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The East European Studies (EES) program provides a non-partisan forum for bringing historical and contemporary understanding of the former communist states of Eastern Europe and the Baltics to the nation's capital. EES organizes seminars, conferences, workshops and briefings featuring prominent scholars and policymakers from the U.S. and Eastern Europe with experience in shaping U.S.-Eastern European policy.

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Upcoming Events
Annual Czech and Slovak Freedom Lecture--Strengthening US-Slovak Cooperation and the Transatlantic Partnership: Opportunities and Challenges in Today's World
Friday, November 21 2008, 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Jan Kubis, Foreign Minister of Slovakia
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Elections in Romania: Challenges and Implications
Wednesday, December 03 2008, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Vladimir Tismaneanu, Professor of Political Science, University of Maryland-College Park and WWICS Fellow
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Democracy and Freedom as Fundamental Human Rights
Thursday, December 04 2008, 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Eleonora Cercavschi, human rights activist and the 2008 recipient of the Ion Ratiu Democracy Award; The Honorable Paula J. Dobriansky, Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs and Samuel Donaldson, Chairman of the Wilson Council
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Paying for the Past: Perceived Costs of Justice in Postcommunist States
Wednesday, December 10 2008, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Brian Grodsky, Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Maryland-Baltimore County and EES-Title VIII Supported Research Scholar
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News
Institutionalized Ethnic Division in Bosnia: A Way Forward for Iraq?
The following is a consolidated summary of three reports prepared by Nida Gelazis, EES Program Associate; Robert Benjamin, Regional Director of Central and East European Programs at the National Democratic Institute; and Lindsay Lloyd, Regional Program Director for Europe, International Republican Institute. These reports were presented at an EES event held on September 11, 2007. Meeting Report 338.

Read Martin Sletzinger's testimony before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on "Central and Eastern Europe: Assessing the Democratic Transition"
To read his and other witness testimony at the July 25, 2007 Committee meeting click here

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Event Summaries
Missile Defenses in Europe: Who Threatens Whom and How?
Wednesday, September 24 2008, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Stephen Blank, Professor of National Security Studies, Strategic Studies Institute, US Army War College
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Blue Helmets and Black Markets: The Business of Survival in the Siege of Sarajevo
Thursday, October 02 2008, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Peter Andreas, Associate Professor of Political Science and International Studies, Brown University
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Talk of the Nation: Language and Conflict in Romania and Slovakia
Wednesday, October 08 2008, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Zsuzsa Csergo, Assistant Professor of Political Studies, Queen's University
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High Crimes, High Drama: A Preview of the Karadzic Trial
Wednesday, October 29 2008, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Michael P. Scharf, Professor of Law and Director of the Frederick K. Cox International Law Center, Case Western Reserve University School of Law
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Transnational Networks, Domestic Democratic Activists and Defeat of Dictators: Slovakia, Croatia and Serbia, from 1998 to 2000
Wednesday, November 05 2008, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Valerie Bunce, Aaron Binenkorb Professor of International Studies and Professor of Government, Cornell University; Sharon L. Wolchik, Professor of Political Science and International Affairs, George Washington University and Reagan-Fascell Fellow at the National Endowment for Democracy
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Institutionalized Ethnic Division in Bosnia: A Way Forward for Iraq?

Read Martin Sletzinger's testimony before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on "Central and Eastern Europe: Assessing the Democratic Transition"

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