Europe at a Crossroads: European Security Challenges in the Post-Crimean Age
Conferenza sul tema della sicurezza dell'UE e dei suoi vicini
The overarching theme of the conference is the security environment of the EU and its closest neighbors. Armed conflict is the main focus of interest, however events in individual countries, the general political direction today and a range of factors and influences will also be discussed. It will be examined the role of the EU in conflict management, its foreign policy, current crises, wars and conflicts in Eastern Europe, the Balkans, the Caucasus and the Southern Neighborhood countries. European integration as a tool of conflict prevention will also be assessed. The aim of the event is to provide the participants, whether primarily interested in defense and security or conflict management, with a broad understanding of the current situation in the region.
10:45 WELCOME AND OPENING REMARKS
Erik Jones, Director of European and Eurasian Studies and Professor of European Studies and International Political Economy, Johns Hopkins University SAIS
11:00‐13:00 RUSSIA IS BACK: EUROPEAN SECURITY AFTER CRIMEA
POST‐CRIMEAN UKRAINE
Ambassador Yevhen Perelygin, Ambassador of Ukraine to Italy
UKRAINE ON THE WIDER POST‐SOVIET “CHESSBOARD”
Ambassador Istvan Gyarmati, President International Centre for Democratic Transition; Former Chairman, UN Secretary General’s Advisory Committee on Disarmament
EUROPEAN ARMENIA
Ambassador Sargis Ghazaryan, Ambassador of Armenia to Italy
Discussant
Dana Allin, Adjunct Professor of European and Eurasian Studies, Johns Hopkins University SAIS; Senior Fellow for Transatlantic Affairs, International Institute for Strategic Studies
Moderator
Erik Jones
13:00‐14:30 LUNCH
14:30‐15:30 SIMULTANEOUS WORKSHOP EVENTS
HYBRID WARFARE AND ITS CHALLENGES TO EUROPEAN SECURITY
Jan Joel Andersson, Senior Analyst, European Union Institute for Security Studies
CONFLICT MANAGEMENT IN THE BALKANS
Slobodan Boskovic, Project Officer and Advisor, South Eastern and Eastern Europe Clearinghouse for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons of the United Nations Development Programme
15:30‐16:30 “RING OF FIRE”: SECURITY CHALLENGES IN EUROPE’S SOUTHERN AND EASTERN NEIGHBORHOOD
Giovanni Faleg, Consultant, The World Bank Group
Mateusz Krupczynski, Analyst, National Center for Strategic Studies
16:30‐16:50 COFFEE BREAK
16:50‐17:50 QUO VADIS EUROPE? RESPONSE TO CONFLICTS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
Guillaume Van Der Loo, Researcher, Centre for European Policy Studies
17:50‐18:00 CLOSING REMARKS
Andras Olah, Student, Defense & Security Club, SAIS
Denisa Pacholska, Student, Conflict Management Club, SAIS
INFO
Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies
Via Belmeloro, 11 40126 Bologna
telefono: 051 2917811
www.sais-jhu.edu/europe
