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Nach dem Zusammenbruch der Sowjetunion Anfang der 90er Jahre orientierte sich die russische Staatsführung wieder verstärkt nach Westen. Durch eine intensive politische und wirtschaftliche Kooperation mit den USA und Europa will Russland seinen internationalen Einfluss langfristig sichern. Dabei legt Präsident Wladimir Putin besonderen Wert auf die europäische Identität seines Landes. Demnach hegt Russland ein besonderes Interesse an einem "einheitlichen Großeuropa" und dem Aufbau eines gemeinsamen "europäischen Hauses".
EUROPE AND RUSSIA
PARTNERSHIP, COEXISTENCE, CONFRONTATION
Date:18th October 2007
Conference place:Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University, Joštova 10, Brno
Language:English, Czech
Program:
9.30 hod.Registration
10.00 hod. Session I
1) Mutual relations in the context of EU enlargement
Moderator: Jan Holzer
Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University
10.00 hod.Geopolitical connotations of European dimension of Russian foreign policy: historical and contemporary perspectives (the presentation shall analyze in a rather general and theoretical perspective the geopolitical dimension of relations between Russia and Europe – what place has Europe have in Russian foreign policy in historical perspective; Russia and its traditional partners in Europe; what impacts shall have the replacement of bilateral relations with the EU-Russia relations platform on Russian thinking about Europe?)
Fraser Cameron
EU-Russia Center
10.20 hod.EU Eastern policy in the context of EU-Russia relations: Neighbourhood policy vs. further enlargement? (European Neighbourhood Policy as a new instrument of relations between EU and post-soviet area; ENP as an alternative for EU membership for post-soviet states; special position of Russia in EU Eastern policy; is EU strong enough as an IR actor to play an appropriate role in relations with Russia? How Russian factor influences EU policy towards other post-soviet states? Perspectives of EU-Russia relations in EU-27)
Petra Kuchyňková
Department of International Relations and European Studies, Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University
Democracy and Culture Studies Centre
10.40 hod.Ukraine – between Russia and EU (Ukraine as the major symbol of political and security „bridge“ or „grey zone“ between Russia and EU – what impacts does it have on Ukrainian foreign policy; other factors influencing Ukrainian foreign policy; Ukrainian pretensions towards stronger relations with EU as a factor in EU-Russia relations)
Jerzy Kozakiewicz
East European Studies, Universytet Warszawski
11.00 hod. Russia and Europe: security and strategic dimension of mutual relations (strategic dimension of Europe-Russia relations after NATO and EU enlargement, sticking points – Europe and post-soviet area: Baltic states, Kaliningrad; Russia and European security – partner or a threat? Meaning of European security – NATO, EU, U.S. factor – in Europe-Russia relations)
Ivo Samson
Slovak Foreign Policy Association, Bratislava
11.20 hod.Discussion
12.00 hod.Dinner (Raut)
13.30 hod.Session II
2) Economic and security dimensions of mutual relations
Moderator: Břetislav Dančák
International Institute of Political Science, Masaryk University
13.30 hod.EU-Russia relations in energy security dimension (Energy security as a new factor in security-strategic and economic relations between Europe and Russia; security of energy transport and deliveries; bilateral and EU dimension of energy security relations)
Agata Łoskot-Strachota
Ośrodek Studiów Wschodnich, Warszawa
13.50 hod.Business and economic aspects of EU-Russia relations (history of EU-Russia business-economic relations and their development after EU Eastern enlargement; analysis of particular problems of business-economic relations between EU and Russia; preparation of new EU-Russia PCA in economic context; Kaliningrad Oblasť as a factor of EU-Russia business-economic relations – perspectives or disillusionment?)
Expert from Konrad Adenauer Stiftung or EU-Russia Center
14.10 hod.Internal security – organized crime as a problem in EU-Russia relations (organized crime as a threat for social and political stability in Russia; forms of Russian organized crime in EU and its impacts on European stability and security; perspectives in development of this phenomenon)
Tomáš Šmíd
Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University
14.30 hod.Post-soviet area and Schengen zone: problems and challenges (enlargement of Schengen zone and its impacts on migration into EU from post-soviet area, Schengen and visa reciprocity as a problem of relations between EU a Russia, EU and other post-soviet states)
Tomáš Hajšman
Department of migration and integration, Ministry of Interior of the Czech Republic
14.50 hod.Discussion
15.30 hod.End of the conference