Home>Resources> Documents of Interest Share: Documents of Interest DI - 6/2/2012 The speeches and statements of the participants in the 48th Munich Conference on Security Policy held from 3 to 5 February 2012. Themed ‘A World In Disarray -- Shifting Powers -- Lack Of Strategies’, this year’s conference addressed topics ranging from the repositioning of US military power to the ‘Arab Spring’ and to the mounting difficulties in sustaining security under increasing financial pressure. DI - 6/2/2012 Originally signed in July 2011, the ESM treaty was modified on 2 February by the eurozone’s countries ambassadors in Brussels. It establishes the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) as an international financial institution which aims to support euro area countries where indispensable to safeguard financial stability. More information: http://www.consilium.europa.eu/homepage/showfocus?lang=en&focusID=79757 DI - 6/2/2012 This draft resolution of the UN Security Council –based on a text supporting Arab League’s Proposed Peace Plan- was vetoed by China and Russia as two of the Council’s five permanent members. It is the second draft resolution on Syria vetoed by the same countries since 2011. Real Instituto Elcano Jaime Otero Roth -our colleague, Senior Analyst for Spanish Language and Culture since 2004 and first Executive Secretary of the Iberoamerican Network of International Studies (RIBEI)- died on January 30 in Madrid at the age of 51. That same day we received the first copies of his latest book, El discreto encanto de la cultura. Nuevos escenarios para la proyección exterior de la cultura: un enfoque práctico, which he had coordinated with Elvira Marco and which the Institute has published jointly with Ariel. As a tribute to Jaime and in recognition of his talent and outstanding work, we invite our readers to revisit the research area he headed and the contribution he made to promoting Spain's language and culture as a tool for its external action. DI - 31/1/2011 The HRW World Report documents ongoing human rights practices in the world and summarises key human rights issues in more than 90 countries and territories worldwide. The introductory essay of the 22nd edition examines the Arab Spring and the creation of an opportunity for change in the region. DI - 31/1/2012 Issued on 30 January, this statement of the members of the European Council contains the EU leader’s commitment to strengthen European growth and competitiveness.  DI - 30/1/2012 The Green Economy Report –‘Towards a Green Economy: Pathways to Sustainable Development and Poverty Eradication’- is compiled by the Green Economy Initiative of the UN Environment Programme in collaboration with economists and experts worldwide. It shows that greening economies is a new engine of growth, a net generator of decent jobs and a vital strategy for the elimination of persistent poverty. DI - 26/1/2012 The Obama Administration has responded to ‘We the People’ petitions on SOPA and online piracy (VETO the SOPA bill and any other future bills that threaten to diminish the free flow of information and Stop the E-PARASITE Act). The official response highlights that 'the important task of protecting intellectual property online must not threaten an open and innovative internet'. DI - 25/1/2012 US President Barack Obama delivered his third State of the Union Address on 24 January. The President outlined a “blueprint for the future” or proposals for an economy that’s built to last – an economy built on manufacturing, energy, skills for workers and a renewal of the US values. DI - 24/1/2012 The Council of the European Union adopted new sanctions on Iran at the 3142th Foreign Affairs Council meeting on 23 January. The document includes a ban on the import, the purchase and the transport of crude oil and petroleum products.

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