PROGRAM (DRAFT)
ISTANBUL SECURITY CONFERENCE 2015 “UN at 70 and Global Governance” (03-05 December 2015 Istanbul ) 1st DAY
3 December 2015, Thursday Arrival of the guests at Istanbul
2nd DAY
4 December 2015, Friday
09.00 - 09.30 09.30 - 10.30
Registration Opening & Protocol Süleyman Şensoy, Chairman of TASAM Prof. M. Emin Arat, Rector of Marmara University Kamal Malhotra, UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative in Turkey Gen. Hulusi Akar, Commender of Turkish Armed Forces * Conference Keynote Vecdi Gönül, Former Minister of National Defence, Turkey * to be confirmed
10.30 - 10.45
Coffee Break
SESSION 1 10.45 - 11.15
Keynote Speaker Prof. Andrew Cooper, University of Waterloo - Centre for Global Cooperation Research, Canada “The Ascendancy of Informalism in Global Governance; Implications for the UN, the Global South, and Middle Powers”
11.15 - 13.15
PANEL 1 (Hall A) Transformation of International Order, Rising and Middle Powers and Their Contribution to Global Governance Chair Prof. Ayşegül Sever, Marmara University, Turkey Speakers Prof. H. Tarık Oğuzlu, International Antalya University, Turkey “What does the rise of China to Global Preeminence mean for the Emerging Global Order?” Assoc. Prof. Emilian Kavalski, Institute for Social Justice/Australian Catholic University, Australia “From International Relations to International Relationality… Or What Kind of World Order is Emerging from the Power Shift to the East” Nassef Manabilang Adiong, International Relations and Islamic Studies Research Cohort, Philippines “Comparative Conundrum between Nation-State and Muslim Governance” Prof. Anwar Alam, Zirve University, Turkey “India and Developing International Order” Samiratou Dipama & Assoc. Prof. Emel Parlar Dal, Marmara University, Turkey “Turkey and China as Rising Humanitarian Actors in Sub-Saharan Africa within Development Cooperation Dynamics”
11.15 - 13.15
Climate Modification Technology Workshop (Hall B) “Atmospheric Manipulation; Opportunities and Threats” Moderator | Michael Murphy, Author, Producer and Director, USA Patrick Roddie, Geoengineering Researcher at StopSprayingUs, USA Durukan Duru, Co-Founder of Anadolu Meraları, Savory Institute Accredited Trainer, Turkey Prof. Edvin Aldrian, Director of Center for Research and Development BMKG, Indonesia Michael D. Fleming, Author, USA Assist. Prof. Muzaffer Karasulu, Akdeniz University, Turkey Dr. Necmi Dayday, TASAM- Nutek, Turkey
13.15 - 14.15
Lunch Break
SESSION 2 14.15 - 14.45
Keynote Speech Prof. Michael Barnett, George Washington University, USA “The UN and Global Governance; A Shadow of its Former Self
14.45 - 16.30
PANEL 2 (Hall A) UN, Global Economic Governance and Emerging Economies Chair Prof. H. Tarık Oguzlu, International Antalya University, Turkey Speakers Prof. Mert Bilgin, Medipol University, Turkey “Energy Exporting Countries and Global Governance” Assist. Prof. Arzu Al, Marmara University, Turkey “Future of Global Economic Governance; Euro Crisis and Interaction of of EU and IMF” Prof. Sema Kalaycıoğlu, Yıldız Technical University - TASAM, Turkey “The World Economic Order in Transition” Assist. Prof. Bazen Balamir Çoşkun, Zirve University, Turkey “Shifting Centers in World Economy? World System Theory Revisited” Awidya Santikajaya, Australian National University, Australia “Non-BRIC Emerging Powers in the Global Economic Transition; Case Studies of Indonesia and Turkey in the G20” Assoc. Prof. Özlem Arzu Azer, Beykent University, Turkey “Requirement of Efficient Global Security Governance”
14.45 - 16.30
G-20 Turkey 2015 Workshop (Hall B) “Power and Justice Building for Global Security and Prosperity” Key | Prof. Sedat Aybar, Istanbul Aydın University - TASAM, Turkey Moderator | Assoc. Prof. Hasan Canpolat, Governor, ASELSAN A.Ş., Turkey Prof. Özden Zeynep Oktav, Yıldız Technical University, Turkey İpek Yezdani, Hürriyet Newspaper, Turkey Ussal Şahbaz, Director of G20 Research Department of TEPAV, Turkey Assoc. Prof. Emel Parlar Dal, Marmara University, Turkey Assist. Prof. Mustafa Kutlay, TOBB University of Economics and Technology, Turkey Prof. Mehmet Emin Arda, Galatasaray University, Turkey
