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December
Wednesday, December 14
Incomplete Security Sector Reform in Serbia: Lessons for Democratic Transition with Jelena Milić, Director for Euro-Atlantic Studies, Belgrade, Serbia. Comments by Daniel Serwer, Senior Fellow, CTR. Moderated by Vedran Džihić, Senior Fellow, CTR. Please RSVP here.
Wednesday, December 14
Kosovo's President: What Does She Represent? Discussion with Atifete Jahjaga, President of Kosovo. Moderated by Daniel Serwer, Senior Fellow, CTR. Please RSVP here.
Thursday/Friday, December 8-9
Open Ukraine in the Transatlantic Space: Recommendations for Action. Please RSVP here.
Thursday, December 8
Book launch: Transatlantic Energy Futures: Strategic Perspectives on Energy Security, Climate Change and New Technologies in Europe and the United States with editor David Koranyi, Jonathan Elkind, Ross Wilson, Frank Umbach, Taras Kuzio, Adnan Vatansever, Kornél Andzsans-Balogh, Kurt Volker, Mark Olsthoorn, Pal Belenyesi, Michael Stanton-Geddes, Mihaela Carstei, and Nikolas Forster.
Wednesday, December 7
Book launch: Europe's Economic Crisis, edited by Robert M. Solow and Daniel Hamilton. Panel discussion with Martin Baily, Hans-Helmut Kotz, Benjamin Friedman, David Calleo, John Gabriel Goddard, Daniel Hamilton, Robert Solow.
Wednesday, December 7
Distinguished Fellow and Former President of the Goverment of Spain, Jose Maria Aznar, and Ambassador William A. Taylor, U.S. Special Coordinator for Middle East Transitions, will talk about The Arab Awakening: How Should the West Respond?
Tuesday, December 6
Discussion on International Law and Terrorism with The Honorable John Bellinger, His Excellency Ambassador Peter Taksoe-Jensen, and Dr. Amitai Etzioni.
Tuesday, December 6
Book launch: Preventing Conflict, Managing Crisis, edited by Eva Gross, Daniel Hamilton, Claudia Major, Henning Riecke.
Friday, December 2
His Excellency Pál Schmitt, President of the Republic of Hungary, will speak on Why A Europe Whole and Free Still Matters: A Central European Perspective.
Friday, December 2
From 12 to 2pm in Rome 812, Erik Jones, Resident Professor of European Studies at the SAIS Bologna Center, will speak on Getting to Greece: Uncertainty, Misfortune, and the Origins of Political Disorder in Europe. Light lunch will be served. RSVPs are required to ntobin@jhu.edu.
November
Wednesday, November 30
From 12 to 2pm in the Rome Auditorium, there will be a panel discussion on a recently published series of essays entitled Charles de Gaulle's Legacy of Ideas. The essays examine selected national, regional European, and international policies of Charles de Gaulle giving consideration to their significance in his own time and also today. Four of the authors will be present to discuss their chapters, including David Calleo, Director of European Studies at SAIS, De Gaulle's Visions for Europe, Christopher Chivvis, Adjunct Professor in European Studies and Rand Corporation Fellow, De Gaulle and the Dollar, Benjamin Rowland, former investment banker and World Bank staffer, Gaullist Economic Policies: The Role of Indicative Planning, and John Harper, Professor of American Foreign Policy, SAIS Bologna Center, The Road to Phnom Penh: De Gaulle, the Americans, and Vietnam, 1944-1966. Light lunch will be served and RSVPs are required to ntobin@jhu.edu.
Tuesday, November 29
From 5 to 7pm in Rome 806, John Harper, Resident Professor of American Foreign Policy at the SAIS Bologna Center, will talk about his new book, The Cold War, recently published by Oxford University Press. James Mann, Writer-in-Residence at the Foreign Policy Institute, and Michael Dobbs, author and former foreign correspondent for the Washington Post, will comment. Event is open to the public. Reception to follow. No RSVP is required.
Friday, November 18
Motors of Change, Sources of Stability: Party Politics in Central and Eastern Europe
Tuesday, November 15
US and EU Farm Policy: Overview and Next Steps
Wednesday, November 9
Transatlantic 2020: A Tale of Four Futures. Please join us for the presentation and discussion of the book.
Monday, November 7
Economic Development in Bosnia-Herzegovina - Absence of Government and Its Consequences.
