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1 March 2004 About Security,

Chair: Prof. M.Z. Malskiy, Dean, Faculty of International Relations, IFU

9:00 - 9:30 Student registration

09:30 -11:30 Opening Addresses
Prof. Ivan Vakarchuk, Rector of the Ivan Franko National University of Lviv
Mr. Michel Duray, Director, NATO Information and Documentation Centre, Ukraine

Session One
The Genesis of Conflicts - lessons learned:

1. A typology of conflict - Prof. Dr. Hryhoriy Perepelytsia, National Institute for Strategic Studies, Ukraine
2. Environmental degradation as a cause of conflict - Mr. Jason Switzer, Environment & Security, International Institute for Sustainable Development
3. Question and answer period

11:30 -11:45 Short break

11:45 -13:45 Session Two
Let's talk about security, historical perspective, the development of national security policies and the role of States:

1. An analysis of various approaches to developing national security policy - Prof. Paul M.E. Volten, Centre for European Security Studies, Geneva, Switzerland
2. A view from Turkey: Mrs. Ceren Yazgan Etiz, Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Turkey in Ukraine
3. Question and Answer Period

14:00 -15:30 Lunch

16:00 -17:00 Session Three

Co-chair: Prof. Markiyan Malskiy Dean of the Faculty of International Relations
                 Mr. Jean Fournet, NATO Assistant Secretary General for Public Diplomacy (PDD),
                 (video conference from NATO Headquarters)

Key-note addresses
                 H.E. Kostiantyn Hryshchenko, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
                 H.E. Jan Kubis, General Secretary, Organisation for Security and Cooperation in
                 Europe
                 H.E. Marek Ziolkowski, Ambassador of Poland
                 Mr. Olexandr Sendeha, Head of Lviv Regional State Administration
                 Prof. Ivan Vakarchuk, Rector of the Ivan Franko National University of Lviv

17:05 - 17:30 Press Opportunity on the Academy (Mirror Hall)

18:30 Reception

2 March 2004 Post-Prague
Chair: Mr. Michel Duray, Director, NATO Information and Documentation Centre, Ukraine

09:00 -10:00 Study session

10:00 -12:45 Session One
NATO - From the 1990's to Istanbul and Into the Future

1. A view from NATO Jamie Shea: NATO Deputy Assistant Secretary General (DASG) for External Relations, (video conference from NATO Headquarters), Q&A
2. Identifying the new and emerging security threats , H.E. Ambassador John Herbst, Ambassador of the Unated States in Ukraine (video conference from Kyiv), Q&A
3. A view from the East Ambassador Borys Tarasyuk, MP, Chairman, Verkhovna Rada Committee for European Integration , Q&A

13:00 -14:00 Lunch

14:00 -16:00 Session Two
Post-Prague and the new threats to security

1. Combating terrorism and civil rights - Dr. Patrick Hardouin NATO Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Regional, Economic and Security Affairs, Political Affairs and Security Policy Division (video conference NATO Headquarters)
2. New threats and partnerships, NATO and Russia - Michel Duray, NATO Information and Documentation Centre in Ukraine
3. Controlling the Export of Arms - a view from Ukraine - Victor Hzvozd Deputy Head of Main Department of Presidential Administration, Ukraine (Arms Trade Control)
4. Question and answer period

16:00 -16:15 Short break

16:15 -18:00 Session Three
NATO adjusting to the new challenges

1. Coping with new missions, the case of NATO in Afghanistan - Mrs. Monique Tuffelli-Pierre, Head, NATO Partners Outreach Section, PDD
2. Question and answer period

3 March 2004 Euro-Atlantic Integration and Partnerships
Chair: Mrs. Monique Tuffelli-Pierre, Head, NATO Partners Outreach Section, PDD

09:00 -10:00 Study session

10:00 - 10:45 NATO adjusting to the new challenges (cont'd)
The new NATO planing and Prague capabilities initiative - John Colston, NATO Assistant Secretary General, Defence Planning and Partnerships, (video conference from NATO Headquarters)

10:45 -12:30 Session One
The future role for a reorganized NATO in international politics, its cooperation with OSCE, EU and UN, international peacekeeping operations

