01.06Black Sea Region: Challenges in XXI Century and Strategic Solutions

01.06Symposium on Black Sea and Caspian Sea Security Issues III

14.02ICBSS launches an International Symposium on Black Sea

In line with its objectives to promote multilateral cooperation, to foster knowledge and dialogue in and around the wider Black Sea region, the ICBSS is launching an International Symposium as a forum for study and dialogue in a multicultural and interdisciplinary environment.

The 2008 ICBSS International Symposium will focus on �The Wider Black Sea Area in Perspective� and is to be held in partnership with the EU-Russia Centre, the Harvard Black Sea Security Program, NATO Public Diplomacy Division, and the University of the Aegean. It will take place on 1-6 July 2008 on the island of Kalymnos, Dodecanese, Greece.

For more information and application documents please click .

27.11Port Security: Identify Risks and Mitigate Threats

On October 1-2, 2008 SMi will organize in Barcelona an international conference on Port Security. 
Attend and learn how ports manage common and country-specific security challenges and how they integrate new technology to improve supply chain security. Discuss how port authorities, port operators, the private sector, customs and law enforcement professionals can improve cooperation.

Detailed presentations from Coast Guards, the US Department of Homeland Security and six European ports will help you understand the security threats in the Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea, North Sea and Atlantic Ocean. 

Meet representatives from the European Commission the International Maritime Organization for an update on the future of port security legislation; and identify opportunities for international cooperation. The event website can be viewed here:

05.10Black Sea Synergy

23.07The Sixth Harvard Black Sea Security Regional Workshop

By the initiative of Ukrainian Ministry of Defense the Harvard Black Sea Security Program Regional Workshop will take place in Kiev from September 23 - 27, 2007.  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, Macedonia, Moldova, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine and the United States. 

31.07ICBSS Task Force Meeting for a Joint Black Sea Strategy, Rhodes, 6-7 July 2007

International Centre for Black Sea Studies (ICBSS) started a new initiative.  The Task Force is designed to meet periodically in order to ascertain the possibility of formulating a joint strategy for the development of the wider Black Sea area. A comprehensive strategy would set the framework for addressing regional priorities in the key fields of security and economic-social development.   Such an integrated strategy would mirror the needs and priorities of the region and propose means and mechanisms to address them while taking into consideration, among others, the opportunities and possibilities offered by the international community.

For more details please contact Ms Panayiota Paraskevopoulou at 

15.05Workshop: Civil society contribution to Black Sea regional security

11.05How can the Black Sea Region contribute to improved global security?

The International conference "How can the Black Sea Region contribute to improved global security" will take place in Bucharest on 7-9 June 2007. The conference is organized by � IRSI in partnership with the Ministry of the Foreign Affairs Romania and the Royal Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Norway under the aegis of

24.04Harvard program promotes Black Sea regional security