[Bilimsel Haber] CONF.- Post-Soviet Transition in Southern Caucasus, May 18-19, 2007, Ankara

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CONF.- Post-Soviet Transition in Southern Caucasus, May 18-19, 2007, Ankara

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"Post-Soviet Transition in the Southern Caucasus: Security, Democracy,
Market Economy and International Politics" Conference organized by
Center for Black Sea and Central Asian Studies (KORA)-METU and
International Relations Department of TOBB  University of Economics and
Technology, will be held on 18-19th of May, 2007.

Prof. Dr. Ayse Ayata
KORA Chairperson

Prof. Dr. Mustafa Aydin
Chairman of Department of International Relations

Date: 18 May 2007
Time: 09:30
Venue: Cultural and Convention Center,  METU Campus, Ankara, Turkey

The Center for Black Sea and Central Asia
Middle East Technical University
Ankara, Turkey
Phone/Fax: +90 312 210 3051

Day 1 (18.05.07)

9.30-9.45 Welcome Speeches

09:45-11:00 Keynotes
Amb. Ünal Çeviköz (Deputy Undersecretary, MFA, Turkey)
Peter Semneby, (EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus)

11.00-11.30 Coffee Break

11.30-13.00 Panel I: Security and regional Cooperation in the Southern
Caucasus
Chair: Mustafa Aydin (TOBB- University of Economics and Technology)

Unresolved Conflicts as Security Challenges in the Southern Caucasus
Jonathan Cohen (Conciliation Resources, UK)

The OSCE's Policies in the Southern Caucasus
Dov Lynch (OSCE)

The Role of BSEC in the Wider Black Sea Area
Murat Sungar (First Deputy Secretary General, BSEC PERMIS)

13.00-14.00 Lunch

14.00-16.00 Panel II: Intersection of Foreign Interests and Security
Challenges in the Southern Caucasus
Chair: Ayse Ayata (METU, KORA)

EU and The Southern Caucasus
Borut Grgic (Institute for Strategic Studies, Slovenia)

The US's Policies in the Southern Caucasus
Neil MacFarlane (University of Oxford, UK)

Russia and the Southern Caucasus
Oktay Tanrisever (Department of International Relations, METU)

Turkey and the Southern Caucasus
Mitat Çelikpala (Department of International Relations, ETU)

16.00-16.30 Coffee Break

16.30-18.00 Panel III: Economic Transition in the Southern Caucasus
Chair: Ayça Ergun (METU)

Privatization Policies in the Southern Caucasus
Nazim Imanov (Kavkaz & Globalizatsia, Azerbaijan)

Natural Resources in the Economic Development of the South Caucasian
Countries: Options, Incentives and Obstacles for Regional Cooperation
Mert Bilgin (Dogus University, Turkey)

Economic Transition in the Southern Caucasian Countries; A Comparative
Analysis
Eldar M. Ismailov (Institute of Strategic Studies of the Caucasus,
Azerbaijan)

Day 2 (19.05.07)

10.00-12.00 Panel IV: Political Transition in the Southern Caucasus
Chair: Mustafa Aydin (TOBB- University of Economics and Technology)

Political Transition in the Southern Caucasus
Dennis Sammut (LINKS, UK)

The Role International Organizations and INGOs in the South Caucasian
Democracy Promotion
Leyla Alieva (Center for National and International Studies, Azerbaijan)

Civil Society and Democratization in the Southern Caucasus
Ayça Ergun (Department of Sociology, METU)

12.30-14.00 Lunch

14.00-16.00 Panel V: Looking to the Future of the South Caucasus
Chair: Dennis Sammut (LINKS)

Security-Building in the Southern Caucasus
Tedo Japaridze (Former Adviser to the President, Georgia)

"Solving Unsolvable? Future of Frozen Conflicts in the South Caucasus
Levon Zourabian (International Crises Group-Yerevan Office, Armenia)

Potentials for Regional Cooperation and Peaceful Resolution of Conflicts
Erkin Qadirli (Baku State University, Azerbaijan)


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