past event

Ian Livingston - Sayyid M. Syeed looks on as Bert Koenders responds to audience questions
Friday, April 11, 2008
Washington, DC
On April 11, the Brookings Institution hosted Bert Koenders, minister for development cooperation in the Netherlands, for an address on the freedom of expression and religion and their link with democratization in the Middle East and beyond.
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Middle East, Technology, Europe, Religion
past event

Panelists discuss security at the workshop
Monday, April 07, 2008
Tbilisi, Georgia
The Center on the United States and Europe and the Georgian Foundation for Strategic and International Studies organized and hosted this event on April 6 - 7 in Tbilisi, Georgia.
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Caucasus, Europe, European Union
Past event

Reuters/Jeff Zelevansky - Former U.S. Federal Reserve chairman Paul Volcker
Friday, April 04, 2008
Paris, France
With the problems in the subprime mortgage market having grown into a full-blown crisis of the international financial system, this conference brought together leading economists and practitioners to examine the questions of how this crisis happened and how to avoid a similar event in the future.
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Mortgage Market, Housing, Fiscal Policy, U.S. Economy
Afghanistan and NATO

Stephen Elliott - NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer speaks at a Brookings event
Friday, February 29, 2008
Washington, DC
The NATO-led operation in Afghanistan is challenging an alliance born in the Cold War to face twenty-first century security issues. Brookings welcomed NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer for a discussion on the effectiveness of the International Security Assistance Force operation in Afghanistan and what is needed for NATO and the international community to achieve success.
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NATO, Afghanistan, Peacekeeping, Transatlantic Relations, Force and Legitimacy
Past Event: The Balkans

David Cameron, the leader of the Conservative Party in the United Kingdom
Thursday, November 29, 2007
Washington, DC
On November 29, the Brookings Institution welcomed David Cameron, the leader of the Conservative Party in the United Kingdom. Mr. Cameron discussed recent developments in the Balkans and the looming challenges to stability in the region.
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Balkans, Eastern Europe, Europe