01370nas a2200205   4500000000100000000000100001008004100002260000900043653002800052653003500080653002500115653002300140653002100163653002900184100001800213245007400231300001000305490000700315520084200322       2003                            d  c200310acooperative procurement10acrisis management architecture10aemergency management10ajoint capabilities10aPetersberg tasks10aSEE security cooperation1 aTodor Tagarev00aDeveloping South East European Cooperative Crisis Management Capacity  a73-830 v103 a<p>In this paper we propose and reason for launching SEE Cooperative Crisis Management Initiative aimed at developing sustainable regional Cooperative Crisis Management Capacity, seen as a set of Cooperative Crisis Management Capabilities to deal with the most probable crises in SEE. The proposal is based on critical assessment of the achievements of related security cooperation in South East Europe. The paper elaborates the purpose, the advantages and the mechanics of implementation of the proposal. Key to its advance is to define the scope so that the initiative adds to, coordinates and streamlines ongoing efforts without considerable duplication. Essential is the establishment of a Regional Crisis Management Centre, i.e., on the premises of the SEEBRIG HQ in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, after the HQ transfers to Romania in 2003.</p>