Events Prior to 2007
December 4, 2006
Does Europe Still Need NATO?
Dr. Jamie Shea, policy planning director, Secretary General's Office, NATO
Co-sponsored with the Center for European Studies and 21st Century European and American Perspectives Series
November 29, 2006
Serbia After Milosevic: The Road to Democracy or a Standstill?
Dr. Milan St. Protic, former Serbian ambassador to the U.S. and mayor of Belgrade
November 21, 2006
Turkish Foreign Policy in Turbulent Times
Dr. Kemal Kirisci, director, European Studies Center, and Jean Monnet Chair in European Integration, Bogazici University, Istanbul
November 9, 2006
Beyond Conflict: Peace and Cooperation in the Balkans of the 21st Century
H.E. Srgjan Kerim, candidate for presidency of the UN General Assembly, former ambassador of FYROM to the UN (2001-2003), and former minister of foreign affairs of FYROM (2000-2001)
Co-sponsored with the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs Fellows Program
November 3, 2006
Film Screening: The Border Post
Rajko Grlic, filmmaker
Co-presented with the Harvard Film Archive, Harvard Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures, and the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies
November 3, 2006
Science Policy in Turkey
Dr. Nuket Yetis, president, Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK)
Co-sponsored with the Study Group on Modern Turkey, Harvard Center for Middle Eastern Studies
October 19, 2006
NATO-KSG Videoconference: Meeting Global Security Challenges Together
A London-based conference organized by the Office of the Secretary General, NATO, in cooperation with the London School of Economics and City of London
October 17, 2006
The End of Iraq: How American Incompetence Created a War Without End
H.E. Peter Galbraith, senior diplomatic fellow, Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, and former U.S. ambassador to Croatia
October 16, 2006
Stability and Development in the Balkans: The Greek Perspective
H.E. Alexandros P. Mallias, ambassador of Greece to the U.S.
Co-sponsored with the Institute of Politics and the Consulate General of Greece, Boston
September 27, 2006
Bridging the Euro-Balkan Gap: Development and Transition in the West Balkans
H.E. Dimitrij Rupel, foreign minister of the Republic of Slovenia
September 22, 2006
FORUM: Peace, Progress and the Way Forward in Southeastern Europe
H.E. Stjepan Mesic, president of the Republic of Croatia
H.E. Boris Tadic, president of the Republic of Serbia
Co-sponsored with the Institute for Politics
September 18, 2006
Bulgaria, US, and Europe: Foreign Policy and Economic Priorities
H.E. Ivailo Kalfin, deputy prime minister and foreign minister of the Republic of Bulgaria
May 5, 2006
Turkey, the Middle East and the EU
Mithat Bereket, CNN Turk
Co-sponsored with the Seminar on Modern Turkey, Harvard Center for Middle Eastern Studies
April 29, 2006
Letter from Istanbul
The Derya Turkan-Sokratis Sinopoulos Ensemble
The closing concert of the 5th Annual Boston Turkish Film Festival
Co-sponsored with the Boston Turkish Film Festival
April 21, 2006
Expanding the Union: Lessons from Southern Europe for Turkish Accession to the EU
Dr. Nikolaos Biziouras, Kennedy School of Government
Zergun Koruturk, Turkish ambassador to Portugal
Francisco Seixas da Costa, Portuguese ambassador to Brazil
Co-sponsored with the Center for European Studies and the Luso-American Foundation
April 20, 2006
Croatia: Beyond the Western Balkans
H.E. Mirjana Mladineo, Croatian ambassador to the United Nations
Weatherhead Center for International Affairs
Co-sponsored with the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs
April 4, 2006
The Future Status of Kosovo: Implications for the Balkans and the EU
Dr. Jacques Rupnik, visiting scholar, Center for European Studies
Raphael Pouye, Institut d'Etudes Politique (Sciences Po)
Pranvera Recica, Harvard Law School
Tamara Pavasovic, Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Co-sponsored with the Center for European Studies
March 22, 2006
The Western Balkans Towards European Integration
Arben Malaj, member of the Parliament of Albania and senior fellow, Center for Business and Government, John F. Kennedy School of Government
March 15, 2006
Environmental Protection in Croatia
Dr. Nikola Ruzinski, state secretary for environmental protection, Ministry of Environmental Protection, Physical Planning and Construction, Croatia
February 15, 2006
Widening or Deepening: The Current Angst About EU Enlargement
Dr. Ahmet Evin, professor, Sabanci University, Istanbul
Co-sponsored with the Center for Middle Eastern Studies' Seminar on Modern Turkey
February 9, 2006
European Enlargement and Democratic Performance: The Cases of Romania and Bulgaria
Dr. Alina Mungiu-Pippidi, Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellow, National Endowment for Democracy, and director, Romanian Academic Society
Co-sponsored with the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies
February 1, 2006
Non-Violent Conflict Resolution: Former Yugoslavia's Euro-Atlantic Integration
Dr. Ana Trbovich, instructor of negotiations and European integration, Faculty of Economics, Finance and Administration (Belgrade), former assistant minister of international economic relations in charge of European integration, Government of Serbia
December 6, 2005
Kosovo: Tackling the "Final Status" Question
James Pettifer, author and journalist
Ambassador Michael Schmunk, ambassador and special envoy for Afghanistan, German Ministry of Foreign Affairs
November 16, 2005
Cyprus in the EU: Prospects for Reunification, Peace with Turkey, and Regional Stability
H.E. Euripides L. Evriviades, ambassador of Cyprus to the U.S.
Co-sponsored with the Southeastern Europe Study Group, Center for European Studies
November 14, 2005
Truth, Falsehood and the Politics of Verification in a Globalizing Turkish Media
Andrew Finkel, Istanbul correspondent, The Times of London
November 9, 2005
Greece as the EU Gateway for the Balkans and Turkey
Nicholas Beis, general manager, Emporiki Bank, Greece
Co-sponsored with the Consulate of Greece, Boston
October 25, 2005
FORUM: International Justice in Pursuit of War Criminals
Carla del Ponte, chief prosecutor, UN War Crime Tribunals
October 5, 2005
Europe's Future: After the Atlantic Era, Heading Towards the Pacific?
