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Events 2012
January 25, 2012 - 4:30 p.m.
Turkey and the Obscure Object of Violence
Ahmet Altan, editor-in-chief and lead columnist of the independent Turkish newspaper Taraf
Tsai Auditorium (S010), CGIS South, 1730 Cambridge St.
Co-sponsored with the Seminar on Turkey in the Modern World, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs and Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Harvard University
One of Turkey's most well-known intellectuals and writers, Ahmet Altan is editor-in-chief of Taraf, an independent newspaper that he helped found in 2007. His best-selling novels and sociopolitical commentaries have been banned and burned as well as granted prizes, and for over twenty years, his columns have consistently addressed taboo issues in Turkey: so much so that he has faced court proceedings and over a century of jail time for alleged offenses against the state. In 2009, Altan was awarded the Sparkasse Leipzig Media Foundation's Prize for the Freedom and Future of the Media, “for journalists, publishers and media institutions from around the world that are committed to the cause of protecting and expanding freedom of the press, and in doing so display a willingness to take risks, great personal commitment, persistence, courage and a firm belief in democracy.”
Monday, February 13 – 4:30 p.m.
Whither Europe? Lessons, Risks, and the Way Forward
First in a semester-long series of lectures
Jeffrey Frankel, James W. Harpel Professor of Capital Formation and Growth, Harvard Kennedy School
Co-sponsored with the Center for International Development and the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies
Tuesday, February 28 – 4:15 p.m.
NATO Chicago Summit Priorities: A Preview
Ambassador Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic (HKSEE 2009), Assistant Secretary General for Public Diplomacy, NATO
Land Lecture Hall, Belfer Building (4.5th floor), Harvard Kennedy School
Co-sponsored by the Kokkalis Program on Southeastern, East-Central Europe and the Diplomacy PIC, Harvard Kennedy School and the Future of Diplomacy Project
Wednesday, February 29 – 12:15-2:00 p.m.
NATO's Relations with Russia
H.E. Todor Churov (HKSEE 2007), Bulgarian ambassador to NATO
CGIS South, Room S354, 1730 Cambridge St.
Co-sponsored with the Comparative Economics Seminar and the Cold War Studies Seminar, Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies
Wednesday, March 7 – 4:15 p.m.
International Security Challenges: The Relevance of Europe in a Rapidly Changing World
Arnaud Danjean, member of the European Parliament (France); member, Delegation for Relations with Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro and Kosovo
Friday, March 16 - 8:30am-5:30pm
Islam and Democracy: A Closer Look at the Turkish Model
A one day conference at Boston College, co sponsored with Boston College's Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life, the Islamic Civilizations and Societies Program, Peace Islands Institute and the Turkish Cultural Center Boston
Monday, March 19 – 4:30 p.m.
Whither Europe? Lessons, Risks, and the Way Forward
Second in a semester-long series of lectures
Elias Papaioannou, assistant professor of economics, Dartmouth College, and visiting assistant professor of economics, Harvard University
Allison Dining Room, Taubman Building (5th floor), Harvard Kennedy School, 79 John F. Kennedy St.
Co-sponsored with the Center for International Development and the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies
Friday, March 9 – Sunday, March 25
The Melancholy Worlds of Béla Tarr
A film series presented by the Harvard Film Archive and co-sponsored by the Kokkalis Program on Southeastern and East-Central Europe
Harvard Film Archive, Carpenter Center, 24 Quincy St.
Films include: The Turin Horse, Damnation, The Outsider, The Prefab People, Family Nest, Satantango, Almanac of Fall, The Man from London, and Werckmeister Harmonies
Wednesday, March 21 – 6:00-9:00 PM
Screening of “Cinema Komunisto” and discussion with director Mila Turajlic
Tsai Auditorium (S010), CGIS South, 1730 Cambridge St.
Co-sponsored by the Davis Center for Russian & Eurasian Studies and the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures, Harvard University
Tuesday, April 3 - 4:15-6:00
The EU's Relations with Russia
H.E. Ivailo Kalfin, member of European Parliament and former foreign minister of Bulgaria
CGIS South, Room S354, 1730 Cambridge St.
Co-sponsored with the Comparative Economics Seminar and the Cold War Studies Seminar, Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies
Wednesday, April 4 – 4:30 p.m.
Whither Europe? Lessons, Risks, and the Way Forward
Third in a semester-long series of lectures
Alberto Alesina, Nathaniel Ropes Professor of Political Economy, Harvard University
Ricardo Hausmann, professor of the Practice of Economic Development, Harvard Kennedy School, and director, Center for International Development, Harvard University
Chaired by Elias Papaioannou, assistant professor of economics, Dartmouth College, and visiting assistant professor of economics, Harvard University
Lower Level Conference Room, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, 27 Kirkland St. at Cabot Way
Co-sponsored by the Center for International Development and the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies
Monday, April 30 – 2:15 p.m.
Dr. Cecilia Malmström, European Commissioner for Home Affairs
Goldman Room, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, 27 Kirkland St. at Cabot Way
Co-sponsored by the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies