streng<strong>the</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> pr<strong>in</strong>ciples<br />

of democratic <strong>oversight</strong> of <strong>security</strong> <strong>in</strong>stituti<strong>on</strong>s <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> Republic<br />

of Kosovo.<br />

See: www.qkss.org<br />

INSTITUTE FOR DEMOCRACY AND MEDIATION (IDM)Albania<br />

The Institute for Democracy and Mediati<strong>on</strong> (IDM) is an <strong>in</strong>dependent,<br />

n<strong>on</strong>-governmental organizati<strong>on</strong>, founded <strong>in</strong> November 1999<br />

<strong>in</strong> Tirana, Albania. It works to streng<strong>the</strong>n <strong>the</strong> Albanian civil society,<br />

to m<strong>on</strong>itor, analyze and facilitate <strong>the</strong> Euro-Atlantic <strong>in</strong>tegrati<strong>on</strong><br />

processes of <strong>the</strong> country and to help <strong>the</strong> c<strong>on</strong>solidati<strong>on</strong> of good governance<br />

and <strong>in</strong>clusive policy mak<strong>in</strong>g. IDM carries out its objectives<br />

through expertise, <strong>in</strong>novative policy research, analysis and assessment-based<br />

policy opti<strong>on</strong>s.<br />

See: www.idmalbania.org<br />

INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (IMO)<br />

Croatia<br />

The Institute for Internati<strong>on</strong>al Relati<strong>on</strong>s (IMO), <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> framework<br />

of its scientific cross-discipl<strong>in</strong>ary research activities and policy studies,<br />

c<strong>on</strong>tributes to applied research and debate <strong>on</strong> current ec<strong>on</strong>omic,<br />

political and social issues of global importance, as well as<br />

to <strong>the</strong> development of <strong>the</strong> Republic of Croatia <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>in</strong>ternati<strong>on</strong>al<br />

envir<strong>on</strong>ment.<br />

See: www.imo.hr<br />

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