51 / REGIONAL SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN SOUTH EAST EUROPE

Course directors:

Lee Kendall Metcalf, Florida State University, United States
Radovan Vukadinović, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Anton Grizold, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

Course description:

Lecturers:

- Prof.dr. Lidija Čehulić – University of Zagreb

- Prof.dr. Dragan Vukčević – University of Podgorica

- Prof.dr.Sonja Bjeletić – Faculty for European and Government Studies

- Prof.dr. Stanislav Tkacenko – St. Petersberg University, Russia

- Prof.dr. Besfort Rrecaj, Victory University, Kosovo

- Prof.dr. Zaneta Ozolina, University of Riga, Latvia

The South East Europe still represents the most turbulent part of the Old Continent. Even though classic military threats to security and stability have decreased after the war and large-scale military conflicts had finished, still this marginal part of Europe forms a fertile ground for various so-called soft-security threats. Countries of South East Europe and especially the group of countries belonging to Western Balkans, realize more that improvement in their bilateral relations as well as establishment of traditional functional ties, for which nowadays far better conditions exist than for rapid achievement of high standards and rules of conduct as set by the EU and NATO, form a condition of their survival and future comprehensive development, not only in the area of South –eastern Europe, but in wider terms as well. This topic is crucial in times when Croatia has entered the NATO and Kosovo has become independent. Bus still, Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina (Republic of Srpska) an even Serbia are still a potential new security challenges to the region of SEE.

COURSE REGIONAL SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN THE SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE

Dubrovnik, 21rd -27th June 2010

Directors:

Prof. Radovan Vukadinovic, University of Zagreb

Prof. Lee Kendall Metcalf Florida State University

Prof. Anton Grizold, University of Ljubljana

TENTATIVE AGENDA

Monday 21ST June Arrival of the participants

Tuesday 22ND June

10.00- 10.15 Opening session

Prof. Radovan Vukadinović, University of Zagreb

Prof. Lee Metcalf, Florida State University

10.15-10,30 “WHO is WHO?”, Introducing Session

10,30-11,30 SEE Europe between Globalization and Marginalization

Prof. Radovan Vukadinović, University of Zagreb

12,00-13,00 Ethnicity and Identity in Eastern Europe

Victor Cebotari, M.A., Moldova

13,00-14,00 Romania as a new member of NATO and EU

Dr. Secrieru Stanislav, Romania

Discussion

Wednesday 23RD June

10:00-11,00

Western Balkans and Euroatlantic integrations-institutional framework

Prof. Lidija Čehulić, University of Zagreb

11,30-13,00 WORKSHOP I: Regional security and the role of Slovenia

Can small country be “the player” in international relations?

Rok Zupančič, M.A , University of Ljubljana

The role of Slovenia in the process of regional integration of SE Europe

Danaja Kek, University of Ljubljana

The problem of demining in SE Europe: the role of Slovenia

Petra Črnivec, University of Ljubljana

Discussion

13.15-14.15 Documentary movie (related to SE Europe)

Thursday, 24th June

10:00-14,00 WORKSHOP II

American Foreign Policy and SEE

Prof. Lee Metcalf, Florida State University

Students from FSU with their presentations

Discussion

Friday 25hh June Free day, National Holiday

Saturday, 26th June

10:00-11:00 SEE and Nuclear Proliferation

Mladen Pemper, M.A., University of Zagreb

11,15-12,15 Prof. Besfort Rrecaj, Republic of Kosovo

Discussion

Closure of the Seminar/ Awarding Certificates

Sunday, 27th June Departure of the Participants