{"id":10818,"date":"2010-05-28T16:57:02","date_gmt":"2010-05-28T15:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ndc.nato.int\/study-period-d1-regional-issues-and-challenges-part-1-2\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T08:52:50","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T07:52:50","slug":"study-period-d1-regional-issues-and-challenges-part-1-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ndc.nato.int\/fr\/study-period-d1-regional-issues-and-challenges-part-1-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Study Period D1: Regional Issues and Challenges (Part 1)"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ndc.nato.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/116_D1_p1_panel_1.jpg\" alt=\"Study Period D1 (part 1) Panel\" \/><figcaption>Study Period D1 (part 1) Panel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper\">The first part of the Study Period addressing &#8220;Regional Issues and Challenges&#8221; was held at the NATO Defense College from Monday 24 to Friday 28 May 2010. This part of the Senior Course curriculum examines selected regions of geo-strategic significance, examining key political, economic and security issues, and analysing risks to security and stability. The Senior Course was joined for this week also by the 12 participants, from a range of NATO nations and NATO HQs, in Modular Short Course (MSC) 116\/5.<\/p>\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper\">The first day of the Study Period commenced with a lecture on &#8220;Ukraine, Belarus &#038; Republic of Moldova&#8221;, by Dr Arkady MOSHES, of the Finnish Institute of International Affairs. Dr Moshes expertly analysed the domestic political, social and economic context in these countries, and their external relations, particularly with Russia and with the European Union.<\/p>\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper\">The next day saw a panel of lectures dealing with &#8220;Russia&#8221;. These were delivered by Dr Dimitry SUSLOV, Deputy Director for Research at the Council for Foreign &#038; Defense Policy (Moscow), and Dr Andrew MONAGHAN, of the NDC&#8217;s own Research Division. The lectures examined the complex domestic challenges facing the country, in the political economic and social spheres, and the principle elements and aims of Russia\u2019s security and foreign policies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper\">The Study Period programme continued, on Wednesday, 26 May, with a lecture on &#8220;the Western Balkans&#8221; given by Ambassador Istvan GYARMATI, Director of the International Centre for Democratic Transition. In a wide-ranging analysis, Ambassador Gyarmati addressed in particular the challenges of finding lasting solutions in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Kosovo, as well as the future prospects for other states in the region, especially with regard to their hopes for integration into Euro-Atlantic structures. <\/p>\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper\">The next topic on the curriculum was &#8220;Sub-Saharan Africa&#8221;, covered in a panel of lectures delivered by Mr Tom PORTEOUS, UK Director of Human Rights Watch, and Dr Greg MILLS, Director of the Brenthurst Foundation in Johannesburg. These lectures discussed the key political, social and economic challenges facing the region, the links between these factors and conflict and insecurity, and the approaches adopted, both by African countries themselves and by external players, to tackle these challenges.<\/p>\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper\">This first part of the Study Period concluded with a lecture on &#8220;The Maghreb&#8221; given by Professor Mustapha BENCHENANE, of the Universit\u00e9 Ren\u00e9 Descartes in Paris. The Professor outlined the key characteristics of this region, and the challenges it faces as it goes through a period of political and social transition, discussing also the possible contribution in the region of international organisations including NATO.<\/p>\n<p><em>NDC Public Affairs Office<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Study Period D1 (part 1) Panel The first part of the Study Period addressing &#8220;Regional Issues and Challenges&#8221;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","editor_plus_copied_stylings":"{}","_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"post_badge":[],"class_list":["post-10818","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"featured_image_src":null,"author_info":{"display_name":"NDC","author_link":"https:\/\/www.ndc.nato.int\/fr\/author\/admin_3rwqf6tj\/"},"modified_by":null,"author_meta":{"display_name":"NDC","author_link":"https:\/\/www.ndc.nato.int\/fr\/author\/admin_3rwqf6tj\/"},"featured_img":null,"featured_image_urls":{"full":"","thumbnail":"","medium":"","medium_large":"","large":"","1536x1536":"","2048x2048":"","trp-custom-language-flag":"","morenews-featured":"","morenews-large":"","morenews-medium":""},"category_info":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndc.nato.int\/fr\/category\/news\/\" rel=\"category tag\">News<\/a>","tag_info":"News","comment_count":0,"coauthors":[],"tax_additional":{"categories":{"linked":["<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndc.nato.int\/fr\/category\/news\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">News<\/a>"],"unlinked":["<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">News<\/span>"]}},"relative_dates":{"created":"Publi\u00e9 16 ans il y a","modified":"Mis \u00e0 jour 6 mois il y a"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Publi\u00e9 le mai 28, 2010","modified":"Mise \u00e0 jour le janvier 15, 2026"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Publi\u00e9 le mai 28, 2010 16:57","modified":"Mise \u00e0 jour le janvier 15, 2026 08:52"},"featured_img_caption":"","series_order":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ndc.nato.int\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10818","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ndc.nato.int\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ndc.nato.int\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ndc.nato.int\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ndc.nato.int\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10818"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ndc.nato.int\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10818\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ndc.nato.int\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10818"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ndc.nato.int\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10818"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ndc.nato.int\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10818"},{"taxonomy":"post_badge","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ndc.nato.int\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_badge?post=10818"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}