Dec 2017

13Dec
Migration in Europe and Eurasia
Conference Berlin, Germany
This conference will address issues relating to migration in Europe, and more broadly, Eurasia. The aim is to not only analyse issues of current migration trends and phenomena, but also to try to develop predictions regarding the role of migration [...]
Nov 2017

27Nov
Were there viable alternatives in 1917 and 1929?
Round TableMoscow, Russia
This roundtable discussion will deal with the question of whether viable alternatives to two crucial events in Russian history were ever present: first, the Russian October Revolution in 1917, which led to the establishment of the communist regime. And second, the rollback [...]

9-11Nov
Between fact and fakery: Information and instability in the South Caucasus and beyond
WorkshopReichenau an der Rax, Germany
In 2012, the Austrian Ministry of Defence and Sports, through its National Defence Academy and the Directorate General for Security Policy, resumed the scientific work done by the PfP Consortium of Defence Academies and Security Studies Institutes in the South [...]

9Nov
Francis Gary Powers Jr shows Bridge of Spies
Special DateBerlin, Germany
Francis Gary Powers, Jr., son of the legendary U-2 spy plane pilot Francis Gary Powers, and consultant on the production of the Bridge of Spies movie – which centres around the famous spy exchange on Glienicker Bridge near Berlin – [...]
Oct 2017

27Oct
Economic and social development of the Middle East and North Africa: Success or failure?
Round TableBerlin, Germany
In recent 5 years, after the Arab Spring events of 2010 and beyond, civil wars and disarray in Egypt, Iraq, Libya, Syria and Yemen undermined economic growth of MENA (Middle East and North Africa) countries. However, for over half a [...]

23-24Oct
Inequalities, economic models and Russia's October 1917 revolution in historical perspective
ConferenceBerlin, Germany
October 23-24 Utopian socialists believed that socialism is inevitable because it is a more rational system to organise production and life, a system more in line with the 'good' nature of human beings. Marxism rejected this reasoning, replacing it with [...]

6-7Oct
15th Anniversary Rhodes Forum 2017: Multipolarity and Dialogue in Regional and Global Developments: Imagining Possible Futures
ConferenceRhodes, Greece
It is our pleasure to announce the 15th Anniversary Rhodes Forum, which will take place from 6-7 October 2017 in Rhodes, Greece. Since 2002, the Rhodes Forum has annually gathered between 300 and 600 participants from over 70 countries on [...]

2Oct
“The Impact of Globalisation on Family and Communities”
Round TableBerlin, Germany
Globalisation has profoundly transformed the world. Changes in the sphere of economics, politics, and society have a great impact on our daily lives. Besides the numerous opportunities that globalisation has brought us, such as increased interconnectedness resulting from advanced communication [...]
Sep 2017

26-28Sep
DEBATING SECURITY PLUS - The global online brainstorm
Debating Security Plus is a global online brainstorm that aims to yield concrete recommendations. It builds on Friends of Europe‘s experience with other online debates and gathers several thousand experts around the world. The 2017 event will bring together senior [...]

19Sep
Muslim community of Russia: past, present and future
Round TableNizhnij Novgorod, Russia
The history of Islam in Russia is an integral part of history of Russian society and state. It is impossible to understand the past and present of Russia without taking into consideration the role of its Muslim community, that in [...]