Reflections on Negotiation and Mediation:
The Frozen Conflicts and European Security
March
19, 2009, by William H. Hill
The SRC
hosted an official luncheon on March 6 for the Winter International
Symposium: “The South Ossetian Conflict and Trans-border Politics in
the Black Sea Rim.” The speaker was William H. Hill, currently a
Professor of National Security Strategy at the National War College in
Washington, DC. Dr. Hill, a retired Foreign Service officer, is an
expert on Russia and the former Soviet Union, East-West relations, and
European multilateral diplomacy. Most recently he served two terms –
January 2003-July 2006 and June 1999-November 2001 – as Head of the
OSCE Mission to Moldova. As Head of the OSCE Mission, he was charged
with negotiating a political settlement to the Transdniestrian conflict
and facilitating the withdrawal of Russian forces, arms, and ammunition
from Moldova.
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*The views expressed in the essay belong
solely to the author and do not represent the official position of any
organizations to which the author is permanently or was temporarily
affiliated.
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