http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver I live in Rumeli Hisari. It is from here, the very edge of the European landmass, that I observe the world. Some of these observations I will share on this blog as a Open Society Fellow. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:44:58 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2011/03/25/speech-at-the-council-of-europe-turkeys-europeanisation-and-false-ideas-about-the-decline-of-europe/ http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2011/03/25/speech-at-the-council-of-europe-turkeys-europeanisation-and-false-ideas-about-the-decline-of-europe/#comments Fri, 25 Mar 2011 13:18:19 +0000 Gerald http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/?p=1312 http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2011/03/25/speech-at-the-council-of-europe-turkeys-europeanisation-and-false-ideas-about-the-decline-of-europe/feed/ 0 http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2009/12/14/talk-in-visby-sweden-%e2%80%93-jarl-hjalmarson-foundations-round-table-discussion-on-the-eastern-partnership/ http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2009/12/14/talk-in-visby-sweden-%e2%80%93-jarl-hjalmarson-foundations-round-table-discussion-on-the-eastern-partnership/#comments Mon, 14 Dec 2009 10:13:41 +0000 Gerald http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2009/12/14/talk-in-visby-sweden-%e2%80%93-jarl-hjalmarson-foundations-round-table-discussion-on-the-eastern-partnership/ http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2009/12/14/talk-in-visby-sweden-%e2%80%93-jarl-hjalmarson-foundations-round-table-discussion-on-the-eastern-partnership/feed/ 0 http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2008/09/22/talk-in-barcelona-%e2%80%93-cidobesi-%e2%80%93-the-eu-and-south-east-europe-in-2008/ http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2008/09/22/talk-in-barcelona-%e2%80%93-cidobesi-%e2%80%93-the-eu-and-south-east-europe-in-2008/#comments Mon, 22 Sep 2008 15:46:49 +0000 Gerald http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2008/09/22/talk-in-barcelona-%e2%80%93-cidobesi-%e2%80%93-the-eu-and-south-east-europe-in-2008/ http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2008/09/22/talk-in-barcelona-%e2%80%93-cidobesi-%e2%80%93-the-eu-and-south-east-europe-in-2008/feed/ 0 http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2008/09/12/talk-in-visby-sweden-%e2%80%93-jarl-hjalmarson-foundations-round-table-discussion-russia-and-europe-after-the-russian-elections/ http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2008/09/12/talk-in-visby-sweden-%e2%80%93-jarl-hjalmarson-foundations-round-table-discussion-russia-and-europe-after-the-russian-elections/#comments Fri, 12 Sep 2008 15:43:48 +0000 Gerald http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2008/09/12/talk-in-visby-sweden-%e2%80%93-jarl-hjalmarson-foundations-round-table-discussion-russia-and-europe-after-the-russian-elections/ http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2008/09/12/talk-in-visby-sweden-%e2%80%93-jarl-hjalmarson-foundations-round-table-discussion-russia-and-europe-after-the-russian-elections/feed/ 0 http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2008/09/11/talk-in-stockholm-%e2%80%93-eurasia-partnership-foundation-conference-georgias-post-rose-revolution-challenges-and-civil-societys-response/ http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2008/09/11/talk-in-stockholm-%e2%80%93-eurasia-partnership-foundation-conference-georgias-post-rose-revolution-challenges-and-civil-societys-response/#comments Thu, 11 Sep 2008 15:41:11 +0000 Gerald http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2008/09/11/talk-in-stockholm-%e2%80%93-eurasia-partnership-foundation-conference-georgias-post-rose-revolution-challenges-and-civil-societys-response/ http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2008/09/11/talk-in-stockholm-%e2%80%93-eurasia-partnership-foundation-conference-georgias-post-rose-revolution-challenges-and-civil-societys-response/feed/ 0 http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2008/06/19/talk-in-paris-%e2%80%93-bertelsmann-foundation-conference-the-eu-and-its-neighbours-%e2%80%93-new-challenges-and-opportunities/ http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2008/06/19/talk-in-paris-%e2%80%93-bertelsmann-foundation-conference-the-eu-and-its-neighbours-%e2%80%93-new-challenges-and-opportunities/#comments Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:38:46 +0000 Gerald http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2008/06/19/talk-in-paris-%e2%80%93-bertelsmann-foundation-conference-the-eu-and-its-neighbours-%e2%80%93-new-challenges-and-opportunities/ http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2008/06/19/talk-in-paris-%e2%80%93-bertelsmann-foundation-conference-the-eu-and-its-neighbours-%e2%80%93-new-challenges-and-opportunities/feed/ 