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Securing Europe’s Tinderbox: Economic and Geopolitical Challenges in the Balkans
Securing Europe’s Tinderbox: Economic and Geopolitical Challenges in the Balkans
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Hudson Institute
September 15, 2023
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The Balkans, long viewed as Europe’s tinderbox, remain too important for policymakers to ignore. The Euro-Atlantic community has played a constructive role in the region, helping to secure it, putting an end to the sectarian violence of the 1990s, and establishing a presence on the ground to safeguard this hard-won peace. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the European Union have been crucial drivers of reform and modernization here. However, many economic and geopolitical challenges remain. Join Hudson’s Center on Europe and Eurasia for an event that will discuss the challenges and opportunities in the Balkans.
Keynote Speech
Luminita Odobescu, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Romania
Panel One: Economic Opportunities in the Balkans
Luke Coffey, Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute
Jan Ruzicka, Chief External Affairs Officer, PPF Group
Amb. Cameron Munter, Former US Ambassador to Serbia
Moderator: Matt Boyse, Adjunct Fellow, Hudson Institute
Panel Two: Geopolitical Challenges in the Balkans
Ekaterina Zaharieva, Chair, Foreign Affairs Committee, National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria
Jaroslav Kurfürst, Director General for Europe, Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ivana Stradner, Senior Fellow, Foundation for the Defense of Democracies
Moderator: Peter Rough, Senior Fellow and Director, Center on Europe and Eurasia
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