EWI Annual Report 2010

ANNUAL REPORT 2010 On the cover: the Wind Rose seen from the Monument of the Discoveries, Lisbon, Portugal ANNUAL REPORT 2010 CONTENTS Letter from the Co-Chairs 05 President’s Report 06 Who We Are 08 EWI’s 30th Anniversary 11 Strategic Trust-Building 16 Preventive Diplomacy & Regional Security 22 Worldwide Security 28 Publications and Outreach 34 The Year in Pictures 36 The Year in Numbers 43 Our Donors 44 Our Board 45 Our Staff 50 Our Staff - Then and Now 52 EWI • ANNUAL REPORT 2010 REPORT ANNUAL • EWI 4 Francis Finlay; Ross Perot, Jr. LETTER FROM THE CO-CHAIRS s we celebrate the neers like Karl Rauscher, the Chief Technol- 30th anniversary of the ogy Officer of our Worldwide Cybersecurity EastWest Institute this Initiative. Of particular note is the breadth of year, it is appropriate skills of our younger staff, many with multiple to reflect on the insti- degrees from both East and West. Along with tute’s original goals Russian and other European languages, staff- while we look to the fu- ers now speak Mandarin, Arabic and Urdu. ture. We do so against the background of a But the spirit and values of EWI remain the significantly changed same. John Mroz continues to exercise his and rapidly evolving geopolitical landscape, visionary leadership with exceptional en- to which the events of the early months of ergy, time and time again inspiring his team A2011 add further uncertainty. In 1980 global to respond to the newest, toughest security security issues were defined by the Cold War. challenges. They have produced results far The initial objective, simply put yet difficult exceeding normal expectations from the to accomplish, was to improve relations be- relatively small cohort of fifty individuals. The tween the Soviet Union and the West in the continuing engagement of EWI fellows, such hope of reducing the risk of conflict. To work as General (ret.) T. Michael “Buzz” Moseley, towards this end, John Mroz staffed his new broadens and deepens our work. Finally, we venture with security and policy experts. have been particularly gratified to see the alumni become increasingly involved with The momentous and unpredictable devel- EWI, allowing the current staff to benefit from opments over the ensuing decades inspired their varied experiences and passionate com- a highly responsive and flexible approach to mitment to the institute. the evolving issues, and EWI changed accord- ingly. For example, in the 1990s as we worked We have both been privileged to be directly in- to help Eastern and Central European coun- volved in EWI’s efforts this year, traveling with tries achieve their political and economic special delegations or on specific projects to transformations, Donald M. Kendall, one of Beijing, Moscow, Abu Dhabi, Turkey, Northern our extraordinary predecessors, kept our pri- Iraq, and several cities in Europe. These trips, mary focus on a newly emerging Russia. together with active participation at major EWI conferences in Brussels and Dallas, have EWI • ANNUAL REPORT 2010 REPORT ANNUAL • EWI Today the broad mission of EWI is unchanged: allowed us to see the “EWI process” in action, to make the world a safer and better place. making connections and building trust be- In 2010, the year under review, EWI tackled tween a wide variety of people who would not significant challenges. These ranged from otherwise have the opportunity to work with our cybersecurity initiative to trust-building each other. In this way, the institute continues between Afghanistan and Pakistan and other to add to its legacy of trust and its reputation preventive diplomacy activities, while con- for achieving positive results. We look forward tinuing to catalyze joint actions between the to further great achievements on the path to- U.S., China and Russia on security challenges. wards the next milestone, our 50th anniversary. The spectrum of these activities is reflected in the broader experience of our senior staff, which includes not only skilled diplomats, such as Ambassador Guenter Overfeld and 5 David Firestein, and experienced global policy experts like Greg Austin, but also engi- FRANCIS FINLAY ROSS PEROT, JR. CO-CHAIRMEN presiDENT’S report WI’s “think and do” formula not be reported upon publicly. Wherever pos- has remained consistent sible, this report includes references to those for three decades. We fo- processes, along with key lessons learned cus on bringing together and anticipated next steps. those who do not normal- ly work together to build Over the past five years, EWI has carefully tar- trust and help address the geted issues where international trust is low world’s most significant se- and the “EWI process” can help accelerate curity challenges. Our goal the search for solutions. There are intentional is always to “move the ball strong synergies between our three program- down the field”—rather than