Common Security 2020
- 17 June 2021
On June 14, 2021, the first public event of «Common Security 2022» international project took place — online seminar with participation of the Prime Minister of Sweden Stefan Löfven. Prior to that, on June 10, a meeting of the consulting committee of high level was held, where Russia was represented by Al.A. Gromyko, Director of the Institute of Europe RAS.
The project is organized by Olof Palme International Center (Sweden) led by General Secretary Anna Sundström. In the coming 10 months a series of international expert events will be held with the goal of elaborating «Common Security 2022» report, conceptually based on the report presented by the Palme Commission in 1982.
Below is the project annotation:
The ground-breaking report presented by the Palme Commission in 1982, in which the concept of Common Security was established, was a document that showed how the then challenging security situation could be handled. The report showed that in the nuclear age nations cannot achieve security at each other’s expense. Only through cooperative efforts and policies interlocking national restraints will all the world’s citizens live without fear of war and destruction.
Now, when tensions between the nuclear powers and military spending are rising, the concept of Common Security needs to regain a central place in the debate. But the path to cooperation and peace needs to be updated for the twenty-first century, particularly in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. By identifying the new challenges facing humanity, a contemporary blueprint for survival can be established. In April next year, 40 years after the Palme Commission presented its findings, the report of our common endeavours will be launched.
Common Security 2022: For Our Common Survival.
https://www.palmecenter.se/eng/
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