Crisis Management Initiative (CMI)

[Mike]

This is something of an invitation to a new member, Finnish, to talk about the Crisis Management Initiative. http://www.cmi.fi/mission.html

Their mission statement: Crisis Management Initiative (CMI), a Finnish independent non-profit organization, works to resolve conflict and to build sustainable peace.

One of the obstacles for an organization perhaps such as CMI could be a tendency for the so-called major players in the world to offer little more than lip-service—sort of a “thanks for anything you can do, but don’t get in OUR way” kind of attitude. Do you perceive anything of that sort, Finnish?

I understand that CMI was founded at the beginning of this decade, but your mention of the organization is the first I’ve heard. Don’t misunderstand me. I don’t mean to insinuate that my awareness is a criterion for determining a given organization’s effectiveness. It’s only that I wonder why CMI is relatively unknown after almost 10 years. What are your thoughts?

[Finnish]

This is something of an invitation to a new member, Finnish, to talk about the Crisis Management Initiative. http://www.cmi.fi/mission.html

Their mission statement: Crisis Management Initiative (CMI), a Finnish independent non-profit organization, works to resolve conflict and to build sustainable peace.

One of the obstacles for an organization perhaps such as CMI could be a tendency for the so-called major players in the world to offer little more than lip-service—sort of a “thanks for anything you can do, but don’t get in OUR way” kind of attitude. Do you perceive anything of that sort, Finnish?

I understand that CMI was founded at the beginning of this decade, but your mention of the organization is the first I’ve heard. Don’t misunderstand me. I don’t mean to insinuate that my awareness is a criterion for determining a given organization’s effectiveness. It’s only that I wonder why CMI is relatively unknown after almost 10 years. What are your thoughts?


What do I think about it?

..... well.....

With UN piecekeeping and with CMI exist the same principal. They have to avoid all kind of publicity which could create extension between counter parts.

That would be very bad start for piecenegotiations. It could destroy all chances to accomplish a crise. CMI's purpose is not to be wellknown. Their purpose is to create peace.

[Finnish]

http://www.cmi.fi/activities.html