14.45 - 16.30
Energy Security Workshop (Hall C) “Turkey’s Nuclear Power Program 2030” Moderator | Dr. Necmi Dayday, Nutek - TASAM, Turkey
Halil Alış, General Director of Electricity Generation Company, Turkey Prof. A. Beril Tuğrul, Istanbul Technical University Energy Institute, Turkey Assoc. Prof. Niyazi Meriç, Director of Institute for Nuclear Sciences Ankara University, Turkey Prof. Birol Kılkış, Head of Energy Engineering Department Başkent University, Turkey Prof. Meral Aral, Ege University, Turkey Prof. Sehban Kartal, Istanbul University, Turkey Assoc. Prof. Mehmet Efe Biresselioğlu, Head of Sustainable Energy Dept./Izmir Economy Univ, Turkey Rahmi İncekara, Istanbul Kemerburgaz University, Turkey Dr. Mehmet Hulusi Turgut, ÇNAEM Nuclear Engineering Department, Turkey B. Gül Göktepe, TAEK (R.), Member of TRNTP, Nutek, Turkey Assist. Prof. Muzaffer Karasulu, Akdeniz University, Turkey 16.30 - 16.45
Coffee Break
SESSION 3 16.45 - 19.00
PANEL 3 (Hall A) UN and the Evolution of Crises Management in Perspective Chair Prof. Özden Zeynep Oktav, Yıldız Technical University, Turkey Speakers Dr. Massoud Eghbarieh, An-Najah National University, Palestinian “US Casting Vetoes in Supporting Israel (1972-2011); Blocking Storm Tactics (BST)” Assist. Prof. Gökhan Ak, Nişantaşı University, Turkey “Cutting Edge”; From Conflict to Solution Cyprus and UN” Assist. Prof. Imrana Begüm, NED University of Engineering & Technology, Pakistan “The Arab Uprising: the UN Role in Democratic Transition” Assoc. Prof. Soyalp Tamçelik & Tangiz Huseynli, Gazi University, Turkey “The UN’s Crisis Management in the Cyprus Issue and the Analysis of the Decisions Accepted in the Context of Goodwill Mission” Prof. Abdo Mukhtar Musa, Islamic University of Omdurman, Sudan “Assessing the UN and Humanitarian Crises in Darfur” Assist. Prof. Nurettin Altundeğer, Turgut Ozal University, Turkey “Syria Crisis and the UN: Anatomy of a Failure”
16-45 - 19.00
PANEL 4 (Hall B) The UN and International Security in a Changing World Order; Crisis and Challenges Chair Prof. Sema Kalaycıoğlu, Yıldız Technical University, Turkey Speakers Prof. Nazokat Kasymova, Tashkent State Institute of Oriental Studies/UNODC, Uzbekistan “Contribution of UN Agencies to the Security and Development of Central Asia” Brigadier (R) Dr. Oktay Bingöl, Central Strategy Institute (CSI), Turkey “Choice of the UN in Syria Crisis: Responsibility to Protect and Uniting for Peace” Assist. Prof. Ali Bilgin Varlık, Istanbul Esenyurt University - CSI, Turkey “Problematic Future of the UN’s Force Use and Peacekeeping Operations” Ambassador (R) Dia Ibrahima, Former Director of AU-UNECA-AfDB, Mauritania “Terrorism crisis in Sahel-Sahara; UN and regional organizations integrated strategy for security and development in Sahel-Sahara” Assist. Prof. İsmail Ermagan, İstanbul Medeniyet University, Turkey “EU Neighboring Policy and Its Latest State in Russia – Ukrain Crisis: Continental Peace or Global Escalation?” D. Halit Yılmaz, Chairman of Board ALTOY Defence Industry and Aviation Inc, Turkey “Foundation Philosophy of World Order, ethics, Understanding of International Justice and Its Future”
16.45 - 19.00
MARMARA WORKSHOP (Hall C) Turkey in Global Governance Compared to the BRICS Countries Assoc. Prof. Emel Parlar Dal, Marmara University, Turkey TUBITAK SOBAG Project N0; 114K783 (Project Manager) Prof. Ziya Öniş, Koç University, Turkey Prof. Mehmet Emin Arda, Galatasaray University, Turkey Prof. H. Tarık Oğuzlu, International Antalya University, Turkey Assist. Prof. Dr. Mustafa Kutlay, TOBB University of Economics and Technology, Turkey Dr. Altay Atlı, Boğaziçi University, Turkey Ali Murat Kurşun, İstanbul Bilgi University, Turkey Şükrü Aydın, Marmara University, Turkey Samiratou Dipama, Marmara University, Turkey Ferit Belder, Marmara University, Turkey
19.15
DINNER ( Given in honor of the participants of the conference by M. Celalettin Lekesiz Governor, Head of Turkish Police )
3RD DAY
5 December 2015, Saturday
09.00 - 09.30
Registration
SESSION 4 09.30 - 10.00
Keynote Speaker HRH Princess Basmah Al-Saud, Chair of Global United Research Centre (GURA), Saudi Arabia “Global Justice and Ethics in the Changing World Order”