Dr. Jorgo Chatzimarkakis, member of European Parliament
Co-sponsored with the Center for European Studies
October 3, 2005
Turkey and the EU: Assessing the Post-October 3rd Landscape
Dr. Dimitris Keridis, Constantine Karamanlis Chair on Hellenic and Southeastern European Affairs, Tufts University
Dr. Demet Yalcin Mousseau, fellow, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, International Security Program, John F. Kennedy School of Government, and assistant professor of international relations, Koc University, Istanbul
Co-sponsored with the Havard Turkish Student Caucus and the International Security Program, John F. Kennedy School of Government
September 19, 2005
FORUM: Serbia: Consolidating Democracy and the Future of Kosovo
H.E. Boris Tadic, president of the Republic of Serbia
Co-sponsored with the Institute for Politics
May 11, 2005
The Triangulation of Turkey: Redefining Ankara's Role in Trans-Atlantic Relations
Omer Sabanci, chairman, Turkish Industrialists' and Businessmen's Association (TUSIAD)
Ilter Turkmen, former minister of foreign affairs of Turkey and TUSIAD advisor
Pekin Baran, vice chairman of the board, TUSIAD
Ayca Dinckok, board member, TUSIAD
Dr. Soli Ozel, professor of international relations, Bilgi University and TUSIAD advisor
April 28, 2005
Turkish Foreign Policy and the United States
Egemen Bagis, member of Turkish Parliament, Justice and Development Party, and chief foreign policy advisor to Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan
April 25, 2005
Albanian Contemporary Political Landscape
H.E. Rexhep Meidani, former president of Albania
Kosta Barjaba, HKS MPA/MC '05, former chief of staff to the Albanian Minister of Labor
Naim Zoto, spokesperson, Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs
April 20, 2005
Democracy and Human Rights for a Europe of 46 States
Dr. Dimitris Constas, professor and director of Institute of International Relations, Panteion University (Athens) and senior visiting scholar, Alexander Onassis Foundation USA University Seminars Program
Co-sponsored with the Southeastern Europe Study Group, Center for European Studies
April 13, 2005
The Challenges and Prospects of Greece's Economic Landscape
H.E. Petros Doukas, deputy minister of economy of Greece
Co-sponsored with the Institute of Politics
April 8, 2005
Romanian Cinema Night Featuring Films by Nae Caranfil
Screenings of Filantropica (Philanthropy) and E Pericoloso Sporgersi (Don't Lean out of the Window)
Co-sponsored with the Romanian Student Associations of Harvard and MIT
April 8, 2005
Romania Redux: A View From Harvard
A book launch and lunch with presentations by editor Dan Dimancescu and co-authors Manuel Costescu, Verena Kugi, and Cristiana Pasca on Romania Redux: A View From Harvard
Co-sponsored with the Center for European Studies
April 7, 2005
Salonica, 1430-1950: The Possibilities of a Past
Dr. Mark Mazower, professor of history, Columbia University
Co-sponsored with the Greek Study Group, Center for European Studies
March 23, 2005
Greece's Approach to Turkey and Cyprus
Alkis Courcoulas, Turkey Bureau Chief, Athens News Agency
March 22, 2005
Contemporary European and U.S. Approaches to Foreign Policy Making
George Dimitrakopoulos, member of European Parliament
Co-sponsored with the Southeastern Europe Study Group, Center for European Studies
March 13-14, 2005
A New Europe: New Literary Histories
A conference examining recent reconceptions of "Europe" by literary historians
Co-sponsored with the Coordinating Committee for the History of Literatures in European Languages of the International Comparative Literature Association, with support from the study groups of the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, the Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, and the Department of Comparative Literature, Harvard
March 10, 2005
US-Bulgarian Relations in a Transforming International and Security Environment
H.E. Elena Poptodorova, ambassador of the Republic of Bulgaria to the United States
February 22, 2005
Turkish-Armenian Reconciliation
David L. Phillips, senior fellow and deputy director, Center for Preventive Action, Council on Foreign Relations, and director of the Peacebuilding Program, American University
Co-sponsored with the Belfer Center's International Security Program and the Study Group on Modern Turkey, Harvard Center for Middle Eastern Studies
December 7, 2004
State Weakness, Regional Stabilization, and EU Integration: The End of Discriminatory Notions of Eastern Europe?
Dr. Stefano Bianchini, associate professor of East European History and Politics, Roberto Ruffilli School of Political Science, University of Bologna
Co-sponsored with the Southeastern Europe Study Group, Center for European Studies
December 3, 2004
Turkey's EU Accession: The Light at the End of the Tunnel?
Dr. Murat Mercan, member of the Turkish Parliament, deputy chairman, Justice and Development Party, and chairman, Turkish Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
December 1, 2004
Kosovo: Tackling the "Final Status" Question
Mr. Ilir Dugolli, Yale World Fellow and policy advisor to the Prime Minister of Kosovo
November 22, 2004
The Republic of Macedonia: Still a Puzzle?
