January
"The Greek Presidency of OSCE – 2009: Challenges and Perspectives” with the participation of representatives of the Greek Parliament: P. Skandalakis (ND), P. Efthymiou (PASOK), C. Alyssandrakis (KKE), I. Dragassakis (SYRIZA) and C. Aivaliotis (LAOS). Coordinator: C. Stephanou, President of the Governing Board and Director of the I.I.R..

December
"Constants and Variables of US External Policy", roundtable discussion in the framework of "Money Show" with the participation of Prof. Harry Papasotiriou (Panteion University of Athens), Mr. John Brady Kiesling (writer, ex diplomat of US Embassy in Athens) and Ms. Aristotelia Peloni (journalist, Newspaper Ta Nea). Moderator: Dr. Constantinos Filis, Coordinator of the Centre of Russia, Eurasia and South-Eastern Europe (CERENE) of IIR.

April
"Iran: International Developments and the War against Terrorism" with the participation of the journalist Yorgos Avgeropoulos, creator of the Greek awarded documentaries series Exadas and the coordinator of the Center for Mediterranean and Middle Eastern Studies of I.I.R.  Αssociate Professor Sotiris Roussos.

February
(27/2) "Mass Media in the Middle East: Covering the War and the Peace Process" with the participation of the Israeli journalists Nir Dvori and Avi Issacharoff and the Greek journalists George Avgeropoulos, Nicholas Voulelis and Michalis Mitsos. Moderator: Tassos Telloglou. [more]

February
(2/2) "Kossovo - Afghanistan: Rapid Developments at the Eurasian frontiers" with the participation of Sotiris Roussos, Lecturer of the Department for International and European Studies of Panteion University and Coordinator of the Center for Mediterranean and Middle Eastern Studies of I.I.R. and Dr. Konstantinos Filis, Research Fellow at St. Antony’s College (Oxford University) and Coordinator of the Center for Russia and Eurasia of I.I.R. Moderator: Aristotelia Peloni, journalist.
Working language: Greek. [more]

January
"The Changing International System: Towards a New Cold War?" round-table discussion in the context of the New Year’s inaugural meeting. Participant Professors of Panteion University: Constantine Arvanitopoulos, Harry Papasotiriou and Irene Chilas. Moderator: George Kapopoulos, Journalist.
Working language: Greek. [more]

December
"EU and Human Rights: Acquis and Challenges after the Reform Treaty” from the Section of Political Human Rights and Humanitarian Action of I.I.R., in cooperation with J. Monnet Chair  “Democracy and Human Rights in EU", the European Centre for Research and  Training for Human Rights and Humanitarian Action of Panteion University and the participation of members of the academic community.

February
"A Common Foreign Policy for Europe: How necessary and feasible is it?", with the participation of Minister of Foreign Affairs Ms. Dora Bakoyiannis, former Minister of Foreign Affairs of France Mr. Hubert Vedrine, former Minister of European Affairs, Justice and Social Affairs Mrs. Elizabeth Guigou and the deputy of PASOK Mr. Evangellos Venizelos. The coordinator of the discussion was Professor Panagiotis Roumeliotis.

April
"Reconstruction, Development and Security in SouthEastern Europe and Eastern Mediterranean" under the auspices of the Economist Conferences.

March
“The enlistment of Greeks in view of the new Greek and International Reality”. With the participation of the President of the Governing Board and Director of the I.I.R. Prof. Constantine Stephanou, the Lieutenant General (ret.) and Honorary Chief of the National Guard General Staff of Cyprus Mr. Athanasios Nikolodimos and the Assistant Professor of Sociology SSE Dr. Georgios Kaffes. The discussion was coordinated by the President of the National Defense Staff Association Lieutenant General (ret.) Mr. George Liakouris.

January
"Europe After the European Council of Brussels", with the participation of Minister of Education Ms. Marietta Giannakou, and the former Greek Commissioners to the European Union Ms. A. Diamantopoulou, V. Papandreou, I. Paleokrassas and Ch. Papoutsis. The coordinator of the discussion was Professor Panagiotis Roumeliotis.

March
Public debate with the Minister of Defence Akis Tsohatzopoulos and MP and former President of The New Democracy party Miltiades Evert, entitled: Greek Defence Policy and Arm Acquisition Programs.

November
"The Loisidou Case: The Cyprus Problem and the Challenge of European Legitimacy", with the participation of Mr. Dimitris Constas, Professor, Ambassador and Permanent Re-presentative of Greece at the European Council, Mr Stelios Perrakis, Assistant Professor and General Secretary of Community Affairs of the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Christos Rozakis, Professor and Vice-President of the European Court of Human Rights, and Mr. Achilles Demetriades, Mrs's Loisidou lawyer. The discussion was co-ordinated by the President of the Council of State, Mr. Christos Geraris.

November
"Prospects of the Greek Economy in sight of the EMU under the effects of the world Stock Exchange disorder", with the participation of Mr. George Alogoskoufis, Professor of the Athens Economic University, and Mr. George Stournaras, Assistant Professor of the Athens University and President of the Board of Economics Specialists of the Ministry of National Economy.

November
"Intermediate Elections in the US: Importance and Results", with the participation of Mrs Katherine Papathanasiou, representative of the Republican Party, and Mr Vassilis Kyritsis, representative of the Democratic Party of the U.S.A.

July
"The Challenges facing NATO: Invitation for Debate "; Spyros Philippas, Greek Liaison Officer to NATO