Events
Book Launch: Continuity and Change in the Yugoslav Successor States
December 15, 2010 // 1:00pm — 2:00pm
Despite the nearly two decades that have passed since Yugoslavia's dissolution, its successor states continue to be grouped together as the "Western Balkans," "Former Yugoslav republics," or "Southeast Europe." However, this categorization belies the wide divergence between them in terms of their democratic progress.
Assuming Responsibility for the Future of Southeast Europe
December 13, 2010 // 3:00pm — 4:00pm
Ambassador Davor Božinovic, State Secretary for Political Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration of the Republic of Croatia and Special Envoy of the Prime Minister for South Eastern Europe; Martin Sletzinger, Senior Scholar, Woodrow Wilson Center
What Is the Phone Number of Europe? Leadership in the European Union After the Lisbon Treaty
December 08, 2010 // 1:00pm — 4:00pm
The Lisbon Treaty introduced significant changes in the institutional order and external representation of the European Union. This workshop will revisit the founding compromise of European integration between sovereignty and supranationality and assess the effects of these transformations on the legitimization of the EU.
The Reified Nomad: The Historical Roots of Current Anti-Roma Persecution in Europe
December 08, 2010 // 11:00am — 12:00pm
Across Europe we have seen a sharp increase in anti-Roma persecution, particularly in the Western democracies of France and Italy.
Roads Not Taken: AKP Trajectories Since 2007
November 10, 2010 // 1:00pm — 2:30pm
Nora Fisher Onar, Department of Politics and International Relations, Bahcesehir University (Turkey), and Center for International Studies, Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford (UK)
Freedom, Democracy and Prosperity in Central Europe: Story of Transformation and Integration of Slovakia
November 10, 2010 // 11:00am — 12:00pm
Slovakia has made much progress in its transition from part of a socialist, pro-Soviet republic to an independent, democratic nation, but there remains much hard work ahead; that was the theme of remarks by Prime Minister Iveta Radicová at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars on November 10, 2010.
Open House for Stavros Niarchos Foundation Fellowship Opportunities
November 08, 2010 // 3:30pm — 6:00pm
Settling Cyprus: Time for a Creative Approach?
November 08, 2010 // 9:30am — 11:00am
Hugh Pope, Turkey/Cyprus Project Director, International Crisis Group
Book Launch: How Enemies Become Friends: The Sources of Stable Peace
November 04, 2010 // 3:30pm — 5:00pm
Imminent violence and war make news headlines, while longstanding peace and good inter-state relations hardly seem newsworthy. By contrast, Charles Kupchan's new book, How Enemies Become Friends: The Sources of Stable Peace, focuses on the origins of peace rather than war. While war is certainly big news, he posits that the bigger news is that the US-Canada border has been consistently peaceful for more than a century, or that only 68 years after France and Germany fought two world wars, people can now drive across the border as though it does not exist. His new book seeks to identify the dynamics that lead countries to achieve lasting peace.
Religion as a Conversation Starter: Interreligious Dialogue for Peacekeeping in the Balkans
November 03, 2010 // 2:30pm — 4:00pm
Ina Merdjanova, Marie Curie Fellow at the Irish School of Ecumenics, Trinity College (Dublin); Patrice Brodeur, Canada Research Chair on Islam, Pluralism and Globalization, University of Montreal (Canada); Qamar-ul Huda,Senior Program Officer, Religion and Peacemaking Center of Innovation, United States Institute of Peace