German Marshal Fund, DEFENCE UNLIMITED, NATO, The US Embassy in Romania, ZIVAC (http://zivac.ro/despre-zivac/) etc.
Europe, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe
in the New World (Dis)Order
Bucharest, Romania | March 5, 2020
THE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF POLITICAL STUDIES AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
SNSPA, SCHOOL OF GOVERNANCE
Partners: AnA, GLOBALFOCUS CENTER
Technology and Global (Dis)Order.
Brexit Scenario for 2020 up to 2027.
TANAP, the only alternative to the Russian Gas, supported by the EU and China.
Total Defence and Resilience: less cost, or more cost effectively.
Beyond the Baltics and all the way to the Arctic Zone.
Reference: InterMedia USA, with its European Body. Media is not epistemic for its roles, anymore. In major matters, concerning international relations and the study of big military conflicts, and terrorism.
The global changes’ effects on Europe, and Central and Southern, especially.
The special, dedicated and exclusive message of Her Excellency, Mrs. Liliana Popescu, Professor of International Relations, Vice-Rector of SNSPA, initiator of ESEE-FANEL Network and International Conference, the core and the pivotal international brilliant integrator of the agenda:
“We want to draw attention to the phenomenon of under-representation of women in the area of expertise traditionally associated to men – expertise taken into account in the making of public policies and in public debates on international policy issues, especially in the media. Expert women are generally consulted much less on issues of politics, international relations and national security. We see many panels which are exclusively male-panels (called manels’), or with a minimal feminine representation. The contrast between these ‚manels’, on the one hand, and the multitude and quality of women specialists in these fields, on the other, is strikin’. This is why, together with a few ladies who know a lot about the international, European and regional arena, we mobilized and we designed this event. Our conference is made up exclusively of female panels (called ‚fanels’). The audience is mixed, of course. We count on the surprise of having all-female panels in front of our eyes. It is a kind of mirror.”
The Romanian host organized this conference with great pleasure and with a constructive attitude. The participants acknowledge that many male colleagues (specialists and experts) do not realize that they often talk only one to another, and that, women, find it strange to see only men talking on topics that we are also concerned with and that concern us all.
The organizers rely on the visual impact of an exclusively female participation in panels. It is like a mirror, and certain that the content of all presentations is valuable.
The international environment is changing, and there are increasing discussions about the crisis of the liberal world order and the emergence of a new order. Romania is at the intersection of a series of interests: regional, European and global. Romania is a member of two major organizations of the liberal world order, the EU and NATO.
However, her neighbors in Eastern and South-Eastern Europe are highly diverse. Their policies and developments are affecting the European Union. EU reforms, European policies and developments are affecting these regions as well. In a broader picture, it is important to look at the big global phenomena and see how they impact our societies, in this part of the world and at EU level. The conference aimed and successfully accomplished to exploring these topics. Perspectives on these issues often differ, not only on the basis of the information and political values of their authors, but also on the basis of gender.
Over time, conferences based on topics in the field of international relations have been numerically dominated by male presence. In the media, especially on television, Romanian citizens are already familiar with exclusively male panels. Topics related to economic development, security, defense, in regional, European, global context, are major issues, which concern citizens, regardless of their gender. There are many professional women in relevant fields of study and analysis, who are far less present in the public space, thus not being known. SNSPA is known to be a leading university in the area of women and minorityies’ rights, and therefore represents the optimal institutional framework for organizing this type of event.
The purpose of the Romanian International Exclusive conference is to offer the opportunity of valuable experts in their field, with a highly professional and socially validated professional evolution, to contribute publicly to the understanding of Romania’s position and perspectives in an apparently disordered world. Thus, the specialists who will be selected for the participation, will be able to be heard, will have a voice, with regard to areas and topics that are traditionally dominated by men.
