International
Conference
As at
10 Sep. 2002
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Security
and Stability
in the Mediterranean Region
The Role of Euro-Atlantic Institutions
Rodos
Palace - Rhodes, 14 - 15 September 2002
Risks
and Threats; The Old and the New Agenda |
Sunday,
14 September 2002 |
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Welcoming Remarks: Professor Themistoklis
Lekkas
Rector, University of the Aegean |
9:30 - 12:00 |
Morning
Session
Chairman: Panayotis Tsakonas (University of the Aegean,
Greece)
- Stephen Larrabee (RAND Corporation, USA) - "Asymmetric
Threats in the Mediterranean Region"
- Cmail Benamara (Institute of Diplomacy and International
Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Algeria) - "Terrorism,
Extremism and Mediterranean Stability"
- Regional Issues:
- Emma Murphy (University of Durham, Great Britain)
- "Risks and Opportunities: The Arab-Israeli
Conflict"
- Theodore Couloumbis (University of Athens, Greece)
- "Greek-Turkish Relations and the Cyprus
Issue"
- Discussant: Kostas Ifantis (University of Athens,
Greece)
Discussion
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12. 30 |
Lunch |
15:00 - 17:00 |
Afternoon
Session
Chairman: Vasil Hudak (EastWest Institute, Prague)
- Alfred Tovias (Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel)
- "The Political Economy of the Partnership
in Comparative Perspective"
- Rateb Sweis (Jordan Institute for Diplomacy, Jordan)
"Economic Security in the EMP: Major Challenges
and Opportunities"
- Jan Kalicki (Chevron-Texaco, USA) - "Energy
Security in the Mediterranean Region"
- Discussant: Antonio Marquina (UNISCI, Madrid, Spain)
Discussion
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20:00
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Reception
Dinner
Keynote Speaker: Ambassador Tryphon Paraskevopoulos
Greece's Representative to the European Union
Political and Security Committee "The Greek Presidency
of the European Union. Challenges and Opportunities in
the New Security Environment"
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Dealing
with the Threats: The Role of Euro-Atlantic Institutions
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Sunday,
September 15, 2002 |
9:30 - 12:00 |
Morning
Session
Chairman: Kosta Tsipis (M.I.T, USA)
- Ronald Asmus (Council on Foreign Relations, USA) -
"A Western Strategy for the Mediterranean. Towards
a New Purpose and Paradigm"
- Ilyas-Magomed Salamovich Umakhanov
(Committee on Foreign Affairs of the Federation Council,
Russia) - "Russia's Policy towards the Mediterranean
Region"
- Nicola de Santis (Information Officer for Mediterranean
Dialogue and Partner Countries, NATO Brussels) "The
Twenty-First Century NATO Agenda and the Mediterranean"
- Roberto Aliboni (Instituto Affari Internazionali,
Rome, Italy) - "The European Union Mediterranean
Partnership"
- Discussant: Thanos Dokos (ELIAMEP, Athens, Greece)
Discussion
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12 : 30 |
Lunch |
15:00 - 17:30 |
Afternoon
Session
Roundtable Discussion
"Security and Stability in the Mediterranean:
Problems and Prospects"
Chaired by Sergey Rogov
(Institute of USA and Canada Studies, Russia)
Participants:
- Ronald Asmus (Council on Foreign Relations, USA)
- Nicola de Santis (Information Officer for Mediterranean
Dialogue and Partner Countries, NATO Brussels)
- Roberto Aliboni (Instituto Affari Internazionali,
Rome, Italy)
- Anastasios Vikas (Deputy Director General for CFSP
and Regional Affairs, General Secretariat of the European
Union)
Discussion
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