OSI - Ocean Security Initative

Projects

OSI WIDER CARIBBEAN PROGRAM

OSI International Wider Caribbean Conference was held at the Congressman Solomon P. Ortiz International Center, Corpus Christi, Texas, from February 10-12, 2007.

Follow up implementation meetings on economic security (tourism, shipping and energy), international security, including port security, disaster management and environmental security will be held in other countries of the region in 2008 (for details please see text under home p1.) These activities will be pursued on the basis of Findings and Recommendations adopted the ministerial segment of the Corpus Christi Conference

For more information send us an email: info@osi-int.org

OSI MEDITERRANEAN PROGRAM

OSI has taken great pride in the work it did at Tripoli, including the US congressional delegation official visit to Tripoli during the Conference. Its work made a contribution to the improvement in relations between Libya and the US. In May 2006 full diplomatic relations were established between the two countries, and Libya was lifted from the list of countries sponsoring terrorism. The work which OSI current leadership carried out in Libya started in October 2003, when Dr. Sebek, current OSI President , was engaged by DOD to prepare OSI concept as a long-term project.

OSI is now in discussion with relevant ministers in the region on the follow up of the work commenced at the Conference

OSI RUSSIAN ARTIC PROGRAM - RUSSIAN

At the request of its Russian members, OSI has supported requests for funding for three projects relating to Nuclear proliferation & environmental threats in the Russian Far East, Marine Electronic Highway for the Northern Sea Route, and Assessment of Risks Associated with Increased Maritime Transportation of Oil and Natural Gas via the Arctic Bridge and Northern Sea Route.

This process has been backed up by the defense community as well as by civilian agencies.

OSI delegation consisting of its Vice Chair, Rear Admiral Stone; President , Dr. Viktor Sebek; OSI Senior Adviser on US Ocean Security Affairs, Mr. Dieter Rudolph and Senior Policy Adviser on Russian Arctic and Pacific Affairs, Professor Vitaly Shelest, briefed the Russian Ambassador to Washington, H.E. Yuri I. Ushakov on the current efforts to cooperate with the Russian Arctic and Pacific security issues.

These same OSI members were invited to visit Moscow from June 13 to 16 to hold talks with Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Defense (at the level of deputy minister and assistant secretary), Nuclear Energy, Maritime Board (which is chaired by the Prime Minister), senior representatives of Foreign Relations and Budgetary committees in the State Duma and the Council of Federation, and other officials.

OSI was extremely pleased to note that the Russian Federation set up the OSI National Committee, consisting of highest ranking political, military, congressional, local Government and academic leaders.