Participants:
Remus Pricopie, the Rector of THE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF POLITICAL STUDIES AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, Liliana Popescu, Vice-Rector of THE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF POLITICAL STUDIES AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, Sergiu Celac-diplomat, former minister for international-foreign relations, Alexandra Martin ( GLOBSEC, Head of Brussels, previously Strategic Forums Director, for the major policy convenings, and previously worked as Political Officer for the OSCE Mission, and with the German Marshall Fund Washington Office & Operations Officer with the EU Monitoring Mission), Hanna Shelest, (PhD, Member of the Board at the Foreign Policy Council “Ukrainian Prism” and Editor-in-chief at UA: Ukraine Analytica. Prior to this, she had served for more than 10 years as a Senior Researcher at the National Institute for Strategic Studies under the President of Ukraine, Odessa Branch. Also Dr. Shelest served as a Visiting Research Fellow at the NATO Defense College in Rome, and an adviser of the Working Group preparing Ukrainian Navy Strategy 2035.), Iulia-Sabina Joja (a DAAD Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Foreign Policy Institute of the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies in Washington, DC, where she researches Black Sea security. Iulia will be teaching European security as an adjunct professor at Georgetown University. She is a fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute and a contributor to War on the Rocks and The American Interest. Iulia served as adviser to the Romanian Presidency and as deputy project manager at NATO Allied Command Transformation in Norfolk, Virginia.), Teona SURMAVA (a German Marshall Fund (GMF) Leadership, Fellow and Eurasia Democratic Security Network (EDSN) 2019 Fellow. Ms. SURMAVA is currently an advisor to the National Security Council’s Office of Georgia and a lecturer at Caucasus University in Tbilisi.), Mariia Zolkina, (Political Analyst of the Ilko Kucheriv Democratic Initiatives Foundation (Kyiv, Ukraine), public policy analyst and public opinion analyst, in particular in the area of public perceptions of foreign policy issues, European and Euro-Atlantic perspectives of Ukraine. Since 2014 Maria Zolkina has been producing expertise on the political component of Russia-Ukraine conflict in the case of Donbas, socio-political implications of the conflict both on national and international level, public opinion in the controlled by Ukrainian state part of Donetsk and Lugansk regions and perspectives of reintegration of non-controlled areas.), Alina Inayeh (GMF-director of the Black Sea Trust for Regional Cooperation, a project dedicated to strengthening cooperation and fostering development in the Black Sea region. She is an active practitioner in the field of international development and democratization, having run the Freedom House office in Ukraine in 2004 and the NDI office in Russia.), Raluca Alexandra Prună (a lawyer and has over 20 years of experience in the field of justice, including at the level of the European Union institutions. Prior to her appointment as Minister of Justice, she held the position of Coordinating Advisor withing the Directorate-General for Internal Market, heling various positions in the European Commission: lawyer and program coordinator at the Directorate-General for Justice, Freedom and Security, official responsible for the polities against organized crime at the Directorate-General for Internal Affairs.), Svetlana Stefanović (one of the founding members of the Belgrade Security Forum success story in 2011 and a BSF Executive Director responsible for the overall organization, implementation, and evaluation. She works as a Program Coordinator at the Belgrade Fund for Political Excellence.), Ludmila Nofit (the Foreign Policy Association of Moldova (APE) as a program coordinator, Interim Executive Director at APE. Previously she worked for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration of the Republic of Moldova: cooperation of Moldova with OSCE, Transnistrian settlement conflict and monitoring security developments at regional and international level, and actively engaged in different topic programs and trainings provided by the ODIHR/OSCE, Vienna Diplomatic Academy, UN Women, Cligendael Institute, NATO etc.), Anca DRAGU (an economist with over 20 years of experience in national and international institutions such as National Bank of Romania, Ministry of Public Finances, IMF and European Commission. In 2019 she joined E.ON Romania as Deputy General Manager and board member. During November 2017 – January 2018 she held the position of Minister of Finance. Anca DRAGU got her bachelor degree and PhD in economy at The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, her master’s degree in European Policies and Institutions at SNSPA and attended a program of in-depth economic studies at George Washington University.), Ana Maria Luca (a senior researcher at Global Focus Center International Affairs Bucharest.), Oana-Cristina Popa (Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Romania in Republic of Serbia, former Ambassador of Romania in Croatia, and head of mission to the Embassy of Romania in Zagreb, head of the North America division in the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Euro-Atlantic affairs.), Alina Bârgăoanu is a Romanian university professor and the