Are Europe and NATO Still Widening?

On September 21, 2010 the CSIS Lavrentis Lavrentiadis Chair in Southeast European Studies hosted a half-day conference entitled “Are Europe and NATO Still Widening?” to launch the Chair’s first annual publication, the Western Balkans 2010 Policy Review. This novel and comprehensive publication offers policy recommendations for a more effective U.S., NATO, and EU role in Southeast Europe. The conference focused on current approaches toward NATO and EU enlargement and will assess the progress of the Balkan Peninsula in this ambitious geostrategic project. The event was held from 9:00am to 2:00pm in B1 Conference Floor at CSIS.

Conference Agenda

8.30-9.00am: Registration and Breakfast
 
9.00-9.10am: Opening Remarks
Janusz Bugajski, CSIS
 
9.10-11.00am: Panel 1: Commitments to NATO and EU Enlargement
Moderator: Janusz Bugajski, CSIS
NATO Perspective: Stephen Flanagan, CSIS
Impact of Economic Crisis: Barbara Balaj, World Bank
East Balkan Perspective: Margarita Assenova, Institute for New Democracies
 
11:00am-1.00pm: Panel 2: Balkan Futures in the Wider Europe
Moderator: Heather Conley, CSIS
Albania: Elez Biberaj, Voice of America
Kosova: David Phillips, Columbia University
Bosnia-Herzegovina: Nida Gelazis, Wilson Center
Serbia: Obrad Kesic, TSM Global Consultants
 
1.00pm-2.00pm: Lunch and Keynote Address
U.S. Perspective, Kurt Volker, SAIS
EU Perspective, Simon Serfaty, CSIS 
 
2.00-2.10pm: Concluding Comments
Janusz Bugajski, CSIS