The Ankara Conference on Peacebuilding & Conflict Resolution
"Using Cultural Diplomacy as a Tool to Build Sustainable Peace"
Tuesday, April 17th, 2012 |
Wednesday, April 18th, 2012 |
Thursday, April 19th, 2012 |
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09:30 | Welcome Words Speakers: Arda Batu (Vice Chairman, ARI Movement) Mark C. Donfried (Director & Founder, Institute for Cultural Diplomacy) Location: Ministry of Finance of Turkey |
Lecture & Discussion Speaker: H. E. Amb. John Holmes (Ambassador of Canada to Turkey) Location: TOBB-ETU Headquarters |
Participant Papers Location: TOBB-ETU Headquarters |
10:00 | Using Cultural Diplomacy as a Tool to Build Sustainable Peace (Opening Lecture) Speaker: The Hon. Yasar Yakis (Former Foreign Minister of Turkey and President of the ICD Young Leaders Forum) Location: Ministry of Finance of Turkey |
The Role of Civil Society in Promoting Human Rights (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: H. E. Amb. Marilyn J. Alarilla (Ambassador of the Philippines to Turkey) Location: TOBB-ETU Headquarters |
EU, Soft Power, and the Promotion of Democracy in the Mediterranean (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: H. E. Amb. Pol De Witte (Ambassador of Belgium to Turkey) Location: TOBB-ETU Headquarters |
10:30 | Ignorance as a Source of Conflict, Knowledge as a Way to Conflict Prevention and Solution (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: H. E. Amb. Jean-Daniel Ruch (Special Representative for the Middle East of the Foreign Ministry of Switzerland) Location: Ministry of Finance of Turkey |
Norway’s Successful Soft Power and Best Practices that Can be Applied in the Mediterranean Region (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: H. E. Amb. Janis Bjørn Kanavin (Ambassador of Norway to Turkey) Location: TOBB-ETU Headquarters |
Reconciling Conflict in Societies through Intercultural Dialogue- Migration a Tool for Better Understanding within the Region (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Özlem Piltanoğlu (Member of the Turkish Parliament) Location: TOBB-ETU Headquarters |
11:00 | Prospects for Democracy in the Mediterranean - the Rise of Civil Society in the Region (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Ural Aküzüm (Chairman, ARI Movement) Location: Ministry of Finance of Turkey |
Peace, as a Need for Development? The Chilean Experience (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: H. E. Amb. Jorge Arancibia Reyes (Ambassador of Chile to Turkey) Location: TOBB-ETU Headquarters |
To What Extent can Serbia Joining the EU Help Build Sustainable Peace in the Balkans? (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: H. E. Amb. Dusan Spasojevic (Ambassador of Serbia to Turkey) Location TOBB-ETU Headquarter |
11:30 | Coffee Break | Coffee Break | Coffee Break |
12:00 | Cultural Diplomacy - A Challenge of and an Opportunity for the 21st Century (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: H. E. Amb. Dr. Milan Jazbec (Ambassador of Slovenia to Turkey) Location: Ministry of Finance of Turkey |
Transitioning from Conflict to Peace: Internal Challenges to Building Democracy (Interactive Panel Discussion) Moderator: The Hon. Yasar Yakis Speakers: H. E. Amb. Marilyn J. Alarilla (Ambassador of the Philippines to Turkey) Ozlem Piltanoglu (Turkish Columnist and Politician of the Justice and Development Party) H. E. Amb. John Holmes (Ambassador of Canada to Turkey) H. E. Amb. Jorge Arancibia Reyes (Ambassador of Chile to Turkey) H. E. Amb. Janis Bjørn Kanavin (Ambassador of Norway to Turkey) Location: TOBB-ETU Headquarters |
Assessing the Legitimacy and Efficiency of Peace-Making interventions: Situations in Libya and Syria (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Prof. Dr. Sadi Çaycı (Lecturer, Public International Law Baskent University, Faculty of Law) Location: TOBB-ETU Headquarters |
12:30 | Transitioning from a Neighbor to a Member - Implications of EU and NATO Integration for Croatia (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: H.E. Amb. Drazen Hrastic (Ambassador of the Republic of Croatia to Germany) Location: TOBB-ETU Headquarters |
Discussion (Continued) |
Conflict and Memory: Latest Developments in the Relations between France and Turkey (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Gulsun Bilgehan (Member of the Turkish Parliament) Location TOBB-ETU Headquarters |
13:00 | Lunch Break | Lunch Break | Lunch Break |
14:30 | Turkish Approach to Regional Peace: Turkey's Efforts as a Peacebroker in the Middle East (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Prof. Talha Köse (Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science and International Relations, İstanbul Şehir University) Location: Ministry of Finance of Turkey |
