Course : SECURITY AND STABILITY IN SOUTHEAST EUROPE

COURSE TIMELINE

Week 1 (Tuesday 6/2 /16.00):

Introductory remarks and presentation of the course 

Week 2 (Friday 9/2 /19.00):

Theories of IR and Security Studies

Week 3 (Tuesday 13/2 /18.30):

Past, present and future of the Greek-Turkish conflict

Week 4 (Tuesday 27/2 /18.30):

A critical assessment of the disintegration of Yugoslavia

Week 5 (Friday 1/3 /19.00):

The role of international institutions in managing and/or resolving intra-state/inter-ethnic conflict in Southeast Europe:

(a) The United Nations in Kosovo and (b) The European Union and NATO in Bosnia and Kosovo

Week 6 (Tuesday 5/3 /17.30):

The role of international institutions in managing and/or resolving interstate conflict in Southeast Europe: EU & NATO vis-a-vis the Greek-Turkish conflict

Week 7 (Tuesday 12/3/17.30):

The evolution of the strategies of external actors, i.e. the US, Russia and China vis-a-vis the Southeast Europe

Week 8 (Tuesday 19/3 /17.30): The role of Turkey vis-a-vis Southeast Europe   

Week 9 (Tuesday 26/3 /17.30):

Traditional and critical conceptions of security and new threats in the region (Islamist radicalization, terrorism and illegal trafficking) 

Week 10 (Tuesday 2/4 /17.30):

Energy security in Southeast Europe and the Mediterranean

Week 11 (Tuesday 9/4 /17.30):

Greece's strategic priorities in SEE and the broader Eastern Mediterranean  

Week 12 (Tuesday 16/4): "The Ambassador's Forum" (Guest: High-ranking diplomat)

Guest lecturers (tentative list):

Dr. Thanos Dokos (National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister of Greece)

Dr. Triantafyllos Karatrantos (Advisor to the Minister of the Citizen Protection & Researcher at the Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy, ELIAMEP)

Dr. Michael Myrianthis (Energy expert, former member of BoD, Hellenic Petroleum Company)