Roundtable on Reform in the Arab and Islamic World: The European Union and Iran
Related Project: Roundtable on Reform in the Arab and Islamic World
Presider: Steven A. Cook, Douglas Dillon Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations
Speaker: Emanuele Ottolenghi, Executive Director, The Transatlantic Institute
High-Level Roundtable Series on American Competitiveness: The Bilateral Trade Agenda - Colombia, Panama, and Korea
Related Project: High-Level Roundtable Series on American Competitiveness
Presider: Edward Alden, Bernard L. Schwartz Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations
Speaker: John Veroneau, Deputy U.S. Trade Representative, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
Global Muslim Perspectives on Democracy and Citizenship
Speaker: Farah A. Pandith, Senior Adviser, Bureau of European & Eurasian Affairs, U.S. Department of State, Ahmed Younis, Senior Analyst, Gallup Center for Muslim Studies, The Gallup Organization
Presider: Hady A. Amr, Director, The Brookings Doha Center; Fellow, The Saban Center for Middle East Policy, The Brookings Institution
**This event will take place on the eve of Eid al-Adha.**
6:30-7:00 p.m. - Buffet Dinner
McKinsey Executive Roundtable Series in International Economics: The Falling Dollar - Should We Worry?
Related Project: McKinsey Executive Roundtable Series in International Economics
Presider: Michael J. Elliott, Editor, Time International
Speaker: Richard Clarida, C. Lowell Harriss Professor of Economics, Columbia University, James Grant, Founder and Editor, Grant's Interest Rate Observer, Benn Steil, Senior Fellow and Director of International Economics, Council on Foreign Relations, John B. Taylor, Mary and Robert Raymond Professor of Economics, Stanford University; Bowen H. and Janice Arthur McCoy Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution
The McKinsey Executive Roundtable Series in International Economics is presented by the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies and the Corporate Program.
7:45-8:00 a.m. - Breakfast
This meeting is on the record.
McKinsey Roundtable Series on International Economics: "The Falling Dollar"
Panelist: Richard H. Clarida, Professor of Economics and International Affairs, Columbia University, James D. Grant, Owner and Editor, Grant's Interest Rate Observer, Benn Steil, Director of International Economics, Council on Foreign Relations
7:45-9:00 a.m.
Beyond Primary: Making the Case for Universal Secondary Education
Related Project: Center for Universal Education
Speaker: Joel Cohen, Co-Director, Universal Basic and Secondary Education Project, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Melissa Binder, Associate Professor, University of New Mexico
Presider: Gene B. Sperling, Director, Center for Universal Education, Council on Foreign Relations
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences recently published the book Educating All Children: A Global Agenda that considers the challenges of achieving universal basic and secondary education globally. In addition to co-editors, David Bloom, Joel Cohen and Martin Malin, leading experts who contributed to the book include Aaron Benevot, Paul Glewwe, Michael Kremer, and Melissa Binder. The research suggests that achieving universal primary and secondary education is not only urgently needed but also feasible with commitments of economic, human, and political resources by the international community.
Co-editor Joel Cohen, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, joined us to speak about why universal secondary education is important. Professor Melissa Binder, author of the chapter on the cost of providing universal secondary education, also presented her findings.
Transcript: Beyond Primary: Making the Case for Universal Secondary Education [Rush Transcript; Federal News Service]
This meeting is on the record.
CANCELED -- DC Daughters and Sons Event
Speaker: Martha Raddatz, Chief White House Correspondent, ABC News; Author, "The Long Road Home: A Story of War and Family"
Presider: Jay M. Parker, Visiting Associate Professor, Georgetown University
THIS MEETING HAS BEEN CANCELED. We sincerely apologize for the inconvienence.
6:30-7:00 p.m. - Registration and Beverage Reception
London National Program Meeting: On Nuclear Terrorism
Speaker: Michael A. Levi, Fellow for Science and Technology, Council on Foreign Relations
11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Roundtable on Middle Eastern Politics - Distinctive Voices: Will There Be a Soft Landing for Pakistan?
