The Center for International and European Studies (CIES) in cooperation with the Vienna-based International Institute for Peace (IIP) will hold a webinar on “The EU´s Role in the Black Sea Region” where experts will assess the EU´s role in the Black Sea Region.

SPEAKERS: Dimitar Bechev, Non-Resident Fellow, Atlantic Council; Fellow, Institute for Human Sciences (IWM), Vienna Oana Popescu-Zamfir, Director, Global Focus Center, Bucharest Mustafa Aydin, President, International Relations Council (UIK) of Turkey, İstanbul Stanislav Secrieru, Senior Analyst, European Union Institute for Security Studies, Paris Dimitrios Triantaphyllou, Director, Center for International and European Studies (CIES), Kadir Has University, İstanbul (Moderator)

This Webinar is part of a joint IIP-CIES initiative titled „Geopolitical Struggle for the Black Sea Region.” Initiated in Spring 2021, this online discussion series aims to look at the transformations and strategic realignments of Black Sea countries along the lines of major regional conflicts and to explore how to transform conflict into cooperation.