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Spring Semester Events

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5
4:00 p.m.
The Justice and Development Party as the Catalyzer of the Secular Regime in Turkey

Dr. Menderes Cinar, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science and International Relations, Baskent University, and Visiting Scholar, Boston University
Nye A, 5th Floor, Taubman Building
John F. Kennedy School of Government
79 John F. Kennedy St.
Cambridge, MA

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13
9:45 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
11th Annual Kokkalis Graduate Student Workshop

Lower Auditorium
Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies
Adolphus Busch Hall
27 Kirkland Street at Cabot Way
Cambridge, MA

Co-sponsored with the Southeastern Europe Study Group, Center for European Studies

For more information, including a list of panels, please visit the GSW 2009 homepage.

THURSDAY, MARCH 19
4:15 p.m.
The Fat Tail: The Power Of Political Knowledge for Strategic Investing

Dr. Preston Keat, research director of Eurasia Group, co-author of The Fat Tail: The Power Of Political Knowledge for Strategic Investing (2009)
Neustadt Classroom (RG20)
Rubenstein Building
John F. Kennedy School of Government
Cambridge, MA 

TUESDAY, MARCH 31
4:30 p.m.
Political Economy and Geopolitics of Energy in Eurasia

A panel discussion with Dr. Michael Caramanis, professor of engineering at Boston University; Mr. Mehmet Öğütçü, senior executive, BG Group, London, and honorary fellow of the London School of Economics and University of Dundee; and Dr. Alexandros Yannis, Karamanlis Chair of Hellenic and Southeastern European Studies, Fletcher School, Tufts University
Lower Auditorium
Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies
27 Kirkland St. at Cabot Way
Cambridge, MA

Co-sponsored with the Greek Study Group, Center for European Studies

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15
4:15 p.m
Nicosia: A Story of Conflict and Cooperation

Ms. Eleni Mavrou, mayor of Nicosia, Cyprus
Fainsod Room (L324)
Littauer Building
John F. Kennedy School of Government
Cambridge, MA

THURSDAY, APRIL 23
4:00 p.m.
Weathering the Economic Storm: Fostering Stability in Southeastern Europe

Miltiadis Varvitsiotis, deputy minister of foreign affairs, Greece
Goodman Classroom (L140), Littauer Building
John F. Kennedy School of Government
Cambridge, MA

TUESDAY, APRIL 28
4:00 p.m.
Serbia -- Challenging the Crisis

H.E. Mladjan Dinkić, deputy prime Minister and minister of economy and regional development of the Republic of Serbia
Allison Dining Room
Taubman Building (5th floor)
John F. Kennedy School of Government
Cambridge, MA

MONDAY, MAY 4
4:00 p.m.
Turkey’s Transport and Telecommunications Sector on the Road to European Union Membership: Challenges and Opportunities

H.E. Binali Yildirim, minister of transport and telecommunications of the Republic of Turkey
Goodman Classroom (L140), Littauer Building
John F. Kennedy School of Government
Cambridge, MA

WEDNESDAY, MAY 6
4:00 p.m.
Democracy Under Attack in Moldova: An Address by the Moldovan Capital's Mayor

Mr. Dorin Chirtoaca, mayor of Chisinau, Moldova
Fainsod Room (L324), Littauer Building
John F. Kennedy School of Government
Cambridge, MA

MONDAY, MAY 11
12:00 p.m.
Religion and US Foreign Policy: Understanding and Engagement with Orthodox Christianity in Russia, the Middle East, and Europe

Dr. Elizabeth Prodromou, assistant professor of international relations, Boston University
Belfer Center Library (Littauer Building, 369)
John F. Kennedy School of Government
Cambridge, MA

Co-sponsored with the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs Religion and Politics Seminar Series


Publications

Bulgaria in EuropeDefense Reform, Modernization, and Military Cooperation in Southeastern EuropeThe Future of Turkish Foreign Policy

Bulgaria in Europe
Dimitris Keridis, Charles M. Perry, Monica R. P. d'Assunção Carlos, eds. (2006)
Bulgaria in Europe is an assessment of Bulgaria's progress toward fulfilling the economic and political criteria for accession to the European Union (EU) and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Defense Reform, Modernization, and Military Cooperation in Southeastern Europe

Defense Reform, Modernization, and Military Cooperation in Southeastern Europe
Charles M. Perry and Dimitris Keridis, eds. (2004)

The Future of Turkish Foreign Policy
Lenore Martin and Dimitris Keridis, eds. (2004)

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