6 - 12 June Baku, Azerbaijan
The NISA - “NATO International School Azerbaijan 2005” was an international project organised by Azerbaijan Youth Euro-Atlantic Organization (AGAAT) with a sponsorship of NATO Public Diplomacy Division and with the support of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan Republic.
By proposing to organize a NATO INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL AZERBAIJAN (NISA), AYEAO brought together 40 students, young researchers and government officers, journalists and other youth from different NATO, Partner, MD and broader Middle East countries (Gulf Cooperation Council) interested in NATO and Euro-Atlantic security issues so that to ensure an excellent venue for discussions and exchange of views on the various subjects related to the regions located around 3 Seas- Caspian, Black and Mediterranean, which NATO puts special emphasis on today.
Main Aims
- To enhance the knowledge of youth about Security issues of Caspian, Black and Mediterranean sea regions: problems and perspectives
- To instigate discussion on security issues of the regions located around 3 seas
- To identify the role of Youth in the future of NATO and Euro-Atlantic security area
- To establish a dialogue between youth of Azerbaijan and those of other Allied and Partner nations
- To consolidate cooperation between young people at the international level and actively involving youth in this process.
Topics for discussion:
- Eastern side of the Caspian Sea- Central Asia and Afghanistan
Central Asia region on NATO’s security agenda; Main security problems of the region
The impact of the NATO’s Istanbul Summit decision on shifting the focus towards CA on the region;
NATO operations in Afghanistan and Partner contributions to these operations;
Future perspectives of the region.
- Western side of the Caspian Sea- South Caucasus
Security problems of the region and analyzing the possible ways of their solution;
Partnership perspectives of the SC
IPAP/PAP-DIB mechanism and possible role for them to play in realizing the security sector reforms in SC
How materialized renewal and refocusing document is in terms of hard security?
- Black Sea region
Russia and Ukraine as a Black Sea powers, NATO-Russia and NATO-Ukraine relations;
New NATO members – Romania, Bulgaria and their MAP experience
- Mediterranean Sea
Mediterranean Dialogue and NATO’s outreach policy;
East-West/Caspian-Mediterranean link- Baky-Tbilisi-Ceyhan project and CA participation (Kazakhstan) in this project
- Broader Middle East region
Istanbul Cooperation Initiative (ICI);
How to make NATO more attractive in the region?
Iraq and NATO’s contribution to peace and security in this country;
What is the added value of NATO in the Middle East?
Guest lecturers at NISA Winter Session
H.E. Araz Azimov, Deputy Foreign Minister;
H.E. Mr. Laurence Bristow, Ambassador of the United Kingdom;
H.E. Mr. Youssef Ahmed Ibrahim El Sharkawy, Ambassador of Egypt;
Mrs. Yeter Yaman-Naucodie, İnformation Officer for Azerbaijan - NATO Public Diplomacy Division;
Mr.Romualds Razuks, NATO’s Liasion Officer for the Caucasus;
Mr. Hikmet Hajiyev, III Secretary, Mission of the Republic of Azerbaijan to NATO;
Dr. Tomas Strasburger, CCMS NATO;
Mr. G. Jerbo, PARP country Officer for Azerbaijan;
Mr. Michael Baranik, National Defense University;
Mr. Anar Ahmadov, Lecturer of Khazar University;
Mr. Kamoljon Karimov, Counsellor of the Embassy of Uzbekistan in Baky;
Mr. Levent Gozkaya, Security Advisor of Turkey;
Mr. Olivie Neola, Desk Officer for Azerbaijan, Political Affairs and Security Policy Division of NATO;
Mr. Tofiq Musayev, Head of Foreign Policy Planning and Strategic Analysis Department of the MFA Azerbaijan;
Mr. Galib Israfilov, Head of the International Security Division, expert on GUAM from MFA of Azerbaijan.
