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03.05Russia’s Desperation for More Soldiers Is Taking It to Dark Places

Russia’s armed aggression against Ukraine and intensive military operations in Syria have caused a very big problem: a shortage of qualified people to man its occupation forces. This personnel gap, caused by permanent, heavy losses suffered by Russia’s forces, has drastically changed the scale and character of its military missions. READ MORE

12.04Vladimir Socor: “Romania: Euro-Atlantic Pillar on the Black Sea”

Vladimir Socor:“Romania: Euro-Atlantic Pillar on the Black Sea” from The Jamestown Foundation on Vimeo.

17.03DR. PHILLIP A. KARBER ABOUT THE WAR IN UKRAINE

Anna Golovchenko interviewed Dr. Phillip A. Karber, President, The Potomac Foundation Research Professor, Georgetown University. Dr. Karber is an expert in the United States on national and international security, and has an extensive knowledge on military matters. He has a long and distinguished career and served asan external advisor to British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, and Secretary-General of NATO, Manfred Worner, amongst others.Scholar in Residence at the Government Department of Georgetown University. Teaching as an Adjunct there since 1978, his graduate courses include: "Contemporary Chinese & Russian Military Thought," "Multipolarity & Arms Control," and "National Security Decision-Making;" undergraduate courses include: "War & Philosophy," and "Military Technology & Competitive Strategy." Phillip Karber received his BA in political science from Pepperdine College, and PhD in international law from Georgetown University where he was a graduate fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Subsequently, he earned certificates from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, the Wharton Business School, and the Harvard Business School.In 2011-12, Karber led an effort assessing the military situation in S.E. Asia: with visits to Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Borneo and the Philippines (in the field with the latter's Army, Marines and SEALs on Mindanao and Palawan). The results of this effort were briefed to the Australian Joint Chiefs of Staff. In 2013, he conducted a similar on-site assessment of the vulnerabilities of the Panama Canal. At the request of the Ukrainian Government, between 2014-16 he conducted 25 visits to the combat zone spending 177 days with front-line units and interviewing commanders. He and GEN (ret) Wesley Clark presented the first report on Ukraine to a closed session of the Congressional Armed Services Committee in July 2014 and have been strong proponents of increased military assistance. His report on "Lesson Learned from the RUSSO-Ukraine War, and been widely distributed throughout the US Army. READ MORE

02.03THE EMPTY SHELL OF BLACK SEA REGIONALISM, DIMITRIOS TRIANTAPHYLLOU

At a time when Russia has become more assertive to the point of challenging the mainstay of the international order, it helped establish since 1945, and Turkey seeks to maintain the status quo in the realm of maritime security, the European Union struggles to define its foreign policy objectives and priorities towards the Eastern Neighborhood, and thereby show its gravitas. Consequently, the Black Sea region finds itself more divided, unsteady, and uncertain about its future as regional actors such as Ukraine and Georgia have cast aside their balancing acts towards a turn to the EU and NATO with negative territorial implications. Thus, the fluidity of the international order raises doubts as to whether regionalism is a realistic prospect in this region or it needs to be replaced by another model of regional governance. READ MORE

30.01Criminal cases in Crimea

28.02The 13th Harvard Black Sea Security Program Regional Workshop

The 13th Harvard Black Sea Security Program Regional Workshop took place in Bucharest, Romania on May 24-30, 2015. The program is carried out under the high patronage of the Romanian Presidential Administration, and the auspices of the Romanian Intelligence Service, by the National Intelligence Academy “Mihai Viteazul” through its National Institute for Intelligence Studies, in partnership with the Harvard University and the collaboration of the US National Intelligence University (NIU).

The Bucharest conference was the 13th annual gathering of alumni and regional experts affiliated with Harvard’s Black Sea Security Program. Prior workshops took place in Yalta, Ukraine (2002); Baku, Azerbaijan (2003); Batumi, Georgia (2004); Chisinau, Moldova (2005); Bucharest, Romania (2006); Kiev, Ukraine (2007); Yerevan, Armenia (2008), Moscow, Russia (2009), Sofia, Bulgaria (2010), Istanbul, Turkey (2011) and Bucharest, Romania (2012-2014).
For more information please click here. or contact Sergei Konoplyov at sergei_konoplyov@harvard.edu
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19.033nd International Neighbourhood Symposium

The Center for International and European Studies (CIES) at Kadir Has University will host the 3nd International Neighbourhood Symposium at Heybeliada, Turkey from Tuesday, 25 June – Sunday, 30 June 2013. This year’s Symposium will focus on “The Eastern Neighbourhood and the Mediterranean South - Tackling the Issues of Security, Democracy and Business”.

