5 KYIV SECURITY FORUM Trends in Global Security: Does Democracy Matter?

(April 19-20, 2012) FAIRMONT GRAND HOTEL KYIV Naberezhno-Khreshchatytska Str., 1 Kyiv, Ukraine

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Friday, April 20 Ballroom (Ground Floor) Forum Moderator: Lyse DOUCET, International Journalist and Broadcaster (United Kingdom) 9:00 10:00 10:00 10:10 Registration Opening Remarks: Arseniy YATSENYUK, Founder of Open Ukraine Foundation, Leader of Front for Change Party, Member of the Parliament of Ukraine Alina INAYEH, Director, Black Sea Trust for Regional Cooperation, German Marshall Fund (Romania) 10:10 11:45

Plenary Session I. DEMOCRACY OR REVOLUTION? The Modern Multipolar World: A World of Democracy or? The World of Wealth and Poverty: How to Overcome Inequality? Arab Spring. Tunisia, Egypt, Libya Who is the Next? US and China: Bipolarity? The Battle for Fair Elections: Before (Ukraine) or After (Russia)? Tyranny is Over. The Triumph of Democracy. Whats the Next?

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Speakers: Christopher WALKER, Vice President for Strategy and Analysis, Freedom House (USA) Kanwal SIBAL, Foreign Secretary to the Government of India (2002 2003) Sameh SEIF ELYAZAL, Chairman of alGomhereya Center for Political and Security Studies and Researches (Egypt) Arseniy YATSENYUK, Founder of Open Ukraine Foundation, Leader of Front for Change Party, Member of Parliament of Ukraine

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Special presentation: Bernard KOUCHNER, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the French Republic (2007 2010) Discussion

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Coffee Break PRESS BRIEFING with: Bernard KOUCHNER, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the French Republic (2007 2010) Karel SCHWARZENBERG, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Czech Republic Arseniy YATSENYUK, Founder of Open Ukraine Foundation, Leader of Front for Change Party, Member of Parliament of Ukraine Venue: Press Center (1st floor)
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12:15 14:00 Plenary Session II (Part A). EU WITH OR WITHOUT UKRAINE?

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The Future of the EU Enlargement: Inability of Unwillingness? Association Agreement with Ukraine the Ticket to Membership in the European Union? Human Rights in Eastern Europe: Political Prisoners. What will be the EU like after Financial Crises? Political Future of the EU. Is the Euro the World Currency or a Temporary Payment Instrument Only? Whom should I call to speak to Europe?

Special presentation: Karel SCHWARZENBERG, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Czech Republic Speakers: Petro POROSHENKO, Minister of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine Pavlo KLIMKIN, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Gunnar WIEGAND, Acting Managing Director, Department Europe and Central Asia, European External Action Service (Brussels) Hryhoriy NEMYRIA, Deputy Prime Minister for European and International Integration of Ukraine (2007 2010) Discussion Lunch rd Atrium (3 Floor) Plenary Session II (Part B). EU WITH OR WITHOUT UKRAINE?

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The Future of the EU Enlargement: Inability of Unwillingness? Association Agreement with Ukraine the Ticket to Membership in the European Union? Human Rights in Eastern Europe: Political Prisoners. What will be the EU like after Financial Crises? Political Future of the EU. Is the Euro the World Currency or a Temporary Payment Instrument Only? Whom should I call to speak to Europe?

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Speakers: Pawel Robert KOWAL, Member of European Parliament (Poland) Valeriy CHALYI, Deputy Director General, Razumkov Center (Ukraine) Amanda PAUL, Policy Analyst, European Policy Centre (Belgium) Discussion

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Plenary Session III. MILITARIZATION OF THE BLACK SEA REGION Regional Security Cooperation: Reality or Illusion? Who Needs the Black Sea Region? The Geopolitical Battle for the Influences in the Region: - Turkey: Hung-up Between Europe and the Arab World? - Georgia. A Successful Democratic Experiment? - Ukraine and Romania: Friendly Neighbors? Russian Forces in the Region. Russia as a Factor of Stability or ? Were the Colored Revolutions in the Black Sea Region only the Beginning? Waiting for the Black Sea Spring?
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Speakers: Giorgi BARAMIDZE, Vice Prime Minister of Georgia Oleksandr CHALYI, Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Ukraine, Member of International High Level Commission Euroatlantic Security Initiative Sergiu CELAC, Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Romania, Senior Advisor, National Centre for Sustainable Development, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania (1989 1990) Suat KINIKLIOGLU, Director, Center for Strategic Communication (STRATIM), Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Parliament of Turkey (2007-2011) Nicu POPESCU, Senior Research Fellow, European Council on Foreign Relations (United Kingdom) Summing-up Comments: Stephan De SPIEGELEIRE, Senior Defence Scientist, The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies (the Netherlands) Discussion Coffee Break Plenary Session IV. NATO CSTO SCO VERSUS THE UN Who is the Most Powerful? The Worlds 911. World War III: Illusory Reality? The Confrontation between Military Blocks: Confrontation between Values? Does Europe Need a New Architecture of Security? Looking for a Better Way for Ukraine NATO or CSTO? Non-Alignment: Choice or Inability of Choice?

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Speakers: Philipp FLURI, Deputy Director, Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (Switzerland) Istvn GYARMATI, Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Hungary, President, Center for Democracy Public Foundation (Hungary) Gran LENNMARKER, Chairman of the Governing Board, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (2006 2008) (Sweden) Linas LINKEVIIUS, Ambassador-at-Large at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania, Minister of National Defense of Lithuania (1993-1996; 20002004) Discussion Summing-up speaker: James SHERR, Head of Russia and Eurasia Program, Chatham House (United Kingdom) Concluding Remarks From Organizers Dinner rd Atrium (3 Floor) In Partnership with:

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