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Anis H. Bajrektarevic (1964, Sarajevo)
Former legal practitioner and the president of Young Lawyers Association of BiH Bar (late 1980s). Former MFA official and career diplomat (early 1990s). Research Fellow at the Institute for Modern Political-history analyses, Dr. Bruno Kreisky Foundation as well as the Legal and Political Advisor for CEE at the Vienna-based Political Academy, Dr. Karl Renner (mid 1990s). Senior Legal Officer and Permanent Representative to the UN Office in Vienna of the Intergovernmental Organization ICMPD (1990s). As one of the first staffers to this IGO, he personally expanded its activates in Europe and within the OUN system. Attached to the IMC University of Austria as a Professor and Chairman for Intl. Law and Global Political Studies (2000s – 10s). For over two decades, he teaches subjects of Geo-political Affairs, International Law (including Intl. Relations, Law of IOs and EU Law), Theory of Law (incl. Political Systems), as well as Sustainable Development (Institutions and Instruments of) – having for each of these over 1,000 teaching hours. (He is probably the very first professor in Europe who introduced Sustainable Development as the obligatory subject to tertiary education – since 2002.) Parallel to it, professor served as a pro bono expert numerous academic institutions, think-tanks and intergovernmental institutions (such as the UN ECE, OSCE, Council of Europe, American Bar, Oxford Academy of Total Intelligence, etc.). He is editor of the NY-based GHIR (Geopolitics, History and Intl. Relations) journal, and editorial board member of several similar specialized magazines on three continents. Since 2013, he is a visiting professor for international law at the University in Geneva (graduate and postgraduate programs in economy, law and international relations). He is also visiting professor to the American SIT for diplomacy and international relations (since 2019). The International Institute IFIMES has entrusted him as its Department Head for Strategic Studies on Asia, and (since having the Special Consultative Status with the UN) as its Permanent Representative to Austria and Vienna-based IOs (and non-residentially to the UN office of Geneva, UNOG). (2014 – on) Professor also co-established one of the fastest expanding European platforms for politics and economy, security and energy, with special chapters on environment and the so-called ‘Tomorrow’s people for the Green planet/economy’ – Modern Diplomacy. Starting modestly by mid 2010s, today the MD has over 4 million visits monthly. In 2020, he solely initiated and successfully launched the ‘Vienna Process’ – a comprehensive multilateral mechanism to rethink and recalibrate Europe and its strategic neighbourhood in politico-military, socio-economic, environmental, cultural and transport matters. Designed as a standing diplomatic multi-vectoral process, it gathered leading Europe’s diplomatic training centres, international think-tanks, cultural platforms and media outlets with top international executives. (Inaugural conference of Vienna Process at the world’s eldest Diplomatic academy – summer 2020 – was probably the largest and most influential diplomatic gathering in Europe of that time happening live, since Europe and the world were enveloped in strict C-19-related lockdowns.) Prof. Bajrektarevic is the author of dozens presentations, publications, speeches, seminars, research colloquiums as well as of numerous public events (round tables & study trips, etc.). His writings are frequently published in all five continents (over 70 countries and translated in some 25 languages). He is regularly guest lecturing at many national diplomatic academies and prestigious national universities and governmental training facilities. Under the auspices of the Executive Master program for the Emerging Leaders (Unique program solely architectured and carried by him in Geneva and Vienna), professor so far personally hosted dozens of serving and former Heads of States or Governments, as well as Heads of the most influential international organisations (such as OECD, OSCE, EU, Council of Europe, OPEC, etc.) He authors the following books: FB- Geopolitics of Energy (Addleton Academic Publishers, New York, 2013); Geopolitics – Europe 100 years after (DK, 2014); Geopolitics–Energy–Technology (Lambert Academic Publisher Germany, 2015); Cybersecurity Essentials – Institutions, Instruments, Types and Forms, (NOVA Science Publishers, 2015); Nuclear Commerce—Currents: Politico-military, Security, Legal and Socio-economic Aspects, (LAP Germany, 2016); Europe and Africa: Similarities & Differences in Sec. Structures (NOVA Science, Washington 2017); From WWI to www. (1918-2018), (Addleton Academic Publishers, New York, 2018); Caspian – Status, Challenges, Prospects (NOVA Science, Washington 2020); Concise Book on the EU – Genesis, Institutions, Instruments (winter 2021/22; Slavic edition 2023, Chinese/Mandarin edition 2024), Justice-Home Affairs Diplomacy (winter 2024/25), and the forthcoming book No Asian Century. Prof. Bajrektarevic is an elected arbiter and mediator before numerous permanent national arbitrational tribunals (including those of the Law of the Sea) in Europe and in Asia. This includes capacities such as being a Board Member to the Global Compliance Business Council and to the International Commercial Dispute Tribunal. He lives in Vienna, Austria.
