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Daniel Kochis
Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia
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13
May 2024
Past Event
Foreshocks in the Black Sea and Western Balkans: Repercussions of the Russia-Ukraine War
Featured Speakers:
Luke Coffey
Richard Kraemer
Dalibor Rohac
Dr. Iulia Joja
Dr. Alina Nychyk
Giorgi Khvedeliani
Daniel Serwer
Ivana Stradner
Moderators:
Daniel Kochis
Reuf Bajrovic
![Serbian Army soldiers stand guard in Belgrade on September 25, 2023. (Photo by Andrej Isakovic/AFP via Getty Images)](/sites/default/files/styles/card_600_x_400/public/2024-05/GettyImages-1689511258.jpg?itok=YxugSnd-)
13
May 2024
Past Event
Foreshocks in the Black Sea and Western Balkans: Repercussions of the Russia-Ukraine War
Join Hudson for two panel discussions that will examine the futures of the Black Sea and Western Balkan regions.
![Serbian Army soldiers stand guard in Belgrade on September 25, 2023. (Photo by Andrej Isakovic/AFP via Getty Images)](/sites/default/files/styles/16_9_sm/public/2024-05/GettyImages-1689511258.jpg?h=790be497&itok=1c-ZEtLG)
Featured Speakers:
Luke Coffey
Richard Kraemer
Dalibor Rohac
Dr. Iulia Joja
Dr. Alina Nychyk
Giorgi Khvedeliani
Daniel Serwer
Ivana Stradner
Moderators:
Daniel Kochis
Reuf Bajrovic
09
May 2024
Past Event
Reflections and Lessons from 20 Years of Estonian NATO Membership
Featured Speakers:
Ambassdor Kyllike Sillaste-Elling
Daniel Kochis
![Members of the Estonian army train on February 8, 2022, in Lasna, Estonia. (Photo by Paulius Peleckis/Getty Images)](/sites/default/files/styles/card_600_x_400/public/2024-05/GettyImages-1369367517.jpg?itok=crwgfQKC)
09
May 2024
Past Event
Reflections and Lessons from 20 Years of Estonian NATO Membership
Ambassador Kyllike Sillaste-Elling, the undersecretary for political affairs at the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, will join Hudson for a conversation on the Estonian experience in NATO.
![Members of the Estonian army train on February 8, 2022, in Lasna, Estonia. (Photo by Paulius Peleckis/Getty Images)](/sites/default/files/styles/16_9_sm/public/2024-05/GettyImages-1369367517.jpg?h=26a1d316&itok=BO8L258k)
Featured Speakers:
Ambassdor Kyllike Sillaste-Elling
Daniel Kochis
08
May 2024
Past Event
How Civil Defense Boosts Deterrence: A View from Sweden
Featured Speakers:
Carl-Oskar Bohlin
Peter Rough
Moderator:
Daniel Kochis
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18
April 2024
Past Event
Central & Eastern Europe Strategy Summit 2024
Featured Speakers:
Valdis Dombrovskis
Dan Quayle
Kamil Šaško
Jan Růžička
Marcin Piatkowski
Michael Harms
Tomáš Pojar,
Jean P. Froehly
Tyson Barker
Marek Mora
Vassil Terziev
Dragos Stefan Roibu
Tibor Tóth
Joel Scanlon
Moderators:
Thomas J. Duesterberg
Rebeccah L. Heinrichs
Luke Coffey
Peter Rough
Jamie Fly
Matthew Boyse
Daniel Kochis
![(Central & Eastern Europe Strategy Summit logo)](/sites/default/files/styles/card_600_x_400/public/2024-04/Add%20a%20heading%20%284%29.png?itok=6UjPcSDD)
18
April 2024
Past Event
Central & Eastern Europe Strategy Summit 2024
![(Central & Eastern Europe Strategy Summit logo)](/sites/default/files/styles/16_9_sm/public/2024-04/Add%20a%20heading%20%284%29.png?h=6a60610c&itok=uB0twv2w)
Featured Speakers:
Valdis Dombrovskis
Dan Quayle
Kamil Šaško
Jan Růžička
Marcin Piatkowski
Michael Harms
Tomáš Pojar,
Jean P. Froehly
Tyson Barker
Marek Mora
Vassil Terziev
Dragos Stefan Roibu
Tibor Tóth
Joel Scanlon
Moderators:
Thomas J. Duesterberg
Rebeccah L. Heinrichs
Luke Coffey
Peter Rough
Jamie Fly
Matthew Boyse
Daniel Kochis
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Flags of Ukraine and NATO are seen in Kyiv, Ukraine, on April 29, 2024. (Photo by STR/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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