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Eco Cities

Sharing European and Asian Best Practices and Experiences

To facilitate the move from “theory to practice”, the purpose of this book is to share theexperiences and expertise of both Europe and Asia in building eco-cities.

Food Security

The Role of Asia and Europe in Production, Trade and Regionalism

In order to contribute to the understanding of current challenges and implemented solutions,this publication includes papers with perspectives from Europe and Asia. What arethe food policies as well as present challenges in the countries? What can they learn fromeach other? How do they try to ensure a stable food supply? What impacts do trade, regionalinitiatives and technology transfer have on food security? These and other questions will beaddressed by this publication.

Climate Change Diplomacy

The Way Forward for Asia and Europe

Although the problematic consequences of climate change are undeniable, internationalnegotiations are characterized by strategies which are still primarily driven by national interests.How can this attitude be changed? How can agreements and commitments be achievedin international negotiations? While much research has been done on the causes and impactsof climate change, there is a lack of discussion on the way that international climate changediplomacy has been carried out. This gap shall be addressed in our publication.

Migration and Integration

Common Challenges and Responses from Europe and Asia

Both Asia and Europe are facing common problems in terms of demographic change, the need to rebound from the economic crises and worries about their attractiveness in light of projected needs for legal migration. Some in Europe are even expressing concerns that the EU is losing ground in the “global war for talent”. This makes legal migration both a battleground for the best and brightest, but also an opportunity to go beyond continental solutions to migration and foster genuine cooperation so that both continents can reap the rewards.

Maritime Security and Piracy

The Common Challanges and Responses from Europe and Asia

Over the past decade, security of the oceans has evolved into one of the key challenges tointernational security in Asia. While some of the threats to maritime security are not presentin Europe geographically and are not as severe as they are in Asia, security of the oceans is ofutmost concern to the European Union and the countries in the region.

Myanmar in Transition: Polity, People & Processes

Panorama-Insights into Asian and European Affairs

This issue of “Panorama – Insights into Asian and European Affairs” analyses the focal areas of Myanmar's political transition - institution-building, principal actors and long-term processes that will hopefully lead toward a democratic, federal state

Parliaments in Asia

Institution Building and Political Development

This book examines the role that parliaments - a key institution of democracy - play in East, Southeast and South Asia including Taiwan and Hong Kong.

COSATT goes online

Launch of the official Website of the Consortium of South Asian Think Tanks

Supported by the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, the Consortium of South Asian Think Tanks (COSATT) has launched its official website http://www.cosatt.org/, providing a comprehensive knowledge base on South Asia and the SAARC countries.

Afghanistan in SAARC

Towards Deeper Engagement

In May 2013 the Centre for South Asian Studies (CSAS) in cooperation with the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) organized a regional conference on “Afghanistan in SAARC: Towards Deeper Engagement” in Kathmandu. The program fulfilled a long-felt need to identify possibilities and hurdles for a deeper engagement of Afghanistan into the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC). It was conceived so as to initiate scholarly debate over a possible regional solution for Afghanistan beyond 2014. This paper gives a comprehensive overview of the most important findings of the conference.

Building Bridges

Strneghtehing Physical, Emotional and Economic Links in South Asia

Published by the Consortium of South Asian Think Tanks (COSATT), this edition combines an account of perspectives, opportunities and success stories of regional cooperation and connectivity in South Asia. It was released on 24 May 2014 in Kathmandu, Nepal, by the Secretary General of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), H.E. Ahmed Saleem. Previous works of COSATT include "Towards Greater Regional Connectivity" (2008), "Countering Terrorism" (2010) and "Energy and Environmental Security: A Cooperative Approach in South Asia" (2011).