8th International Seminar on Security and Defence in the Mediterranean. New scenarios for cooperation

Compilation of the speeches, comments and reports presented at the 8th International Seminar on Security and Defence in the Mediterranean held in Barcelona on 26 October, 2009. It analyses new scenarios for cooperation in security and defence issues. Firstly, by analysing the conceptual link between conventional security and human security and the respective challenges both concepts pose in the Arab world. Secondly, and in view of the change of direction represented by the Obama Administration, the debate focused on the transatlantic dialogue and its impact on the ground. Finally, it examines the possibilities for boosting cooperation in maritime security, civil protection and crisis management.

ISBN: 978-84-92511-22-8

170 pp.