On February 12, 2014, ISET hosted the Italian Ambassador to Georgia, H.E. Federica Favi. The Ambassador gave a presentation about the historical challenges and choices that Italy faced following World War II.
Ambassador Favi began her presentation from 1945, a point when Italy lay ruins after the war. According to her, after WWII Italy faced three main challenges: the restoration of democracy, rebuilding its economy and finding its place in the world. These challenges were further exacerbated by the issues of the status of ethnic minorities residing near the borders of Italy, the turbulent internal political situation and the onset of the Cold War.
On February 5, 2014, ISET was pleased to host the German Ambassador to Georgia, H.E. Ortwin Hennig. The Ambassador gave a presentation about democracy and how a democratic country should execute internal and external politics.
After the presentation there was a long and interesting discussion about politics and Georgia’s relations with Russia, Europe and the US; about conflicts in the Caucasus; about the recent processes in Ukraine; and about the mistakes of Europe. Ambassador Hennig spoke to the audience from the perspective of a diplomat and also as offspring of a country that was once also partially occupied by another country.
On January 30, 2014, ISET hosted Dr. Rognvaldur Hannesson from the Norwegian School of Economics. Dr.Hannesson gave a presentation on the somewhat unusual topic of Fisheries Economics.
Fish resources represent a form of natural capital and fishing is a potential source of wealth for many coastal, island and inland countries. Unlike other natural resources, fish do not inhabit just one place or, in this case, water reservoir, they flow from one to another depending on the season. Fish stock generally flows in a circle, returning back to its initial place after a period of time. However, no single country is able to control this process.
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