to be yet an- matic areas. Take, for example, the path- other entity “describing the ball.” The global breaking bilateral cybersecurity accomplish- Ecommunity is in a profound state of change, ments between Russia and the United States, with decision-makers overwhelmed by the and between China and the United States hyperactive pace and connectivity of issues, that were unveiled in early 2011. These were trends and events. Today, the private sector, largely negotiated by top teams of private civil society and social media users must be and public experts from the three countries at the table with the policy community to get during 2010. I am repeatedly told in Moscow, things done. There is no more business as Washington and Beijing that, while the work usual in addressing security challenges. with private and public sector leaders on specific problems is highly valuable, the process The emerging East and the established West of building trust between the major powers are now awkwardly co-creating a new way of has been of equal value. governing and interacting. While technologi- cal advances continue to present previously Similarly, our Abu Dhabi Process in Afghani- unimaginable opportunities in medicine, sci- stan and Pakistan has brought a broad array ence and information writ large, they are also of leaders from those two societies together exploited by criminals, terrorists and some with those of neighboring states and the in- countries in very disturbing and dangerous ternational community, thus blending our ways. This report encapsulates the story of work on regional and worldwide security. how a carefully constructed international network of disparate women and men, with a I want to express my deepest gratitude to proud history of accomplishment over three the women and men of the EWI family: our decades, is able to continue racking up ac- dedicated Directors, the talented and highly complishments in addressing critical secu- productive staff and fellows, our donors, the rity concerns. We do this in measurable ways, members of the President’s Advisory Group which are appreciated by those who have the and our network of alumni, along with thou- responsibility to govern. sands of colleagues spanning the globe. Our vice presidents and their teams are able to We are pleased with the progress made dur- deliver the impact we do because of this re- ing 2010 in all three of our programmatic markable network led by EWI’s own alumni areas: building strategic trust between the and friends around the world who volunteer EWI • ANNUAL REPORT 2010 REPORT ANNUAL • EWI major powers—with particular emphasis on their time and expertise. Over thirty years, Russia-U.S. and China-U.S.; regional security EWI has been blessed to attract the best and 6 and conflict prevention, with particular em- brightest women and men from many coun- phasis on Southwest Asia; and worldwide se- tries who are dedicated to the mission of curity, with particular emphasis on cyberse- building a safer and better world. They con- curity and economic security. Much of EWI’s stitute the heart of EWI’s “bench” and are un- work for three decades has been at the Track usually forthcoming about volunteering and 1.5 or Track 2 level—below-the-surface con- networking with today’s team. Time after versations or private diplomacy, which can- time, they step in and help us move the ball EWI President and CEO John Edwin Mroz down the field. Their creativity, experience become the leading champion of internation- and passion are a major factor in our ability to al cooperation on cybersecurity issues. go where others do not go and deliver results that matter. Congratulations to Armen Sarkissian who was voted Director of the Year by our staff. Leadership is a precious thing. Our Director And special thanks to our Co-Chairmen Fran- and former Chairman George Russell made cis Finlay and Ross Perot, Jr. for their strong a remarkable and unexpected challenge gift leadership. We are on target with respect to 2010 REPORT ANNUAL • EWI in the spring of 2010. His generosity and that our strategic plan and are humbled by the ac- of the EWI Directors and friends who met ceptance and encouragement of critical play- his challenge made an enormous difference ers around the world, as evidenced by the in tough economic times. The China-U.S. testimonials included in this report. Special Exchange Foundation (CUSEF) and former thanks to all who participated and helped in Hong Kong Chief Executive C. H. Tung have 2010. We would warmly encourage new part- given EWI’s China program the financial ners and friends to join the EWI family today wherewithal to build strategic trust between and in the months to come. There is much to China and the United States in truly unprec- do. edented ways over a sustained period of at least five years.

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