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“რუსეთ უკრაინის ომის შემდეგ: შედეგები და შესაძლებლობები ევროპისთვის და სამხრეთ კავკასიისთვის”
კონფერენციები “რუსეთ უკრაინის ომის შემდეგ: შედეგები და შესაძლებლობები ევროპისთვის და სამხრეთ კავკასიისთვის”

“რუსეთ უკრაინის ომის შემდეგ: შედეგები და შესაძლებლობები ევროპისთვის და სამხრეთ კავკასიისთვის”

ჩატარების თარიღ(ებ)ი
ლოკაცია
Tbilisi, Georgia

საქართველოს უნივერსიტეტის სოციალურ მეცნიერებათა სკოლის ბაზაზე არსებული UGSP-ის პლატფორმის ორგანიზებით 2023 წლის 9 ივნისს გაიმართება მეოთხე საერთაშორისო კონფერენცია “უკრაინის ომის შემდეგ: პერსპექტივები და შედეგები ევროპისთვის და სამხრეთ კავკასიისთვის.” კონფერენცია ფოკუსირებულია რუსეთ-უკრაინის ომის პოტენციურ სამხედრო და პოლიტიკურ შედეგებზე და მათ გავლენაზე როგორც რეგიონულ ასევე საერთაშორისო უსაფრთხოებაზე. ჩვენ მოვუწოდებთ კონფერენციის მონაწილეებს მოახდინონ სავარაუდო პროგნოზები ომთან დაკავშირებით, რის საფუძველზეც შესაძლებელი გახდება ევროპის და სამხრეთ კავკასიის სამომავლო უსაფრთხოების სისტემაზე მსჯელობა. მნიშვნელოვანი ყურადღება დაეთმობა ევროპის კავშირის და NATO-ს შიდა ინსტიტუციურ დინამიკას, პოსტ-საბჭოთა სივრცეში კონფლიქტების გადაწყვეტის შესაძლებლობას და რეგიონული უსაფრთხოების გაძლიერებისთვის მნიშვნელოვან ახალი კონცეპტუალურ შემოთავაზებებს. 2019 წლიდან UGSP-ის მიერ ჩატარებული მსგავსი ტიპის კონფერენციები მიზნად ისახავს აკადემიური და კონკრეტულ პოლიტიკებთან დაკავშირებული საკითხებზე დისკუსიას, რომლის ფარგლებშიც წამყვანი უცხოელი და ადგილობრივი ექსპერტები განიხილავენ რელევანტურ პრობლემატიკასთან დაკავშირებულ საკითხებს, ხელს უწყობენ ახალი ცოდნის შექმნას, თეორიულ და პრაქტიკულ დონეზე ამზადებენ კონკრეტულ რეკომენდაციებს. კონფერენციის დღის წესრიგის მიხედვით, პირველი პანელი დაეთმობა საპატიო სტუმრების გამოსვლებს, მეორე პანელი შედგება კონკრეტული საკითხის/პრობლემატიკის გადასაჭრელად შექმნილი სამი სამუშაო ჯგუფისგან, რომელშიც მონაწილეობა შეუძლია ყველა წინასწარ დარეგისტრირებულ სტუმარს და მესამე პანელზე მოხდება სამუშაო ჯგუფების ფარგლებში მიღებული შედეგების განხილვა და შეფასება.

Distinguished Speakers will present their vision on ongoing developments in the battlefield and discuss political, economic and aspects of the war. However, the focus will be driven on how they see the end of Russia-Ukraine war and what would be the major plausible outcomes and implications of it in the regional and international dimensions.

