- Mittwoch, 23. Mai 2012 13.30 – 18.00 Uhr In meinem Kalender speichern
Visions of Europe in an Election Year
With many national economies slipping back into recession and voters in Greece, France and the United Kingdom rejecting austerity measures in recent elections, the European political and economic landscape has shifted again. Europe now seems headed towards a revised social contract and a new round of negotiations to respond to the continuing financial crisis.
The United States, while experiencing a mild recovery, also strives to find the right balance between fiscal consolidation and growth preservation—a mission made more challenging with the upcoming November elections. A new loss of confidence in Europe may well imperil the U.S. economy’s fragile recovery. Will similar anti-austerity political currents cross the Atlantic and bring `change` to the United States?
Despite the crisis, transatlantic cooperation has increased during the Obama administration, but U.S.-EU relations will be subjected to critical examination during the election year.
On May 23, the same day European leaders will gather for an extraordinary summit in Brussels, the Heinrich Böll Foundation and the Center on the United States at Brookings (CUSE) will host a discussion featuring experts and top officials from both sides of the Atlantic for the 2012 CUSE Annual Conference. Panelists will explore critical issues shaping the future of transatlantic relations in a year of elections and political transitions, from the Euro crisis and the future of NATO to relations with Russia, Turkey and the Middle East. After each panel, participants will take audience questions.
1:30 pm
Keynote Address: President Barack Obama and Europe – The Record So Far
Introduction
Strobe Talbott (President, The Brookings Institution)
Keynote Speaker
Philip H. Gordon (Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, U.S. Department of State)
2:45 pm
Panel 1: European Visions of the Crisis
Moderator
Justin Vaïsse (Senior Fellow and Director of Research, Center on the United States and Europe, The Brookings Institution)
Panelists
Sylvie Kauffmann (Editorial Director, Le Monde)
Martin Klingst (Washington Bureau Chief, Die Zeit)
John Peet (Europe Editor, The Economist)
4:30 pm
Panel 2: Differing American Visions of Europe
Moderator
Jonathan Laurence (Nonresident Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution)
Panelists
Julie Finley (Former U.S. Permanent Representative to, the OSCE)
Ellen Tauscher (Vice Chair, Scowcroft Center on International Security, Atlantic Council)
Kurt Volker (Former U.S. Ambassador to NATO)
Please click here to RSVP for Visions of Europe in an Election Year
For questions please contact Sebastian Gräfe at Sebastian.Graefe@us.boell.org
The United States, while experiencing a mild recovery, also strives to find the right balance between fiscal consolidation and growth preservation—a mission made more challenging with the upcoming November elections. A new loss of confidence in Europe may well imperil the U.S. economy’s fragile recovery. Will similar anti-austerity political currents cross the Atlantic and bring `change` to the United States?
Despite the crisis, transatlantic cooperation has increased during the Obama administration, but U.S.-EU relations will be subjected to critical examination during the election year.
On May 23, the same day European leaders will gather for an extraordinary summit in Brussels, the Heinrich Böll Foundation and the Center on the United States at Brookings (CUSE) will host a discussion featuring experts and top officials from both sides of the Atlantic for the 2012 CUSE Annual Conference. Panelists will explore critical issues shaping the future of transatlantic relations in a year of elections and political transitions, from the Euro crisis and the future of NATO to relations with Russia, Turkey and the Middle East. After each panel, participants will take audience questions.
1:30 pm
Keynote Address: President Barack Obama and Europe – The Record So Far
Introduction
Strobe Talbott (President, The Brookings Institution)
Keynote Speaker
Philip H. Gordon (Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, U.S. Department of State)
2:45 pm
Panel 1: European Visions of the Crisis
Moderator
Justin Vaïsse (Senior Fellow and Director of Research, Center on the United States and Europe, The Brookings Institution)
Panelists
Sylvie Kauffmann (Editorial Director, Le Monde)
Martin Klingst (Washington Bureau Chief, Die Zeit)
John Peet (Europe Editor, The Economist)
4:30 pm
Panel 2: Differing American Visions of Europe
Moderator
Jonathan Laurence (Nonresident Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution)
Panelists
Julie Finley (Former U.S. Permanent Representative to, the OSCE)
Ellen Tauscher (Vice Chair, Scowcroft Center on International Security, Atlantic Council)
Kurt Volker (Former U.S. Ambassador to NATO)
Please click here to RSVP for Visions of Europe in an Election Year
For questions please contact Sebastian Gräfe at Sebastian.Graefe@us.boell.org