PREFACE...........................................................................................................................................................5 PART I: LOOKING BACK AT 2008...................................................................................................................7 A. ADDRESSING THREATS AND GLOBAL CHALLENGES..........................................................7 Proliferation..................................................................................................................................7 Terrorism.......................................................................................................................................9 Regional conflicts and situations of fragility..........................................................................10 Energy security..........................................................................................................................12 Climate change and Security....................................................................................................13 B. BUILDING STABILITY IN EUROPE AND BEYOND..................................................................14 European perspective as an anchor of stability.....................................................................14 Enhanced cooperation with neighbouring regions................................................................16 Tackling crisis and frozen conflicts in the neighbourhood...................................................16 C. CONTRIBUTION TO A MORE EFFECTIVE MULTILATERAL ORDER....................................18 Activity within multilateral frameworks...................................................................................18 United Nations..............................................................................................................................18 NATO ...........................................................................................................................................19 OSCE ...........................................................................................................................................19 Council of Europe.........................................................................................................................20 Other international coordinating mechanisms..............................................................................20 Promotion of democracy, human rights and the rule of law.................................................20 Human Rights and Gender Mainstreaming..................................................................................21 Human Rights in the CFSP................................................................................................21 Human Rights in the ESDP...............................................................................................22 Fight against impunity..................................................................................................................23 D. FOSTERING PARTNERSHIPS ACROSS THE WORLD...........................................................24 Consolidating relations with strategic partners.....................................................................24 United States................................................................................................................................24 Russian Federation......................................................................................................................24 China ...........................................................................................................................................25 India ...........................................................................................................................................26 Brazil ...........................................................................................................................................26 Japan ...........................................................................................................................................27 Canada.........................................................................................................................................27 Strengthening regional ownership...........................................................................................27 Regional organisations and regional cooperation........................................................................28 Africa.................................................................................................................................28 Asia...................................................................................................................................29 Central Asia and the Black Sea Region.............................................................................30 Gulf and Mediterranean.....................................................................................................31 Western Balkans................................................................................................................31 Latin America and the Caribbean......................................................................................31 Regional powers..........................................................................................................................32
FÖRORD ............................................................................................................................................................5 DEL I: TILLBAKABLICK PÅ 2008...........................................................................................................7 A. ATT HANTERA HOT OCH GLOBALA UTMANINGAR.....................................................7 Spridning............................................................................................................................7 Terrorism............................................................................................................................9 Regionala konflikter och instabila situationer..............................................................10 Trygg energiförsörjning..................................................................................................12 Klimatförändring och säkerhet.......................................................................................13 B. STABILITETSBYGGANDE I OCH UTANFÖR EUROPA.................................................14 Europeiskt perspektiv som ett ankare för stabilitet.....................................................14 Ökat samarbete med grannländer..................................................................................16 Att hantera kriser och låsta konflikter i grannländer...................................................16 C. BIDRAG TILL EN EFFEKTIVARE MULTILATERAL ORDNING.....................................18 Verksamhet inom multilaterala ramar............................................................................18 Förenta nationerna.............................................................................................................18 Nato...................................................................................................................................19 OSSE .................................................................................................................................19 Europarådet.......................................................................................................................20 Andra internationella och samordnande mekanismer.......................................................20 Främjande av demokrati, mänskliga rättigheter och rättsstatsprincipen..................20 Mänskliga rättigheter och integrering av ett jämställdhetsperspektiv................................21 Mänskliga rättigheter på Guspområdet...................................................................21 Mänskliga rättigheter på ESFP-området.................................................................22 Kampen mot strafflöshet....................................................................................................23 D. FRÄMJANDE AV PARTNERSKAP ÖVER HELA VÄRLDEN.........................................24 Att konsolidera förbindelserna med strategiska partner.............................................24 Förenta staterna.................................................................................................................24 Ryssland............................................................................................................................24 Kina....................................................................................................................................25 Indien .................................................................................................................................26 Brasilien.............................................................................................................................26 Japan .................................................................................................................................27 Kanada...............................................................................................................................27 Att stärka det regionala egenansvaret..........................................................................27 Regionala organisationer och regionalt samarbete...........................................................28 Afrika .......................................................................................................................28 Asien .......................................................................................................................29 Centralasien och Svartahavsområdet.....................................................................30 Gulf- och Medelhavsområdet..................................................................................31 Västra Balkan .........................................................................................................31 Latinamerika och Västindien...................................................................................31 Regionalt styre...................................................................................................................32