October
Monday, October 24
Financing Tomorrow's Healthcare: Challenges and Solutions
Wednesday, October 19
Local Policies to Cope with Global Challenges: The Basque Country Way
Tuesday, October 18
Is there a Future for Serbs in Kosovo?
Monday, October 17
Tunisia: Act Two: On October 23 the first free elections will be held in the country where the "Arab Spring" started. What next?
September
Thursday, September 22
Plus ça change: Iran after Thirty Years of Revolution; Cyprus in Search of a Settlement
Thursday, September 15
Georgia's Prospects for NATO Membership
Tuesday, September 13
The World Ten Years After 9/11
The transcript of Former President of the Government of Spain and CTR Distinguished Fellow Jose Maria Aznar's speech is here.
Thursday, September 22
Plus ça change: Iran after Thirty Years of Revolution; Cyprus in Search of a Settlement
Thursday, September 22
Too Big to Bail and Too Big to Rescue: Iceland's Lessons for Global Finance
Thursday, September 15
Georgia's Prospects for NATO Membership
Tuesday, September 13
The World Ten Years After 9/11
To read the transcript of Former President of the Government of Spain and CTR Distinguished Fellow Jose Maria Aznar's speech click here.
Friday, September 9
Second Annual SAIS Global Conference on Women in the Boardroom
*Presentations and documents available.
Wednesday, September 7
Nordic-Baltic Security in the 21st Century with CTR Managing Director Kurt Volker, CTR Diplomat in Residence Per Augusston, and former CTR Fellow Andris Spruds at a conference on Nordic-Baltic Security. Click here for details.
Wednesday, September 7
Hungary's New Law on Churches with A video-conference question and answer with Bence Rétvári,Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs, Hungarian Ministry of Public Administration and Justice and László Gonda, Professor, Debrecen Reformed Theological University and Minister, Hungarian Reformed Church, Strategic Planning Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Click here for a transcript and video of the event.
August
Wednesday, August 17
Kosovo: Can Stability be Maintained? with Agim Ceku, Security Force Minister of Kosovo
August 26 "To the Shores of Tripoli: What Qaddafi’s Demise Means for Libya, NATO, and the Arab Awakening" with CTR Senior Fellow Daniel Serwer and SAIS scholar Karim Mezran for an assessment.
July
July 11-15
"Conflict or Convergence? Comparing the World (Super?) Powers’ Foreign Policies" conference in Rome, featuring CTR's Federiga Bindi, Kurt Volker, and David Cadier
June
Wednesday June 29
“Ensuring al-Qa’ida’s Demise” with John Brennan, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism. Click here for more.
Friday, June 17
"A Strong Europe in a Globalized World: From the Hungarian to the Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union" all day conference, co-sponsored by The Embassy of Hungary, The Embassy of Poland, The International Center for Democratic Transitions, The Polish Institute for International Affairs, and The Center for European Policy Analysis, Washington DC
Sunday, June 12- Wednesday June 15
"The Western Balkans: Progress, Stagnation, or Regression?" conference in Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina, co-organized by the America-Bosnia Foundation
Thursday, June 9
"The role of culture in Foreign Affairs: Towards a European Smart Power" with François Rivasseau, Deputy Head of the European Union Delegation to the United States of America
Wednesday, June 8
“A Conservative Constitutional Foreign Policy” with Senator Rand Paul (R-KY)
Thursday, June 2
"A New Era in Peace-building & Democratization: The Increasing Importance of Civil Society" with Mohamed Nimer, Assistant Professor of Religion and Politics Worldwide and Islam in World Affairs, American University; Vladimir Fedorenko, Research Director, Rumi Forum; David Korányi, Visiting MOL Fellow, Center for Transatlantic Relations; Ambassador Kurt Volker, Senior Fellow and Managing Director, Center for Transatlantic Relations; Marios Efthymiopoulos, Moderator, Visiting Scholar, Center for Transatlantic Relations
Thursday, June 2
“Democracy, Innovation and Development” with Prof. Elias G. Carayannis, George Washington University and Dr. David Campbell, University of Klagenfurt, Austria/Academic Director, The Global Democracy Ranking. Click here for Prof. Carayannis' presentation and here for Prof. Campell's presentation.
Thursday, June 2
"No Freedom Without Media Freedom" 60th Anniversary of Radio Free Europe's First Broadcasts to Czechoslovakia, with His Excellency Karel Schwarzenberg, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic, and other guest speakers, co-sponsored by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and the Embassy of the Czech Republic
May
Tuesday, May 31
“After Fukushima: The Future of Nuclear Energy in the United States” all-day conference, co-sponsored by the Atlantic Council of the U.S.
