Events 2002

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