Working Group One – European Security Architecture;
Working group one should, but not limited, to discuss following topics: Post-war security architecture in Europe; Prospects of NATO and EU enlargement and their institutional interplay; Establishment of a new and/or enhancement of existing regional bilateral and multilateral alliances in Europe; Security guarantees for Ukraine and other post-Soviet states.Working Group Two – Russia and Post-Soviet Space;
Working group two should, but not limited, to discuss following topics: Prospects of Putin’s power and  Russia’s role in post-Soviet space after the end of Russia-Ukraine war; Russia’s relations with the West (USA, UK, Germany, France); Russia’s relations with China; Prospects of CSTO and Eurasian Economic Union; Political, security and economic modalities in post-Soviet area;

Working Group Three – Conflicts Resolution in Post-Soviet Space.
Working group three should, but not limited, to discuss following topics: The prospects of conflicts (Transdnestria, Abkhazia, South Ossetia (Tskinvali Region), Karabakh) resolution in post-Soviet area after the end of Russia-Ukraine war.  The impact of the outcome of Russia-Ukraine war on conflicting regions such as Transdnestria, Abkhazia, South Ossetia (Tskinvali Region), Karabakh; The role of USA, EU, Russia, Turkey in conflicts resolution in post-Soviet states.
Each working group will consist of from a moderator and up to four participants (researchers, experts and subject matter specialists) to stimulate discussion and come to major findings and conclusions. Representatives from the audience (up to 20 people), which will be presented to each working group, will be given a chance to ask questions and express their opinion as well.

The moderators of each working group will present vision, essential findings and conclusions that have been distilled during the discussions.
Based on the third session organizers of the conference will produce a follow-up conference report to be published.

მოწვეული სპიკერები

“რუსეთ უკრაინის ომის შემდეგ: შედეგები და შესაძლებლობები ევროპისთვის და სამხრეთ კავკასიისთვის”
Inna Dubinsky

Inna Dubinsky is Business Development and Training Project Manager, the U.S. Agency for Global Media in Washington, DC. She oversees media development and journalism training projects. Inna has done extensive media training and public speaking in the United States and abroad. Her international portfolio includes launching dozens of partnership media programs with the U.S. and international organizations, and building capacity of journalists in more than 50 countries in Africa, Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Middle East and East Asia.  

A former broadcaster in the Voice of America Russian Service, Inna was the anchor of the popular daily radio call-in show TALK TO AMERICA. She played a key role in reorganization of the Russian Service as VOA transitioned from radio to a multimedia broadcaster, serving as a host of the television news program WINDOW TO AMERICA, mobile journalist and Russian Service multimedia senior editor covering international news, and interviewing high level U.S. and foreign officials.

With an advanced degree in Foreign Language Communication from the USSR Academy of Pedagogical Science in Moscow, Russia, Inna is the author and co-author of four books on Foreign Language Training and Learning Styles.  
“რუსეთ უკრაინის ომის შემდეგ: შედეგები და შესაძლებლობები ევროპისთვის და სამხრეთ კავკასიისთვის”
Margarita Assenova

Margarita Assenova is a Senior Fellow at the Jamestown Foundation in Washington, D.C. and a regular contributor to its flagship publication Eurasia Daily Monitor. She also teaches Eastern Europe Advanced Area Studies courses at the Foreign Service Institute, Department of State, as a contractor. 

Assenova is a recipient of the John Knight Professional Journalism Fellowship at Stanford University for her reporting on nationalism in the Balkans. Her articles appeared in US and European newspapers, magazines, and online publications, including RFE/RL Newsline and Balkan Report, The Hill, The National Interest, The Washington Times, Transitions Online, Balkan Times, Baltic Rim Economies Review, The Capital Weekly, Internationale Politik Quarterly, World Finance Review Magazine, Future Prospects, and others. She has also written extensively on Russian disinformation for Polygraph.info, a Voice of America counter-disinformation program.

