On September 29-30, 2003, Center for Strategic Analysis «SPECTRUM» held an International Conference «The South Caucasus: Regional Security and Stability».
Among the participants of the Conference were invited experts from three South Caucasian states and representatives of the leading analytical centers of the United Kingdom, Germany, Russia, Turkey and USA (List of speakers).
The main topics of discussions were:
Geopolitical situation in the South Caucasus after September 11, 2001;
Interests of the three South Caucasian states;
Interests of the immediate neighbors;
Efficiency of the peace efforts in the South Caucasus;
The South Caucasus: views from outside;
The South Caucasus: aspects of security and stability.
The Conference was attended by officials, representatives of the diplomatic missions and international organizations, accredited in Armenia. The plenary sessions were dedicated to presentation of the views on the situation in the South Caucasus; the outlined problems were then discussed at the round table.
The main sponsor was the NATO Public Diplomacy Department, co-sponsors – the Information Office of the Council of Europe in Armenia and Concern MIKA Limited.
Conference papers «The South Caucasus: Regional Security and Stability» are published by the Center.
List of speakers
Dr. Burcu Gultekin
Turkey-Caucasus Research Program of the French Institute of Anatolian Studies in Istanbul (IFEA-Istanbul), member of the Turkish- Armenian Business Development Council (TABDC), Turkey
Dr. Uwe Halbach
German Institute for International and Security Affairs, Germany
Dr. Bruce Jackson
Director of Project on Transitional Democracies, the President and Co-Chairman of the US Committee on NATO, USA
Dr. Mehrdad Khonsari
Senior Research Consultant, Centre for Arab & Iranian Studies, UK
Ms. Simone de Manso
NATO’s Public Diplomacy Division, NATO HQ, Brussels
Dr. Gayane Novikova
Director, Center for Strategic Analysis “SPECTRUM”
Amb. Rouben Shugarian
Deputy Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia
Dr. Sergey Solodovnik
Institute of International Relations, Ministry of the Foreign Affairs, Russia
Mr. Shota Utiashvili
Senior Analyst, Center for Foreign Policy Research and Analysis, Georgia
Amb. Dr. Ashot Voskanian
Head, Policy Planning Department, MFA
Dr. Arif Yunusov
Institute for Peace and Democracy, Azerbaijan
List of moderators
Mr. Matthieu Goodstein
Military and Security Affairs, OSCE office in Armenia
Dr. Uwe Halbach
German Institute for International and Security Affairs, Germany
Dr. Alexander Iskandarian
Pro-Rector, Caucasus Media Institute, Armenia
Mr. Ashot Melyan
Center for Strategic Analysis «SPECTRUM»
Prof. Rouben Safrastian
Center for Strategic Analysis «SPECTRUM»
Head, Department of Turkish Studies, Institute of Oriental Studies, National Academy of Armenia