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About the Director
Iulia-Sabina Joja
Iulia-Sabina Joja, Ph.D., is a senior fellow and director of MEI's Black Sea Program. She teaches European security as an adjunct professor at Georgetown University and George Washington University. Her research and teachings focus primarily on European and Black Sea security.
Advisory Council
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Matt Boyse
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Stephen J. Flanagan
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Dr. Daniel S. Hamilton
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Tamara Kalandiya
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Craig Kennedy
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Andreas Umland
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Veronika Velch
Black Sea Program Experts
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Black Sea State Department Title VIII Fellows
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Harry Halem
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Sarkis Karabashian
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Omer Niazi
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Dr. Umud Shokri
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