Assenova has authored book chapters and journal articles on security, energy, and democracy published by CSIS Press, Brassey’s, Freedom House, Bertelsmann Foundation Publishers, the University of New Haven, the Jamestown Foundation and the Center for European Policy Analysis. Her latest books include Eurasian Disunion: Russia’s Vulnerable Flanks (Jamestown Foundation, 2016), co-authored with Janusz Bugajski, a critical study on Russian subversion in Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia, and Azerbaijan and the New Energy Geopolitics of Southeastern Europe, Ed. (2015). Her report Nord Stream 2: Myths, Reality, and the Way Forward (CEPA, 2018) became instrumental in mobilizing efforts to curtail Russian energy domination ambitions in Europe
“რუსეთ უკრაინის ომის შემდეგ: შედეგები და შესაძლებლობები ევროპისთვის და სამხრეთ კავკასიისთვის”
Dr. Roland B. Wilson

Dr. Roland B. Wilson is the Program Coordinator, Associate Professor and faculty advisor for the Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution at George Mason University’s campus in South Korea. He is also the Peace and Conflict Studies Center Asia (PACSC Asia) Founder and Director, and an international mediator and consultant.

Dr. Wilson received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in linguistics, Korean, and teaching English as a second language from Indiana State University. He received his doctorate in conflict analysis and resolution from George Mason University’s School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution.

Dr. Wilson possesses more than 35 years of combined military, government and academic experience and has written about a myriad of complex subjects, including Asia Pacific relations, foreign policy, diplomacy, and security and conflict issues. He has also lived in East Asia for more than 20 years and speaks Korean at a professional-level.

Dr. Wilson’s current interests include working to improve foreign policy, diplomacy, and conflict resolution efforts around the world. He is also working to create and enhance local community and governmental capacity to peacefully mediate, transform, and resolve culturally diverse and historically deep-rooted and protracted conflicts by developing courses and providing professional workshops and other education and training opportunities.
“რუსეთ უკრაინის ომის შემდეგ: შედეგები და შესაძლებლობები ევროპისთვის და სამხრეთ კავკასიისთვის”
Dr. Robert E. Hamilton

Dr. Robert E. Hamilton (Bob)

Research Professor at Strategic Studies Institute and USAWC Press

Areas of Expertise: Strategic Competition & Rivalry

Dr. Robert E. Hamilton is the Research Professor of Eurasian Studies in the Strategic Studies Institute at the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, currently serving as a U.S. advisor to the Ministry of Defense of Georgia. He was commissioned in Armor Branch upon graduation from the United States Military Academy in 1988. His company grade assignments were with the 2nd Squadron, 4th U.S. Cavalry; Regiment at Fort Stewart, Georgia; with the 5th Squadron, 15th U.S. Cavalry; Regiment and with the 2d Battalion, 33d Armor Regiment, 194th Armor Brigade, both at Fort Knox, Kentucky. In 1996, Dr. Hamilton entered the Eurasian Foreign Area Officer training program, completing the Russian Language Course at the Defense Language Institute and graduating from the George C. Marshall Center for European  Security Studies. In June 2002 Dr. Hamilton was assigned to the United States Central Command (CENTCOM) at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, where he served as a war planner for Operation Iraqi Freedom at CENTCOM’s Forward Headquarters in Qatar and later as the desk officer for Uzbekistan. From 2005-2006 Dr. Hamilton served as the Chief of Regional Engagement for Combined Forces Command-Afghanistan, and from 2006-2008 he served as the Chief of the Office of Defense Cooperation in Tbilisi, Georgia. From 2008-2009 he was the U.S. Army Fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. He served as an instructor in the Department of National Security and Strategy at the U.S. Army War College from 2011-2013, and as the Deputy Chief of the Security Assistance Office at the Office of Defense Representative-Pakistan from 2013-2014, before returning to the U.S. Army War College to resume his teaching duties. While teaching at the Army War College, Dr. Hamilton has served as the DOD Russia Policy Advisor to the International Syria Support Group in Geneva (July-August 2016), as the Chief of Assessments for the NATO Special Operations Component Command-Afghanistan (February-May 2017), and as the Chief of the Russian De-confliction Cell at Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve (August-October 2017). Dr. Hamilton retired from the Army on 1 July 2018. His awards and decorations include the Defense Superior Service Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star, the Order of St. George, the German Armed Forces Leistungsabzeichen (Achievement Badge-Gold Award), the Parachute Badge and the Combat Action Badge. He is a graduate of the German Armed Forces Staff College (2002) and the U.S. Army War College (2009). His academic degrees include a B.S. from the U.S. Military Academy, an M.A. in Russian Studies and a Ph.D in International Relations, both from the University of Virginia.
“რუსეთ უკრაინის ომის შემდეგ: შედეგები და შესაძლებლობები ევროპისთვის და სამხრეთ კავკასიისთვის”
Dr. Yevgeniya Gaber