Hristo Ivanovski, diplomatic editor, Dnevnik Daily (Skopje)
November 17, 2004
Democracy, Romanian-Style: Parties, Personalities, Ideologies
Dr. Aurelian Craiutu, professor of political science, Indiana University
Co-sponsored with the Southeastern Europe Study Group, Center for European Studies
October 18, 2004
Campaign 2004: Views From Abroad
A symposium exploring the 2004 U.S. presidential election from a global perspective, featuring:
Mehmet Ali Birand, political correspondent, CNN Turk
Nicholas Voulelis, managing editor, Athens News Agency
Nico Fried, political correspondent, Suddeutsche Zeitung
Talal Al-Haj, U.S. bureau chief, Al-Arabiya Television
Moderated by Alex Jones, director, Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics, and Public Policy at the John F. Kennedy School of Government
Co-sponsored with German Study Group, Center for European Studies
October 16-18, 2004
Lessons Learned from the Balkan Conflicts
A two-day conference at Boston College focusing on lessons learned from the wars in the Balkans and finding viable solutions for reconstruction, reconciliation, and lasting security in the region
Co-sponsored with the Center for Balkan Development, Boston College, and the Dayton peace Accords Project, Tufts University
October 12, 2004
The Politics of East and West
Orhan Pamuk, Turkish author
September 23, 2004
Croatia in the New Millennium: Towards EU and NATO Membership
H.E. Ivo Sanader, prime minister of the Republic of Croatia
June 1, 2004
Cyprus at a Crossroads: The Way Forward
H.E. Tassos Papadopoulos, president of the Republic of Cyprus
Co-sponsored with Harvard School of Public Health, Institute of Politics, Center for Public Leadership and the Belfer Center's Program on Intrastate Conflict and Resolution
May 11, 2004
FORUM: Islam, Democracy and Human Rights
Shirin Ebadi, Nobel Peace Prize laureate (2003)
Co-sponsored with the Institute of Politics and ILEX Foundation
May 3, 2004
Educating the Enemy: The Case of the Muslim Minority in Western Thrace, Greece
Dr. Thalia Dragonas, professor of social psychology, University of Athens
Dr. Anna Frangoudaki, professor of sociology of education, University of Athens
Co-sponsored with the Herbert C. Kelman Seminar on International Conflict Analysis and Resolution, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs
April 29, 2004
Five Years and Counting: The Euro's Next Challenges
Dr. Lucas Papademos, vice-president, European Central Bank
April 22, 2004
European Economic Competitiveness and EU Enlargement
H.E. Ivan Mikloš, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of Slovakia
Minda de Gunzberg Center for European Studies
Co-sponsored with the Center for European Studies
April 21, 2004
Managing Migration: 'Fortress Europe' or a Europe Without Borders?
Dr. Demetrios Papademetriou, president and co-founder, Migration Policy Institute, Washington, D.C.
April 15, 2004
Southeast Europe: From Post-Conflict to Development and the Role of the World Bank
Dr. Orsalia Kalantzopoulos, country director and regional coordinator for Southeast Europe, World Bank Group
Dr. Ardo Hansson, lead economist, Poverty Reduction and Economic Management, World Bank Group
April 8, 2004
Gender in the Construction of a Nation
Dr. Rada Ivekovic, professor of sociology, University Jean-Monnet
Co-sponsored with the Southeastern Europe Study Group, Center for European Studies
April 5, 2004
Greece on the Edge of the Twenty-First Century
Dr. Andre Gerolymatos, professor of history, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver
Co-sponsored with the Southeastern Europe Study Group, Center for European Studies
March 22, 2004
Greek-Turkish Relations: A Hostage of History or Forever a Victim?
Bruce Clark, international security editor, The Economist
March 10, 2004
The Future of Turkish Policy: Panel and Book Launch Celebration Featuring Co-Editors
Dr. Dimitris Keridis, professor of international politics, University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki, and executive director of Kokkalis Foundation
Dr. Lenore Martin, professor and chair, Department of Political Science, Emmanuel College, and co-chair of the Study Group on Modern Turkey, Harvard University
Co-sponsored with the Southeastern Europe Study Group, Center for European Studies
March 9, 2004
Anti-Americanism in the Balkans
Dr. Ivan Krastev, research director and chairman of the board, Centre for Liberal Strategies, Bulgaria
March 4, 2004
Semi-authoritarianism as the Endgame: Has Serbia Arrived?
Milan Sturgis, political advisor, OSCE, U.S. Department of State, Belgrade
Co-sponsored with the Institute on Religion and World Affairs, Boston University
March 3, 2004
Judging the Past: Uses and Abuses of History at the Yugoslav War Crimes Tribunal
Dr. Robert Donia, adjunct assistant research scientist, University of Michigan, and expert witness, Yugoslav War Crimes Tribunal
Co-sponsored with the Southeastern Europe Study Group, Center for European Studies
February 18, 2004
Wrestling with the Ancients: Modern Greek Identity and the Olympics
Dr. Alexander Kitroeff, associate professor of history, Haverford College
Co-sponsored with the Southeastern Europe Study Group, Center for European Studies
February 11, 2004
Turkey-U.S. Relations
Dr. Morton Abramowitz, former U.S. ambassador to Turkey
Co-sponsored with the Center for Middle Eastern Studies
January 30, 2004
FORUM: Democracy in the Middle East, Pluralism in Europe: The Turkish Perspective
H.E. Recep Tayyip Erdogan, prime minister of the Republic of Turkey
Co-sponsored with the Institute of Politics, the Belfer Center and its Caspian Studies Program and the Center for Public Leadership
December 10, 2003
Lessons of Negotiation: EU Accession and the Cyprus Dilemma from a Diplomat's Perspective
Denis Chaibi, Yale Center for European Studies
November 24, 2003
Are US-EU Comparisons Valid? Integration and Governance Models in the European Union and the United States
Anna Diamantopoulou, European Commissioner for Employment and Social Affairs
Co-sponsored with the Center for European Studies
November 20, 2003
Balkan Identity, Globalization and Critical Multiculturalism
Dr. Dusan Bjelic, professor of criminology, University of Southern Maine
November 13, 2003
The Illicit Trade of Small Arms and Light Weapons in Southeastern Europe
C. Edward Peartree, foreign affairs officer, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, U.S. Department of State
Adrian Wilkinson, team leader, South Eastern Europe Clearinghouse for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons, UNDP
November 12, 2003
Greek Mass Media and the Politics of Globalization
Dr. Sophia Iordanidou, professor of philosophy, University of Thessaloniki
Co-sponsored with the Greek Study Group, Center for European Studies
November 12, 2003
The Military and the Development and Justice Party in Turkey
Dr. Metin Heper, professor of political science, Bilkent University, Turkey
Co-sponsored with Study Group on Modern Turkey, Center for Middle Eastern Studies
October 29, 2003
Olympics Truce: An Ancient Peace-Building Concept for Modern Troubled Times
Ambassador Stavros Lambrinidis, director, Olympic Truce Center
October 27, 2003
NATO and the Greater Middle East
H.E. R. Nicholas Burns, U.S. ambassador to NATO
October 22, 2003
Debalkanizing the Balkans
Dr. Theodore Couloumbis, professor of international relations, University of Athens and senior visiting scholar of the Alexander Onassis Foundation USA University Seminars Program
October 20, 2003
Aspects of Greek Foreign Policy: Europe, the USA and the Eastern Mediterranean on the Eve of the 2004 Athens Olympic Games
H.E. George Savvaides, ambassador of Greece to the U.S.
