Events

Paris

Afghanistan in 2009 and Beyond: Understanding Local Dynamics, Dealing with Strategic Challenges

Afghanistan
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Andrew Budd, William Byrd, Gilles Dorronsoro, Frederic Grare, Christopher Jaffrelot, Haroun Mir, Jasmine Zerinini

At a roundtable in Paris, experts discussed the future of strategy in Afghanistan, asking whether security or development should be prioritised first.

Brussels

Carnegie Live... The Aftermath of the Mumbai Attacks

Protesters
Friday, December 5, 2008

Preventing an Indian-Pakistani war, investigating the LeT, and Indian law and order in the aftermath of the Mumbai attacks, with Ashley J. Tellis.

Brussels

The EU and Conflict in the Middle East

Christian Jouret and Muriel Asseburg
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Muriel Asseburg, Christian Jouret

The situation in the Middle East is set to deteriorate. The European policy community assessed past European action in the region, lessons learnt, and a future strategy.

Brussels

Afghanistan and the Transatlantic Community: Developments and Perspectives for Future Engagement

Kurt Volker
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Kurt Volker, Kim Sengupta, Fabrice Pothier

U.S. Ambassador to NATO on the development of a grand transatlantic strategy to Afghanistan, with a comprehensive approach to reconstruction and security in the region as a whole.

Paris, London, Brussels

The Gulf Emerging Economies as New Global Investors

Abu Dhabi Investment Authority
Monday, November 24, 2008
Ibrahim Saif, Sven Behrendt, Alastair Newton, Nicolas Veron, Steffen Hertog

Europe-wide discussions on the emerging Gulf economies, domestic political reform, sovereign wealth funds and the potential of Gulf investment to contribute to a solution for the financial crisis.

London

Where Now For the United States After the Election?

Barack Obama
Friday, November 7, 2008
Jessica Tuchman Mathews, Bob Singh, Michael Cox

Jessica T. Mathews on Obama's victory, transatlantic cooperation and U.S. foreign policy during the next administration.

Brussels

Carnegie Live... The U.S. Elections and the Financial Crisis

David Rothkopf
Wednesday, November 5, 2008

David Rothkopf on how the financial crisis will lead the Obama administration to emphasize multilateralism.

Brussels

Iran: A Test-Case for A New U.S. Administration and Its International Partners

Friday, October 3, 2008

Debate on how best the new U.S. administration and its international partners should engage Iran.

Brussels

A New Global Climate Change Deal? New Vision Conference Session 4

Climate Change
Friday, October 3, 2008
Jessica Tuchman Mathews, Tom Burke, Laurence Tubiana, Tony Long

Jessica T. Mathews, Tom Burke and Laurence Tubiana on what the EU and the U.S. need to do to address climate change.

Brussels

The Long-term Implications of the Global Financial Crisis. New Vision Conference Session 5

Rennie, Spiegel, Dervis, Taylor
Friday, October 3, 2008
Kemal Dervis, Paul Taylor, Freddy Van den Spiegel, David Rennie

Panel of experts, including Kemal Dervis, on the global implications of the financial crisis.

Brussels

Post-Bush America and the World: Can the Gap be Closed?

Post-Bush America and the World
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Emma Bonino, Elmar Brok, Tom Burke, Robert Cooper, Michael Cox, Gregory Craig, Peter David, Thérèse Delpech, Kemal Dervis, Robert Kagan, Bobo Lo, Tony Long, Jessica Tuchman Mathews, Michael McFaul, Douglas H. Paal, George Perkovich, David Rennie, Gianni Riotta, Karim Sadjadpour, Phillip Stephens, Paul Taylor, Ashley J. Tellis, Laurence Tubiana, Dmitri Trenin, Freddy Van den Spiegel, Pawel Zalewski

Expectations are running high for major changes in the next U.S. administration's foreign policy, but how much change is likely, and will it be enough to close the gap between America and the world? Top experts from the Carnegie Endowment and elsewhere discussed this question during a two-day conference in Brussels.

Brussels

What do Europeans want from a Post-Bush Foreign Policy? New Vision Conference Session 1

Thursday, October 2, 2008
Robert Cooper, Emma Bonino, Elmar Brok, Pawel Zalewski

European policy experts and government officials discussed the futre of the Europe-U.S. realtionship.

Brussels

Russia's Relations with the World: The Aftermath of the Georgian Conflict, New Vision Conference Session 2

Thursday, October 2, 2008
Michael McFaul, Dmitri Trenin, Bobo Lo, Philip Stevens

Experts discussed how the West can move forward with its relationship with Russia in the aftermath of the Georgian conflict.

Brussels

India and China: A Rising Powers' World, New Vision Conference Session 3

Douglas H. Paal, Peter David, Ashley J. Tellis
Thursday, October 2, 2008

Panel discussion on the expectations of China and India of the next U.S. president, and the rising importance of those expectations.

Brussels

New Vision Conference Opening Remarks

Thursday, October 2, 2008

Remarks from Michael Cox and Jessica T. Mathews on the disappointment of European expectations of the U.S.

Brussels

Engaging Pakistan - What Political Strategy to Create Stability?

Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Ashley J. Tellis, Shada Islam

Ongoing violence in Pakistan serves as a constant reminder of the immense challenges facing President Asif Ali Zardari. U.S. efforts to effectively balance security and policy imperatives in this volatile region have not succeeded. The U.S. and Europe can develop a successful new strategy if they engage directly with Pakistan’s civil society while continuing to recognize the military’s importance.

Brussels

Carnegie Live... The Longterm Implications of the Russia-Georgia Conflict

Dmitri Trenin
Friday, September 19, 2008
Dmitri Trenin, David Rennie

The Russia-Georgia conflict has not only re-defined the balance of power in the Caucasus but also Russia’s relations with the world. To understand what a re-emergent Russia wants, Carnegie Europe has hosted the first of its new ‘Live from…’ video briefing with leading Russian foreign policy expert, Dmitri Trenin.

Brussels

The European Union and the U.S. in the Asia-Pacific Balance of Power. Carnegie Europe Breakfast

Douglas H. Paal
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Douglas H. Paal, Geoffrey Barrett, Fabrice Pothier

The rise of China as a major economic, cultural, and military force in has fundamentally altered the balance of power in the Asia-Pacific region. Doug Paal from the Carnegie Endowment, and Geoffry Barret from the European Commission, discussed how the U.S. and the EU should respond to this new dynamic.

Brussels

What Future for Democracy Promotion in U.S. Foreign Policy after Bush?

Democracy Promotion
Monday, June 16, 2008

To better understand how the U.S. and the West can successfully promote democracy, Carnegie Europe convened a panel of experts to discuss the Bush administration’s past mistakes, challenges to democracy in the Middle East, and the European perspective on democracy promotion and the ‘League of Democracies.’

Paris

The Afghanistan Debate Forum

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

On the eve of the international donors’ conference for Afghanistan, Carnegie Europe convened a day of discussions in Paris between Afghan leaders, top NATO representatives and other international experts, on the priorities for Afghanistan over the next five years and how the roles of NATO and the EU should evolve.

 
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