31.01Black Sea Commission meeting in Berlin, January 24-25, 2010

On January 24-25 The Bertelsmann Stiftung hosted International Conference “The Black Sea - Current and Future Prospects” of the Commission on the Black Sea. The Commission on the Black Sea is an initiative which aims to contribute to a joint vision and common strategy for the Black Sea region by developing new knowledge on areas of key concern. It was organized by the Bertelsmann Stiftung, The Black Sea Trust for Regional Cooperation, a project of the German Marshall Fund of the United States, the Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey (TEPAV), and the International Center for Black Sea Studies.

More information: http://www.blackseacom.eu/

13.11Call for Papers

Next Harvard Black Sea Security Program will start in Ljubljana, Slovenia in April 2010.Slovenian Ministry of Defense will also publish a special issue of Bulletin of Slovenian Armed Forces with a focus on security issues both in South Eastern Europe and Wider Black Sea region. We invite submissions of papers for this publication.

For all questions please contact Sergei Konoplyov at sergei_konoplyov@harvard.edu

Instructions for the authors of papers

04.11Peace Action Training and Research Institute of Romania hosts a Black Sea event

04.11Center for SouthEast European Studies hosts conference "Toward a New Transatlantic Strategy for the Wider Black Sea Region"

04.11Bogazici University hosts symposium “Black Sea Region in International Relations: Old Issues, New Trends”

22.01The 8th Harvard Black Sea Security Workshop

06.05The Southeast Europe Association Association (Südosteuropa-Gesellschaft - SOG)

07.04A Clash of Agendas? EU Policy in the Black Sea Region

23.032nd International Black Sea Symposium: “The Black Sea Region: the State of Play and the Way Forward”

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 Arizona State University.

27.01Black Sea Security Program, March 18- 28, 2009