10.00 - 11.45
PANEL 5 (Hall A) UN Reform Debates & UN Charter and Institutions in Perspective: International Law and Global Justice Perspectives Chair Prof. Ramazan Gözen, Marmara University, Turkey Speakers Assist. Prof. Murat Önok, Koç University, Turkey “A Legal Assessment of the US-led invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan in the Framework of the Legal Prohibition on the Threat or Use of Force” Prof. Ertan Beşe, Police Academy & Merve Seren, SETA, Turkey “New Players in the Middle East in terms of UN Law and Applications Legal Status of Proxy Fighters” Prof. Berdal Aral, İstanbul Şehir University, Turkey “A critique of Enlargement of UN Security Council’s Authority in the post Cold War Era in terms of International Justice” Assoc. Prof. D. C. Kirtiraj, Bharti Vidhyapeeth Deemed University, India “Reforming UN for Effective Delivery of Social Justice and Human Dignity” Dr. Pınar Gözen Ercan & Orsolya Nemeth, Hacettepe University, Turkey “Rethinking the United Nations; Alternative Proposals for the Reform through the lenses of Responsibility to Protect” Dr. Champa Patel, Amnesty International, UK “Rising Powers, Middle Powers and Global Governance”
10.00 - 11.45
PANEL 6 (Hall B) UN Between Multilateralism and Regionalism; Dynamics and Challenges Chair Prof. Esra Hatipoğlu, Marmara University - TASAM, Turkey Speakers Assoc. Prof. Munir Hussain, Khadim Ali Shah Bukhari Institute of Technology, Pakistan “The UN’s Cooperation with the European Union (EU); Dynamics and Challenges” Assist. Prof. Radiye Funda Karadeniz, Gaziantep University, Turkey “Southeast Asia in Global Governance Lessons from ASEAN Road” Dr. Zuhal Mert Uzuner, Marmara University, Turkey “Pros and Cons of Cosmopolitanism in Turkish Foreign Policy Under Standing for a Just and a Fair World Order” Assist. Prof. Gonca Oğuz Gök, Marmara University, Turkey “Turkey-UN Relations at 70; A Retrospective Analysis” Emmanuel Dupuy, Chair of Institute for European Perspectives and Security, France “What New Multilateralism after 70 years of UN; Sub-Regionalism, Trans-Continental Economical Partnership, New Security Cooperations” Dr. Asaolu Tunji John, Chair of African Union Economic, Social and Cultural Council (AU-ECOSOCC), Nigeria “The Youths as Instrument for Effective Global Governance” Mustafa Peköz, Paris-VIII University, France “Reflections of UN Security Council’s Agreement with Iran on Middle East
10.00 - 11.45
Turkish - Arab Relations Workshop (Hall C) “Multidimensional Security Building” Key | Amb. Mohamed El Fatah Naciri, Representative of the Arab League to Ankara, Turkey Moderator | Dr. Torhan AL-Mufti, Advisor of Iraq President, Former minister, Iraq Hakan Aydın, Kırklareli University, Turkey Dr. Hadia Yahaoui, University of Khenchala, Algeria Assoc. Prof. Khalil al-Anani, Doha Institute for Graduate Studies, Qatar Mustafa Özcan, Vahdet Newspaper, Turkey
11.45 - 13.00
Lunch Break
SESSION 5 13.00 - 13.30
Keynote Speaker Prof. Richard A. Falk, Princeton University - UN, USA “UN Tensions: Geopolitics versus Humanitarianism”
13.30 - 15.00
PANEL 7 (Hall A) The UN, Sovereignty vs Humanitarian Intervention and R2P Chair Prof. Berdal Aral, Istanbul Sehir University, Turkey Speakers Dr. Shahid Ahmad Hashmat, Center for International Peace and Stability, Pakistan “Sovereignty vs. Humanitarian Intervention, R2P and UN” Assist. Prof. Tuba Eldem, Gedik University, Turkey “Humanitarian Intervention and the Future of R2P; The BRICS and Turkey Compared” Assoc. Prof Murat Aktaş, Muş Alparslan University, Turkey “Humanitarian Intervention in International Law: Libyan Case” Assoc. Prof. Betül Karagöz Yerdelen, Giresun University, Turkey “UN’s Humanitarian Responsibility at Its 70 and Question of Humanitarian Intervention” Prof. V.S. Gigimon, National Law School of India University, India “Global Governance: A Solution to the Issue of State Sovereignty Vis-À-Vis Protection of Human Rights” Assoc. Prof. Sezai Özçelik, Çankiri Karatekin University, Turkey “Multilateral Peacekeeping Operations, UN and EU Interventions for Peacekeeping and Conflict Resolution”
13.30 - 15.00
