By the initiative of Russian Institute for Social Projects the next Harvard Black Sea Security Program Regional Workshop will take place in Moscow from October 07 - 11, 2009. The event will be held in partnership Security Committe of Russian Duma. The primary topic of discussion will be Security Challenges in Black Sea and the Role of Russia in the region. The event is a follow-up to the seventh annual Black Sea Security Program, which took place in March 2009 and hosted participants from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Croatia, Georgia, Greece, Moldova, Romania, Serbia, Turkey, Ukraine and the United States.
For more information, please contact Program Director Sergei Konoplyov at 617-495-8046 or sergei_konoplyov@harvard.edu
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Black Sea Center for Strategic Researches at Giresun University of Turkey hosted the Second Black Sea International Symposium on April 16-17, 2009. The participants exchanged views on the areas of strategy, energy, economics, defense and security. For more information please look here:http://karasam.giresun.edu.tr/eindex.htmlREAD MORE
On September 30 - October 1, 2009 SMi will organize in
Barcelona, Spain the second international conference on International Port
Security. This conference is the perfect platform for key senior policy and
decision makers to meet and discuss the global port security challenge. Take
the opportunity to attend and examine the latest port and maritime threat
detection technologies.
The University of Leicester is holding an international conference on the 8th May 2009 entitled A Clash of Agendas? EU Policy in the Black Sea Region. The conference will bring together academics and some policy actors to discuss the varying aspects of EU policy towards the Black Sea region. It will look at the overlapping and sometimes disconsonant aims of initiatives such as Black Sea Synergy and Eastern Partnership and how they interact with organisations such as Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC), as well as discussing how goals such as economic cooperation, energy security, conflict resolution and democratisation can be pursued harmoniously.
For more details please contact Ms. Karen Henderson at karen.henderson77@ntlworld.com
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The International Centre for Black Sea Studies (ICBSS)
hosts the 2nd International Black Sea Symposium on “The Black Sea Region: the
State of Play and the Way Forward” to be held on the island of Kalymnos,
Dodecanese/Greece, on 30 June - 5 July 2009. The International Black Sea
Symposium (IBSS) provides a forum for study, dialogue and networking in a
multicultural and interdisciplinary environment, thus contributing to
understanding and cooperation in the Black Sea
region and beyond. Young professionals primarily from the countries of the
wider Black Sea area, EU member states, the United
States and Central Asia
are the Symposium target group. They have the opportunity to learn about issues
of importance for the future development of the Black Sea
region during a four-day intensive course of interactive sessions led by prominent
experts. Sessions alternate with conflict resolution workshops guided by expert
facilitator Prof. Benjamin Broome of ArizonaStateUniversity.
Deadline for applications is
31 March 2009. For more information and to apply click here. READ MORE
The centerpiece of the program will be six-day session at Harvard on 22-28 March, 2009 which will bring together about twenty five senior officials of the Black Sea region with twenty U.S. general officers and civilian officials. As part of the program these senior officials will also spend two days at in Riga, Latvia for a seminar on regional security.
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Latvian Transatlantic Organization (LATO) together with its Georgian partners - new Generation - new Initiative (nGnI) and Information Centre on NATO will hold Akhaltsikhe International Security Seminar 2008 on November 24-26, 2008 in Tbilisi, Geoggia. The details of the events are here: http://www.lato.lv/html/en/activities/projects/27454.html For more information please contact Ms. Irina Ivaskina at irina@lato.lvREAD MORE
Center for International and Regional Policy (cirp.ru)will host conference "Enhancing
the security environment in the Wider Black Sea area: challenges and options" on December 12, 2008 in St. Petersburg. For more details please contact Boris Kuznetsov at kuznetsov@cirp.ruREAD MORE
By the initiative of Armenian Ministry of Defense the Harvard Black Sea Security Program Regional Workshop will take place in Yerevan from October 26 - 30, 2008.The event will be held in
partnership of Armenian International Policy Research Group (AIPRG).The primary topic of discussion will be Shared Concerns and Common Approaches to Black Sea and Caspian Sea Security.The event will host participants from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Moldova, Romania, Slovenia, Russia, Serbia, Turkey, Ukraine and the United States.
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