Democratic Transitions in the Mediterranean: Lessons Learned from the Polish Experience (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: H. E. Amb. Marcin Wilczek (Polish Ambassador to Turkey) Location: TOBB-ETU Headquarters |
The Arab Spring and the Identity Crisis (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Mohamed El Fatah Naciri (Representative of the Mission of the Arab League of Arab States in Turkey) Location: TOBB-ETU Headquarters |
15:00 | Turkey: a Regional Power, Safeguarding a Fragile Security Balance (Interactive Panel Discussion) Moderator: The Hon. Yasar Yakis Speakers: Prof. Dr. Bülent Aras (Professor of International Relations, Department of International Relations, Isik University) Prof. Dr. Mustafa Kibaroglu (Chair, International Relations Department Director, Center for Eurasian Studies Okan University) Prof. Talha Köse (Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science and International Relations, İstanbul Şehir University) H. E. Amb. Osman Faruk Loğoğlu (Former Turkish Ambassador to the United States of America) Ceren Mutuş Toprakseven (Researcher, Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies (USAK) ) Shahid Najam (United Nations Resident Coordinator in Turkey) Location: Ministry of Finance of Turkey |
Regional Cooperation as a Factor Leading to Sustained Peace (Interactive Panel Discussion) Moderator: The Hon. Yasar Yakis Speakers: Isabelle Dumont (Second Political Counselor at the Embassy of France in Ankara) Yusuf Kanli (Columnist, Hurriyet Daily News) Ahu Ozyurt (Moderator, CNN Turkey) H. E. Amb. Marcin Wilczek (Polish Ambassador to Turkey) Prof. Dr. Serdar Güner (Professor, Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences, Bilkent University) H. E. Amb. Ian Biggs (Australian Ambassador to Turkey) Çağrı Erhan (Researcher, Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies - USAK) Location: TOBB-ETU Headquarters |
Cultural Diplomacy - The RSA Experience (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: H. E. Amb. Vika M. Khumalo (Ambassador of the Republic of South Africa to Turkey) Location: TOBB-ETU Headquarters Lecture & Discussion Speaker: H. E. Amb.Jaime García Amaral (Ambassador of Mexico to Turkey) Location TOBB-ETU Headquarters |
16:00 | Coffee Break | Coffee Break | Coffee Break |
16:30 |
Turkey’s Emergent Role as a Mediator (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Prof. Dr. Bülent Aras (Professor of International Relations, Department of International Relations, Isik University) Location: Ministry of Finance of Turkey |
The Effect of Religion on Foreign Policy (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Prof. Dr. Serdar Güner (Professor, Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences, Bilkent University) Location: TOBB-ETU Headquarters |
What Economic Prospects for Development have Emerged in the Region, Since the Arab Spring? (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Prof. Kıvılcım Metin Özcan (Associate Professor of economics, Bilkent University) Location: TOBB-ETU Headquarters |
17:00 | Interception of Migrants in the Mediterranean Sea: Exploring the Legal Implications of the Hirsi and Others v. Italy Judgement of the ECtHR (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Ceren Mutuş Toprakseven (Researcher, Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies (USAK) ) Location: Ministry of Finance of Turkey |
Multilateral Diplomacy: the Case of Nuclear Non-Proliferation (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: H. E. Amb. Ian Biggs (Australian Ambassador to Turkey) Location: TOBB-ETU Headquarters |
The EU's Mediterranean Policy: Challenges and Prospects (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Dr. Zerrin Torun (Lecturer, Department of International Relations, Middle East Technical University, Ankara) Location: TOBB-ETU Headquarters |
17:30 | Building Sustainable Institutions to Avoid Future Conflict (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Shahid Najam (United Nations Resident Coordinator in Turkey) Location: Ministry of Finance of Turkey |
Turkey’s Strategic Position in the Mediterranean Security Complex (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Çağrı Erhan (Researcher, Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies - USAK) Location: TOBB-ETU Headquarters |
Participant Papers Location: TOBB-ETU Headquarters |
18:30 | Participant Papers Location: Ministry of Finance of Turkey |
Participant Papers Location: TOBB-ETU Headquarters |
Participant Papers Location: TOBB-ETU Headquarters |