PANEL 8 (Hall B) Migration, Human Rights, Human Security and the UN Chair Prof. Ahmet Içduygu, Koc University, Turkey Speakers Assist. Prof. İlke Bezen Aydoğdu, Fırat University & Assist. Prof. Ahsen Saçlı, Abant İzzet Baysal University, Turkey
“Role of the UN’s Humanitarian Security in terms of Environment and Migration Concepts” Deniz Ilgaz, Gedik University, Turkey “Balance Test Scales; Security Versus Threats” Priyanka Chhetri, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India “Convention on the Rights of the Child: A Revolutionary Instrument?” Assist. Prof. Pınar Yürür, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, Turkey “55 Year of Struggle, Refugee Problem and the UN” Tolga Sakman, İstanbul University - TASAM, Turkey “Is Securitization Migration a New Breaking Point for the International System?” Assoc. Prof. Hasan Canpolat, Governor, ASELSAN A.Ş., Turkey “Global Migration and Turkey’s Migration Policies” Prof. Mesut Hakkı Caşın, Özyeğin University - HASEN, Turkey “The role of UN in the Syrian Refugee Crises; An International Law Perspective” 13.30 - 15.00
Change in State Nature Workshop (Hall C) “Expectation Management and Security” Key | Tyler Rauert, Polaris Law Group, USA Moderator |Aydın Nezih Doğan, Governor, Turkey Prof. Hamza Ateş, Istanbul Medeniyet University, Turkey Prof. Salman Sayyid, University of Leeds, UK Assist. Prof. Engin Selçuk, Istanbul University, Turkey Mehmet Başıbüyük, Istanbul University, Turkey
15.00 - 15.15
Coffee Break
SESSION 6 15.15 - 15.45
Keynote Speaker Amb. Rauf Engin Soysal, Undersecretary of Minister of EU Affairs, Turkey
15.45 - 17.15
PANEL 9 (Hall A) UN and International Law Chair Prof. Mesut Hakkı Caşin, Özyeğin University, Turkey Speakers Prof. Cüneyt Yenigün, Sultan Quaboos University, Oman “Legitimacy and the United Nations' Evolution Dilemma” Elkhan Mehdiyev, Duke University, UK “United Nations Security Council Resolutions and Statements in Crises Management; Factors Influencing of their Implementations” Prof. Alaeddin Yalçınkaya, Marmara University, Turkey “UN Security Council Resolutions and Humanitarian Law” Zahid Ali Akbar, Solicitor of England and Wales, Director of ZaakbarLaw, UK “The Problems with and Solutions for the Absolute Immunity of the UN” Onur Okyar, Çankırı Karatekin University, Turkey “The UN and Cosmopolitanism: From Equality to Justice in Changing World Order” Assoc. Prof. Sabri Ciğerli, Paris VIII Saint Denis University, France “The UN, Crisis Management and the Future of R2P”
15.45 - 17.15
PANEL 10 (Hall B) UN, Human Development, Terrorism, Non-Proliferation and Gender Chair Prof. Omer Faruk Genckaya, Marmara University, Turkey Speakers Madhvi Bhayani, Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, India “Human Development Index; A Critical Analysis of India’s Strategy towards Human Development”
Kinjal Chaudhari, Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, India “UN Counter Terrorism Strategy; an Analysis through Indian Perspective” Assist. Prof. A.İnci Sökmen, İstanbul Arel University, Turkey “Fight Against Terrorism and the UN” Assist. Prof. Aslı Kelkitli, İstanbul Arel University, Turkey “UN Struggle for Nuclear Disarmament in the Middle East; Is It a Mission Impossible? Prof. Abdulrahim P. Vijapur, Aligarh Muslim University, India “The United Nations and Human Rights - A Study of India’s Role” Olakunle Folami, Institute of Transitional Justice/University of Ulster, Northern Ireland & Adekunle Ajasin
University, Nigeria
“The Gendered Construction of Reparations: An Exploration of Women Exclusion in the Niger Delta Reintegration Processes” 15.45 - 17.15
International Al-Quds Workshop (Hall C) “Arab Peace Initiative and Perspectives for Permanent Peace” Moderator | Amb. Mohamed El Fatah Naciri, Representative of the Arab League to Ankara, Turkey Prof. Hacı Duran, Adıyaman University, Turkey Ralitsa Trifonova, Center for Middle East Studies, Bulgaria Mustafa Özcan, Vahdet Newspaper, Turkey Tawfiq AlTirawi, Specialist on Security, Palestine Dr. Walid Salem, Al Quds University, Palestine Mustafa Öksüz, Mimar Sinan University, Turkey
17. 15 - 17.30 Coffee Break 17.30 - 18.15
CLOSING SESSION (Hall A)