Dr. Yevgeniya Gaber is a Ukrainian foreign policy expert, non-resident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council in Turkey and the Center in Modern Turkish Studies, Carleton University.

Prior to this, she worked as a foreign policy advisor to the Prime Minister of Ukraine and deputy director of the Diplomatic Academy at the MFA of Ukraine. She has a diplomatic background from her foreign assignment at the Embassy of Ukraine in Ankara in 2014-2018 and academic experience from the Odesa National Mechnikov University (Ukraine) and Carleton University (Canada), where she has taught graduate courses on Black Sea security, Ukrainian and Turkish foreign policies. Dr. Gaber has published numerous academic articles, policy papers and book chapters on European and regional security. She has delivered lectures in diplomatic and defence academies across Europe and is a frequent commentator in media.
“რუსეთ უკრაინის ომის შემდეგ: შედეგები და შესაძლებლობები ევროპისთვის და სამხრეთ კავკასიისთვის”
Dr. Thornike Gordadze

Thornike Gordadze is professor at Paris Institute of Political Studies and Associate Fellow at Jacques Delors Foundation.

He was Senior Fellow at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS, London), where he served as director of Statecraft and Influence Networks program. 

From 2014 to 2020  Gordadze was Senior Advisor for Research and Education at the French Institute for Higher National Defense Studies in Paris. 

From July 2010 to October 2012, he served as Georgia's deputy Minister of Foreign affairs and later as Georgia’s State Minister

for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration. He negotiated the EU–Georgia Association Agreement, and Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area Treaty as Georgia's chief negotiator. 

Thornike Gordadze worked as head of a research unit at the French Institute of Anatolian Studies, Istanbul from 2006 to 2010.

Thornike holds a PhD in Political Science from Sciences Po Paris. In 2002–03, he was a fellow

at Yale University’s Center for International and Area Studies. He has authored numerous

articles and book chapters on post-communist Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union,

and has lectured on international relations, identity politics and violence in Soviet successor

states, as well as security and democracy in Europe’s eastern neighbourhood.
“რუსეთ უკრაინის ომის შემდეგ: შედეგები და შესაძლებლობები ევროპისთვის და სამხრეთ კავკასიისთვის”
Revaz Topuria

Revaz Topuria is a lecturer at the University of Georgia teaching courses on political ideologies, hybrid warfare, intelligence studies, disinformation studies.

Revaz has bachelor’s degree in International Relations with the specialisation in Far Eastern Studies from Free University of Tbilisi. He has also studied in China at Lanzhou University. Revaz received a Master’s degree in Intelligence, Security and Strategic Studies from the University of Glasgow (UK), Dublin City University (Ireland) and Charles University (Czech Republic).

Revaz has excellent working experience in public sector, international organizations and NGOs. Through his career he has worked at the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia, United Nations Development Program, Centre for Economic Prosperity and several other NGOs.

In addition to teaching at the University of Georgia, Revaz is also an Academic Director of Franklin Club, an education think-tank based in Tbilisi.

