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## Re: WG: Additional request on bio

Released on 2012-08-20 00:00 GMT

Email-ID | 108714
Date | 2011-08-09 13:25:42
From | gseufert@joshua-seufert.de
To | bhalla@stratfor.com

Mrs Bhallah,
your message reached me in Van during a trip through the easter parts of Turkey.
I have expanded the bio below. Please inform me if additonal information is
needed.
all the best
Guenter Seufert
Zitat von "Seufert, Guenter" <Guenter.Seufert@swp-berlin.org>:
>
> -------------------------------------------
> Von: Reva Bhalla[SMTP:BHALLA@STRATFOR.COM]
> Gesendet: Donnerstag, 4. August 2011 17:04:09
> An: Seufert, Guenter
> Betreff: Additional request on bio
> Diese Nachricht wurde automatisch von einer Regel weitergeleitet.
>
> Mr. Seufert,
>
> I hope this message finds you well! Thank you for sending me your bio
> earlier. Compared to the others, your bio ended up being quite brief. I was
> hoping to flesh it out a bit more, perhaps with some of your publications or
> any other relevant information you'd be interested in including. Would you
> mind sending me your CV or bullet points so I can expand on the paragraph you
> sent me? Alternatively, if you have a slightly longer bio already in hand,
> that would be great.
>
> This is what I have for you currently:
>
>
>
> GÃœNTER SEUFERT (Germany)
>
>
>
> Dr. GÃ¼nter Seufert is a senior researcher with the German Institute for
> International and Security Affairs in Berlin, where he focuses on political
> developments in Turkey and the Cyprus conflict. For several years he was
> based in Istanbul working first as a resaerher and later as a correspondent
for German, Swiss and Austrian
> newspapers. Additionally he carried out studies on societal, economic and
> political developments in Turkey. He also taught as Visiting Associate
> Professor in the Department for Turkish and Middle Eastern Studies at the
> University of Cyprus in Nicosia.
Prior to Turkey's promotion as a candidate to the European Union, Günter Seufert
joined the concerned discussion in Germany at prominent places. His book Tukey,
History, Culture and Politics (in German) received excellent reviews and added
to a balanced evaluation of Turkey in Germany. The research book Civil Society
in the Grip of Nationalism which he eddited togehter with the late Stefanos
Yerasimos was one of the first publications that pointed to nationalist
currents as the most significant opponents to Turkey's EU membership in the
country itself.
> I understand there may have been a bit of a delay in the response by the
> Tusiad travel representative. I spoke with them this morning and have asked
> that they follow up with each participant as soon as possible to finalize the
> arrangements. Please let me know if you have any trouble.
>
> Thank you!
>
> All best,
>
> Reva
>
> Reva Bhalla
> Director of Analysis
> STRATFOR
> www.stratfor.com <http://www.stratfor.com/>
> +1 512.699.8385 (mobile)
>
>
> _____
>
> From: "Guenter Seufert" <Guenter.Seufert@swp-berlin.org>
> To: "Reva Bhalla" <bhalla@stratfor.com>
> Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2011 2:17:49 AM
> Subject: AW: Next Steps for TUSIAD-STRATFOR Oct. 6 event in Istanbul
>
>
>
> Dear Mrs. Bhalla,
>
>
>
> Thank you for the outline of the simulation and please find below a short
> version of the biography you asked for.
>
>
>
> I am looking forward to hear from you again,
>
>
>
> Kind regards, GÃ¼nter Seufert
>
>
>
>
>
> Dr. GÃ¼nter Seufert is a senior researcher with the German Institute for
> International and Security Affairs in Berlin, where he focuses on political
> developments in Turkey and the Cyprus conflict. For several years he was
> based in Istanbul working as a correspondent for German, Swiss and Austrian
> newspapers. Additionally he carried out studies on societal, economic and
> political developments in Turkey. He also taught as Visiting Associate
> Professor in the Department for Turkish and Middle Eastern Studies at the
> University of Cyprus in Nicosia.
>
>
>
>
>
> Dr. GÃ¼nter Seufert
>
> SWP Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik
> Deutsches Institut fÃ¼r Internationale Politik und Sicherheit
>
> Ludwigkirchplatz 3 - 4
>
> 10719 Berlin
>
> Telefon: +49 30 88007-276
>
> Fax: +49 30 88007-100
>
> e-mail: guenter.seufert@swp-berlin.org <mailto:peter.becker@swp-berlin.org>
>
> www.swp-berlin.org
>
>
>
>
>
> Von: Reva Bhalla [mailto:bhalla@stratfor.com]
> Gesendet: Donnerstag, 7. Juli 2011 19:07
> An: Seufert, Guenter
> Betreff: Next Steps for TUSIAD-STRATFOR Oct. 6 event in Istanbul
>
>
>
> Dear Mr. Seufert,
>
> We are very excited to have you join STRATFOR and TUSIAD in commemorating
> TUSIAD's 40th anniverary this fall in Istanbul! We are still about three
> months away from the Oct. 6 event, but I wanted to provide a bit more
> information on the simulation itself so you know what to expect.
>
> As the past several years can attest, Turkey is a dynamic country with rising
> influence in the Middle East, Europe and Caucasus regions. In each of these
> areas, energy security plays a vital role in the geopolitics of the countries
> in question. The purpose of this simulation is to look forward into the next
> decade and explore the challenges and opportunities Turkey and its neighbors
> could encounter in pursuing their energy interests abroad.
>
> The main event will consist of a simulation (televised in Turkey) that will
> play out over a 2012-2022 timeframe. The simulation will be broken into two
> sessions (one in the morning and one in the afternoon of Oct. 6,) with the
> first focusing on the Middle East and the second focusing on Europe and the
> Caucasus region. The sessions will include participants from Turkey, the
> United States, Russia, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iraq and
> Iran (one representative per country.) As a representative of Germany, you
> will be asked to speak on behalf of your country in an open and direct
> dialogue. The moderator will present realistic scenarios throughout the
> session to which each country representative will respond with a move.
> Examples of a move could include anything from funding/building pipelines
> through certain regions, shifting energy suppliers, requesting aid, etc.
> Countries can either work together or alone in pursuing their respective
> interests during the simulation.
>
> The good news is that there will be very minimal preparation required for
> your part. The simulation will be live and interactive, thereby precluding
> any need for prepared speeches. In early September, STRATFOR will distribute
> a brief for all the participating countries that will allow you to
> familiarize yourself with the energy politics of each country. Prior to the
> event, you will also have the first â€˜triggerâ€™ for the simulation
> beginning in the year 2012 that will allow you to plan your first move. From
> there, the simulation takes on a life of its own as the moderator guides the
> discussion based on each participantâ€™s move. The simulation will be broken
> up into two-year intervals over the decade, allowing each participant to make
> at least one move per two-year-interval. I will walk each of you through a
> mock scenario closer to the event so everyone if clear on how the simulation
> is to play out.
>
> Next Steps:
>
> 1. Your contact information has been submitted to a TUSIAD representative,
> who will be managing your flight and hotel accommodations for the event.
>
> 2. By July 14, please send me your biography. For marketing purposes, we
> would like to keep each bio limited to a single, yet substantial paragraph.
>
> 3. In early September, you will receive an information packet with the
> political energy briefs for each country, the bios of each participant and
> the finalized agenda for the event.
> If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach me by phone or
> email. I am very much looking forward to working with you in the lead-up to
> this event!
>
> All my best,
>
> Reva
>
> Reva Bhalla
> Director of Analysis
> STRATFOR
> www.stratfor.com
> +1 512.699.8385 (mobile)
>
>
Dr. Günter Seufert
Deidesheimer Str. 1
14197 Berlin
0049-176-2320 2926