1st SESSION (10.20-12.30)
Chairperson
Prof. Dr. Haldun GÜLALP
(Dean, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences,
Yýldýz Technical University)
“The South Caucasus: Identity and Cooperation”
Prof. Dr. Ghia NODIA
(Chairperson, The Caucasus Institute for Peace and Development, Tibilisi)
“Energy Security and the Caucasus”
Prof. Dr. Gareth WINROW
(Department of International Relations, Istanbul Bilgi University)
“Security Deficit in the South Caucasus”
Dr. Gayane NOVIKOVA
(Head of the Center for Strategic Analysis, Yerevan)
“Turkey and the Caucasus: A Regional ‘Giant’ or a Neglected Actor?”
Assist. Prof. Dr. Mithat ÇELÝKPALA
(Department of International Relations, TOBB University, Ankara)
Discussion
Lunch Break (12.30-14.30)
2nd SESSION (14.30-17.30)
Chairperson
Turgut TÜLÜMEN
(Ambassador, Rtd.)
“Two Oil Booms and the Changing World of Baku”
Prof. Dr. Tadeus SWIETOCHOWSKI
(Columbia University)
“Caucasus: An Axis for Rivalry or Corporation in the Region”
Prof. Dr. Mehdi SANAEI
(Director, Research Center on Russia, Central Asia and the Caucasus, Tehran)
“Political Institutions of Post-Soviet Azerbaijan: Declaration and Reality”
Dr. Arif YUNUS
(Chairperson, Institute of Peace and Democracy, Baku)
“Political Sociology of Transitional Democracies: The Case of Azerbaijan”
Assist. Prof. Dr. Cengiz ÇAÐLA
(Department of Political Science and International Relations,
Yýldýz Technical University)
Discussion
The conference language is English. Simultaneous translation in Turkish is provided.