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27.12The 11th Harvard Black Sea Security Program Regional Workshop

The 11th Harvard Black Sea Security Program Regional Workshop will take place in Bucharest, Romania from March 17-21, 2013. The event will be held in partnership with Presidential Administration of Romania and with generous grant support from the Carnegie Corporation of New York. The primary topic of discussion will be security challenges in Black Sea and its greater region.

The Bucharest conference will be the eleventh annual gathering of alumni and regional experts affiliated with Harvard’s Black Sea Security Program which takes place annually in April at the John F. Kennedy School of Government. Prior workshops took place in Yalta, Ukraine (2002); Baku, Azerbaijan (2003); Batumi, Georgia (2004); Chisinau, Moldova (2005); Bucharest, Romania (2006); Kiev, Ukraine (2007); Yerevan, Armenia (2008), Moscow, Russia (2009), Sofia, Bulgaria (2010) and Istanbul, Turkey (2011). READ MORE

03.03New book: The Dynamics of Black Sea Subregionalism

The Dynamics of Black Sea Subregionalism

Panagiota Manol

Reviews: 'This book is by far the most complete and comprehensive presentation to date of the origins, evolution, current state of affairs and actors involved in the process that is shaping the identity of the Black Sea regionalism' from the Foreword by Ambassador Sergiu Celac

'Panagiota Manoli's dedication to, and insight on, issues pertaining to Black Sea regionalism have long been acknowledged by policy-makers and academics alike. As Europe struggles with renewed introspection, this book is a potent reminder that Europe's most daunting challenges in a fast-changing world are still very close to home.' Fabrizio Tassinari, Danish Institute for International Studies; and author of Why Europe Fears its Neighbors

'For too long, scholars of regional dynamics have lacked a study of the Black Sea sub region. We now have such a volume thanks to the excellent scholarship of Panagiota Manoli. Systematic in its empirical coverage, attentive to key theoretical debates and insightful in its conclusions, this impressive book shows why the Black Sea case is important to both wider discussions about regionalism and deeper understanding of the importance of European integration.' Ben Rosamond, University of Copenhagen, Denmark

'Panagiota Manoli has provided us with a detailed analysis of the changing geopolitics of the Black Sea, and offers key pointers about the future of regional cooperation in this strategically vital arena.' Ian O. Lesser, The German Marshall Fund of the United States

13.03Security, Democracy and Development in the Southern Caucasus and the Black Sea Region

The Academic Swiss Caucasus Net (ASCN) and Kadir Has University are pleased to announce an international conference on “Security, Democracy and Development in the Southern Caucasus and the Black Sea Region that will take place on 11-13 October 2012 at Kadir Has University’s Cibali Campus.

The conference offers a forum for the presentation and discussion of ongoing research projects. It will consist in thematic panels, roundtables and keynote speeches bringing together researchers and policy makers.

For more details please click this link.
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D.Sc. Hayk Kotanjian: The OSCE Minsk Group as a Platform for unbroken consensus of positions among the RF, USA and France in deterring a war: Kharabakh's example

Dimitrios Triantaphyllou - THE EMPTY SHELL OF BLACK SEA REGIONALISM, DIMITRIOS TRIANTAPHYLLOU

Dr. MG Hayk Kotanjian:Enhancing Cooperative Security: AVOID A GLOBAL CATASTROPHE

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KYIV. Feb 27 (Interfax) - Ukraine's Acting President and Verkhovna Rada Chairman Oleksandr Turchynov has appointed Viktor Hvozd as head of the Ukrainian External Intelligence Service.

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Hryhoriy Nemyria became Head of Rada Committee on European Integration

Elin Sulymanov was appointed as Ambassador of Azerbaijan to the United States

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Scott Gration retired Major General, who worked as a policy advisor to President Obama was appointed as US Ambassador to Kenya

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Adrian Parlog was promoted to Major General

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