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A Future Vision For Energy

Speaker: Anne Lauvergeon

Anne Lauvergeon, chief executive officer of AREVA, a company that provides complete fuel cycle services, nuclear reactor design, and construction for the nuclear energy industry internationally, offers her perspective on how to satisfy growing global energy needs while decreasing carbon dioxide emissions,  protecting natural resources, and maintaining price stability and competition.

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Transcript Speaker: William Hague
Presider: Christine Todd Whitman

UK Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, William Hague, discusses climate change as a critical foreign policy concern--one that underpins future international prosperity and security.

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2008 Foreign Policy Symposium: The Greater Middle East

Speakers: Michael N. Barnett, Steven A. Cook, Vali R. Nasr, and Meghan L. O'Sullivan
Introductory Speaker: Larry Jacobs
Presider: Richard N. Haass

Experts discuss U.S. foreign policy with regard to the Middle East as part of a three-day symposium during the Republican National Convention in Minneapolis, cosponsored with the University of Minnesota's Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs.

This symposium was underwritten by Chevron Corporation, The Coca-Cola Company, the Stanford Financial Group, and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.

See more in United States, Middle East, National Security and Defense, Democracy and Human Rights, Energy Security, Proliferation, Terrorism

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2008 Foreign Policy Symposium: Foreign Policy Challenges Facing the Next Administration

Speakers: Edward Alden, Kim R. Holmes, Michael Levi, and Benn Steil
Introductory Speaker: Larry Jacobs
Presider: Richard N. Haass

Experts discuss the various foreign policy challenges the next U.S. administration will face as part of a three-day symposium during the Republican National Convention in Minneapolis, cosponsored with the University of Minnesota's Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs.

This symposium was underwritten by Chevron Corporation, The Coca-Cola Company, the Stanford Financial Group, and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.

See more in United States, Defense/Homeland Security, NATO, Economics, Energy, Energy Security, Immigration, U.S. Election 2008

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Panacea or Pipe Dream? Energy Policy and the Search for Alternatives: Session II: Energy Alternatives in the Market

Speakers: John E. Bryson and Vijay Vaitheeswaran
Presider: Sebastian Mallaby

John Bryson and Vijay Vaitheeswaran discuss the technology options in the market, highlighting the weakness of the U.S. electric grid, the importance of conservation and efficiency, and the prospects for ethanol, wind, and solar as leading alternative energy sources.

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Climate Security: Risks and Opportunities for the Global Economy [Rush Transcript; Federal News Service]

Speakers: The Rt Hon Margaret Beckett, MP, Jacques Aigrain, and Mark Tercek
Presider: Stephen W. Bosworth

British Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett and two businessmen—Jacques Aigrain from Swiss Re and Mark Tercek from Goldman Sachs—discuss political, economic, and financial risks associated with climate change from a global perspective.

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