Below you will find a chronological list of current Council projects. You can search by issue or region by selecting the appropriate category. In addition to this sorting control, you can search for specific subjects within the alphabetical, regional, and issue categories by choosing from the selections in the drop-down menu below.
Each project page contains the name of the project director, a description of the project, a list of meetings it has held, and any related publications, transcripts, or videos.
October 1, 2002—Present
April 1, 2002—Present
September 1, 2002—Present
This lecture series was established in fall 2002 and is funded by the Bernard and Irene Schwartz Foundation. Mr Schwartz is the retired chairman and CEO of Loral Space and Communication. The series focuses on two areas: the evolution of the relationship between business and government in the making of foreign policy, and ways for government to make better use of business in solving foreign policy problems and for business to become more engaged in the making of foreign policy.
March 1, 2002—Present
June 12, 2002—June 13, 2002
February 1, 2002—May 31, 2003
| Chair: | Harold Brown |
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| Staff: | Adam Segal, Maurice R. Greenberg Senior Fellow for China Studies |
September 1, 2002—March 1, 2004
| Chairs: | Lawrence H. Summers, Director, National Economic Council, The White House Henry A. Kissinger |
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| Staff: | Charles A. Kupchan, Senior Fellow for Europe Studies |
March 1, 2002—October 31, 2002
| Director: | Adrian Karatnycky |
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| Chairs: | Lee H. Hamilton David Dreier |
August 1, 2002—May 1, 2003
| Director: | David L. Phillips, Executive Director, The Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity |
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| Chair: | Dennis C. Blair, Former Commander-in-Chief of the Pacific Command |
September 1, 2002—Present
This annual lecture series was begun in Fall 2002, and honors John B. Hurford, an enthusiastic and devoted member of the Council on Foreign Relations. The series features individuals who represent critical new thinking in international affairs and foreign policy.
September 1, 2002—Present
| Director: | Benn Steil, Senior Fellow and Director of International Economics |
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This quarterly meetings series brings together major U.S. and foreign policymakers, business leaders, and independent commentators to discuss and debate current issues in international economics, such as global energy markets, tax policy, global demographic change, and securities regulation.
January 1, 2002—Present
| Director: | Radha Kumar |
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May 1, 2002—June 30, 2003
September 1, 2002—Present
| Director: | Isobel Coleman, Senior Fellow for U.S. Foreign Policy |
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This series invites scholars, policymakers, and leaders to discuss a wide range of issues related to social, political, and economic development, women's empowerment, and education.
February 1, 2002—June 30, 2003
| Director: | Eugene A. Matthews |
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March 1, 2002—December 31, 2002
| Staff: | James M. Goldgeier, Whitney Shepardson Senior Fellow for Transatlantic Relations |
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November 1, 2002—Present
| Director: | Anne-Marie Slaughter, Dean, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University |
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Project Vice-Chair: Charlotte Ku Co-sponsered by ASIL
The Roundtable Series, “Old Rules, New Threats,” is a project on global governance that brings administration officials together with lawyers, professors and policymakers to look at areas in foreign policy and national security where the rules of the road, formal and informal, may or may not need to be adapted, amended, or replaced to address the challenges currently facing the nation.
The roundtable addresses a broad range of security issues, including threats related to force and war, as well as challenges requiring transnational cooperation. Past sessions have explored the administration’s announced doctrine of preemption; humanitarian intervention; military tribunals and unlawful combatants; use of force and the laws of war; and regulating the movement of black and gray market goods, technology, and people. Memos prepared by roundtable speakers and summary reports of the roundtable meetings are posted below. The roundtable, which met six times beginning in November 2002, will reconvene in the fall of 2003.
The Council and ASIL, with the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University, will begin the 2003 season with a one-day conference on September 19. The conference will focus on four areas: intervention and weapons proliferation; global climate change; bringing war criminals to justice; and counterterrorism and transnational law enforcement.
January 1, 2002—September 1, 2002
| Director: | Jesse H. Ausubel |
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| Staff: | David G. Victor, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Science and Technology |
June 1, 2002—March 1, 2004
| Director: | Richard L. Garwin |
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| Staff: | David Braunschvig, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Business and Foreign Policy |
In March 2002, the European Union embarked on a $3.2 billion project to build a fee-for-service satellite navigation system, “Galileo.” The United States has operated the Global Positioning System (GPS) for nearly 25 years and, since 1983, has made GPS signals freely available to users worldwide – since 1998 without limitation on accuracy. GPS is a critical resource for a wide variety of civil and military applications, including positioning, navigation, mobile communication, the internet, and international banking.
In light of the enormous importance of GPS to the United States and hundreds of millions of users worldwide, the prospect of a second – competing and potentially interfering – global satellite navigation system could have serious military, foreign policy, and industrial implications. The Bush administration has expressed various views on Galileo and would benefit from a heightened awareness of risks and possible opportunities for the United States.
This series of Roundtable meetings has been convened to bring together high-level European and American representatives of government, industry, academia, and the policy community for constructive dialogue about global satellite navigation. Specifically, the group will address the European Union's proposed Galileo initiative and its implications for the U.S. GPS system. We will meet in the United States and Europe, in conjunction with IFRI (Institut Français des Relations Internationales). Our discussions will focus on identifying "win-win-win" situations to benefit U.S. and E.U. interests as well as the global user community.
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