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Council of Councils Conferences

The Council of Councils Eighth Annual Conference

Washington

May 5-7, 2019

By experts and staff

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<p>Patrycja Sasnal discusses the crisis in Yemen. (Kaveh Sardari)</p>
Patrycja Sasnal discusses the crisis in Yemen. (Kaveh Sardari)
<p>Sook Jong Lee and Memduh Karakullukçu discuss how to ensure freedom has a future. (Kaveh Sardari)</p>
Sook Jong Lee and Memduh Karakullukçu discuss how to ensure freedom has a future. (Kaveh Sardari)
<p>Richard Haass, Ferdinando Nelli Feroci, Sunjoy Joshi, and Mara Liasson launch the Report Card on International Cooperation. (Kaveh Sardari)</p>
Richard Haass, Ferdinando Nelli Feroci, Sunjoy Joshi, and Mara Liasson launch the Report Card on International Cooperation. (Kaveh Sardari)
<p>U.S. Special Representative for Venezuela Elliott Abrams and Andrés Rozental on the Monday evening of the conference. (Kaveh Sardari)</p>
U.S. Special Representative for Venezuela Elliott Abrams and Andrés Rozental on the Monday evening of the conference. (Kaveh Sardari)
<p>Thomas Bollyky, Clare Romanik, and Alyssa Ayres discuss how to confront the challenges of a rapidly urbanizing world. (Kaveh Sardari)</p>
Thomas Bollyky, Clare Romanik, and Alyssa Ayres discuss how to confront the challenges of a rapidly urbanizing world. (Kaveh Sardari)
<p>Gilead Sher and Wu Chunsi discuss how to manage the global catastrophic risks of nuclear weapons. (Kaveh Sardari)</p>
Gilead Sher and Wu Chunsi discuss how to manage the global catastrophic risks of nuclear weapons. (Kaveh Sardari)
<p>Michael Fullilove during the first session of the conference, what the future of the world order should look like. (Kaveh Sardari)</p>
Michael Fullilove during the first session of the conference, what the future of the world order should look like. (Kaveh Sardari)
<p>Thierry de Montbrial, Richard Haass, Robin Niblett, Carlos Ivan Simonsen Leal, and Karen Donfried discuss the past, present, and future of think tanks. (Kaveh Sardari)</p>
Thierry de Montbrial, Richard Haass, Robin Niblett, Carlos Ivan Simonsen Leal, and Karen Donfried discuss the past, present, and future of think tanks. (Kaveh Sardari)
<p>Michèle Flournoy, James Lindsay, and Rohinton Medhora discuss the evolving U.S. political landscape and its implications for international cooperation. (Kaveh Sardari)</p>
Michèle Flournoy, James Lindsay, and Rohinton Medhora discuss the evolving U.S. political landscape and its implications for international cooperation. (Kaveh Sardari)
<p>Participants at the CoC eighth annual conference in Washington. (Kaveh Sardari)</p>
Participants at the CoC eighth annual conference in Washington. (Kaveh Sardari)

On May 5-7, 2019, the Council on Foreign Relations hosted the Council of Councils Eighth Annual Conference in Washington.

Participants discussed six major themes:

  • What Should the Future World Order Look Like?
  • Managing Global Catastrophic Risk: Nuclear Weapons
  • Confronting the Challenges of a Rapidly Urbanizing World 
  • How Do We Ensure Freedom has a Future?
  • Multilateral Responses to a Planetary Environmental Crisis
  • Multilateral Conflict Management: Yemen

On Tuesday, May 7, CFR also launched the fifth annual Council of Councils Report Card on International Cooperation.