Revaz has published a number of academic articles and has even authored a book on political ideologies.
“რუსეთ უკრაინის ომის შემდეგ: შედეგები და შესაძლებლობები ევროპისთვის და სამხრეთ კავკასიისთვის”
Nino Kukhianidze

Nino Kukhianidze has over 10 years of professional experience working with the Government, the Parliament, and the Public Defender of Georgia, as well as with USAID supported projects on the issues of conflict resolution, tolerance, minority rights and countering violent extremism (CVE). Nino has served as the deputy team leader for USAID’s Georgia Violent Extremism Risk Analysis research project and throughout 2015-2021 served as the program coordinator for USAID/UNAG’s “Promoting Integration, Tolerance and Awareness” for the Tolerance Center under the Public Defender of Georgia. Since 2011, Nino has been involved in a number of South Caucasus peacebuilding processes which have been supported by international organizations.

For the past 8 years, Nino has been teaching university courses in Peace and Conflict Studies, Political Science and Democracy and Citizenship. The universities she has worked with include the University of Georgia, European University, the International Black Sea University, and San Diego State University. Nino is a member of the Civic Education Lecturer’s Association. Nino holds a Master’s degree in Conflict Analysis and Resolution from George Mason University, she majored in international relations for her undergraduate studies, and has conducted doctoral research on the role of peace education in conflict transformation. 
“რუსეთ უკრაინის ომის შემდეგ: შედეგები და შესაძლებლობები ევროპისთვის და სამხრეთ კავკასიისთვის”
Nino Gozalishvili

Nino Gozalishvili is a PhD candidate at Central European University (CEU) pursuing Nationalism Studies and Comparative History joint doctoral program. She is leading the Nationalism and Ethnicity Studies Center at the University of Georgia. Nino’s research areas include post-Socialist political transformations and contemporary history of nationalism and national-populism in CEE, focusing on Georgia.

Nino holds an MA degree in Nationalism Studies from CEU and BA in International Relations from Tbilisi State University (TSU).  In academic years of 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 , Nino was a visiting research fellow at the University of Edinburgh and the Center for Eastern European History at the University of Zurich.  Since 2019, Nino has been a lecturer and TA at the Central European University (CEU) and a visiting lecturer at Ilia State University, Free University in Tbilisi and  the University of Georgia. Over the years of 2020-2022  Nino served as a researcher at the Institute for Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI).  Nino's publications deal with the Soviet history of Georgia, the issues of right-wing populism, democratization and disinformation, as well as the trends in soft power policies deployed towards Georgia.

“რუსეთ უკრაინის ომის შემდეგ: შედეგები და შესაძლებლობები ევროპისთვის და სამხრეთ კავკასიისთვის”
Dr. Malkhaz Saldadze

Malkhaz Saldadze is an Associate Professor at Ilia State University. He earned his Ph.D. degree at George Mason University’s Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution. Dr. Saldadze received an MA in Russian, East European, and Central Asian Studies from the Jackson School of International Studies at the University of Washington. His Ph.D. research is focused on the narration of history and the transformation of conflicts in Georgia. As part of civil society and various research institutions in Georgia, he worked on peace and conflict issues through programs, projects, and initiatives to shape public discourses on democratization, conflict transformation, gender equality, civic engagement, and European integration.
“რუსეთ უკრაინის ომის შემდეგ: შედეგები და შესაძლებლობები ევროპისთვის და სამხრეთ კავკასიისთვის”
Dr. Volodymyr Ogrysko

Dr. Volodymyr Ogrysko began his political career in 1978 when he

joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as an Attaché in the Press

Department. Between 1992 and 1996, he was a Counselor in the Embassies

of Ukraine in the Federal Republic of Germany and the Republic of

Austria. In 1996-1999 he served as the Head of the Foreign Policy

Department of the Presidential Administration, Kyiv, Ukraine. Then

between 1999 – 2004, he was Ukrainian Ambassador to the Austrian

Republic and Permanent Representative to the OSCE and other

international organizations in Vienna.

From February 2005 to December 2007 - First Deputy Minister, Acting

Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.Ambassador Ogrysko served as

the Minister for Foreign Affairs between 2007 and 2009. He then became

the First Deputy Secretary of the National Security and Defense

Council of Ukraine (2009 – 2010) .

