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The Latest Developments in the Eastern Mediterranean Conference 2016

A three day online conference organised by the European Rim Policy and Investment Council (ERPIC) and the S. Daniel Abraham Center for Strategic Dialogue. The conference also included participants from the Russian Acadamy of Science, Académie de marine, University of Nicosia, as well as indipendent academics and professionals.


Day 1 – 5 December 2016


Changes in the Balance of Power – Putin, BREXIT and Trump
Air Commodore RAF (Retd.) Andrew Lambert
ERPIC Honorary Chairman
New Developments in Air Power in Syria and the Eastern Mediterranean
Brigadier General IDF (Retd.) Asaf Agmon
South Eastern Mediterranean Air Power Projection – Today and Beyond
Lt. General HAF (Retd) Ioannis E. Anastasakis
A Commentary on the Development of Air Power
Air Commodore RAF (Retd) Andrew Lambert
ERPIC Honorary Chairman
The Strategic Role of Cyprus: Some Salient Lessons of History
Dr. Klearchos Kyriakides
Director ERPIC Rule of Law & Democracy Program
What Would be Necessary to Rethink the Iran P5+1 Agreement
Dr. Yair Hirschfeld
Vice Chair of the S. Danieal Abraham Center for Strategic Dialogue

Day 2 – 6 December 2016


Maritime Developments in the Eastern Mediterraean
Admiral IDF (Retd) David Ben-Bashat
Maritime Strategy for the 21st Century
Captain RswN (Retd) Lars Wedin
Académie de marine
Russian Policy in the Eastern Mediterraean
Prof. Irina Zvagelskaya
Russian Acadamy of Science
The Role of Iran in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Greater Middle East
Brigadier General (Retd) Dr. Ephraim Sneh
Chairman, the S. Danieal Abraham Center for Strategic Dialogue
Political Islam in the Eastern Mediterraean
Prof. Farid Mirbagheri
University of Nicosia

Day 3 – 7 December 2016


The Latest Developments in Turkey (in Greek)
Grigadier General (Retd) Christos Minagias
Turkey’s Struggle for World Hegemony of the Islamic People
Dr. David Altman
Senior Vice President , Netanya Academic College
The Strategic Culture of Turkey
U.S. Army Cryptologist (Retd) Marcus Templar
Hydrocarbon Developments in the Eastern Mediterraean
Gary Lakes
Director, ERPIC Energy Program
Political Islam in the Eastern Mediterraean
Air Commodore RAF (Retd.) Andrew Lambert
ERPIC Honorary Chairman