2. Technical implementation of the projects referred to in Article 1(3) shall be carried out by the EU Non-Proliferation Consortium based on la Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique (FRS), the Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (HSFK/PRIF), the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) and the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).

The Commission notes that it has recently launched a study which will provide a complete and objective review of all aspects of the EU's trade defence policy and practice, including an evaluation of the performance, methods, utilisation and effectiveness of the present TDI scheme in achieving its trade policy objectives, an evaluation of the effectiveness of the existing and potential policy decisions of the European Union (e.g., the Union interest test, the lesser duty rule, the duty collection system) in comparison with the policy decisions made by certain trading partners and an examination of the basic anti-dumping and anti-subsidy regulations in light of the administrative practice of the EU institutions ...[+++], the judgments of the Court of Justice of the European Union and the recommendations and rulings of the WTO Dispute Settlement Body.

N. having regard to the 'European Defence Paper' of the European Institute of Strategic Studies, in which the option of nuclear warfare to fight weapons of mass destruction is not excluded,

[English] As the witnesses this morning we have, from the International Institute for Strategic Studies, United States, Mr. Terence Taylor, president; from the Pearson Peacekeeping Centre, Monsieur Jocelyn Coulon, directeur sur le campus à Montréal; from the University of Calgary, James Keeley, professor of Political Science and fellow at the Centre for Strategic and Military Studies; and later, from l'Université du Québec à Montréal, Monsieur Marco Sassoli, professeur de sciences juridiques.

(vi) to undertake strategic studies on innovative approaches in education, on the pedagogical aspects of new technologies, on the strengths and weaknesses of the European educational multimedia sector, and on the potential of cultural institutions and science centres as new learning environments;

Speaking on behalf of the Mackenzie Institute is John Thompson who, prior to his time with the institute, was involved with the Canadian Institute of Strategic Studies and was a former officer of the Canadian Forces involved in the intelligence service.