REVIEW ON MIKAYEL HOVHANNISYAN’S PAPER “EU FOREIGN AND SECURITY POLICY AND WIDER SOUTH CAUCASUS

Authors

  • Iris Kempe Council of the Baltic Sea States Secretariat, EU

Abstract

Thank You. Let me start by expressing my gratitude: thank youGevorg, thank you, Vazgen, for inviting me again. I spent almost 5 years inthe South Caucasus, not in an easy period of time. We arrived in Tbilisi,Georgia, at the end of July 2008, and you all probably know what happenedin August. Some Russians organized a smooth welcoming party. But it was awonderful time. Later on, I was elected as a founding Steering Committeemember of the EU Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum, together withUlad Vialichkas and Katarzyna Pełczyńska-Nałęcz, and we are still in almostdaily Skype contact. Currently, I am not working in a government mandateanymore so on the paper be careful, otherwise, I would be in trouble for notbeing able to say something. I am from Cologne and grew up with the spiritof openness and humor I know I can talk endlessly.

Author Biography

Iris Kempe, Council of the Baltic Sea States Secretariat, EU

Dr. Iris Kempe is currently acting as Senior Advisor at the Council of the Baltic SeaStates, Stockholm. Dr. Kempe has more than 20 years of experience of closecooperation with senior political figures to advise on policy approaches to politicaland economic conditions in Russia, the Western CIS, the South Caucasus and theCountries of the Baltic Sea Region. Dr. Kempe monitored and analyzed political andeconomic developments in these countries, assessed country-level political risks,contributed to country strategies.Dr. Kempe also worked as director of the OXFAM in the Russian Federation from2011-2013, as well as headed the Tbilisi-based South Caucasus Regional Office ofthe Heinrich-Boell-Foundation from 2008-2011. In 2010-2011, Dr. Kempe was anelected member of the Steering Committee of the Eastern Partnership Civil SocietyForum.Dr. Kempe is an author of numerous publications and articles on international affairs,east-west relations, Eastern Europe, Russia, Ukraine, Moldova and transitionproblems. She is the founding editor of the Caucasus Analytical Digest.Dr. Kempe holds Ph.D. from the Freie University in Berlin.  

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Published

2017-09-29

How to Cite

Kempe, I. . (2017). REVIEW ON MIKAYEL HOVHANNISYAN’S PAPER “EU FOREIGN AND SECURITY POLICY AND WIDER SOUTH CAUCASUS. Analytical Bulletin of Armenian and Regional Studies, 2(11), 245–247. Retrieved from https://analytical-bulletin.cccs.am/index.php/ab/article/view/90

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 11 (2017): Analytical Bulletin

Section

Conference papers