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The logic of peace approach is a heuristic project. It can be developed in two ways. The first one begins with concept-related reflections. In this perspective, the discrimination between peace and security becomes part of peace itself. Furthermore, the logic of peace is characterized by abstract parameters like sociality, symmetry, and averseness to violence. The second way starts with the analysis of the contemporary peace discourse. It adds a conflict-orientated perspective and generates a set of five questions and answers - for instance with regard to the defined problem and its causes. Both ways lead to the same end, but each of them deserves more elaboration.

While possibilities appear good in the Russian region of Kaliningrad for dissolution of the old east-west division, nowhere is the difference between Western Europe & European Russia more obvious. Kaliningrad can be described as manifesting a complex conflict syndrome characterized by internal & external security, social, identity, criminal, environmental, & cultural factors. The region is a key point of discussion for questions about the potential success of the European integration process. Against this backdrop, a diverse professional & national group of experts was gathered to develop this policy paper. Numerous recommendations include conceptual application of policies as well as practical concrete measures to be taken by the EU, Russian, & other governmental & nongovernmental entities. The paper suggests that taboos & special interests must be overcome, consensus must be developed, & scientific disengagement must be avoided in order to establish Kaliningrad as a "pilot region" for an EU & Russia relationship. L. Kehl