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<P>International congress on the "Blue Black Sea"</P>
<P>The International congress on the "Blue Black Sea" will be organized by
Sakarya University, Department of International Relations at the Faculty of
Economics and Administrative Sciences. The full title of the International
Congress is "Blue Black Sea: New Dimensions of Security, Energy, Environment,
Economy, Strategy and Education".</P>
<P>SAKARYA UNIVERSITY "BLUE BLACK SEA" CONGRESS will be held between 14 and 17
October, 2008 under the distinguished patronage of the Rector of Sakarya
University, Professor Mehmet Durman.</P>
<P>The aim of the Congress is to bring together experts and researchers of
(primarily but not exclusively) the Black Sea regional states in order to
analyze political, economic, social and cultural relations among the states of
the Black Sea region.</P>
<P>In addition to the standard littoral states, other states that belong to the
corridor carrying Caspian Energy sources to the west through the connection
between Asia and Europe (Albania, Serbia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan) are all
considered as Black Sea states.</P>
<P>Color revolutions are a case in point for they herald a new power struggle in
the line of Baltic-Black Sea-Caspian Sea regions. Not only the U.S. and Russia
but also other global and regional powers and coastal states and institutions
are struggling for influence over the strategic depth of the Black Sea
region.</P>
<P>For further information, please see the Conference website </FONT><A
href="http://www.blueblacksea.sakarya.edu.tr/"><U><FONT color=#0000ff
size=4>http://www.blueblacksea.sakarya.edu.tr/</U></FONT></A></P><FONT
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