Ph.D. in history.

Diplomatic rank – Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine (1996).

Since 2014 – CEO, Centre for Russian Studies

Mother tongue  - Ukrainian

Speaks fluently German, English and Russian.

Married with a son and two daughters
“რუსეთ უკრაინის ომის შემდეგ: შედეგები და შესაძლებლობები ევროპისთვის და სამხრეთ კავკასიისთვის”
Megi Benia

Megi Benia works at the Emerging Security Challenges and Arms Control Department, Directorate-General for Security Policy and Euro-Atlantic Integration of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia. At the same time, she is an invited lecturer at the University of Georgia. Megi has an educational background in international relations and international security, and she is a graduate of the master’s degree program in History of Modern Georgia. Since 2017, Megi Benia has been working on Georgia’s NATO integration and other significant directions of Georgia’s national security at various government institutions. Herewith, she is an Academy Fellow of the Young Leaders Program at the Heritage Foundation and an Alumni Fellow of the Burke to Buckley Program at the National Review Institute. Megi has published several works on security-related issues.
“რუსეთ უკრაინის ომის შემდეგ: შედეგები და შესაძლებლობები ევროპისთვის და სამხრეთ კავკასიისთვის”
Konstantine Ioseliani

Konstantine Ioseliani is a lecturer, researcher, and academic staff member at the School of Social Sciences at the University of Georgia. He is currently pursuing his doctoral degree at the University of Georgia, focusing on the concept of Resilience. His doctoral thesis, titled "Resilience Phenomenon: Conceptual Significance and Practical Policy on State Social Resilience in the Context of the Russian-Ukrainian War", explores the complexities and implications of resilience within the realm of international conflict. Through his research, he aims to develop practical approaches and policies to enhance state social resilience. Konstantine holds a Master's Degree in International and European Security from the prestigious Geneva Center for Security Policy/Université de Genève. Prior to that, he obtained a Bachelor's degree in Public Administration from the Georgian Technical University and a Master's degree in the same field from the Georgian Institute of Public Affairs. Additionally, he has expanded his knowledge and expertise through participation in the Senior Course N111 at the NATO Defense College in Rome and qualification courses at the US Joint Force Command in Washington DC, the Austrian Study Centre for Peace and Conflict Resolution, and the Estonian School of Diplomacy. Before embarking on his academic career, Konstantine Ioseliani served in various capacities at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia. He held the position of Senior Counselor at the NATO Division of the Security Policy and Euro-Atlantic Integration Department. He also served as the Head of the Central and Western Europe Division within the European Affairs Department. Konstantine represented Georgia as a senior political counselor in Stockholm and later as the Chargé d'Affaires, representing Georgia to Finland.
“რუსეთ უკრაინის ომის შემდეგ: შედეგები და შესაძლებლობები ევროპისთვის და სამხრეთ კავკასიისთვის”
Andrei Kolesnikov

Andrei Kolesnikov is a Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. He is a member of the Scientific Advisory Council of the Finnish Institute of International Affairs, Senior Associate Research Fellow at Italian Institute for International Political Studies, and member of the Yegor Gaidar Foundation’s board. His research focuses on the trends shaping Russian politics, with particular focus on ideological shifts inside society. He worked in leading Russian media, was deputy editor of Novaya Gazeta. Kolesnikov is a frequent contributor to media, including Foreign Affairs, CNN Opinion, etc., and the author of several books, including political biography of the Russian liberal reformer Yegor Gaidar.
“რუსეთ უკრაინის ომის შემდეგ: შედეგები და შესაძლებლობები ევროპისთვის და სამხრეთ კავკასიისთვის”
Dalia Bankauskaite