Tuesday, May 24
"Immigration, Integration, and Islam: New Policies in the Context of Present Political, Security and Economic Challenges" conference, co-sponsored by University of Minnesota, Friedrich Ebert Foundation U.S., Heinrich Böll Foundation U.S., Austrian Cultural Forum Washington D.C.
Monday, May 16
“The world in 20 years: What role for France?” with Nicolas Tenzer, Co-founder and Chairman, Initiative for the Development of French Expertise Abroad in Europe and Worldwide
Monday, May 16 - Tuesday May 17
"Multidisciplinary Approaches to Regional Economic Integration: Competition and Cooperation in the EU and Beyond” 2nd Annual Doctoral Consortium Workshop, co-hosted by the The Georgia Institute of Technology
Thursday, May 12
Trans-Atlantic Economy 2011 Book Roll-Out & Capitol Hill Policy Briefing with Sen. Jeanne Shaheen and Rep. Dan Burton, on Capitol Hill. Click here for Sen. Shaheen's prepared remarks.
Thursday, May 12
“NATO: A Changing Alliance in a Changing World” with Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Secretary General, North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Click here for the Secretary General's remarks.
Wednesday, May 4
“Inside European Politics: Perspectives for the Eurozone” with Andreas Schieder, State Secretary of the Austrian Federal Ministry of Finance
Tuesday, May 3
"Transatlantic Agenda for Natural Gas Supplies: Energy Politics, Market Transformation and New Technologies" all day conference
April
Thursday, April 28
“Kosovo’s Future in Europe: A perspective from the European Parliament” with Ulrike Lunacek, Member of the European Parliament, The Greens/EFA and Standing Rapporteur of the European Parliament for Kosovo
Wednesday, April 27
“A National Security Reshaped – Focus on Croatia” with Pjer Šimunović, State Secretary of the Ministry of Defense of Croatia
Tuesday, April 26
European Studies lecture series - "Political Economy of the Financial Crisis in Central and Eastern Europe" with Mitchell Orenstein, S. Richard Hirsch Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins University - SAIS
Monday, April 25
"The Origins of Political Order" book launch event with author Francis Fukuyama
Thursday, April 21
“Towards a New Architecture for Politico-Military Security in Europe: The Role of the OSCE” with Petros Efthymiou, President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly and MP Hellenic Parliament
Thursday, April 21
"The financial crisis, EU foreign policy and Arab revolutions" with EU Ambassador to the U.S. Joao Vale de Almeida, at George Washington University
Tuesday, April 19
European Studies lecture series - "The Wellspring: Economic Power and Weakness in Europe and the United States" with Erik Jones, Resident Professor, European Studies Program, SAIS Bologna Center
Wednesday, April 13
"Europe, Italy and the Libya Crisis" with Erik Jones, Resident Professor of European Studies, Johns Hopkins Bologna Center; Federiga Bindi, Senior Fellow, Center for Transatlantic Relations at SAIS Johns Hopkins; Francesco Olivieri, CEO, ENEL USA, and former Diplomatic Advisor to the Italian Prime Minister; Roberto Toscano, Public Policy Scholar, Wilson Center, and former Italian Ambassador to Iran; and Marta Dassù, Director General, Aspen Italy
Monday, April 11
“What Should Ireland and Europe Do Now? Prospects for the Euro and the European Union” with John Bruton, former Prime Minister of Ireland and Distinguished Fellow, Center for Transatlantic Relations
Wednesday, April 6
“American Foreign Policy: A View from the Senate” featuring Senator Lindsey Graham (Republican-South Carolina, Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee), co-sponsored by The JHU-SAIS Center on Politics & Foreign Relations (CPFR) and Center for Advanced Governmental Studies, and University of California Washington Center
Tuesday, April 5
European Studies lecture series - "Scorecard on European Foreign Policy" with Justin Vaisse, Senior Fellow and Director of Research, Center for the Study of the US and Europe, The Brookings Institution and Adjunct Professor, European Studies department, SAIS (Professor Vaisse will discuss on his recent report for the European Council on Foreign Relations)
Monday, April 4
"What's Going on in Bosnia? The Challenge of Forming a Government Six Months after an Election" by Dr. Zlatko Lagumdžija, President, Social Democratic Party
of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Friday, April 1
"Nonviolent Struggle: Lessons from Serbia, Applied in North Africa" with Srdja Popovic, Centre for Non Violent Action and Strategies, Belgrade. View Popvic's presentation here.
