<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Todor Tagarev</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Venelin Georgiev</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Challenges of Multinational Acquisition of Capabilities in Black Sea Format</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Information &amp; Security: An International Journal</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">BlackSeaFor</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">common threat perception</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">cooperative procurement</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">levels of ambition</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Life cycle management</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">regional security</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2011</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2011</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">27</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">174-182</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Countries in the Black Sea region already cooperate in the search of higher levels of security. The cooperation so far is at the level of coordinating some operational activities of Black Sea navies and regular training. In the search of efficiencies, the authors reason that this cooperation may be expanded to encompass cooperative procurement and maintenance of certain capabilities. Before embarking on such cooperative projects, participating countries need to overcome a number of policy, legal, managerial and technical challenges. The authors conclude that most promising would be cooperative initiatives at enhancing maritime surveillance, situational awareness, and consultations, command and control infrastructure, as well as the joint development, maintenance and use of training ranges and advanced simulation and training systems and joint acquisition and sharing of search and rescue capabilities. </style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2</style></issue></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Todor Tagarev</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Developing South East European Cooperative Crisis Management Capacity</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Information &amp; Security: An International Journal</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">cooperative procurement</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">crisis management architecture</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">emergency management</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">joint capabilities</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Petersberg tasks</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">SEE security cooperation</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2003</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2003</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">10</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">73-83</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">In this paper we propose and reason for launching SEE Cooperative Crisis Management Initiative aimed at developing sustainable regional Cooperative Crisis Management Capacity, seen as a set of Cooperative Crisis Management Capabilities to deal with the most probable crises in SEE. The proposal is based on critical assessment of the achievements of related security cooperation in South East Europe. The paper elaborates the purpose, the advantages and the mechanics of implementation of the proposal. Key to its advance is to define the scope so that the initiative adds to, coordinates and streamlines ongoing efforts without considerable duplication. Essential is the establishment of a Regional Crisis Management Centre, i.e., on the premises of the SEEBRIG HQ in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, after the HQ transfers to Romania in 2003.</style></abstract></record></records></xml>