Csütörtöki program – UNESCO MOST Téli Iskola az FTI-iASK-nál

Thursday 24^th February

Moderator of the day: Ivana Stepanovic

MORNING SESSION: 10:00-12:00 panel discussion

Southeast Europe at a Geopolitical Crossroads: Between China, Russia, and the European dream

Stranded in a never-ending line to join the EU, Southeast Europe has more recently become open to influence from and cooperation with alternative geopolitical contenders. While Russia has slowly renewed its age-old capacity to exercise global influence by engaging in unresolved political disputes, China has even more surely found its way into the region by exercising economic influence. In this novel context, the panel examines how emerging geopolitical tendencies impact the region as a whole and its position within Europe and vis-à-vis the EU. We also question what the results could be for the region as it attempts to sit on two or three regional chairs in the future within the larger geopolitical context.

Panelists:

• Vedran Dzihic (Senior Researcher at OiiP)
• Adthe Hetemi (University of Prishtina )
• Milica Kolakovic (senior Research Fellow, Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research)
• Dimitar Nikolovski (researcher of iASK, Polish Academy of Science)
• Igor Stipic (researcher of iASK)
• Sanja Tepavcevic (researcher of iASK)

12:00-14:00 Lunch break

AFTERNOON SESSION: 14:00 – 16:00 panel discussion

Rethinking Europe and its Geopolitics in the Contemporary Era

The EU’s position within the global order has significantly changed over the recent past. While its most important ally, the United States, undergoes problems of its own, its two most important political antagonists, China and Russia, present a comeback on the global stage, willing to mediate in their most immediate geopolitical spaces. Noting the importance of China’s economic might and Russia’s military challenge, the panel explores the EU’s response to these emerging challenges and rethinks the global position of the wider European continent in the 21^st century.

Panelists:

• Emil Brix ( Diplomatic Academy of Vienna)
• Edouard Gaudot (Adviser for the Green Group in the European Parliament)
• Boglárka Koller (Dean the National University of Public Service)
• Andrew C. Kuchins (former head of the  American University of Central Asia)
• Pavel Palazhchenko (Gorbachev Foundation)
• Ljubov Shishelina (Institute of Europe at RAS)
• Sanja Tepavcevic (researcher of iASK)
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  16:00-16:30 Cultural broadcast: Virtual String Concerto by Bernadett & Uwe Scheer