Co-sponsored with the Center for European Studies and the Consulate of Greece in Boston
October 15, 2003
Southeastern and East-Central European Diplomatic Summit
H.E. Andreas Mavroyiannis, ambassador of Cyprus to the United Nations
H.E. Konstantin Bikas, consul general of Greece, Boston
H.E. Sorin Ducaru, ambassador of Romania to the U.S.
H.E. Davoran Kracun, ambassador of Slovenia to the U.S.
H.E. O. Faruk Logoglu, ambassador of Turkey to the U.S.
H.E. Dr. Gabor Horvath, consul general of Turkey, New York
H.E. Ivan Grdesic, ambassador of Croatia to the U.S.
H.E. Nikola Dimitrov, ambassador of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to the U.S.
H.E. Mihail Manoli, ambassador of Moldova to the U.S.
H.E. Ivan Vujacic, ambassador of Serbia & Montenegro to the U.S.
September 24, 2003
The Future of Globalization
H.E. Lech Wałęsa, former president of Poland (1990-1995) and Nobel Peace Prize laureate (1983)
Co-sponsored with the Institute of Politics, Center For Public Leadership and Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
May 13, 2003
Dynamics of Socio-Political and Economic Transformation in Bulgaria
Radka Betcheva, Neiman Fellow, executive producer at Bulgarian National Television
Co-sponsored with the Southeastern Europe Study Group
April 30, 2003
NATO Enlargement: What Brings New Members to the Table?
H.E. Sorin Ducaru, ambassador of Romania to the U.S.
Co-sponsored with the Center for Public Leadership and European Caucus
April 21, 2003
Security and Olympics 2004
Marialena Conalis, senior policy advisor on American foreign policy, trans-Atlantic relations and Greek-American relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Greece
Co-sponsored with the Southeastern Europe Study Group, Center for European Studies
April 15, 2003
Serbia: Economic Stabilization in the post-Djindjic Era
H.E. Kori Udovicki, minister of energy and mining of Serbia
H.E. Bozidar Djelic, minister of finance and economy of Serbia
H.E. Goran Pitic, minister of international economic relations of Serbia
H.E. Aleksandar Vlahovic, minister of privatization of Serbia
April 12, 2003
UNDP's Perspective of Development and Integration Challenges
Kalman Mizsei, regional director of Europe and CIS, UNDP
Moderated by Dr. Richard Morningstar, John F. Kennedy School of Government
Co-sponsored with the Center for International Development and Caspian Studies Program, John F. Kennedy School of Government
April 11, 2003
Moldova: "New Black Sea Geopolitics"
Dr. Oleg Serebrian, vice rector, International Free University of Moldova, former spokesperson for the foreign ministry of Moldova
April 8, 2003
The Future of Cyprus
Mustafa Akinci, head of the Communal Liberation Party (TKP)
Dr. Robert Rotberg, director, WPF Program on Intrastate Conflict, Conflict Prevention and Conflict Resolution
Co-sponsored with the Program on Intrastate Conflict and Conflict Resolution, John F. Kennedy School of Government
April 4, 2003
The Contemporary Transatlantic Security Environment: European Perspectives
H.E. Yannos Papantoniou, minister of national defense of Greece
April 3, 2003
Southeast Europe: From Stabilization to Integration
Dr. Erhard Busek, special coordinator, Stability Pact for Southeastern Europe
April 1, 2003
A Triangular Search for Democratic Peace: EU-Greece-Turkey
Kemal Kirisci, Jean Monnet Professor of Political Science and International Relations
Co-sponsored with the Study Group on Modern Turkey, Center for Middle Eastern Studies
March 12, 2003
A Diplomat's View of Iraq: Historical and Social Aspects
Konstantin Bikas, consul general of Greece in Boston and former head of mission at the Greek Embassy in Baghdad (1998-2002)
Co-sponsored with the Center for Middle Eastern Studies
March 6, 2003
Nations, Languages and Religions in Ottoman Hungary
Dr. Istvan Toth, professor of history, Central European University, Budapest and head of Early Modern History Department, Institute of History, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Co-sponsored with the Southeast European Study Group, Center for European Studies
February 28, 2003
"No Man's Land": Reflections on the War in Bosnia and Current Situation
Danis Tanovic, Academy Award-winning writer and director
February 27, 2003
Tirana City Hall: Between Art and Politics
Edi Rama, mayor of Tirana, Albania
February 24, 2003
Peace or War? FYROM, Kosovo and the View from Tirana
James Pettifer, author and journalist
February 19, 2003
From Poetics of Memory to Politics of Identity: Mak Dizdar on Medieval Bosnian Cemeteries
Dr. Amila Butrovic, associate professor
of Islamic studies and humanities, York University
Co-sponsored with the Southeast European Study Group, Center for European Studies
November 25, 2002
Why the First Yugoslav State Failed: Lessons from the Interwar Kingdom - 1918-1941
Dr. Sabrina Ramet, department of sociology and political science, Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Co-sponsored with the Southeast European Study Group, Center for European Studies
November 14, 2002
European Enlargement from a Central European Perspective: A Public Discussion With Four Ambassadors
H.E. Martin Bútora, ambassador of Slovakia to the United States
H.E. Przemysław Grudziński, ambassador of Poland to the United States
H.E. Martin Palouš, ambassador of the Czech Republic to the United States
H.E. András Simonyi, ambassador of Hungary to the United States
Moderated by James Cooney, director, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University
Co-sponsored with the European Caucus at KSG, the Minda de Ginzburg Center for European Studies, the Institute of Politics, and the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs
November 6, 2002
Human Trafficking in Southeastern Europe
Dr. Louise Shelley, Department of Justice, Law, and Society, and the School of International Service, American University
Sebastian Junger, freelance journalist and author, "Slaves of the Brothel," Vanity Fair
Justice David Marshall, senior human rights advisor, Human Rights Law Section, Canadian Department of Justice, and former chief, OSCE Human Rights Monitoring Section
October 29, 2002
Current Realities and the Question of the Future Status of Kosovo
Dr. Daniel Serwer, director, Balkans Initiative, US Institute of Peace
Louis Sell, contributor, "Kosovo Final Status," USIP Special Report
Whit Mason, public affairs advisor to the UN Mission in Kosovo
October 15, 2002
New Directions in Turkish Party Politics?