1. The OSCE and NATO relationship - Mr.Fabrizio Scarpa, OSCE Headquarters, Vienna, Austria
2. NATO and the UN Charter - Subcontracting - Mr W.B. van Bockel, University of Leiden, The Netherlands
3. Question and answer period

12:30 -14:00 Lunch

14:00 -16:00 Session Two
Regional Security vectors: Black Sea, GUUAM, Central Asia

1. A view from Georgia, - Mr.Vasiliy Babunashvili, Counsellor Minister, Embassy of Georgia in Ukraine
2. A view from Romania - Mr. Arghir Claudiu, Second Secretary of the Embassy of Romania in Ukraine
3. Question and answer period

16:00 -16:15 Short break

16:15 - 18:00 Session Three
Deterrence and Resolution of Conflict

1. NATO's Relationship with the Middle East and Northern Africa - Mr. Nicola di Santis, Information Officer, Mediterranean Dialogue, Outreach Countries Section, Public Diplomacy Division (video conference from NATO Headquarters)
2. Prof. Marek Pietras, Lublin University, Poland (TBC)
3. Question and answer period

4 March 2003 About Ukraine
Chair: Mr. Viktor Nikitiuk, Ambassador at Large, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ukraine

09.00 -10:30 Study Session

10:30 -10:45 Short break

10:45 -12:30 Session One
Ukraine and Security: from neutrality to integration

1. Ukraine's Security Policy: options for the future - Prof. Borys Parakhonskiy, Division of Global Security and Euro-Integration, National Institute for International Security Problems, Kyiv, Ukraine
2. Implementing the NATO-Ukraine Action Plan: Successes and challenges - Mr. Viktor Nikitiuk, Ambassador at Large MFA of Ukraine
3. Question and answer period

12:30 -14:00 Lunch

14:00 -16:00 Session Two
Military and security sector reform in Ukraine: the role of NATO as a partner
1. The NATO Ukraine Partnership: a view from NATO - Mr. James Greene, Head of NATO Liaison Office in Ukraine
2. The state of Ukraine's military reform: accomplishments and problem areas - Euro-Atlantic Department, MoD
3. NATO Committee members (video conferencefrom NATO Headquarters):
     - Mr. Samuel Selvedurai, Political C., Representative of the United Kingdom
     - Mr. Marcin Kazmierski, Political-Military Steering C., Representative of Poland
4. Question and Answer Period

16:00 -16:15 Short break

16:15 -18:00 Session Three
Defining the shared democratic values of NATO States

1. Working through the NATO-Ukraine Action plan, aims and limits, Mr. Paul Fritch, Head of the Russia-Ukraine Section, PASP, NATO
2. Ukraine and International Security Organizations - the Case of OSCE, H.E. Ambassador David Nicholas, OSCE coordinator, Kyiv
3. Legal Aspects of security sector governance in newly established democracies - Dr. Hans Born, Fellow, Coordinator, Working Group on Legal Aspects of Security Sector Governance DCAF Geneva
4. Question and answer

5 March 2004 Debating NATO and Winter Academy Conclusions
Chair: Mr. Ihor Ostash, Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs at the Verkhovna Rada

09:00 -10:30 Study Session

10:30 -11:15 Session One
Assymetrical Threats to Security - Mr. Ferdinando Carvalho Rodrigues, Program Director Security Related Civil Science and Technology

11:15-12:15 Session Two
Europe, the USA, and the future of NATO: Live Q&A Session with Mr. James Appathurai, NATO Spokesman

12:15-12:30 Academic session conclusions by the organizers

12:30 -13:50 Lunch

13:50-14:00 Opening of the Informal Student Debate

14:00 -15:00 First Session
1. Opening of first debate by one of the judges
2. Team 1: Why Ukraine should join Euro-Atlantic structures
3. Team 2: Why Ukraine should not join Euro-Atlantic structures

15:00 -15:15 Short break

15:15 -16:15 Second Session
1. Opening of second debate by one of the judges
2. Team 1: Why Ukraine should not join Euro-Atlantic structures
3. Team 2: Why Ukraine should join Euro-Atlantic structures

16:15 -16:30 Break - judges deliberations

16:30 -17:30 Closing of the Academy
1. Handing over of certificates
2. Announcement of winners of the debate

18:30 Closing dinner