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Paul Morigi - Strobe Talbott and other panelists discuss the war in Georgia.

Save to My Portfolio The Conflict in Georgia

August 14, 2008

The current military clash between Russia and Georgia is one of the most serious crises of the post-Soviet and Cold War era. Daniel Benjamin, director of the Center on the United States and Europe, hosted a panel of foreign policy experts, including Brookings President Strobe Talbott, in a discussion of the implications and possible solutions to the Ossetia conflict.

Georgia, Russia, NATO, Europe, European Union

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Paul Morigi - Daniel Benjamin (l) and The Rt Hon Des Browne at Brookings

Save to My Portfolio Iraq, Afghanistan and Beyond: The UK-U.S. Partnership in a Changing World

Thursday, July 10, 2008
10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Washington, DC

On July 10, the Brookings Institution hosted the British Secretary of State for Defence, the Rt Hon Des Browne MP, for a discussion of British and U.S. policies in Iraq, Afghanistan and beyond—now and with the change in U.S. leadership in 2009. Read More

Afghanistan, Iraq, United Kingdom, Defense, Transatlantic Relations

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Ian Livingston - Jim Murphy MP, Great Britain’s Minister for Europe speaks at Brookings

Save to My Portfolio The Evolving Transatlantic Agenda

Friday, July 11, 2008
10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Washington, DC

In the coming years, European and American leaders will face pressing global challenges such as terrorism, international trade negotiations and climate change, which will require joint action and close collaboration between American and European leaders.On July 11, the Center on the United States and Europe (CUSE) at Brookings hosted Jim Murphy MP, Great Britain’s Minister for Europe, for a discussion of the role of public diplomacy in the new transatlantic agenda.

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Transnational Security Threats, Climate Change, Trade, Terrorism, United Kingdom

Annual conference


Ian Livingston - Panelists discuss Russia at the 5th annual conference

Save to My Portfolio Fifth Annual Conference of the Center on the United States and Europe

Washington, DC

On May 20, 2008, the Center on the United States and Europe held its fifth annual conference. As is in previous years, the conference brought together leading scholars, officials and policy-makers from both sides of the Atlantic to examine issues shaping the transatlantic relationship and to assess the evolving roles of the United States and Europe in the global arena. Read More

Europe, Transatlantic Relations, France, European Union, International Relations

Sakıp Sabancı Lecture


Reuters/Arnd Wiegmann - Former U.S. Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns gestures during a discussion

Save to My Portfolio Righting the Course: The Future of the U.S.-Turkish Relationship

Thursday, May 08, 2008
10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Washington, DC

On May 8, the Center for the United States and Europe at Brookings (CUSE) hosted R. Nicholas Burns, former under secretary of state for political affairs, for the fourth annual Sakıp Sabancı Lecture. Ambassador Burns focused his address on the future of U.S.-Turkish relations. Read More

Turkey

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Save to My Portfolio Turkey’s Constitutional Court Decision on the Justice and Development Party (AKP)

Wednesday, August 06, 2008
3:30 PM to 5:00 PM
Washington, DC

Turkey’s Constitutional Court recently struck down an attempt to outlaw the Justice and Development Party (AKP). This court case had been described by international media as a battle between the secular and devout sides of Turkey’s national “soul.”The Center on the United States and Europe at Brookings hosted three of Turkey’s most astute political observers for a discussion of the court ruling and its implications. Read More

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Save to My Portfolio Freedom, Religion and Democracy in the Age of the 24/7 News Cycle: A Dutch Perspective

Friday, April 11, 2008
10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
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. Read More

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Save to My Portfolio Challenges of Stabilization and Reform in the Caucasus

Monday, April 07, 2008
12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
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. Read More

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Save to My Portfolio Afghanistan and NATO

Friday, February 29, 2008
1:30 PM to 3:00 PM
Washington, DC

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. Read More

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The Center on the U.S. and Europe is dedicated to the study of Europe and U.S.-Europe relations. It involves American and European experts in an active program of research, analysis, and debate.

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Foreign Policy Russia Moved Due to U.S. Weakness

Daniel Benjamin, August 20, 2008

Georgia Securing Georgia

Carlos Pascual, Steven Pifer, August 18, 2008

Ukraine South Ossetia Conflict Holds Lessons for Kyiv

Steven Pifer, August 15, 2008

Transatlantic Relations Public Diplomacy and the New Transatlantic Agenda

Kristin M. Lord, August 15, 2008

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