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The Eurasia Strategy Seminar Series

In response to requests from London-based members and experts, the IISS Russia and Eurasia programme launched a new series of meetings – the Eurasia Strategy Seminars. These took place at Arundel House and included presentations and discussions on current policy issues in Russia, the Caucasus, Central Asia and Western NIS states. The objective of the seminars was to bring together policy-makers, business representatives and academic experts to discuss regional developments. 
 
Seminars in the series
  • Nationalism and Xenophobia in Russia On Wednesday 8 December 2004, Tanya Lokshina addressed the issue of "Nationalism and xenophobia in Russia: a growing concern?". Tanya Lokshina is one of the leading experts on human...
  • 10th Anniversary of the First war in Chechnya On December 6, the Eurasia Strategy Seminar will be dedicated to the 10th anniversary since the beginning of the first war in Chechnya in December 1994.  The seminar will analyse the outcomes of...
  • Analysis of Tragic Events in Belsan The Eurasia Strategy Seminar on October 5 2004, was dedicated to the analysis of tragic events in Belsan, North Ossetia and its implications for Russian and international security. Speakers included...
  • Ukrainian Contribution to Internl. Secur On September 8 2004, the Eurasia Strategy Seminar was addressed by the Defence Minister of Ukraine, Mr. Euvgen Marchuk. Minister Marchuk spoke about the Ukrainian contribution to International...
  • Talk on Russia's Foreign Policy Priorities On Thursday 22 July 2004 Mr Mikhail Margelov, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Federation Council (upper chamber of the Russian Parliament) spoke on 'Russia’s Foreign...
  • Islam and Security Challenges in Uzbekistan On 14 July 2004 Professor Zukhridin Khusnidinov and Mr Zakhidulla Munavvarov led a Eurasia Strategy Seminar on "Islam and security challenges in Uzbekistan". Professor Zukhridin...
  • EU Policy Towards the South Caucasus Ambassador Heikki Talvitie, EU Special Representative on the South Caucasus spoke at a Eurasia Strategy Seminar on June 22, 2004. Ambassador Talvitie covered the key priorities in EU policy towards...
  • Putin's Second Term On 24 March 2004 Dr Sergei Markov, Director of the Institute for Political Studies in Moscow led a Eurasia strategy seminar on "Putin's second term."Dr Markov is one of the...
  • Ukraine and EU Enlargement On 3 March 2004 Olexander Chaliy gave a talk on "Ukraine and EU Enlargement." Mr Olexander Chaliy holds the position of the First Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine...
  • Power Succession Challanges in Eurasia On 19 February 2004 Dr Fiona Hill, Senior Fellow at The Brookings Institution, gave a talk on "Power Succession Challenges in Eurasia."Dr Fiona Hill is one of the...
  • Security and Regional Cooperation in C. Asia On 5 February 2004 Dr Alisher Faizullaev, Director of the newly established independent Centre for Political Studies in Uzbekistan, gave a talk on ‘Security and Regional Co-operation in...
  • Policies towards Georgia On 18 December 2003 Prof. Alexander Rondeli, Dr. Sergei Markov, William Boe, Losif Diskin and Vladimir Shkolnikov discussed European, US and Russian Policies towards Georgia:...
  • Leonid Kravchuk, former Ukrainian President On 24 November 2003 the International Institute for Strategic Studies and the Centre for Global Studies hosted a visit by Leonid Kravchuk, the former president of Ukraine.Leonid...
  • US Military Assistance -South Caucasus On 17 October 2003 Dr Jennifer Moroney from the RAND Corporation gave a presentation on military assistance strategies for Central Asia and the South Caucasus by the US and Europe.Dr. Moroney joined...
  • Al Qaeda and Chechen Resistance Assessing the Role of Chechnya in the War on Terror On 16 October 2003 Dr Brian Williams, Assistant Professor for the Department of History, University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth gave a...