Regional Policy Symposium

6:30 – 8:30 PM

Dinner at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington, DC
Sixth Floor Board Room

Welcoming remarks:

• Mark Pomar, President, IREX
  
• Michael Van Dusen, Deputy Director, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
  
• W. Kendall Myers, Acting Director, INR/RES, US Department of State

6:30 – 8:00 am   

Breakfast
Conference dining room

9:30 – 10:45 am   

Comparative Studies of Sea Basins and Integration

• Bruce Kuniholm, Vice Provost for Academic and International Affairs at Duke University

11:00 – 12:45 pm 

Integration of the Black Sea Countries: Inter-regional and Intra-regional Aspects

Discussion Leader:

• James Millar, Director of the Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies at George Washington University

Panelists:

• Melanie Ram, Program Officer, Japan International Cooperation Agency – presenter
  "Black Sea Cooperation Towards European Integration."
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• Bruce Kuniholm, Vice Provost for Academic and International Affairs at Duke University – presenter
  “Turkey’s Accession to the European Union: Differences in European and U.S. Attitudes, and Challenges for Turkey.”
  [Adobe PDF file, 79KB. Click here if you need instructions on working with PDF files.]
  
  
• Jennifer Moroney, Associate at DFI International and NATO Research Fellow – presenter
  "GUUAM"

1:00 – 2:00 pm  

Lunch
Conference dining room

2:15 – 4:00 pm   

Economic and Trade Development of the Black Sea Region

Discussion Leader:

• Boyko Nitzov, Associate Director of the Institute for Energy Economics and Policy at Sarkeys Energy Center at the University of Oklahoma

Panelists:

• Kristen Ghodsee, PhD Candidate at UC Berkeley – presenter
  "Women, Employment and Tourism in Post-Totalitarian Bulgaria."
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• Dennis O’ Brien, Director of the Institute for Energy Economics and Policy and Chair Professor for Energy Economics & Business at University of Oklahoma - presenter
  
  
• Samuel Whitt, Graduate Student at Vanderbilt University
  "Trade Relations Between Black Sea Countries"

4:15 – 5:30 pm 

Free Time

5:30 – 7:00 pm

Dinner
Conference dinning room

7:30 pm 

Slide Show Presentation-Black Sea Trade Project/Dessert Buffet
*Room # N3367 of the North Building*
Presentation by Fredrik Hiebert, Director of the Black Sea Trade Project at the University of Pennsylvania

7:00 – 8:30 am   

Breakfast
Conference dining room

9:30 – 11:15 am

Interethnic Relations and Religious Issues of the Black Sea Region

Discussion Leader:

• Charles King, Assistant Professor of Foreign Service and Government at Georgetown University

Panelists:

• Mica Hall, Assistant Professor of Russian at the Medina Joint Language Center of the Department of Defense – presenter
  “Phonological System of Russian Spoken by Crimean Tatars in Crimea Today.”
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• Steven Roper, Assistant Professor of Political Science at Eastern Illinois University
  "Political and Economic Development in Romania and Moldova"
  
  
• Howard Eissenstat, PhD Candidate at UCLA
  "Turkish Nationalism"
  
  
• Sean Pollock, PhD Candidate at Harvard University
  "History -Black Sea Region"

11:30 – 12:30 pm

  Lunch

                                    Conference dining room

12:45 – 2:30 pm   

Security, Military and Migration Issues of the Black Sea Region

Discussion Leader: 

• Hakan Altinay, Caspian and Black Sea Coordinator at the International Research & Exchanges Board, Istanbul, Turkey

Panelists:

• Robert Krikorian, PhD Candidate at Harvard University – presenter
  "Frontier Diplomacy: A Historical Perspective on the National Security Dilemmas of the South Caucasus States."
  
  
• Susan Davis, Director of International Programs at the American Political Science Association
  "Security and Military Issues in the Caucasus and Black Sea Region"
  
  
• Ronald Bobroff, Visiting Professor at Duke University
  "History- Turkish Straits"
  
  
• Sergiy Kuzmenko, IREX Contemporary Issues Fellow and Graduate Student at the Diplomatic Academy of Ukraine
  "Russian Black Sea Fleet in Ukraine"

2:45 – 4:30 pm   

Environmental Security in the Black Sea Region

Discussion Leader:

• Boian Koulov, Adjunct Professor of Political Geography at the Elliot School at George Washington University

Panelists:

• Sibel Sezer, Guest Lecturer of International Relations at Bilgi University, Istanbul – presenter
  “Alternative Mechanisms of Financing Regional Environmental Institutions in the Black Sea: A Focus on Environmental Funds.”
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• Mary Matthews, PhD Candidate at the University of Georgia – presenter
  “Economic Incentives for Environmental Cooperation: The Evolution of the GEF in the Black Sea Region.”
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• Jessica Trelogan, PhD Candidate at the University of Texas – presenter
  “Remote Sensing and GIS in the Chora of Chersonesos.”
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• Vanessa Von Struensee, Visiting Professor at Donetsk State University, Ukraine
  "Ukraine - Environmental Law and Human Rights"

7:30 pm

Dinner
Conference dining room

7:00 – 8:30 am  

Breakfast
Conference dinning room

9:30 – 11:15 am  

Wrap-up Session

11:30 – 12:15 pm  

Preparation for Senior Scholar Debriefing for INR Staff at US Department of State
Preparation of symposium conclusions and policy recommendations

10:00 am  

Informal Policy Debriefing by Senior Scholars for INR Staff at US Department of State