Related Project: Roundtable on Middle Eastern Politics - Distinctive Voices
Presider: Noah Feldman, Adjunct Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations
Speaker: Hassan Abbas, Research Fellow, Belfer Center for Science & International Affairs, Harvard University
12:30-1:30 a.m. - Meeting
Center for Preventive Action "Flashpoints" Roundtable Series: Independence for Kosovo? Managing the Consequences
Related Projects: Center for Preventive Action "Flashpoints" Roundtable Series, Pieter A. Fisher European Studies Roundtable, Center for Preventive Action
Presider: Paul B. Stares, General John W. Vessey Senior Fellow for Conflict Prevention and Director of the Center for Preventive Action, Council on Foreign Relations
Speaker: Janusz Bugajski, Director, CSIS Eastern Europe Project, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Charles A. Kupchan, Senior Fellow forf Europe Studies, Council on Foreign Relations, Daniel P. Serwer, Director, Peace Operations, U.S. Institute of Peace, Dimitri K. Simes, President, The Nixon Center
A joint meeting of the Center for Preventive Action and European Studies Program
Afghanistan and Pakistan: States of Uncertainty
Speaker: Ahmed Rashid, Former Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central Asia Correspondent, Far Eastern Economic Review; Author, Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil and Fundamentalism in Central Asia, Barnett R. Rubin, Director of Studies and Senior Fellow, Center on International Cooperation, New York University, Gideon Rose, Managing Editor, Foreign Affairs
The panelists, both recently returned from the region, will discuss the crisis in Pakistan and what it means for stability in Afghanistan.
7:45-8:00 a.m. - Breakfast
The United States, Italy, and Europe
Speaker: Giorgio Napolitano, President, Italian Republic
Presider: Richard N. Gardner, Senior Counsel, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Former U.S. Ambassador to Italy (1977-81)
8:15-8:30 a.m. - Breakfast
Transcript: The United States, Italy and Europe [Rush Transcript; Federal News Service]
Audio: The United States, Italy, and Europe (Audio)
Video: The United States, Italy, and Europe (Video)
This meeting is on the record.
Atlanta Holiday Party
Host: Irina A. Faskianos, Vice President for National Program and Outreach, Council on Foreign Relations
6:00-8:00 p.m.
Latin America, America Latin Roundtable Series: Transnationalism - The Mexican Diaspora Policies and their Effect in the United States
Related Project: Latin America, America Latin Roundtable Series
Presider: Shannon K. O'Neil, Fellow for Latin America Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
Speaker: David R. Ayón, Senior Research Associate, The Center for the Study of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount University, Carlos González Gutiérrez, Executive Director, El Instituto de Mexicanos en el Exterior, Joel Magallán, Founder, Asociacion Tepeyac de New York
Beyond States: A Perspective on Transnational Identity in the 21st Century
Speaker: Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Resident Fellow, American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
Presider: Andrew Allen Rosen, MTV Networks, Global Digital Media Group
6:30-7:00 p.m. - Buffet Dinner
Washington Holiday Reception
You and your guest are cordially invited to the annual Council on Foreign Relations Washington Holiday Reception.
Please Note: Special Location
6:00-8:00 p.m.
How to Rebuild Consensus on Trade
Speaker: Jagdish N. Bhagwati, Senior Fellow for International Economics, Council on Foreign Relations; Author, In Defense of Globalization , Matthew J. Slaughter, Adjunct Senior Fellow, Business and Globalization, Council on Foreign Relations; Associate Professor of Business Administration, Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth College
12:30-1:00 p.m. - Lunch
Dallas Holiday Dinner
Speaker: Dennis C. Blair, Institute for Defense Analyses
6:15-8:30 p.m.
The Science of National Security
Presider: Laurie A. Garrett, Senior Fellow for Global Health, Council on Foreign Relations
Speaker: David Baltimore, President Emeritus and Robert Andrews Millikan Professor of Biology, California Institute of Technology; 1975 Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine, Harold Varmus, President and Chief Executive Officer, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center; 1989 Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine
Two eminent Nobel prize-winning scientists will explore the nexus of science and U.S. foreign policy in areas such as immigration, global health, and U.S. leadership in scientific innovation.
5:30-6:00 p.m. - Reception
The Emergence of Emerging Markets
Speaker: Antoine van Agtmael, Chairman and Chief Investment Officer, Emerging Markets Management; Author, "The Emerging Markets Century: How a New Breed of World-Class Companies Is Overtaking the World", Morris Chang, Chairman, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd.
Presider: Riordan Roett, Professor and Director, Latin American Studies Program, SAIS - Johns Hopkins University
Already a competitive challenge to western companies, it is widely expected that emerging markets will be responsible for a majority of global output by 2050. The growth necessary for this to occur will be fueled by individual companies. Join Mr. van Agtmael and Dr. Morris Chang, as they assess this trend, discuss its implications for the global economy, and address how western nations should respond to this challenge.
6:00-6:30 p.m. - Reception
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