dean of the faculty of communication and public relations at the SNSPA), Alexandra Gatej, (former Economic Advisor to the President of Romania, amd lead various organizations such as Aspen Institute of Romania (Founding Member), Amcham Romania (twice Chair), Energy Policy Group (Founding Member), New Strategy Center-Founding Member), Romaniţa Iordache (currently the Romanian Independent Expert in the European Equality Law Network of the European Commission, the Senior Expert for the Romanian team of the Fundamental Rights Agency FRANET and also doing human rights work in Moldova, Albania and other countries in the region, and Co-president of ACCEPT Romania and the president of the board of Agentia de Dezvoltare Comunitara Impreuna.), Antonia Colibasanu (a senior geopolitical analyst, focusing on strategic competitive intelligence analysis. She has joined Geopolitical Futures team as Senior Analyst and Partner for Europe and VicePresident for International Marketing, working on closely with bestselling authors George Friedman and Robert D. Kaplan and served as Honorary Adviser to Romania’s Minister of Energy.), Alexandra Horobeț (a Full Professor Romanian-Canadian MBA Program at the Bucharest University of Economic Studies (BUES) and PhD in International Business and Economics.), Carmen Neagu (a well-reputed energy industry expert with a long career in Romanian companies and multinational corporations within the energy sector-Chief Executive Officer of EnergoBit SA. Prior to that, she contributed to the strategic development of the Romanian power system, within ELCEN, Termoelectrica and the National Electricity Company and held various top management positions in the field of strategy and international affairs in power generation during the Romanian Energy Sector restructuring process. Currently member of the Board of Transelectrica Company Romania, Cora Hypermache SA, AmCham Romania.), Florina Pînzaru (currently the Dean of the SNSPA Management Faculty and has 10 years of Marketing Communications experience for large national and multinational companies.), Mihaela Miroiu (an university professor at SNSPA, and the initiator of the first doctoral program of Political Sciences in Romania.), Ioana Avadani (the President of the Center for Independent Journalism (CJI), President of the Southeast European Network for media professionalization.), Oana Popescu-Zamfir, Director Centrul Global Focus, Razvan-Andrei Panaite-expert, Dr.Sorin Dobircianu-sr.expert NATO, Petre Racanel, diplomat, president of VIVERA, Cristina Baraganescu (Leaders Program Aspen Institute, project officer & assistant DG NEAR-European Commission and EODS, trainee EEAS and Carnegie Endowment for International Peace), ambassadors of Chile, Argentina, Peru, different special guests, professors, specialists, military attaches, defence and security specialists from Austria, Germany, the UK, Poland, Spain, Slovakia, Serbia, Ukraine, Moldavia, Bulgaria, the USA, Romania etc.
Conclusions of the topics, brainstorming and closing remarks:
“Technology and Global Order, Beyond Uncertainty”
„Emerging Security Challenges and Building Resilience in the Region”
„The role of Romania’s Foreign Policy in the Age of Competition between Great Powers”
„Challenging European and Euroatlantic Unity: how the Russia-Ukraine War Influences International (Dis)Order?”
„Bears and Bees: between Superpowers, Insurgents, and Others. A Survival Strategy for Dummies.”
„What is it for Romania to be a member of the EU?”
„From Transformative and Normative to No Power at All? How the EU Seems to be Losing Influence in Serbia.”
“The Green Deal and Economic Governance in Central and South East Europe.”
„China Ascending. EU Integration and the BRI in SEE.”
„The Impact of Regional and International Evolutions on the Republic of Moldova’s Foreign Policy.”
”The European Perspective of the Western Balkans in the Present World (Dis)Order.”
„Can Romania be the Human Rights Power Engine in the Region?”
„New Security Risks in the Black Sea Region.”
”Gender Competitiveness in Business.”
„Foreign Direct Investments in Romania: between Lost Opportunities and Regional Challenges.”
”The Field of Energy – Challenges and Opportunities for Romania.”
„The Roles and influence of Russia, The USA, China, Europe, The UK and Turkey alternative gas routes.”
„The age of desinformation | Me against you, silo or bubble effect-middle ground inexistent: weaponization of information by state and non-state actors thru share of politically divisive content.”
„ Political gains-identifying what makes people react thru data mining-instigating fear or perception of fear, determine popular support for a cause or election outcome, leading up to political violence.”
„ Stirring of grievances or artificially induced grievances and fears-to create instability and/or uncertainty. Feeding the existing social conflicts and disrupting the social fabric.”
„NATO endeavors and the Turkish future policies and international strategic oucome: the American F35 project, the new Russian military technologies for Ankara, and the alternative of oil and gas supplyings for Turkey and the future possible roles, to include such reliable Gas Hub or to divert it to the emergent macro-zones in Europe (BOTAS and TANAP, Caspian Sea extended strategic areas etc)”
„NATO and the US policies and strategies regarding international relations in the Gulf and with Iran, especially.”
NOTE: the second edition of the Fanel IR Conference next year in Bucharest, SNSPA, in 2021.
