Harvard Black Sea Security Program

April 16 – April 28, 2007

 

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Zagreb, Croatia

 

April 16

 

Participants’ arrival and checking-in

 

19.00-21.00   MoD-hosted Ice Breaker (at hotel, dress code: casual)

 

 

April 17

 

08.30-09.00        Participants’ registration

                           Beginning of the seminar (dress code: formal)

09.00-09.45        Opening remarks

Minister of Defense Mr. Berislav Rončević

Program leader, Harvard representative Mr. Sergey Konoplyov

Assistant Minister of Defense Mr. Igor Pokaz

09.45-10.00        Group Photo

 

 

PANEL I

Regional Security: Security Challenges, Security Processes and Security Cooperation

 

Moderator – Mr. Igor Pokaz, Assistant Minister of Defense

 

10.00-10.20        The new security challenges and Croatian security policy - Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Pjer Šimunović

10.20-10.40        Security sector reform and democratic control of the armed forces –Defense Adviser to the President Mr. Vlatko Cvrtila)

10.40-10.55 Coffee break

10.55-11.15        Croatia commitment to regional security and stability – building of partnerships – Head of Defence Policy and Planning Department Lieutenant Colonel Tomislav Vibovec

11.15-11.35        Croatian experiences in the regional border control cooperation – Head of Border Control Department in the Ministry of the Interior Mr. Nikola Milina

11.35-12.30        Discussions

12.30-14.00        Lunch

 

 

 

PANEL II

Defense Reform

 

Moderator – State Secretary Mr. Mate Raboteg

 

14.00-14.20        Reform of the Croatian Armed Forces – Head of J3 Department Major General Drago Lovrić

14.20-14.40        Armed forces modernization plans – Head of Development, Equipping and Modernization Department Colonel Milan Knežević

14.40-15.00        Planning, Programming and Budgeting System of the MoD – Deputy Head of Defense Policy and Planning Department Lieutenant Colonel Anto Zelić

15.00-16.00        Discussions

20.00-22.00        Official Dinner at the “Okrugljak” restaurant – hosted by   the State Secretary (dress code: black tie)

 

 

April 18

 

Seminar-continued (dress code: formal)

 

PANEL III

Impact of NATO and EU Membership on Regional Security

 

Moderator          Neven Pelicarić, Assistant Minister, Department for EU Political Issues, MFA

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09.00-09.20        NATO Speaker – Mr. George Katsirdakis, Head of Defense Cooperation, Defense Policy and Planning Division, NATO, International Staff

09.20-09.40        Croatia’s way to NATO and EU membership – Head of NATO/PfP Department Navy Captain Robert Hranj

09.40-10.00        US Defense Attaché Col. Kenneth Stolworthy

10.00-10.20        Coffee break

10.20-10.40        Head of EU Mission to Croatia 

10.40-11.40        Discussions

11.40-12.00        Concluding remarks

Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Pjer Šimunović

Program leader, Harvard representative Mr. Sergey Konoplyov

Assistant Minister of Defense Mr. Igor Pokaz

 

12.00-14.00        Lunch

16.30-18.00        City Tour

19.30-21.30        Dinner (at hotel)

 

 

April 19

 

Participants leave for Stuttgart

 

Stuttgart, Germany

 

 

 

April 19

 

AM-PM              Conference attendees arrive Mercure-Fontana Hotel in Vaihingen. 

 

1800-2000          Ice Breaker hosted by Brigadier General Marshall at hotel. 
(Dress:  Casual Open Collar)

 

April  20 (Dress:  Casual Open Collar)

 

0600-0800          Breakfast in hotel.

