April 6- 14, 2006

Athens, Greece

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Participants’ Arrival

20:00 - 21:30 Welcoming reception at the “Divani Palace Acropolis” Hotel

Thursday, April 6

08:30-9:00 Participants’ registration

09:00-09:30 Opening remarks and group photo
Welcoming remarks:
Vassilios Michaloliakos, Deputy Minister of National Defense
Sergei Konoplyov, Director, Harvard Black Sea Security Program
Yannis Valinakis, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs

9:30 – 10:30 Session 1
International Security and Cooperation in South - Eastern Europe and the Black Sea Region. The Hellenic Perspectives
Chair Vassilios Michaloliakos, Deputy Minister of National Defense
Panos Kammenos MP of “Nea Demokratia” Party, Chairman of the Standing Committee on Defense and Foreign Affairs
Michael Chrisochoidis MP of PASOK Party, Former Minister of Public Order, Member of the Standing Committee on Defense and Foreign Affairs
Nikolaos Konstantopoulos , MP, Former Chairman of Synaspismos Party, Member of the Standing Committee on Defense and Foreign Affairs

10:30 – 11:30 Session 2
Euro-Atlantic Strategy for the Black Sea Region: Practical Steps towards Partnership
Chair: Ioannis Bourloyiannis - Tsangaridis, Ambassador (ret.), Diplomatic Advisor to the Minister of National Defense
Kostas Ifantis , Associate Professor of the University of Athens, Chairman & Director General of the Hellenic Centre for European Studies, Athens
Thanos Dokos , Research Director of the Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy, Athens
Dimitris Triantaphyllou, Director General of the International Centre for Black Sea Studies, Athens
Tedo Japaridze,Secretary General of the Organization for Black Sea Economic Cooperation, Istanbul

12:00 – 13:00 Session 3
Oil, Security and Geopolitics in the Black Sea Region. Security Risks and Prospects
Chair: Sergiu Celac, Ambassador (ret.), Alternate Director General of the International Centre for Black Sea Studies, Athens
Charalampos Papasotiriou , Associate Professor of International Relations, Pantion University, Representative of the Institute of International Relations, Athens
Mustafa Aydin, Professor of International Relations, TOBB Economics and Technology University, Ankara
Michalis Mirianthis, Director General of International Activities, “Hellenic Petroleum Company”

13:00 – 14:00 Session 4
Collective Defense in the 21st Century: Cooperation and Conflict Deterrence in the Black Sea region
Chair: Minas Kontrafouris, Lt. General (ret.), Honorary Inspector General of the Army
Andrew A. Michta, Professor of National Security Studies, George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies
Dov Lynch, Senior Research Fellow, EU Institute for Security Studies, Paris
George Katsirdakis, Head of the Defense Co-operation and Defense Planning Division, NATO International Staff
Panagiotis Tsakonas, Assistant Professor of International Relations, University of the Aegean, Rhodes

14:00 – 14:14 Closing remarks
Sergei Konoplyov , Director of the Black Sea Security Program - Harvard University
Ioannis Bourloyiannis - Tsangaridis, Ambassador (ret.), Diplomatic Advisor to the Minister of National Defense

14:15 – 15:30 Lunch at the «Divani Palace Acropolis» Hotel

16:00 – 18:00 Cultural Tour / Acropolis – Museum

19:30-21:30 Dinner at Tikki Restaurant

Friday, April 7

09:00-09:30 In route to Ministry of National Defense

10:00-10:15 Opening Remarks by the Vassilios Michaloliakos, Deputy Minister of National Defense

10:15-10:45 Session 1
Hellenic Defense Policy: International Security and Cooperation in the South - Eastern Europe and Black Sea Region
Ioannis Bourloyiannis - Tsangaridis, Ambassador (ret.), Diplomatic Advisor to the Minister of National Defence
Lt. Col. Polychronis Nalbantis, Director of Defence Planning & Programming Directorate / Minister’s Staff

11:15-11:45 Session 2
Hellenic Armed Forces’ Reform, Peacekeeping Operations and Military Cooperation in South - Eastern Europe and Black Sea Region
Lt. Col. Panagiotis Karabelas, Staff Officer of International Relations Directorate / Hellenic National Defence General Staff
Minas Kontrafouris, Lt. General (ret.), Honorary General Inspector of the Army

