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The Council of Councils Fourteenth Regional Conference

Rio de Janeiro

November 5-7, 2023

By experts and staff

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<p>Participants at the CoC fourteenth regional conference.</p>
Participants at the CoC fourteenth regional conference.
<p>Participants at the CoC fourteenth regional conference.</p>
Participants at the CoC fourteenth regional conference.
<p>Ambassador Ricardo Monteiro, chief of staff to the foreign minister, discusses Brazilian foreign policy challenges and priorities on November 5, 2023.</p>
Ambassador Ricardo Monteiro, chief of staff to the foreign minister, discusses Brazilian foreign policy challenges and priorities on November 5, 2023.
<p>Participants at the CoC fourteenth regional conference.</p>
Participants at the CoC fourteenth regional conference.
<p>Juan Battaleme, Thomas Gomart, Carlos Ivan Simonsen Leal, and James M. Lindsay discuss “Increasing Conflict and the Future of World Order.”</p>
Juan Battaleme, Thomas Gomart, Carlos Ivan Simonsen Leal, and James M. Lindsay discuss “Increasing Conflict and the Future of World Order.”
<p>Michael Froman, Tim Sargent, Jhanvi Tripathi, and Christopher Sabatini discuss “Reshoring, Nearshoring, Friendshoring: The Impact on Economic Growth, Innovation, and Global Value Chain.”</p>
Michael Froman, Tim Sargent, Jhanvi Tripathi, and Christopher Sabatini discuss “Reshoring, Nearshoring, Friendshoring: The Impact on Economic Growth, Innovation, and Global Value Chain.”
<p>Alex Benkenstein, Margherita Bianchi, Mely Caballero-Anthony, and Daniel Vargas discuss “Is a Green World a Safe World? Insights for New Geopolitical Approaches Toward the Energies of the Future.”</p>
Alex Benkenstein, Margherita Bianchi, Mely Caballero-Anthony, and Daniel Vargas discuss “Is a Green World a Safe World? Insights for New Geopolitical Approaches Toward the Energies of the Future.”
<p>Esther Brimmer, Szymon Zaręba, and Stefan Mair discuss “Beyond Planet Earth: Who Controls Space? Outer Space Contestation and Collaboration.”</p>
Esther Brimmer, Szymon Zaręba, and Stefan Mair discuss “Beyond Planet Earth: Who Controls Space? Outer Space Contestation and Collaboration.”
<p>Participants at the CoC fourteenth regional conference.</p>
Participants at the CoC fourteenth regional conference.
<p>Daniel Vargas discusses the “Geopolitics of Sustainability Standards.”</p>
Daniel Vargas discusses the “Geopolitics of Sustainability Standards.”
<p>Patricio Barreiro, Lia Valls, Bartłomiej Znojek, and Francisco de Santibañes discuss “Latin America in Regional and Global Trade Arrangements.”</p>
Patricio Barreiro, Lia Valls, Bartłomiej Znojek, and Francisco de Santibañes discuss “Latin America in Regional and Global Trade Arrangements.”
<p>Luca Belli, Héctor Cárdenas, and Memduh Karakullukçu discuss “The Age of Artificial Intelligence: Is Consensus Possible?”</p>
Luca Belli, Héctor Cárdenas, and Memduh Karakullukçu discuss “The Age of Artificial Intelligence: Is Consensus Possible?”
<p>Alex Benkenstein, Michael Froman, Thomas Gomart, Carlos Ivan Simonsen Leal, and Mely Caballero-Anthony discuss “The Future of the World Order: Perspectives from the BRICS, the West, and Beyond.”</p>
Alex Benkenstein, Michael Froman, Thomas Gomart, Carlos Ivan Simonsen Leal, and Mely Caballero-Anthony discuss “The Future of the World Order: Perspectives from the BRICS, the West, and Beyond.”
<p>Christian Asinelli discusses the priorities of the Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean.</p>
Christian Asinelli discusses the priorities of the Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean.

On November 5-7, 2023, the Fundação Getulio Vargas and the Council on Foreign Relations co-hosted the Council of Councils fourteenth regional conference in Rio de Janeiro.

Participants discussed six major themes:

  • Increasing Conflict and the Future of World Order
  • Reshoring, Nearshoring, Friendshoring: The Impact on Economic Growth, Innovation, and Global Value Chains
  • Is a Green World a Safe World? Insights for New Geopolitical Approaches Toward the Energies of the Future.
  • Beyond Planet Earth: Who Controls Space? Outer Space Contestation and Collaboration.
  • Latin America in Regional and Global Trade Arrangements 
  • The Age of Artificial Intelligence: Is Consensus Possible?

They also held a general meeting on “The Future of the World Order: Perspectives from the BRICS, the West, and Beyond.”