Events 2008-2009
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September 29, 2008
Bulgaria as a Stabilizing Factor in Southeast Europe and the Black Sea Region
H.E. Sergei Stanishev, prime minister of the Republic of Bulgaria
Co-sponsored with the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies
October 7, 2008
European Leadership on Global Environmental Challenges
Stavros Dimas, European Commissioner for Environment
Moderated by John Holdren, Professor of Environmental Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
Co-sponsored with the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, as part of the “European and American Perspectives Series”
October 15, 2008
A Future for the Economic Development of Kosovo
H.E. Ahmet Shala, minister of Finance and Economy, Kosovo
John F. Kennedy School of Government
October 28, 2008
Is There Still a Role for Europe in the 21st Century?
Alain Lamassoure, member of the European Parliament, member of the EPP Bureau
Co-sponsored with the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies; the Karamanlis Chair, Fletcher School, Tufts University; the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs; and the Kokkalis Program, as part of the “European and American Perspectives Series”
November 6, 2008
Challenges Surrounding Public Health
Androulla Vassiliou, European Commissioner for Health
Co-sponsored with the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, as part of the “European and American Perspectives Series”
November 13, 2008
Spheres of Influence: Women in Post-War Bosnia
Dr. Cynthia Simmons, professor and undergraduate program director, Slavic Studies Department, Boston College
Co-sponsored with the Southeastern Europe Study Group, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies
November 18, 2008
The Geopolitics of Diversification: Walking Pragmatically on the U.S.-Russian Strategic Tightrope in Southeast Europe
Dr. Constantinos Filis, director, Russia and Eurasia Centre, Panteion University Institute of International Relations (IIR); Senior Associate Member of St. Antony’s College, Oxford; and Associate, South East European Studies at Oxford
November 20, 2008
The Ultimate Test: European Soft Power and the Future of Liberal Democracy in the Balkans and Turkey
Gerald Knaus, European Stability Initiative (ESI) Chairman and Open Society Fellow
November 24, 2008
European Identity and Enlargement After Lisbon
Dr. Dimitris Keridis, associate professor of International Relations, University of Macedonia (Thessaloniki); Senior Visiting Scholar, University Seminars Program of the Alexander S. Onassis Public Benefit Foundation
December 3, 2008
With the Power of Tolerance, Tuzla Takes the Lead
Jasmin Imamovic, mayor of Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
February 5, 2009
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
February 13, 2009
11th Annual Kokkalis Graduate Student Workshop
Click here to view and download the papers that were presented
March 19, 2009
The Fat Tail: The Power Of Political Knowledge for Strategic Investing
Dr. Preston Keat, director of research at the Eurasia Group and co-author of The Fat Tail: The Power Of Political Knowledge for Strategic Investing
April 15, 2009
Nicosia: A Story of Conflict and Cooperation
Eleni Mavrou, mayor of Nicosia, Cyprus
April 23, 2009
Weathering the Economic Storm: Fostering Stability in Southeastern Europe
Miltiadis Varvitsiotis, deputy minister of foreign affairs of Greece
April 28, 2009
Serbia – Challenging the Crisis
H.E. Mladjan Dinkic, deputy prime minister and minister of economy and regional development of the Republic of Serbia
May 6, 2009
Democracy Under Attack in Moldova: An Address by the Moldovan Capital’s Mayor
Dorin Chirtoaca, mayor of Chisinau, Moldova
May 11, 2009
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
Co-sponsored by the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs Religion and Politics Seminar Series