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21 February 2006
Opening Reception
22 February 2006
New Global Security Issues and NATO-Ukraine Intensified Dialogue
Chair: Prof. M.Z. Malskyy: Dean, Faculty of International Relations, Ivan Franko National University of Lviv
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9:30 - 10:00 |
Opening remarks
Prof. Ivan Vakarchuk, Rector of the Ivan Franko National University of Lviv
Mr. Michel Duray, Director, NATO Information and Documentation Centre, Ukraine
Key-note Opening Addresses
Anton Buteiko, First Deputy Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine (TBC)
Senior Representative, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Jean Fournet, NATO ASG for Public Diplomacy (Video Conference)
H.E. Ron Keller, Ambassador of the Netherlands, NATO Contact Point Embassy in Ukraine
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10:00 - 10:45 |
Press Conference
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10:45 - 11:00
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Short break |
11:00 - 14:00 |
SESSION ONE: New Global Security Issues
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11:00 - 11:20 |
Terrorism and Asymmetrical Threats
Sabri Ergen, Defense Cooperation Section, Defense Policy and Planning Division (video-conference) TBC
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11:20 - 11:40
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Water: Ecologic Security and the Environment
Mr. Fernando Carvalho Rodrigues, Program Director, Security Related Civil Science and Technology, NATO Headquarters (video-conference)
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11:40 - 12:00 |
Economic and Political Threats and Ukraine's Security
Oleh Soskin, Director, Institute of Transformation of Society, Ukraine
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12:00 - 12:25 |
Energy Security and Dependence on Strategic Resources
Dr. James Sherr, Research Fellow, Conflict Studies Research Centre, Royal Military Academy, United Kingdom
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12:25 - 12:40 |
Energy Security as a Prerequisite for Restructuring Ukraine's Economy Katerina Peresada MA in Management of Foreign Economic Activities, Post-Graduate Student, Management Department, Zaporizhzhya National University, Ukraine
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12:40 - 13:00 |
Information Security in the Euro-Atlantic Community
Oleksandr Sosnin, Senior Expert, National Institute for Strategic Research, Ukraine
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13:00 - 14:00 |
Discussion
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14:00 - 15:00 |
Lunch
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15:00 - 17:00 |
SESSION TWO : NATO-Ukraine Intensified Dialogue
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15:00 - 15:20 |
Perspectives for NATO-Ukraine Cooperation
Michel Duray, Director, NATO Information and Documentation Centre , Ukraine
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15:20 - 15:40 |
Ukraine in the Centre of Geopolitical Influences
Taras Vozniak, Editor in Chief, Cultural and Political Magazine “¯” (Ji), Ukraine
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15:40 - 16:00
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Implementation of the NATO-Ukraine Action Plan
Olexia Bessarab, Consultant, Verkhovna Rada Special Commission on the Implementation of the NATO-Ukraine Action Plan, Ukraine
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16:00 - 16:40 |
Reform in the Defence and Security Sectors
John Colston, ASG for Defense Policy and Planning (video-conference) (TBC)
Leonid Polyakov, First Deputy Minister, Ministry of Defense of Ukraine
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16:40 - 17:00 |
Discussion
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23 February 2006
NATO Co-operation and Relations with Partners
Chair: Volodymyr Dubovyk, Director, Centre for International Studies, Odesa National University
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10:00 - 12:00 |
SESSION ONE: NATO-Russia Cooperation and Relations with other Partners
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10:00 - 10:20
10:20 - 10:40 |
NATO–Russia Cooperation and Euro-Atlantic Security
Konstantin Eggert, Head, BBC Russian Service (video-conference)
Russian NGO Representative (video-conference)
Nikolay Donskov, Editor-in-chief of Saint-Petersburg bureau of "Novaya Gazeta", Russia
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10:40 - 11:10 |
NATO–Russia Cooperation and Euro-Atlantic Security
Paul Fritch, Head, Russia and Ukraine Section, PASP, NATO Headquarters (video-conference)
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11:10 -11:30 |
Short Break
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11:30 - 11:55 |
NATO and other Security International Organizations in Europe: Cooperation vs. Competition
Oleksandr Sushko, Director, Centre for Peace, Conversion and Foreign Policy, Ukraine
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11:55 - 12:30 |
NATO Cooperation in the Framework of the Mediterranean Dialogue
Nicolas De Santis, Head, Mediterranean Dialogue and ICI countries (video conference)
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12:30 - 13:00 |
Discussion
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13:00 - 14:00 |
Lunch
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14:00 - 16:00 |
SESSION TWO: NATO Transformed: Current Operations and Challenges
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14:00 - 14:30 |
NATO Security Priorities for 2006
George Kent, Deputy Political Counselor, Embassy of United States in Ukraine
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14:30 - 15:00 |
NATO Peace-Keeping Operations in Afghanistan and Training Missions in Iraq
Michel Soula, Head, Crisis Management Policy Section, Operations Division, NATO Headquarters
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15:00 - 15:30 |
Peace and Stability in the Balkans
Natalia Strelchuk, Associate Professor, Chernivtsi National University
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15:30 - 15:50 |
New and Old Neighbours in Solving the Transdnistrian Conflict. New Opportunities and Challenges for NATO, the EU and Ukraine
Zbigniew Cierpinski, Wroclaw University, Institute for International Studies, Poland
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15:50 - 16:10 |
New Challenges to Atlantic Relations: Alteration of the Concept - Search for Common Ground
Sophia Fedyna, PhD Candidate, Ivan Franko National University, Ukraine
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| 16:10 - 16:30 |
NATO and the Future Euro-Atlantic Integrations
Oleksiy Zhuravlov, V.N. Karazin National University of Kharkiv, Ukraine
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16:30 - 17:00 |
Discussion
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24 February 2006
Importance of Public Diplomacy and Civil Society
Chair: Michel Duray, Director, NATO Information and Documentation Centre, Ukraine
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10:00 - 10:20 |
Strengthening of Civil Society and the Rule of Law
Ihor Koliushko, Adviser, President's Secretariat, Ukraine
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10:20 - 10:40 |
Integration Experience of the Newest Allies: View from Lithuania
James Grybowski, Adviser, Ministry of Defense of Lithuania
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10:40 - 11:00 |
Integration Experience of the Newest Allies: View from Latvia
Martins Murnieks, Secretary General, Latvian Transatlantic Organization
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11:00 - 11:30 |
Break
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| 11:30 - 11:50 |
Role of the Media in Civil Society
Robert Psz ñ zel, Press Officer, NATO Headquarters (video-conference)
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11:50 - 12:10 |
Public Diplomacy, Civil Society and Propaganda: the Triangle of Choice
Lada Roslycky, PhD Candidate, University of Groningen, Netherlands
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12:10 - 12:40 |
The Media and its Effectiveness in Covering Topics Significant to Society
Taras Kuzmov, Executive Director, Media NGO “Charter- 4” , Ukraine
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| 12:40 - 13:00 |
Discussion
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13:00 - 14:00 |
Lunch
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| 14:00 - 15:30 |
Panel Discussion
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| 15:30 - 17:00 |
Closing of the Academy
Concluding Speech
Handing over of Certificates
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18:00 |
Closing dinner
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