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4 CORE RESEARCH PROGRAMMES At a time of growing uncertainty and instability, the Institute continues to be a focus for leading-edge thinking, research and analysis on key international developments. Our five core research programmes, which have brought expertise and insight to major issues of interest and concern, continue to exemplify the strengths of Chatham House. European Programme The European Programme expanded during the year with the arrival of Mariana Tsatsas as an Associate Fellow working on European institutions and the bilateral relations of the UK. Julie Smith became (almost) full-time Programme Head from January 2002, having taken leave from the University of Cambridge. Two significant publications during the year were The New Bilateralism: The UK’s Relations Within the EU, by Julie Smith and Mariana Tsatsas, and Spreading the Costs of Asylum Seekers: A Critical Assessment of Dispersal Policies in Germany and the UK, by Christina Boswell (published by the Anglo-German Foundation). The programme also convened a series of seminars on ‘Insiders and Outsiders in the New Europe’ to present work in progress, which will lead to a publication in late 2002. The programme held a large number of seminars on issues associated with EU enlargement, and a series of seminars on the future of NATO in conjunction with International Affairs and the Centre for Studies in Security and Diplomacy at the University of Birmingham. We also organized a variety of bilateral and multilateral workshops in partnership with sister institutes from other European countries and the United States. Contact: Laura Hamilton E-mail: lhamilton@riia.org International Economics Programme The International Economics Programme undertakes research into key themes including financial development, growth and poverty alleviation, and international trade. Its seminar series has provided opportunities for government, industry, academia and non- The Royal Institute of International Affairs — Annual Report 2001-2002 governmental organizations to share their expertise. Distinguished speakers have included Professor Jeffrey Frankel from Harvard University, Professor Charles Goodhart from the LSE, Boris Fedorov, the former Russian Finance Minister, and Dr Heizo Takanaka, Minister of State for Economics and Fiscal Policy, Japan. The programme has also been a forum for information and debate on the WTO ministerial meeting in Doha. The July conference entitled ‘The Economics of Essential Medicines’ stimulated intense discussion on making essential medicines available in developing countries. Issues included the impact of Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), health service delivery, and research and development. A volume based on the conference, edited by Brigitte Granville, will be published by the RIIA in summer 2002. At this year’s Tokyo Club Foundation for Global Studies T5 meeting in Paris, Brigitte Granville and Carol Leonard presented their paper entitled ‘The Digital Divide, Local Learning and Innovation in the Developing World: The Remarkable Case of Pharmaceuticals’. The programme is one of five leading research organizations to take part in this annual meeting. Contact: Joann Fong E-mail: jfong@riia.org Middle East Programme At a time of increased violence and uncertainty in the region, the Middle East Programme (MEP) has responded to unfolding developments, especially the impact of 11 September, the intensification of the Israeli—Palestinian conflict and the regional implications of the ‘war on terrorism’. The programme’s briefing seminars engaged the corporate sector in a series of debates and we are preparing research on the future of Iraq and the reaction of Saudi Arabia. MEP fellows have contributed numerous interviews and articles to the media. Among policy dialogue projects, the programme continued its focus on relations with Iran at a seminar in Tehran and introduced a new venture on improving relations with Libya. Another new project, ‘Rethinking
the Middle East: Strategic Perspectives from Egypt, Iran and Turkey’, was launched at a seminar in Alexandria with partner institutions from the three countries. Work has progressed on the ‘Islah (Reform)’ project on perceptions of good governance among Palestinians and Jordanians, and on the partnership with the Centre for Lebanese Studies on the Palestinian refugee issue in the quest for Middle East peace. The programme held a symposium on ‘Priorities and Parameters for Energy in the Gulf’ with the Crown Prince Court, Abu Dhabi and published Globalization and the Middle East: Islam, Economy, Society and Politics, edited by Toby Dodge and Richard Higgott. In partnership with the International Peace Academy, MEP organized a major seminar entitled ‘UN Sanctions: Theory and Practice’. Contact: Robert Lowe E-mail: rlowe@riia.org Russia and Eurasia Programme The Russia and Eurasia Programme (REP) has again made a major contribution to understanding the Central Asian and Caspian region. It organized a pathbreaking bilateral seminar in Dushanbe on prospects for Tajikistan and held meetings at Chatham House on the stability of the Central Asian states in the context of the current situation and future of Afghanistan. The programme also published important monographs on Tajikistan and on Islam in CIS. In the final seminar of a major MacArthur Foundation project, senior Russian military and Ministry of Internal Affairs officers discussed with their Western counterparts terrorism and insurgency in Central Asia and future areas of cooperation. A particular focus has been on the political, economic and energy policies of the southern countries of the CIS and their impact on Western interests, with REP staff active in discussions on national and international television and radio. The programme’s analysis of Russian politics, economic progress and foreign policy has been assisted by visits of politicians, business people and analysts. A new project on Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian responses to the European Security and Defence Policy forms part of a broader investigation on avoiding dividing lines in Europe and building on the growing spirit of cooperation. Contact: James Nixey E-mail: jnixey@riia.org Sustainable Development Programme As acknowledgement of its steady expansion, our long-established Energy and Environment Programme changed its name to the Sustainable Development Programme. Its growth has included work on issues beyond the original focus and includes fields such as corporate responsibility, trade and environment, and international environmental crime. Alongside these new areas of work, the Programme has continued its work on energy issues (global oil and gas, electricity, nuclear and renewable sources) and climate change. The Programme’s activities are now organized under the four key areas of energy, environment, climate change and corporate responsibility. The wide range of topics covered in workshops and meetings throughout the year included Asian oil, technology transfer, international financial institutions, European energy and gas, biodiversity, the international climate change regime, the future of nuclear energy, and the UK’s Energy Policy Review. The programme has also facilitated the UK government’s Sustainable Tourism Initiative. In addition to numerous briefing papers and reports, publications have included The Fuel Tax Protests in Europe, 2000-2001, Technology Transfer for Renewable Energy: Overcoming Barriers in Developing Countries, and The Cartagena Protocol: Reconciling Trade in Biotechnology with Environment and Development? Contact: Kate Kinsman E-mail: kkinsman@riia.org BACKGROUND: Dr Mai Yamani, Associate Fellow, Middle East Programme, at a Chatham House Parliamentary Briefing Group. Prince al Hassan of Jordan. Symposium with Crown Prince Court, Abu Dhabi. Russia and Eurasia Programme seminar addressed by Dr Gennady Zyuganov, Chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation. FOREGROUND: Dr Heizo Takenaka, Minister of State for Economics, Japan addresses an International Economics Programme seminar. The Royal Institute of International Affairs — Annual Report 2001-2002 5
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