Turkey, Israel and the United Arab Emirates in the Balkans
In cooperation with LSE IDEAS and Ratiu Forum, BCSP invites you to the online discussion on the influence of Turkey, Israel and the United Arab Emirates in the Balkans, which will be organized on January 22nd at 17.
The list of non-Western powers who have engaged with the Balkans does not end with Russia and China. Turkey has upped the ante on its Balkan policy, returning to what used to be the European territories of the Ottoman Empire. Besides Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and Israel have also boosted their ties with the Balkans.
Our panellists will discuss what strategic considerations guide the foreign policies of these three geopolitical players in the Balkans, what benefits the local nations expect to gain when engaging these countries, and the growing geopolitical interplay between the Balkans and the Middle East.
Panelists:
- Vuk Vuksanovic, a BCSP researcher and a PhD researcher in international relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), an associate of LSE IDEAS
- Dimitar Bechev, Visiting Fellow at the Institute of Human Sciences in Vienna and an Adjunct Professor in European Studies and International Relations at the University of Sofia.
- Tena Prelec, a Research Fellow at the Department of Politics and International Relations (DPIR), University of Oxford, and a Research Associate at LSEE-Research on South Eastern Europe, LSE.
Chair: Christopher Coker, Director of LSE IDEAS.
This online public event is free and open to all but pre-registration is required. Register for the event via link https://lse.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_RfyXVp1sTZaGnXzn9-lvwQ.
20:20 Visions: conversations on the future of democracy is a series of online discussions on current challenges to democracy faced by Central and Eastern Europe, hosted by LSE IDEAS and the Ratiu Forum. This event is being held in partnership with BCSP.
*photo: LSE IDEAS, source – Daniel Nyul.
DETAILS
DATE: 20210122
TIME: 17:00:00
LOCATION: Zoom platform
TOPICS: Foreign Influence, Foreign Policy
CONTACT: ideas.events@lse.ac.uk
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