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Council of Councils Conferences

The Council of Councils Inaugural Conference: Washington, DC

Washington, DC

Mar 12-13, 2012

By experts and staff

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<p>Robin Niblett (director of Chatham House) participates during the Council of Councils Inaugural Conference (Kaveh Sardari).</p>
Robin Niblett (director of Chatham House) participates during the Council of Councils Inaugural Conference (Kaveh Sardari).
<p>Richard Haass participates during the Council of Councils Inaugural Conference (Kaveh Sardari).</p>
Richard Haass participates during the Council of Councils Inaugural Conference (Kaveh Sardari).
<p>Council of Councils members participate in a session during the CoC Inaugural Conference (Kaveh Sardari).</p>
Council of Councils members participate in a session during the CoC Inaugural Conference (Kaveh Sardari).
<p>Council of Councils members participate in a session during the CoC Inaugural Conference (Kaveh Sardari).</p>
Council of Councils members participate in a session during the CoC Inaugural Conference (Kaveh Sardari).
<p>Council of Councils members participate in a session during the CoC Inaugural Conference (Kaveh Sardari).</p>
Council of Councils members participate in a session during the CoC Inaugural Conference (Kaveh Sardari).
<p>Robert Zoellick (president of the World Bank Group) and Richard Haass (president of CFR) participate during the Council of Councils Inaugural Conference (Kaveh Sardari).</p>
Robert Zoellick (president of the World Bank Group) and Richard Haass (president of CFR) participate during the Council of Councils Inaugural Conference (Kaveh Sardari).
<p>Richard Haass (president of CFR) converses with Robert Zoellick (president of the World Bank Group), during the Council of Councils Inaugural Conference (Kaveh Sardari).</p>
Richard Haass (president of CFR) converses with Robert Zoellick (president of the World Bank Group), during the Council of Councils Inaugural Conference (Kaveh Sardari).
<p>Participants converse during the Council of Councils Inaugural Conference (Kaveh Sardari).</p>
Participants converse during the Council of Councils Inaugural Conference (Kaveh Sardari).
<p>Participants converse during the Council of Councils Inaugural Conference (Kaveh Sardari).</p>
Participants converse during the Council of Councils Inaugural Conference (Kaveh Sardari).

On March 12-13, 2012, CFR convened the inaugural Council of Councils conference in Washington, DC.

Participants discussed four major themes:

  • The overall state of global governance and multilateral cooperation
  • The status of the nuclear nonproliferation regime (with a focus on Iran)
  • The dollar’s future as the world’s reserve currency
  • The criteria for humanitarian intervention, in the wake of regime change in Libya, and an ongoing crisis in Syria.