CONTENTS

Introduction Arie Bloed, Walter In the name of security and 155 Kemp and Rob Zaagman

Foreword Max van der Stoel – a tribute 157

Articles Her Majesty Queen Address given by Her Majesty the Queen on the 159 Beatrix of the occasion of the conferral of a Knighthood in the of the Golden Lion of Nassau on Mr Max van der Stoel in on 31 August 1999

Peter Kooijmans Public welfare was his personal mission 161

Wim Kok Max van der Stoel: A life in the service of mankind 165

Hans van den Broek The first High Commissioner 169

Benjamin L. Cardin Congressional Record 112th Congres (2011-2012), 171 remembering Max van der Stoel

Harm J. Hazewinkel From in 1977 to the Conference on the 173 Human Dimension, 1989-1991; Max van der Stoel and the CSCE.

Herman Schaper Max van der Stoel: some personal recollections 177

Pieter van Dijk Four legs of a giant 181

Peter Leuprecht Max van der Stoel – tireless defender of Greek 183 democracy

Edward Mortimer The legacy of Max van der Stoel 187

Alan Philips Civil Society support for the proposal to establish 191 the Office of the High Commissioner on National Minorities

Wilco de Jonge Max van der Stoel as chairman of the Netherlands 197 Helsinki Committee: Some memories

John Kornblum Defending human justice 201

Danilo Türk Max van der Stoel: A at the time of change 205

Anders Bjurner Principles and politics of prevention 209

Wilhelm Höynck Institution building 213

Rob Zaagman Early days with the High Commissioner 219

Anders Rönquist Wisdom, values and concerted action 223

Patrick Thornberry On a mission with Van der Stoel 227

Vojin Dimitrijević Max van der Stoel – a paradigm 231

Hans-Peter Furrer A model of cooperation 233

Gudmundur Alfredsson Excerpts from a diary 237

Max van der Stoel Report of Max van der Stoel, the OSCE High 239 Commissioner on National Minorities Warsaw, 2 October 1995

John Packer ‘Music and lyrics’ – dancing to his own tune 247

Aleksei Semjonov The teacher Max van der Stoel 253

Nils Muiznieks Max van der Stoel and Latvia 257

Falk Lange Public enemy number one 261

Marcin Czapliński The university 265

Volodymyr Kulyk Quiet de-escalation: Van der Stoel in 271

Anara Tabyshalieva ‘Expect the unexpected’: Max van der Stoel 279 Addressing interethnic problems in the Kyrgyz Republic

Walter Kemp Strictly confidential 285

Arie Bloed A champion of diplomacy and human rights 289

Asbjørn Eide Cooperation with and learning from Max van der 295 Stoel

Max van der Stoel Early Warning and Early Action: 299 Preventing Inter-Ethnic Conflict

Wolfgang Zellner Max van der Stoel – leveraging academic expertise 307 for conflict prevention

Kai Eide Special Meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council, 22 311 June 2001, in honour of the High Commissioner on National Minorities, H.E. Mr. Max van der Stoel

Walter Kemp Talking to a sphinx: An interview with Max van der 315 Stoel

Willem van Genugten Max van der Stoel 325 & Rianne Letschert

Knut Vollebaek The flame of the world’s most prominent fire-fighter 329 is still burning