BASIC DATA: Born:
March 4, 1944 in Dubrovnik, Croatia - Residence: Belgrade, Bulevar
AVNOJ-a 151/III - Graduated from Faculty of Law,
University of Belgrade (1967) - Master's
degree (MA) at International Relations
Chair, Faculty of Law, University of Belgrade (1975),
Thesis: "Oil and Foreign Policy of the Arab States"
- Doctoral degree (Ph.D.) at International Relations Chair, Faculty of
Law, University of Belgrade (1979), Doctoral Dissertation: "An Interpretation
of Social Roots of the Creation of the State of Israel".
WORK EXPERIENCE :
1967-1968: Journalist in Radio-Zagreb - 1968-1977: Research fellow
at the Institute for International Politics and
Economics (IIPE), Belgrade - 1977-1980: Senior Research Fellow and Director
of the Center for Regional Studies of the IIPE, Belgrade -
1980-1985: Deputy Director (Director of Research)
of the IIPE, Belgrade - 1985 – Today:
Director of the Center for Strategic Studies
(CSS), independent research center and think
tank in Belgrade
PUBLICATONS AND RESEARCH ACTIVITIES:
Author of altogether about 100 research works (books (2), book chapters,
studies, papers, analyses and articles in Yugoslav and foreign periodical
(40 in the foreign ones), about 30 presentations at conferences and seminars
in Yugoslavia and abroad. - Research fields: Global International
Relations - Peace Research - Security Studies - European Studies - Mediterranean
& Middle East Studies - Eastern
European Studies – Current research orientation:
Intra-state conflicts and conflict resolution processes in the Balkans
area, political behavior (especially in the former Yugoslavia countries).
MANAGING RESEARCH PROJECTS, EDITORIAL
AND LECTURING ACTIVITIES: Head of Yugoslav
division of the UN (UNEP) project "BLUE PLAN", Belgrade- Zagreb-Cannes,
(1981-1982) - Head of Yugoslav division of UN
(UNITAR) project "Prospects and Constraints
of the Mediterranean Co-operation in the Eighties",
IAI-IPEI, Rome-Belgrade (1983) - Editor-
in-Chief of the "Godisnjak IMPP" (IPEI Yearbook
- 1978-1980) -) - Lecturer on University of Bamako, Faculty of Law,
(Mali) (1983) - Lecturer on Postgraduate Course, Faculty of Political Sciences,
University of Belgrade, Courses: "Regional Studies", "Mediterranean Studies"
(1982\83, 1983/84) - Lecturer for the course
"Mediterranean Studies", Inter-University Center for Postgraduate Studies,
Dubrovnik (1985, 1986) - Visiting Professor (Lecturer) on University of
Bari - Italy – 1997, 1998, 1999), University
of Sant.Angelo - Rome (1998, 1999) and University
of Florence (1998,1999) - Editor-in-Chief of
the "CSS Survey", Monthly Review of the Center for Strategic Studies (1996
– 1998) - Editor-in-Chief of the "Medjunarodni odnosi” (International Relations),
Independent Journal on International Affairs, Center for Strategic Studies
(1998 – 1999)
MEMBERSHIP IN INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:
International Studies Association (ISA), USA (1986- ) Committee for
Mediterranean Studies, Sassari, Italy (1983- ), Deputy Secretary General
(1984-1987) - Contemplating Group for Scenarios of Development of the Mediterranean
(UN-UNEP), Cannes, France (1983-1987) - Governing Board, AIRI, Rome (1989-
) - Editorial
Board of the Review NUOVA FASE, Edizioni Democrazia
Domani, Rome (1994 - ) - Scientific Council of the Institute for the Study
of the Greek Economy, Athens (1994 - ) - Program
Committee of the Center for Euro-Mediterranean
Studies, Rome (1997 -1999) – International
Law Association (ILA) (1993 -
).
LANGUAGES:
English, French, Italian, German, Serbian, Croatian (native)
September, 1999
Last revised: November 1999