Non-Resident Senior Fellow at the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA), Partnership Associate Professor at Vilnius University Vilnius University. Dalia Bankauskaitė is an interdisciplinary expert in security policy, strategic communication and political consulting. She currently serves as a Non-Resident Senior Fellow at the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA), working on the think-tank’s Democratic Resilience Program. She teaches strategic communications as a Partnership Associate Professor at Vilnius University and provides expertise to the Swedish Defence University. With decades of experience across government, academia, and consulting, she focuses on advancing the understanding of the total defence doctrine and a whole-of-society approach to security. Her work includes analysis of hybrid aggression and influence operations, as well as building comprehensive media literacy, societal resilience and capacity-building programs. She has extensive professional experience in strategic communication in Lithuania, Ukraine, Georgia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Baltic Sea region. Her career highlights include heading Lithuania’s EU Public Information Unit before the country’s accession to the EU; acting as the information officer at the European Commission’s delegation; and serving at the Lithuanian Embassy in Moscow. She holds an MSc degree from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
“რუსეთ უკრაინის ომის შემდეგ: შედეგები და შესაძლებლობები ევროპისთვის და სამხრეთ კავკასიისთვის”
Dr John Kennedy

Dr John Kennedy is a Research Leader in the Defence and Security Group at RAND Europe. RAND Europe is a not-for-profit research organisation that helps improve policy and decision making through research and analysis.

John previously worked as an independent researcher and Senior Associate at Eastern Advisory Group, where he focussed on the Russian political economy. He has also served at the UK’s Department for International Trade where he held policy and national security roles covering the Eastern Europe and the Caucasus, Turkey, and Iran; at the UK’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory where he was a Senior Strategic Analyst; and as a political consultant with a focus on the UK’s defence industry.

John completed his PhD at the University of Birmingham’s Centre for Russian, European and Eurasian Studies (CREES). He is a specialist in the economic policy, business-state relations, and industrial development of Russia. His recent book, Business Culture in Putin’s Russia, was published in 2021 by Routledge. He is currently writing an article on Russia’s response to Western economic pressure. His research interests include the politics, international and trading relations of Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
“რუსეთ უკრაინის ომის შემდეგ: შედეგები და შესაძლებლობები ევროპისთვის და სამხრეთ კავკასიისთვის”
Dr. Rimvydas Baltaduonis

Rimvydas Baltaduonis, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor in the Economics Department at Gettysburg College and a Co-Director of Gettysburg Lab for Experimental Economics (GLEE). He is also an affiliated faculty with the International & Global Studies Program at Gettysburg College and has chaired it during 2018-2019. While being a longtime affiliate of the Institute for Regulatory Law & Economics (IRLE), Dr. Baltaduonis also worked as a Visiting Senior Research Scholar at Columbia’s Center on Global Energy Policy (CGEP) during 2019-2020 academic year and a Visiting Senior Scholar at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) from 2015 to 2017. Dr. Baltaduonis' broad areas of research interest are industrial organization, energy and environmental economics, energy security, experimental and behavioral economics. At Gettysburg College, he teaches Industrial Organization, Energy & Security, Energy Economics and Experimental Economics. The National Science Foundation, the International Foundation for Research in Experimental Economics and the Australian Research Council have supported his research. Prior to assuming his position at Gettysburg College, Dr. Baltaduonis was an IFREE Visiting Post-doctoral Fellow in the Interdisciplinary Center for Economic Science at George Mason University and later at the Economics Science Institute at Chapman University. He earned his PhD and MA in Economics from the University of Connecticut and a BSc in Economics from Vilnius University in Lithuania.
“რუსეთ უკრაინის ომის შემდეგ: შედეგები და შესაძლებლობები ევროპისთვის და სამხრეთ კავკასიისთვის”
Dr. Stefan Kroll

Dr. Stefan Kroll is Head of Science Communication and a senior researcher at PRIF’s research department „International Institutions“. His work focuses on interdisciplinary research on norms and institutions, knowledge transfer, and political education for peace and conflict research topics. Stefan Kroll has published in edited volumes and international peer reviewed journals and received several grants and scholarships. In 2011, his work was awarded the Otto-Hahn-Medal of the Max Planck Society.
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