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Council of Councils Conferences

The Council of Councils Eighth Regional Conference

Istanbul

October 4-6, 2015

<p>Memduh Karakullukçu moderating a panel on redesigning regional and global energy governance at the Council of Councils Eighth Regional Conference. (Feret Gelgec)</p>
Memduh Karakullukçu moderating a panel on redesigning regional and global energy governance at the Council of Councils Eighth Regional Conference. (Feret Gelgec)
<p>Richard Haass, Ali Babacan, Rahmi Koç, and Volker Perthes after dinner at the at the Council of Councils Eighth Regional Conference. (Ferit Gelgec)</p>
Richard Haass, Ali Babacan, Rahmi Koç, and Volker Perthes after dinner at the at the Council of Councils Eighth Regional Conference. (Ferit Gelgec)
<p>Stewart Patrick of the Council on Foreign Relations poses a question during Ali Babacan’s keynote address at the Council of Councils Eighth Regional Conference. (Ferit Gelgec)</p>
Stewart Patrick of the Council on Foreign Relations poses a question during Ali Babacan’s keynote address at the Council of Councils Eighth Regional Conference. (Ferit Gelgec)
<p>Hanzade Doğan Boyner asking a question regarding Europe’s approach towards the developing world at the conference’s public event. (Ferit Gelgec)</p>
Hanzade Doğan Boyner asking a question regarding Europe’s approach towards the developing world at the conference’s public event. (Ferit Gelgec)
<p>Richard Haass, Memduh Karakullukçu, Itler Turan, Volker Perthes, and Thomas Gomart discuss Europe’s prospects as an effective global actor at the public event. (Ferit Gelgec)</p>
Richard Haass, Memduh Karakullukçu, Itler Turan, Volker Perthes, and Thomas Gomart discuss Europe’s prospects as an effective global actor at the public event. (Ferit Gelgec)
<p>Abdulaziz Sager, Sanjeev Ahluwalia, and Elizabeth Sidiropoulos at a cocktail reception at the Council of Councils Eighth Regional Conference. (Ferit Gelgec)</p>
Abdulaziz Sager, Sanjeev Ahluwalia, and Elizabeth Sidiropoulos at a cocktail reception at the Council of Councils Eighth Regional Conference. (Ferit Gelgec)
<p>Bessma Momani of the Center for International Governance Innovation, discusses Middle Eastern security at the Council of Councils Eighth Regional Conference. (Ferit Gelgec)</p>
Bessma Momani of the Center for International Governance Innovation, discusses Middle Eastern security at the Council of Councils Eighth Regional Conference. (Ferit Gelgec)
<p>Participants prepare for the discussion regarding the future of the Middle East at the Council of Councils Eighth Regional Conference. (Ferit Gelgec)</p>
Participants prepare for the discussion regarding the future of the Middle East at the Council of Councils Eighth Regional Conference. (Ferit Gelgec)
<p>Charles Powell, Director of the Real Instituto Elcano, discusses the refugee crisis during the Council of Councils Eighth Regional Conference. (Ferit Gelgec)</p>
Charles Powell, Director of the Real Instituto Elcano, discusses the refugee crisis during the Council of Councils Eighth Regional Conference. (Ferit Gelgec)
<p>Elif Özmenek-Çarmıklı from the USAK International Strategic Research Organization discusses the refugee crisis during the conference’s first session. (Ferit Gelgec)</p>
Elif Özmenek-Çarmıklı from the USAK International Strategic Research Organization discusses the refugee crisis during the conference’s first session. (Ferit Gelgec)

On May 10-12, 2015, CFR convened the Council of Councils Fourth Annual Conference in On October 4-6, 2015, Global Relations Forum and CFR convened the eighth Council of Councils regional conference in Istanbul, Turkey. 

Participants discussed six major themes:

  • Global Climate Cooperation Beyond Paris 
  • Reinforcing International Cooperation in Responding to Refugees and Migration
  • The Future of the MENA Region and Global Security
  • The Crisis in Ukraine
  • The Endgame in the Eurozone and Europe’s Prospects as an Effective Global Actor
  • Redesigning Regional and Global Energy Governance