Dr. Sabri Sayari, executive director, Institute of Turkish Studies, Georgetown University
Co-sponsored with the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs and the Study Group on Modern Turkey, Center for Middle Eastern Studies
October 9, 2002
Birth of a Nation: Commemorations of December 1st, 1918, and the Construction of National Identity in Romania
Dr. Maria Bucur, John V. Hill Chair in East European History, Indiana University
Co-sponsored with the Southeast European Study Group, Center for European Studies
September 20, 2002
FORUM: Serbian Dawn: Reintegration and Renewal
H.E. Zoran Djindjic, prime minister of the Republic of Serbia
September 13, 2002
A New Security Dialogue, a New Security Deal
H.E. Mircea Geoana, foreign minister of Romania
May 9, 2002
Bulgaria’s Political and Economic Transformation
H.E. Nikolay Vassilev, deputy prime minister and minister of economy of Bulgaria
Co-sponsored with the HBS European Club
May 6, 2002
FORUM: Southeastern Europe: The Long Road to Stability
H.E. Stjepan Mesic, president of Republic of Croatia
April 29, 2002
NATO'S Eastern Enlargement
Dr. Zoe Petre, director, Institute for Regional Cooperation & Conflict Prevention
April 25, 2002
A Change From Nitsche Might Be Nice: Naming Policies and Practice in Post-Habsburg Trieste, 1918-1922
Dr. Maura Hametz, professor of history, Old Dominion University
Co-sponsored with the Southeastern Europe and Central European Study Groups, Center for European Studies
April 19, 2002
The Balkans: Present and Future
H.E. Petar Stoyanov, president of the Republic of Bulgaria
Co-sponsored with the Minda de Ginzburg Center for European Studies
April 16, 2002
The History of Greece and Turkey's Accession to NATO
Dr. Ekavi Athanassopoulou, research fellow, Bristol University and Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy, Athens
April 11, 2002
The US-Greece Relationship in 2002: An American Perspective
H.E. Thomas Miller, U.S. Ambassador to Greece
April 1, 2002
The Future of Turkish Foreign Policy
H.E. Cem Duna, former Turkish ambassador to the EU
H.E. Ilter Turkmen, former foreign minister of Turkey
Soli Ozel, professor of international relations, Bilgi University, Istanbul
Panel chair: Dr. Ahmet Evin, dean of Arts and Social Sciences, Sabanci University, Istanbul
March 21, 2002
Milosevic in the Hague: The Politics of War Crimes Tribunals
Gary Jonathan Bass, author, Stay the Hand of Vengeance: The Politics of War Crimes Tribunals
Co-sponsored by the Carr Center for Human Rights, John F. Kennedy School of Government, and the Harvard Bookstore
March 20, 2002
When Identity Politics Kills: Endgame in Balkan Wars
Bogdan Denitch, New York University
Co-sponsored with the Carr Center for Human Rights, John F. Kennedy School of Government
March 14, 2002
The Balkans: A Mission Neither Accomplished Nor Impossible
H.E. Fatos Tarifa, ambassador of Albania to the U.S.
February 21, 2002
Intimacy and Violence in Civil War: Examples frou Southeastern Europe
Dr. Stathis Kalyvas, associate professor, University of Chicago
Co-sponsored with the Southeastern Europe Study Group, Center for European Studies
February 13, 2002
Hungary in the 21st Century
H.E. Viktor Orbán, Prime Minister of the Republic of Hungary
January 28, 2002
The Black Sea Region: Prospects and Challenges
Ersoy Volkan, president, Black Sea Trade & Development Bank
December 6, 2001
Greece's Accession to the EMU
Dr. Yannis Ioannides, Max and Herta Neubauer Professor of Economics, Tufts University
Co-sponsored with the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy and the Greek Study Group, Center for European Studies
November 29, 2001
Rethinking the Role of Religion in Modernity: Lessons from the European Union in the Case of Greece
Dr. Elizabeth Prodromou, assistant professor of political science, Boston University
Co-sponsored with the
Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy and the Greek Study Group, Center for European Studies
November 14, 2001
The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia: On the Road to Stability?
Dr. Steven Burg, professor of politics, Brandeis University
H.E. Mark Dickinson, former ambassador of the United Kingdom to FYROM and Weatherhead Fellow (2001-2002), Harvard University
Dr. Duncan Perry, dean of graduate studies and extended programs, Millersville University
October 29, 2001
Are the Balkans a Powder Keg or a Backwater?
Dr. Thanos Veremis, Constantine Karamanlis Professor in Hellenic and Southeastern European Studies, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University
Co-sponsored with the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy and the Greek Study Group, Center for European Studies
October 15, 2001
Turkey Between Two Worlds
Stephen Kinzer, former Istanbul bureau chief, New York Times
October 11, 2001
Democratic Transition in Croatia
H.E. Dr. Ivan Grdesic, ambassador of Croatia to the U.S.
