Events 2001

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