The Seventh Summer University "Nuclear Security and Non-Proliferation" organized by the Faculty of Law and Social Sciences of BSU and the organization "Civil Council of Defense and Security Issues" was opened on the topic: "Russia's invasion of Ukraine, new challenges and risks of nuclear security and non-proliferation". The summer university was opened by BSU Deputy Rector Tamar Siradze, the Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Georgia Maaike van Koldam and the founder of the Civil Council on Defense and Security Shorena Lortkipanidze.
In the framework of the summer university, informative seminars will be held for the academic staff and students of the university. International experts involved in the seminars will give lectures on global security issues. On August 24, the expanded format of the seminar will be held, together with the representatives of the countries of the Black Sea region, the security issues of the Black Sea will be discussed.
During three days, experts will discuss such issues as: global security and the nuclear non-proliferation regime today, the security perspective of the Indo-China region and the context of Russian aggression, regional security challenges in the context of the war in Ukraine, China's foreign and security policy in the context of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, NATO expansion: on the example of Finnish and Swedish case studies. Also, foreign researchers will share the experience of King's College and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Research Center with their Georgian colleagues.
Summer University Program:
August 22
Session One: Global Security and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Regime Today
Dr. Thomas Jonter, Stockholm University, A New Nuclear Order? Lessons from the 2022 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Conference
Lars van Dassen, World Institute for Nuclear Security (WINS), Executive Director
Second Session: The Security Perspective of the Indo-China Region and the Context of Russian Aggression
Dr. Philippe Fleury, Professor, Wenzao University, Taiwan, Founder, Geneva Center for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF)
August 23
Sharing the experiences of King's College and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Research Centre
Carl Dewey, Research Associate and Project Coordinator, Center for Science and Security Research, School of Security Studies, King's College London
Margaret Paul, Senior Program Manager, James Martin Center for Nuclear Nonproliferation, Middlebury Institute for International Studies, Monterey.
Regional security challenges in the context of the war in Ukraine
Bakur Kvashilava, Dean of the Faculty of International Relations, GIPA
Tamar Pataraia, Founder and Board Member, Civilian Council on Defense and Security (CCDS)
Regional Security and Needs in Turbulent Times
Vasil Gedevanishvili, Head of the Nuclear and Radiation Safety Agency of Georgia
Rosie Petrov, Export Control and Border Security Program, US Embassy in Georgia (EXBS)
Ivane Abashidze, head of the Maritime Transport Agency of Georgia
August 24
Dr Thomas Jonter, Stockholm University, NATO Enlargement: Case Studies of Finland and Sweden
Discussion
China's Foreign and Security Policy in the Context of Russia's Invasion of Ukraine Dr. Philip Flurry
Lars van Dassen, Executive Director of the World Institute for Nuclear Security WINS
Discussion
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