[Daviscalendar-list] Conference- The Ukrainian–Russian Gas Crisis and Its Aftermath: The Economic, Political, and International Ramifications

/The Ukrainian Research Institute and the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies are pleased to invite the larger academic community and general public to the following event of special interest: / *Conference* The Ukrainian Research Institute and The Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies Harvard University *_The Ukrainian–Russian Gas Crisis and Its Aftermath_* *_Economic, Political and International Ramifications_* *_ _* *Program* _Session 1. Economic Aspects of the Crisis: Players, Agendas, Outcomes_ _ _ *Sunday, February 5, 2006*** *3:00–6:00 p.m.*** *Ukrainian Research Institute, **1583 Massachusetts Ave.**, **Cambridge**, **MA*** _Welcome and Opening Remarks_ *Michael S. Flier__* /Director, Ukrainian Research Institute/ *Lubomyr Hajda* /Associate Director, Ukrainian Research Institute/ _ _ _ _ *_Chair: Margarita M. Balmaceda_** /(Associate Professor, /**/John/**/ /**/C./**/ /**/Whitehead/**/ /**/School/**/ of Diplomacy and International Relations, /**/Seton/**/ /**/Hall/**/ /**/University/**/, and Associate, Ukrainian Research Institute and /**/Davis/**/ /**/Center/**/, /**/Harvard/**/ /**/University/**/)/* "Introductory Remarks: The Background to the Crisis" *Margarita M. Balmaceda* /Associate Professor, //John// //C.// //Whitehead// //School// of Diplomacy and International Relations,/ / //Seton// //Hall// //University/// /Associate, Ukrainian Research Institute and //Davis// //Center// for Russian and Eurasian / / Studies/ "Player One at the Table: Ukraine" *Oles Smolansky * /University Professor of International Relations (Emeritus), //Lehigh// //University/// "Player Two at the Table: Russia" *Marshall Goldman* /Kathryn Wasserman Davis Professor of Russian Economics (Emeritus), //Wellesley// //College/// /Associate Director, //Davis// //Center// for Russian and Eurasian Studies/ "The Unexpected Guest: RosUkrEnergo" *Roman Kupchinsky * /Coordinator of Corruption Studies, RFE/RL, Inc., //Prague/// / / _Coffee Break_ "The Ukrainian-Russian Gas Agreement: Analysis and Alternatives" *Ferdinand Pavel* /Research Associate, German Institute for Economic Research, //Berlin/// /Member, German Advisory Group with the Ukrainian Government, Kyiv/ Commentator *Serhiy Teriokhin * /former Minister of Economy of //Ukraine/// Rapporteur// *Oleh Havrylyshyn//* /Deputy Director and Special Advisor, Office of Internal Audit,/ / International Monetary Fund/ _Session 2. The Political Fallout in __Ukraine___ _ _ *Monday, February 6, 2006*** *12:00–2:00 p.m.*** *Case Study Room, CGIS, **Cambridge St.**, **Cambridge**, **MA*** *_Chair: Oxana Shevel_** /(Assistant Professor of Political Science, /**/Purdue/**/ /**/University/**/, University, and /**/Eugene/**/ and Daymel Shklar Research Fellow, Ukrainian Research Institute)/* _ _ "Energy, Interest Groups, and Politics in Ukraine" *Margarita M. Balmaceda* /Associate Professor, //John// //C.// //Whitehead// //School// of Diplomacy and International Relations,/ / //Seton// //Hall// //University/// /Associate, Ukrainian Research Institute and //Davis// //Center// for Russian and Eurasian / / Studies/ "The Political Context of the Crisis: The Split in the Orange Coalition, Constitutional Reform, Parliamentary Election" *Gene Fishel * /Acting Division Chief, Bureau of Intelligence and //Research//, //U.S.// Department of State/ "The Governmental Crisis: /Kto kogo/, or Who Is Getting Whom?" *Taras Kuzio* /Visiting Professor, Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies, //Elliott// //School// of / / International Affairs, //George// //Washington// //University/// / / Commentator *Serhiy Teriokhin * /former Minister of Economy of //Ukraine/// Rapporteur *Oleh Havrylyshyn//* /Deputy Director and Special Advisor, Office of Internal Audit,/ / International Monetary Fund/ // // / / _Session 3. International Dimensions of the Gas Crisis_ _ _ *Monday, February 6, 2006*** *4:00–6:00 p.m.*** *Case Study Room, CGIS, **Cambridge St.**, **Cambridge**, **MA*** * * *_Chair: Lubomyr Hajda_** /(Associate Director, Ukrainian Research Institute)/* "Ukrainian-Russian Relations: Beyond the Gas" *Paul D'Anieri * /Associate Professor of Political Science, and Associate Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Kansas/ "Europe and the Ukrainian–Russian Gas Crisis: Political Lessons" *John Gillingham * /Professor of History, University of Missouri-St. Louis/ /Senior Visiting Scholar, Ukrainian Research Institute/ "Europe and the Ukrainian–Russian Gas Crisis: Economic Lessons" *Ferdinand Pavel* /Research Associate, German Institute for Economic Research, //Berlin/// /Member, German Advisory Group with the Ukrainian Government, Kyiv/ "The Central Asian Factor" *Carol Saivetz * /Associate, //Davis// //Center// for Russian and Eurasian Studies/ "The View from Washington" *Gene Fishel * /Acting Division Chief, Bureau of Intelligence and //Research//, //U.S.// Department of State/ Commentator *Serhiy Teriokhin * /former Minister of Economy of //Ukraine/// Rapporteur *Oleh Havrylyshyn//* /Deputy Director and Special Advisor, Office of Internal Audit,/ / International Monetary Fund/ / / _Concluding Remarks_ *Margarita M. Balmaceda * /Associate Professor, John C. Whitehead School of Diplomacy and International Relations, Seton Hall University, and Associate, Ukrainian Research Institute and Davis Center/ *Timothy J. Colton* /Director, //Davis// //Center// for Russian and Eurasian Studies/ http://www.huri.harvard.edu/calendar.html -- -------------------------------------------------- Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies Harvard University 1730 Cambridge Street, 3rd Floor, Suite 301B Cambridge, MA 02138 Phone: 617.495.4037 Fax: 617.495.8319 http://www.daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu