Democratic Transition Events
Dreams of Supremacy, Fears of Decline: A Greek Perspective on New-Age Russia
April 03, 2007 // 10:00am — 11:30am
European Studies
Andreas Andrianopoulos, Senior Advisor, Competition Project, Russian Federation; Former Minister of Industry and Energy, Greece; and former Wilson Center Public Policy Scholar
Kosovo's Impending Settlement: Analyzing the Ahtisaari Proposal
March 13, 2007 // 10:00am — 11:30am
European Studies
Soren Jessen-Petersen, Guest Scholar at the United States Institute of Peace and former Special Representative to the UN Secretary-General and head of UNMIK and Steven E. Meyer, Professor of National Security Studies, National Defense University
Funding Civil Society in a Changing Europe
February 21, 2007 // 11:00am — 12:00pm
European Studies
Andrew Green, DGMetrics and Adjunct Professor Georgetown University
An Analysis of Recent Serbian Elections: Will the Path to Democracy and European Integration Prevail?
February 15, 2007 // 11:00am — 12:00pm
European Studies
Robert Hand, Senior Staff Associate, CSCE Commission, US Congress. John Lampe, Professor of History, University of Maryland and Wilson Center Senior Scholar
Liberia in Transition: A Discussion With the UN Panel on Liberia
December 12, 2006 // 2:00pm — 4:00pm
Africa Program
Members of the UN Panel of Experts on Liberia discuss the impact of Liberia's resources on West Africa's wars, how effective sanctions were in shutting down the conflicts, and whether it is time to restore control of the country's natural wealth to the newly elected national government.
The 2006 Ion Ratiu Democracy Lecture: Are There Democracy Lessons Arabs Can Learn From Eastern Europe?
November 30, 2006 // 3:30pm — 5:00pm
History and Public Policy Program
Dr. Saad Ibrahim, professor at the American University in Cairo and the recipient of the 2006 Ion Ratiu Democracy Award delivered the 2nd annual Ion Ratiu Democracy Lecture key-note address: Are There Democracy Lessons Arabs Can Learn From Eastern Europe? Introductory remarks were provided by Ambassador Akbar Ahmed.
Health Provision in Fragile Settings: A Stabilizing Force?
September 12, 2006 // 12:00pm — 2:00pm
Environmental Change and Security Program
Experts discuss discuss best practices for conducting health work in fragile or post-conflict countries, as well as the potential impact of health systems on stability and security in rebuilding states during the fourth meeting in ECSP's Health, Population, and Fragility series.
Afghanistan's Emerging Health Portrait: A Dialogue with Afghanistan's Minister of Public Health
August 30, 2005 // 1:00pm — 3:00pm
Middle East Program
Sayed Mohammid Amin Fatimie, Afghanistan Minister of Public Health, highlights improvements to Afghanistan's healthcare system that have transpired during the U.S. presence, but adds that more time is needed to repair the problems and rebuild the system into one of transparency and efficacy.
Democracy or Ethnocracy: the Role of Intellectuals during the Transition Period in the Countries of the Former Yugoslavia
June 08, 2005 // 12:00pm — 1:00pm
European Studies
Naum Panovski, Assistant Professor of Drama, Catholic University of America
Uganda: An African "Success" Past its Prime?
June 02, 2005 // 10:00am — 11:30am
Africa Program
A roundtable co-sponsored by the Africa Program and Conflict Prevention Project at the Wilson Center, and by the Center for Strategic and International Studies. The discussion will focus on recent political and economic developments in Uganda, with Joel Barkan, Professor of Political Science University of Iowa and Ambassador Johnnie Carson, Senior Vice-President, National Defense University. Download the conference report.