Friday, April 1
"Shale Gas or Gazprom at the Edge of Doom? The Implications of the Unconventional Gas Revolution for European Energy Security" with Alan Riley, Professor of Law, City University, London. View Prof Riley's presentation here.
March
Thursday, March 31
"Slovak Perspectives on Strengthening EU Defense Capabilities in Cooperation with NATO" with Róbert Ondrejcsák, State Secretary, Ministry of Defense, Slovak Republic
Tuesday, March 29
"Making Energy Efficiency Profitable in the US and Europe" panel discussions
Friday, March 25
"Macedonia’s Foreign Policy Priorities" with Abdulkadar Memedi, State Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Macedonia
Friday, March 18
"Turkey’s EU Membership: A win-win case" with Egemen Bagis, Minister for European Union Affairs and Chief Negotiator of Turkey. Click here for the Minister's prepared remarks.
Wednesday, March 16
"Is Mafia Done or On Its Way Back?" with John Buretta, Senior Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General, Chief of the section organized crime, U.S. prosecutor, Eastern District NY (DoJ); David Cardona, Deputy Assistant Director, Criminal Investigative Division (FBI); Giannicola Sinisi, Attaché for Justice Affairs at the Embassy of Italy, Appellate Judge; Luca Scognamillo, Italian National Police Liaison Officer in the U.S.
Tuesday, March 15
European Studies lecture series - "Bloodlands: Europe between Hitler and Stalin" book discussion with author Timothy Snyder, Professor, Department of History, Yale University
Tuesday, March 15
"Europe 2020: Competitive or Complacent? Challenges and Opportunities for U.S. Business and Policy" NEW CTR Book Launch and Business Policy Debate with Joao Vale de Almeida, EU Ambassador to the US; Mikael Hagstroem, Executive Vice President, SAS; Chairman of the Executive Council, American Chamber of Commerce to the EU; John Vassallo, VP for EU Affairs, Microsoft; Chairman, American Chamber of Commerce to the EU and more
Monday, March 14
"Challenges of Contemporary Portuguese Foreign Policy" with H.E. Joao Cravinho, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Portugal
Monday, March 7
"Turkey in Europe, the Middle East and Beyond" with H.E. Namik Tan, Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey
Friday, March 4
Kosovo After Elections: the Challenges Ahead with Enver Hoxhaj, Foreign Minister of Kosovo and Edita Tahiri, Deputy Prime Minister of Kosovo
Wednesday, March 2
"New Security Challenges, New NATO" with James Appathurai, Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs and Security Policy, and Secretary General's Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia, NATO
February
Monday, February 28
"The European External Action Service: Results Thus Far" with Christian Leffler, Managing Director, Americas, European External Action Service
Tuesday, February 22
European Studies lecture series - "The Eurozone Crisis: Stumbling Toward Economic Government" with David Cameron, Professor, Department of Political Science, Yale University, and Director of the Yale Program in European Union Studies
Monday, February 14
"Truth, Errors and Lies: The Political Economy of 21st Century Globalization" with Grzegorz Kołodko, Director, Transformation, Integration, and Globalization Economic Research (TIGER)
Wednesday, February 9
"Hungary: A Second Change of the System?" with The Hon. Pamela Quanrud, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Europe; Amb. Gyorgy Szapary, Ambassador of Hungary to the United States; Prof. Charles Gati, Interim Director, Russian and Eurasian Studies Program, SAIS; Amb. Kurt Volker, Moderator, Senior Fellow and Managing Director, Center for Transatlantic Relations, SAIS. Click here for DAS Quanrud's remarks.
Tuesday, February 8
Transatlantic Leaders Forum - "From 20 years ago to 2020: EU-US relations through the eyes of 20-year-old Slovenia" with Borut Pahor, Prime Minister of Slovenia - click here for his prepared remarks
February 4-5
"A Changing Europe: Looking Back and Moving Forward" Graduate Student conference at Georgetown University
Tuesday, February 1
Transatlantic Leaders Forum - "Kosovo: Reaching for Europe" with Ahmet Shala, Kosovo Minister of Economy and Finance, and commentary by Raymond Gilpin, Associate Vice President for Sustainable Economies, United States Institute of Peace
January
Thursday, January 20
"Hungary's Media Law", a video-conference question and answer with Andras Koltay, Media Law Expert and Member of Hungary's Media Council, and Zoltan Kovacs, State Secretary for Government Communications