 

0800-0830          Welcome and United States European Command Brief

 

0830-0930          Theater Security Cooperation in the Black Sea (Colonel Alpo Portelli, Directorate of Strategy, Policy, and Assessments, USEUCOM)

 

0930-1000          Break and Photo

 

1000-1100          NATO Partnership Processes (Mr. Dirk Deverill, U.S. Mission to NATO)

 

1100-1200          Black Sea Regional Security Issues (Commander Alan Hammerquist, Directorate for Intelligence, USEUCOM)

 

1200-1300          Lunch

 

1300-1400          Civil Protection (Mr. Andrew Bruzewicz, United States Army Corps of Engineers)

 

1400-1500          Maritime Domain Awareness (Rear Admiral Robert M. Clark, Maritime Partnership Program, U.S. Naval Forces Europe – SIXTH Fleet)

 

1500-1530          Break

 

1530-1630          Airspace Management (Major William C. Robinson, International Civil Aviation Policy DoD Policy Board on Federal Aviation)

 

1630-1700          Closing comments

 

1800-2000          Dinner

 

April 21

 

AM-PM              Conference attendees depart Mercure-Fontana Hotel in Vaihingen

 

April 22

 

10: 40                 Departure for the United States

 

Cambridge, Massachusetts

 

 

April 21

20.05                  All Regional Participants Arrive

21.00                  Bus picks up Participants at Gate E

21.30                  Bus drops off Participants at Soldiers Field Park Apartments (SFP)

22.00                  Check into Rooms

 

April 22

09.00 – 10.00     Brunch at the Spangler Center

10.00                  Harvard tour

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     Dinner in the Malkin Penthouse

 

April 23

07.00 – 08.00     Breakfast in the KSG Forum Café

09.00 – 10.30     “Outcome of Color Revolutions” – James Sherr

10.30 – 10.45     Coffee Break

10.45 – 12.15     “West Energy Supply” – Vladimir Socor

12.15 – 13.30     Lunch in Bell Hall

13.30 – 15.00     “US Policy Application” – Joseph Nye

15.00 – 15.15     Introduction to Study Groups

18.30 – 21.00     Reception and Opening Night Dinner

 

April 24

07.00 – 07.45     Breakfast in the KSG Forum Café

07.45 – 09.00     Study Groups

09.00 – 10:30     “Evolution of uS National Security Strategy” – Ashton Carter

10.30 – 11.00     Group Photo and Coffee Break

11.00 – 12.30     “Russia in the Region” – Jack Matlock

12.30 – 14.00     Lunch at Border Cafe

14.00 – 15.30     “Nuclear Terrorism” – Graham Allison

15.30 – 15.45     Coffee Break

15.45 – 17.00     “Security in the Middle East” – Chuck Freilich

18.15 – 19.30     Dinner in the Malkin Penthouse

 

April 25

07.00 – 08.00     Breakfast in the KSG Forum Café

08.00 – 09.00     Study Groups

09.00 – 10.30     “Iran in the Region” – Ray Takeyh

10.30 – 11.00     Coffee Break

11.00 – 12.30     “Why Central Asia Matters” – Steven Mann

12.30 – 14:00     Lunch in Bell Hall

14:00 – 15.30     “China” – Anthony Saich

18.30 – 19.30     Dinner at Flat Top Johnny Pool Hall

 

April 26

07.00 – 07.45     Breakfast in the KSG Forum Café

07.45 – 10.30     Extended Study Groups

10.30 – 11.00     Coffee Break

11:00 – 12.15     “2006 US Elections” – David King

12.15 – 13.30     Lunch in PH: Security Interests of India - Air Chief Marshall Tyagi

14.00 – 14.30     “BLAKSEAFOR” - Captain Orgulu

14.30 – 16.00     Study Group Presentations

17.45 – 19.00     Forum: Robert Mueller, FBI Director

19.00 – 20.30     Dinner in the Malkin Penthouse

 

April 27

07.00 – 09.00     Breakfast in the KSG Forum Café

09.00 – 10.30     “US Defense Policy in the Region” – James MacDougall

10.30 – 11.00     Coffee Break

10.45 – 12.15     “The US, Russia and Greater Middle East” – Robert Blackwill

12.15 – 13.30     Lunch at Malkin Penthouse

13.30 – 15.00     “War in Iraq” – Barry McCaffre

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 New England Clambake

 

April 28

09.00 – 10.00     Breakfast Spangler Grille

10.30 – 12.00     US Coast Guard

12.00 – 13.30     Faneuil Hall Shopping

13.30 – 14.30     Lunch in Faneuil Hall

14.30                  Departure for Logan Airport