October 4, 2001
The United Nations International Administration in Kosovo: Joint Governance or Colonial Control?
Dr. Mark Baskin, director of research, Lester B. Pearson Canadian International Peacekeeping Training Centre, and former deputy regional administrator, Prizren, Kosovo, UN Mission in Kosovo
Co-sponsored with the Southeastern Europe Study Group, Center for European Studies
May 10, 2001
The Balkans After Milosevic: The Economic Battleground
H.E. Daniel Daianu, former minister of finance, Romania
Dr. Georges De Menil, visiting professor, John F. Kennedy School of Government, and former advisor to the prime minister of Romania
Mark Medish, former special assistant to the president and senior director for Russian, Ukrainian, and Eurasian affairs, National Security Council, Washington, D.C.
Co-sponsored with the Center for International Development
May 1, 2001
Integration or Definitive Ethnic Division: Bosnia-Herzegovina Five Years After Dayton
Senad Pecanin, editor, Dani (Sarajevo), and Nieman Fellow (2000-2001), Harvard University
Co-sponsored with the Southeastern Europe Study Group, Center for European Studies
April 30, 2001
Toward a Political Community in the Aegean Area: New Opportunities for Greece and Turkey
Dr. Epameinondas Marias, special scientific collaborator, Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Weatherhead Fellow (2000-2001), Harvard University
April 26, 2001
Prospects of Stability in Southeastern Europe and Democratic Changes in Yugoslavia
H.E. Milan St. Protic, ambassador of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia to the U.S.
April 25, 2001
Future Challenges in Southeastern Europe and the Role of the West
Bodo Hombach, special coordinator of the Stability Pact for Southeastern Europe
April 23, 2001
De-Mining and Mine Action: The Croatian Model - From Death to Life
Dr. Dijana Plestina, professor of political science, College of Wooster, Ohio, and advisor to the Croatian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Mine Action
Stacy Davis, executive director, Office of the Special Representative to the President and to the Secretary of State for Humanitarian Global De-Mining
Co-sponsored with the Southeastern Europe Study Group, Center for European Studies, and the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, John F. Kennedy School of Government
April 20, 2001
The Black Sea in the History and Politics of Southeast Europe
Dr. Charles King, assistant professor of foreign service and government, Georgetown University
Co-sponsored with the Southeastern Europe Study Group, Center for European Studies
April 19, 2001
The Euro and the Dollar: Have We Reached the End of the Slide?
Miranda Xafa, fixed-income strategist, Citigroup, London
April 16, 2001
Sharon's Government: Regional Implications
Dr. Efraim Inbar, director, BESA Center for Strategic Studies, Bar-Ilan Univeresity, Ramat-Gan (Israel)
March 21, 2001
Kosovo in the Changing Environment of Southeastern Europe
Veton Surroi, publisher, Koha Ditore (Pristina)
March 19, 2001
Does "Mitteleuropa" Have a Future?
Dr. John Neubauer, professor of comparative literature, University of Amsterdam
Co-sponsored with the Culture and Politics in Central Europe and the Southeastern Europe Study Groups, Center for European Studies
March 12, 2001
Vojislav Kostunica: From Dissident to President
Dr. Audrey Helfant Budding, academy scholar, Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies
Co-sponsored with the Southeastern Europe Study Group, Center for European Studies
February 27, 2001
The Media of Democratizing Societies: The Case of Southeastern Europe
Roland Qafoku, news director, Koha Jone TV (Tirana)
Zenit Djozic, producer, Nadrealisti (Sarajevo)
Tanja Novak, editor, Croatian Commercial Network (Zagreb)
Visar Hoti, producer and manager, Radio Tema (Ferizaj)
Tamara Causidis, journalist, Macedonian Radio (Skopje)
Moderated by Dr. Dimitris Keridis, director, Kokkalis Program
February 7, 2001
The Stability of Southeastern Europe
Dr. Zoe Petre, professor, University of Bucharest, director, Insitute for Regional Cooperation, and former political advisor to the president of Romania
Co-sponsored with the Culture and Politics in Central Europe and the Southeastern Europe Study Groups, Center for European Studies, and the Workshop on Eastern European Politics
January 22, 2001
The Kosovo Report: A Conversation with the Commissioners
Justice Richard J. Goldstone, justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa, and chairperson of the Independent International Commission on Kosovo
Michael Ignatieff, Visiting Carr Professor of Human Rights Practice, and commissioner, Independent International Commission on Kosovo
Dr. Martha Minow, professor of law, Harvard Law School, and commissioner, Independent International Commission on Kosovo
Moderated by Samantha Power, executive director, Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, John F. Kennedy School of Government
Co-sponsored by the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy and the Project on Justice in Times of Transition Democracy
December 1, 2000
Cyprus Looking to the Future
H.E. Erato Kozakou Marcoullis, ambassador of Cyprus to the U.S.
