| The United States and France beyond Iraq |
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| Shared Threats, Shared Goals, Shared Policies? |
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| Cosponsored by Institut Français des Relations Internationales |
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| Start: |
Friday, November 21, 2003
12:30 PM
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Saturday, November 22, 2003
2:00 PM
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| Location: |
Château Hôtel Mont Royal (near Chantilly) |
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| This discussion will explore the state of French-American relations after the crisis and will discuss prospects for cooperation after the war and in the longer term. What lessons can be learned from past experience? While there is broad agreement on the threats posed by terrorism and WMD proliferation, refining a common approach is a greater challenge. |
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Friday, November 21 |
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9:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. |
Participants arrive at Mont Royal |
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12:30 |
Welcome reception and luncheon: |
Thierry de Montbrial |
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Radek Sikorski |
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2:30-4:15 |
French-American Relations after Iraq |
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Chair: |
Alain Richard |
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Introduction: |
Richard Perle |
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Thierry de Montbrial |
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| 4:15-4:30 |
Break |
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| 4:30-6:00 |
The Middle East |
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Chair: |
Danielle Pletka |
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Introduction: |
Olivier Roy |
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Reuel Gerecht |
| Panelists will focus on current and likely developments in the greater Middle East and discuss emerging threats (Iran) and lingering issues (building democracy, Israel-Palestine). What are the prospects for French and Euro-American convergence in identifying challenges and defining responses? |
| 7:30 |
Cocktails |
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| 8:00 |
Dinner |
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| Saturday, November 22 |
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9:00-10:30 a.m. |
The International System and Frameworks for Cooperation |
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Chair: |
Radek Sikorski |
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Introduction: |
Pierre Hassner |
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Philip Gordon |
| Panelists will discuss recent lessons learned at both the UN and NATO and offer forward-looking perspectives; can transatlantic convergence and cooperation emerge and will the UN, NATO, or neither present the appropriate forum? |
| 10:30-10:45 |
Break |
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| 10:45-12:15 p.m. |
Domestic Politics and the Making of Foreign Policy in France and the United States |
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Chair: |
Dominique Moisi |
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Introduction: |
Bill Kristol |
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Gilles Andreani |
| In both countries, complex forces are influential in the making of national foreign policy. Understanding internal dynamics is a vital aspect of international cooperation. How can suspicions and misperceptions be dispelled on both sides? |
| 12:30-2:00 |
Lunch |
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2:00 |
Adjournment | |
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More Information
Ida Garibaldi
American Enterprise Institute
1150 Seventeenth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20036
USA
Phone: 202-862-7196
Fax: 202-862-7163
E-mail: iGaribaldi@aei.org
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Media Inquiries
Veronique Rodman
American Enterprise Institute
1150 Seventeenth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-862-4870
E-mail: VRodman@aei.org
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