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Council of Councils Conferences

The Council of Councils Twelfth Regional Conference

Paris

November 17-19, 2019

By experts and staff

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<p>CoC participants during a tour of the Nuclear Command Post of the French Ministry of Armed Forces.</p>
CoC participants during a tour of the Nuclear Command Post of the French Ministry of Armed Forces.
<p>Participants at the CoC twelfth regional conference in Paris.</p>
Participants at the CoC twelfth regional conference in Paris.
<p>Ferdinando Nelli Feroci, Fyodor Lukyanov, Nicoletta Pirozzi, and Daniel Gros during the discussion &#8220;The Future of the European Union.&#8221;</p>
Ferdinando Nelli Feroci, Fyodor Lukyanov, Nicoletta Pirozzi, and Daniel Gros during the discussion “The Future of the European Union.”
<p>Juan Battaleme, Thierry de Montbrial, Zha Xiaogang, and Memduh Karakullukçu during the discussion &#8220;The Weaponization of Economic Interdependence.&#8221;</p>
Juan Battaleme, Thierry de Montbrial, Zha Xiaogang, and Memduh Karakullukçu during the discussion “The Weaponization of Economic Interdependence.”
<p>Participants at the CoC twelfth regional conference in Paris.</p>
Participants at the CoC twelfth regional conference in Paris.
<p>Rémy Rioux gives remarks at the CoC twelfth regional conference in Paris.</p>
Rémy Rioux gives remarks at the CoC twelfth regional conference in Paris.
<p>Richard Haass, Thierry de Montbrial, Rémy Rioux, and Thomas Gomart at the CoC twelfth regional conference in Paris.</p>
Richard Haass, Thierry de Montbrial, Rémy Rioux, and Thomas Gomart at the CoC twelfth regional conference in Paris.
<p>Camille Grand gives remarks at the CoC twelfth regional conference in Paris</p>
Camille Grand gives remarks at the CoC twelfth regional conference in Paris
<p>Richard Haass, Thierry de Montbrial, and Sophie Pedder during the public event &#8220;The Changing Political Agenda and Role of Think Tanks in the Next Decade.&#8221;</p>
Richard Haass, Thierry de Montbrial, and Sophie Pedder during the public event “The Changing Political Agenda and Role of Think Tanks in the Next Decade.”
<p>Thomas Gomart, Patrycja Sasnal, Carlos Ivan Simonsen Leal, Rohinton Medhora, Samir Saran, and Michael Fullilove during the public event &#8220;Ten Years Ahead: Insights Into the Agendas of International Think Tanks.&#8221;</p>
Thomas Gomart, Patrycja Sasnal, Carlos Ivan Simonsen Leal, Rohinton Medhora, Samir Saran, and Michael Fullilove during the public event “Ten Years Ahead: Insights Into the Agendas of International Think Tanks.”
<p>Participants at the CoC twelfth regional conference in Paris.</p>
Participants at the CoC twelfth regional conference in Paris.

On November 17-19, 2019, the French Institute of International Relations and the Council on Foreign Relations hosted the Council of Councils Twelfth Regional Conference in Paris.

Participants discussed five major themes:

  • The Future of the European Union
  • Toward a Global Governance of Migration?
  • The Weaponization of Economic Interdependence
  • European Strategic Autonomy and Transatlantic Relations
  • Overcoming the Challenge of Meeting the Paris Agreement Goals