Co-sponsored with the Hellenic American Women's Council (HAWC), Harvard Hellenic Society, Women in Public Policy Program, Cambridge Foundation for Peace, Federation of Hellenic American Societies of New England, and Boston Chapter of the American Hellenic Institute
November 29, 2000
Human Rights in Serbia Today
Dr. Aleksa Djila, Serbian historian and public policy scholar at the Woodrow Wilson Center
Co-sponsored with the Carr Center for Human Rights, John F. Kennedy School of Government
November 29, 2000
The Metamorphosis of Greece: Domestic and Foreign Policy Priorities
Dr. Theodore Couloumbis, professor of international relations, University of Athens; director general, Hellenic Foundation for European & Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP), Athens
November 16, 2000
The Role of Women in Peace-Building Efforts in Southeastern Europe
A discussion with women peace activists from Cyprus and the former Yugoslavia
November 15, 2000
Good People in Evil Times: The Course of Reconciliation in Former Yugoslavia
Dr. Svetlana Broz, cardiologist, writer, peace activist and the granddaughter of Josip Broz Tito
Co-sponsored with the Culture and Politics in Central Europe and the Southeastern Europe Study Groups, Center for European Studies
November 8, 2000
Turkish Policy Towards Greece
H.E. Nazmi Akiman, former ambassador of Turkey to Greece
October 27, 2000
Recent Developments in the Balkans and the Role of Greece and the United States
H.E. Nicholas Burns, U.S. ambassador to Greece
October 20, 2000
Yugoslavia: The Challenge of Democracy
Pavle Jevremovic, chief advisor on foreign affairs to Serbian President Vojislav Kostunica
Dr. Miroljub Labus, leader of the G-17 Group of economic experts
Dr. Milan St. Protic, mayor of Belgrade
Dr. Richard Falkenroth, assistant professor of public policy, John F. Kennedy School of Government
Dr. Steven Burg, professor of international politics, Brandeis University
October 12, 2000
The Balkan Endgame
Dr. Ivo Banac, Bradford Durfee Professor of History, Yale University
Co-sponsored with the Southeastern Europe Study Group, Center for European Studies
October 2, 2000
Bulgarian Foreign Policy on the Balkans, 1991-2000
H.E. Philip Dimitrov, ambassador of Bulgaria to the U.S.
May 10, 2000
Romania at the Crossroads, and the Challenges for Renewal
H.R.H. Princess Margarita of Romania
May 9, 2000
Identities, Loyalties and Anachronisms in the Pre-Modern Balkans
Dr. Paschalis Kitromilides, professor of political history, University of Athens
May 8, 2000
Albania: The Unbaptized Decade
H.E. Ilir Meta, prime minister of Albania
H.E. Fatos Nano, chairman, Socialist Party of Albania and former prime minister of Albania
May 1, 2000
Academic Renewal in K-12 Schools: A Greek Case Study
Dr. Evangeline H. Stefanakis, senior program associate, Programs in Professional Education, Graduate School of Education, Harvard University
April 20, 2000
Social and Political Stratifications Among the Bulgarian Roma
Dr. Elena Marushiakova and Dr. Vesselin Popov, senior researchers, Ethnographical Institute and Museum, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia
Co-sponsored with the Southeastern Europe Study Group, Center for European Studies
March 17, 2000
The Monastic Community of Mount Athos
Professor Stelios Papadopoulos
Co-sponsored with the American Foundation for Greek Language and Culture
February 18, 2000
European Enlargement: Its Impact on Central and Southeastern Europe
H.E. Loukas Tsilas, permanent representative of Greece to the EU
February 17, 2000
Occupation and Ethnicity: Constructing Identity Among Balkan Romani (Gypsy) Musicians
Dr. Margaret Beissinger, assistant professor, Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures, and Folklore Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Co-sponsored with the Southeastern Europe Study Group, Center for European Studies
February 17, 2000
EU and Turkey: Perspectives and Scenarios
Dr. Ahmet Evin, dean for humanities and social sciences, Sabanci University, Istanbul
Co-sponsored with the Greek and Southeastern Europe Study Groups, Center for European Studies
February 11, 2000
Budapest in the 21st Century
Gabor Demszky, mayor of Budapest
November 17, 1999
Greece, Europe and Turkey
Dora Bakoyianni, member of the Parliament of Greece
November 9, 1999
Benefits from a Small Country Joining the EU: The Case of Greece
George Stathopoulos, international legal consultant
November 8, 1999
Arnold Toynbee, the Koraes Chair and Greek-Turkish Relations, 1919-1942
Dr. Richard Clogg, professor of history, Oxford University
Co-sponsored with the Greek and Southeastern Europe Study Groups, Center for European Studies
November 2, 1999
The Quality of Greek Democracy: Recent Developments
Dr. Nikiforos Diamandouros, professor of political science, University of Athens, and national ombudsman of the Hellenic Republic
Co-sponsored with the Greek and Southeastern Europe Study Groups, Center for European Studies
November 1, 1999
Democracy, Accountability, and the Institution of the Ombudsman: The Greek Experience
Dr. Nikiforos Diamandouros, professor of political science, University of Athens, and national ombudsman of the Hellenic Republic
October 29, 1999
Partnership Between Moldova and the U.S.: Opportunities for Cooperation at the Confluence of the Centuries
H.E. Ceslav Ciobanu, ambassador of Moldova to the U.S.
October 20, 1999
Growing Romania's Economy: Should We Care?
H.E. James C. Rosapepe, ambassador of the U.S. to Romania
Co-sponsored with the Institute of Politics and the Belfer Center for Security and International Affairs
October 15, 1999
Turkey and Europe
Dr. Cengiz Candar, fellow, Woodrow Wilson Center for Scholars, Washington D.C.
Co-sponsored with the Greek and Southeastern Europe Study Groups, Center for European Studies
October 8, 1999
Why Bosnia? Why Kosovo? Understanding Ethnic Conflict in Central Europe
Dr. Charles Ingrao, professor of history, Purdue University
Co-sponsored with the Central Europe and Southeastern Europe Study Groups, Center for European Studies
May 20, 1999
The Greek-Turkish Arms Race: Is There a Way Out?
Panayotis J. Tsakonas, fellow, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University
May 20, 1999
Reproductive Politics, the State and Social Control in Ceausescu's Romania
Dr. Gail Kligman, department of sociology, UCLA
Co-sponsored with the Southeastern Europe Study Group, Center for European Studies
May 11, 1999
Croatian Foreign Policy and the Kosovo Crisis
H.E. Miomir Zuzul, ambassador of Croatia to the U.S.