0 http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2008/06/02/talk-in-plovdiv-bulgaria-%e2%80%93-traditions-and-challenges-in-south-east-europe-region-today/ http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2008/06/02/talk-in-plovdiv-bulgaria-%e2%80%93-traditions-and-challenges-in-south-east-europe-region-today/#comments Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:28:16 +0000 Gerald http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2008/06/02/talk-in-plovdiv-bulgaria-%e2%80%93-traditions-and-challenges-in-south-east-europe-region-today/ http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2008/06/02/talk-in-plovdiv-bulgaria-%e2%80%93-traditions-and-challenges-in-south-east-europe-region-today/feed/ 0 http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2008/05/28/talk-in-brussels-bosnia-a-miracle-that-does-not-shine/ http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2008/05/28/talk-in-brussels-bosnia-a-miracle-that-does-not-shine/#comments Wed, 28 May 2008 12:58:51 +0000 Gerald http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2008/05/28/talk-in-brussels-bosnia-a-miracle-that-does-not-shine/ http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2008/05/28/talk-in-brussels-bosnia-a-miracle-that-does-not-shine/feed/ 0 http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2008/05/25/talk-in-brussels-%e2%80%93-european-policy-centre-epc-%e2%80%93-albania-at-the-gates-of-nato-and-the-eu/ http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2008/05/25/talk-in-brussels-%e2%80%93-european-policy-centre-epc-%e2%80%93-albania-at-the-gates-of-nato-and-the-eu/#comments Sun, 25 May 2008 15:12:54 +0000 Gerald http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2008/05/25/talk-in-brussels-%e2%80%93-european-policy-centre-epc-%e2%80%93-albania-at-the-gates-of-nato-and-the-eu/ http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2008/05/25/talk-in-brussels-%e2%80%93-european-policy-centre-epc-%e2%80%93-albania-at-the-gates-of-nato-and-the-eu/feed/ 0 http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2008/04/21/talk-in-ankara-metu-and-turkish-foreign-ministry-presentation-on-the-state-of-the-balkans/ http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2008/04/21/talk-in-ankara-metu-and-turkish-foreign-ministry-presentation-on-the-state-of-the-balkans/#comments Mon, 21 Apr 2008 15:08:35 +0000 Gerald http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2008/04/21/talk-in-ankara-metu-and-turkish-foreign-ministry-presentation-on-the-state-of-the-balkans/ http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2008/04/21/talk-in-ankara-metu-and-turkish-foreign-ministry-presentation-on-the-state-of-the-balkans/feed/ 0 http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2008/04/16/talk-in-paris-%e2%80%93-espace-saint-martin-%e2%80%93-presentation-to-south-east-european-leaders-and-opinion-makers-french-perspectives-on-enlargement/ http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2008/04/16/talk-in-paris-%e2%80%93-espace-saint-martin-%e2%80%93-presentation-to-south-east-european-leaders-and-opinion-makers-french-perspectives-on-enlargement/#comments Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:01:52 +0000 Gerald http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2008/04/16/talk-in-paris-%e2%80%93-espace-saint-martin-%e2%80%93-presentation-to-south-east-european-leaders-and-opinion-makers-french-perspectives-on-enlargement/ http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2008/04/16/talk-in-paris-%e2%80%93-espace-saint-martin-%e2%80%93-presentation-to-south-east-european-leaders-and-opinion-makers-french-perspectives-on-enlargement/feed/ 0 http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2008/04/15/talk-in-paris-%e2%80%93-club-grande-europe-%e2%80%93-%e2%80%9clearning-from-bulgaria%e2%80%9d/ http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2008/04/15/talk-in-paris-%e2%80%93-club-grande-europe-%e2%80%93-%e2%80%9clearning-from-bulgaria%e2%80%9d/#comments Tue, 15 Apr 2008 14:51:59 +0000 Gerald http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2008/04/15/talk-in-paris-%e2%80%93-club-grande-europe-%e2%80%93-%e2%80%9clearning-from-bulgaria%e2%80%9d/ http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2008/04/15/talk-in-paris-%e2%80%93-club-grande-europe-%e2%80%93-%e2%80%9clearning-from-bulgaria%e2%80%9d/feed/ 0 http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2008/04/03/225/ http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2008/04/03/225/#comments Thu, 03 Apr 2008 14:44:59 +0000 Gerald http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2008/04/03/225/ http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2008/04/03/225/feed/ 0 http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2008/03/13/talk-at-the-red-house-in-sofia-does-the-eu-have-a-strategy-for-south-eastern-europe/ http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2008/03/13/talk-at-the-red-house-in-sofia-does-the-eu-have-a-strategy-for-south-eastern-europe/#comments Thu, 13 Mar 2008 12:57:20 +0000 Gerald http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2008/03/13/talk-at-the-red-house-in-sofia-does-the-eu-have-a-strategy-for-south-eastern-europe/ http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2008/03/13/talk-at-the-red-house-in-sofia-does-the-eu-have-a-strategy-for-south-eastern-europe/feed/ 0 http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2008/03/10/talk-in-brussels-adding-momentum-to-the-next-eu-enlargement/ http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2008/03/10/talk-in-brussels-adding-momentum-to-the-next-eu-enlargement/#comments Mon, 10 Mar 2008 12:51:55 +0000 Gerald http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2008/03/10/talk-in-brussels-adding-momentum-to-the-next-eu-enlargement/ http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2008/03/10/talk-in-brussels-adding-momentum-to-the-next-eu-enlargement/feed/ 0 http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2008/02/25/talk-in-sarajevo-presentation-at-the-bosnian-parliament-%e2%80%93-a-european-bosnia-myths-and-realities/ http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2008/02/25/talk-in-sarajevo-presentation-at-the-bosnian-parliament-%e2%80%93-a-european-bosnia-myths-and-realities/#comments Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:39:10 +0000 Gerald http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2008/02/25/talk-in-sarajevo-presentation-at-the-bosnian-parliament-%e2%80%93-a-european-bosnia-myths-and-realities/ http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2008/02/25/talk-in-sarajevo-presentation-at-the-bosnian-parliament-%e2%80%93-a-european-bosnia-myths-and-realities/feed/ 0 http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2008/02/13/talk-in-brussels-%e2%80%93-european-policy-centre-%e2%80%93-energy-in-the-balkans-%e2%80%93-the-story-of-bosnia/ http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2008/02/13/talk-in-brussels-%e2%80%93-european-policy-centre-%e2%80%93-energy-in-the-balkans-%e2%80%93-the-story-of-bosnia/#comments Wed, 13 Feb 2008 14:37:24 +0000 Gerald http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2008/02/13/talk-in-brussels-%e2%80%93-european-policy-centre-%e2%80%93-energy-in-the-balkans-%e2%80%93-the-story-of-bosnia/ http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2008/02/13/talk-in-brussels-%e2%80%93-european-policy-centre-%e2%80%93-energy-in-the-balkans-%e2%80%93-the-story-of-bosnia/feed/ 0 http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2008/02/11/talk-in-brussels-%e2%80%93-centre-for-european-policy-studies-what-is-just-secession-is-kosovo-unique/ http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2008/02/11/talk-in-brussels-%e2%80%93-centre-for-european-policy-studies-what-is-just-secession-is-kosovo-unique/#comments Mon, 11 Feb 2008 14:25:03 +0000 Gerald http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2008/02/11/talk-in-brussels-%e2%80%93-centre-for-european-policy-studies-what-is-just-secession-is-kosovo-unique/ http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2008/02/11/talk-in-brussels-%e2%80%93-centre-for-european-policy-studies-what-is-just-secession-is-kosovo-unique/feed/ 0 http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2008/01/17/talk-at-coweb-in-brussels-on-visa-free-travel-for-the-countries-of-the-western-balkans/ http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2008/01/17/talk-at-coweb-in-brussels-on-visa-free-travel-for-the-countries-of-the-western-balkans/#comments Thu, 17 Jan 2008 12:42:39 +0000 Gerald http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2008/01/17/talk-at-coweb-in-brussels-on-visa-free-travel-for-the-countries-of-the-western-balkans/ http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2008/01/17/talk-at-coweb-in-brussels-on-visa-free-travel-for-the-countries-of-the-western-balkans/feed/ 0 http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2008/01/16/talk-in-brussels-%e2%80%93-european-council-%e2%80%93-presentation-on-future-of-kosovo-for-kosovo-team-of-pieter-feith/ http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2008/01/16/talk-in-brussels-%e2%80%93-european-council-%e2%80%93-presentation-on-future-of-kosovo-for-kosovo-team-of-pieter-feith/#comments Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:22:37 +0000 Gerald http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2008/01/16/talk-in-brussels-%e2%80%93-european-council-%e2%80%93-presentation-on-future-of-kosovo-for-kosovo-team-of-pieter-feith/ http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2008/01/16/talk-in-brussels-%e2%80%93-european-council-%e2%80%93-presentation-on-future-of-kosovo-for-kosovo-team-of-pieter-feith/feed/ 0