Events 2003

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
FORUM: 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, Nieman 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