April 30, 1999
Recent Developments in Greek Foreign Policy
Theodore Pangalos, member of the Parliament of Greece
April 28, 1999
Romania's Defense Policy, NATO and the Balkans
H.E. Victor Babiuc, minister of defense of Romania
April 26, 1999
Reburying Transylvania's Uniate Bishop: Exhumation, Evangelization, and the Post-Socialist Religious Market
Dr. Katherine Verdery, Eric R. Wolf Professor of Anthropology, University of Michigan
Co-sponsored with the Southeastern Europe Study Group, Center for European Studies
April 23, 1999
Romania's Role in Europe
H.E. Emil Constantinescu, president of the Republic of Romania
April 22, 1999
Central Europe after the Expansion of NATO
H.E. János Martonyi, minister of foreign affairs of Hungary
Co-sponsored with the Belfer Center for Security and International Affairs
April 22, 1999
Conflict and International Interests in the Balkans: A Slovenian Perspective
H.E. Dr. Janez Drnovšek, prime minister of the Republic of Slovenia
Co-sponsored with the Woodbridge Society of International Students, Harvard University; the Kennedy School's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, International Affairs PIC and the Institute's Student Advisory Committee
April 21, 1999
The Kurdish Challenge in Turkey: From Ethno-Nationalism to Ethno-Politics
Dr. Gunay Goksu Ozdogan, Department of Political Science and International Relations, Marmara University, Istanbul
April 16, 1999
Urbanism of a City under the Pressure of Economic and Political Changes: A Case Study of Tirana
Dr. Linda Mitrojorgji, Fulbright Scholar in Urban Planning, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champagne
Co-sponsored with the Southeastern Europe Study Group, Center for European Studies
April 16, 1999
US Foreign Policy, NATO, International Law and the War in Yugoslavia: A Forum
Dr. Hurst Hannum, Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy, Tufts University
Dr. Stephen Burg, Brandeis University
Zeljan Schuster, University of New Haven
March 19, 1999
Recent Developments in the Politics of FYROM
Dr. Steven Burg, political science department, Brandeis University
Co-sponsored with the Southeastern Europe Study Group, Center for European Studies
March 19, 1999
Roundtable on Cyprus: Recent Developments
H.E. Thomas Miller, U.S. ambassador to Greece
Dr. Elizabeth Prodromou, Princeton University
Dr. Tozun Bahceli, King's College, Ontario
Dr. Dan Lindley, MIT
Dr. Robert Rotberg, Harvard University
Dr. Diana Chigas, Conflict Management Group, Cambridge
Dr. Kalypso Nicolaidis, Harvard University
Co-sponsored with the Harvard Hellenic Society
March 19, 1999
The NATO Summit: Adapting the Alliance to the 21st Century
Philip Gordon, director, NATO Summit Office, National Security Council
March 5, 1999
Greece in the 1990s
Dr. George Prevelakis, University of Sorbonne, Paris
Co-sponsored with the Greek and Southeastern Europe Study Groups, Center for European Studies
March 4, 1999
The Balkans Since 1989
Dr. George Prevelakis, University of Sorbonne, Paris
February 25, 1999
Trust, Confidence, and Civil Society in Post-War Bosnia
Dr. Thomas Cushman, Sociology Department, Wellesley College
Co-sponsored with the Southeastern Europe Study Group, Center for European Studies
February 18, 1999
Barbarians at the Gate: Covering Immigration in the Balkans
Dimitri Mitropoulos, political correspondent, To Vima (Athens) and Nieman Fellow 1998-1999, Harvard University
February 11, 1999
Dealing with the Past: The Greek Junta's Precedent
Dr. Nikos Alivizatos, Faculty of Law, University of Athens
Co-sponsored with the Greek Study Group, Center for European Studies
February 10, 1999
Decision-Making and Constitutional Choices: A Farewell to Majoritarian Parliamentarism?
Dr. Nikos Alivizatos, Faculty of Law, University of Athens
December 2, 1998
Intellectuals and Politics in Eastern Europe
Dubravka Ugresic, Croatian writer
Co-sponsored with the Southeastern Europe Study Group, Center for European Studies
November 25, 1998
Romania's Foreign Policy after the Madrid NATO Meeting
H.E. Dr. Elena Zamfirescu, state secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Romania
Co-organized with the Romanian Consulate in Boston
November 24, 1998
Balkan Nationalism: An Enlightenment Perspective
Dr. Paschalis Kitromilides, professor of political history, University of Athens
Co-sponsored with the Greek and Southeastern Europe Study Groups, Center for European Studies
November 14, 1998
The Aegean: A Sea of Cooperation and Prosperity
H.E. Elissavet Papazoi, minister of the Aegean, Greece
November 13, 1998
The Serbs and the Failure of Yugoslavism
Dr. Audrey Helfant Budding, postdoctoral fellow, Harvard
Co-sponsored with the Southeastern Europe Study Group, Center for European Studies
November 4, 1998
The Genesis of European Consciousness
Dr. Helene Glykatzi-Ahrweiler, professor and former rector of Sorbonne University, Paris
Co-sponsored with the Harvard Hellenic Society
November 2, 1998
Greek-US Relations in the Late 1990s: An Ambassador's View
H.E. Nicholas Burns, U.S. ambassador to Greece
Co-sponsored with the Hellenic-American Women's Council
October 22, 1998
The Kosovo Crisis - What Next?
Chris Hedges, Balkan Bureau Chief, New York Times, and Nieman Fellow (1998-1999), Harvard University
October 16, 1998
Afterthoughts on Imagining the Balkans
Dr. Maria Todorova, professor of Balkan and East European Studies, University of Florida at Gainesville
Co-sponsored with the Southeastern Europe Study Group, Center for European Studies
March 11, 1998
The Ambassadors Talk: Balkan Stability in the Late 1990s - A Forum
With the ambassadors of Albania, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia to the United States and the United Nations
May 5, 1998
Turkey: Light Coup and After
Dr. Sahin Alpay, journalist and political analyst
Co-sponsored with
the Koc Chair of Turkish Studies, Harvard University
April 9, 1998
The Serbian Predicament: Ethnic Politics in the 1990s
Dr. Lenard Cohen, Simon Fraser University
Dr. Nicholas Miller, Boise State University
Dr. Susan Woodward, Brookings Institution
December 10, 1997
Greece and Southeastern Europe
H.E. Philippos Petsalnikos, minister of Macedonia-Thrace, Greece
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