12:30-14:00 Lunch at the Hellenic Navy General Staff

14:00 – 15:00 In route to INTRACOM

15:00 - 16:30 Briefings at INTRACOM on Hellenic Defense industry

19:30 – 22:30 Dinner at Aleca restaurant

Saturday, April 8

10:40 Departure for the United States

Cambridge, Massachusetts

All Regional Participants arrive

April 9

10.00 – 11.00 Brunch at the Spangler Center

11.00 Group Departs for Galleria Mall

11.30 – 14.30 Shopping at the Galleria Mall

15.00 Returns to SFP

17.00 Meet at the SFP Common Room

17.05 Walk to the Kennedy School of Government (KSG) Classroom

17.30 – 19.00 Classroom Orientation and Introductions

19.00 – 21.00 Opening Dinner in the Malkin Penthouse

April 10

07.00 – 08.00 Breakfast in the KSG Forum Café

09.00 – 10.30 “US Foreign Policy in Eurasia– Matthew Bryza

10.30 – 10.45 Coffee Break

10.45 – 12.15 “Trends in Chinese Military Modernization” – David Finkelstein

12.15 – 13.30 Lunch in Bell Hall

13.30 – 15.00 “The South Caucasus” – Elizabeth Rood

15.00 – 17.45 Free Time

17.45 – 19.00 Dinner

19:00 – 20.15 Forum: Iraq: Should We Withdraw Now?

April 11

07.00 – 07.45 Breakfast in the KSG Forum Café

08.00 – 09.00 Introduction to the Study Groups

09.00 – 10.30 US Military Strategy - War on Terror - Admiral Douglas McAneny

10.30 – 11.00 Coffee Break

11.00 – 12.30 Iraq – Bernard Trainor

12.15 – 13.30 Lunch in the Malkin Penthouse with Secretary of the Army

13.30 – 15.00 “The Caspian Basin” –Geoffrey Kemp

15.00 – 15.15 Group Photo and Coffee Break

15.15 – 16.15 “Russia in the Region” – General Malishev

16.15 – 18.00 Harvard Shop

18.00 – 19.30 Dinner at Fire and Ice

April 12

07.00 – 08.00 Breakfast in the KSG Forum Café

08.00 – 09.00 Study Groups

09.00 – 10.30 Security in the Middle East - Chuck Freilich

10.30 – 10.45 Coffee Break

10.45 – 12.15 “US Security - Military Perspectives” – General James Cartwright

12.15 – 13.30 Lunch at Border Café

13.30 – 15.00 “The US Congress and National Security” – Bob Graham

15.00 – 16.45 “Regional Separatist Issues” – Vladimir Socor

16.45 – 18.00 Free Time

18.00 – 19.30 Dinner in the Malkin Penthouse

April 13

07.00 – 08.00 Breakfast in the KSG Forum Café

08.00 – 09.00 Study Groups

09.00 – 10.30 “Soft Power” – Joseph Nye

10.30 – 11.00 Coffee Break

11.00 – 12.30 Nuclear Terrorism – Graham Allison

12.30 – 14.00 Lunch with Romanian Ambassador

14.00 – 15.30 India and Pakistan – Xenia Dormandy

15.30 – 16.45 Study Groups

16.45 – 18.00 Free Time

19.00 – 20.30 Red Sox vs. Toronto

April 14

08.00 – 09.00 Breakfast in the KSG Forum Café

09.00 – 10.30 Study Group Presentations

10.30 – 11.00 Coffee Break

10.45 – 12.15 “Colored Revolutions and Regional Security” – James Sherr

12.15 – 13.30 Lunch at Bombay Club

13.30 – 15.00 “US Security Policy in Eurasia” – Daniel Feta

15.00 – 15.15 Coffee Break

15.15 – 16.45 Wrap Up and Certificates

16.45 – 18.00 Free Time
18.00 – 19.30 Final Dinner at Harvard Faculty Club

April 15

08.00 – 09.00 Breakfast

09.00 – 10.30 Depart for Lexington and Concord
Departure of Regional Participants