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Council of Councils Conferences

The Council of Councils Third Regional Conference

Rome

September 8–10, 2013

<p>Emma Bonino (Minister, Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs) delivers a keynote speech during the CoC Third Regional Conference (Leonardo Puccini).</p>
Emma Bonino (Minister, Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs) delivers a keynote speech during the CoC Third Regional Conference (Leonardo Puccini).
<p>Jim Lindsay (CFR) participates in a session during the CoC Third Regional Conference (Leonardo Puccini).</p>
Jim Lindsay (CFR) participates in a session during the CoC Third Regional Conference (Leonardo Puccini).
<p>Bola Akinterinwa (Director-General of the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs) participates in a session during the CoC Third Regional Conference (Leonardo Puccini).</p>
Bola Akinterinwa (Director-General of the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs) participates in a session during the CoC Third Regional Conference (Leonardo Puccini).
<p>Marta Dassù (Deputy Minister, Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs) participates in a session during the CoC Third Regional Conference (Leonardo Puccini).</p>
Marta Dassù (Deputy Minister, Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs) participates in a session during the CoC Third Regional Conference (Leonardo Puccini).
<p>Participants gather in the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the CoC Third Regional Conference (Leonardo Puccini).</p>
Participants gather in the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the CoC Third Regional Conference (Leonardo Puccini).
<p>Participants gather in the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the CoC Third Regional Conference (Leonardo Puccini).</p>
Participants gather in the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the CoC Third Regional Conference (Leonardo Puccini).
<p>Participants converse during the CoC Third Regional Conference (Leonardo Puccini).</p>
Participants converse during the CoC Third Regional Conference (Leonardo Puccini).
<p>See Seng Tan (Deputy Director of the Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies) participates in a session during the CoC Third Regional Conference (Leonardo Puccini).</p>
See Seng Tan (Deputy Director of the Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies) participates in a session during the CoC Third Regional Conference (Leonardo Puccini).
<p>Silvano Silvestri (Institute of International Affairs) converses with Ignazio Visco (Governor, Bank of Italy) during the CoC Third Regional Conference (Leonardo Puccini).</p>
Silvano Silvestri (Institute of International Affairs) converses with Ignazio Visco (Governor, Bank of Italy) during the CoC Third Regional Conference (Leonardo Puccini).
<p>Michael Fullilove (Lowy Institute) and Sergey Kulik (Institute of Contemporary Development) participate during the CoC Third Regional Conference (Leonardo Puccini).</p>
Michael Fullilove (Lowy Institute) and Sergey Kulik (Institute of Contemporary Development) participate during the CoC Third Regional Conference (Leonardo Puccini).

On September 8–10, 2013, the Italian Institute of International Affairs and CFR convened the third Council of Councils regional conference: Europe and the Future of Global Governance.

Participants discussed six major themes:

  • The European crisis: the eurozone’s future and the European Union’s role in global governance
  • The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, the Trans-Pacific Partnership, and the future of international trade
  • Transformation in the Arab world: the role of regional and global institutions
  • The BRICS: What contribution do they give to global governance?
  • The geopolitics of energy: the European case
  • The future of the Group of Twenty