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The Council of Councils Eighth Regional Conference : Istanbul
Oct 4-6, 2015
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Memduh Karakullukçu moderating a panel on redesigning regional and global energy governance at the Council of Councils Eighth Regional Conference. (Feret Gelgec)
Richard Haass, Ali Babacan, Rahmi Koç, and Volker Perthes after dinner at the at the Council of Councils Eighth Regional Conference. (Ferit Gelgec)
Stewart Patrick of the Council on Foreign Relations poses a question during Ali Babacan’s keynote address at the Council of Councils Eighth Regional Conference. (Ferit Gelgec)
Hanzade Doğan Boyner asking a question regarding Europe’s approach towards the developing world at the conference’s public event. (Ferit Gelgec)
Richard Haass, Memduh Karakullukçu, Itler Turan, Volker Perthes, and Thomas Gomart discuss Europe’s prospects as an effective global actor at the public event. (Ferit Gelgec)
Abdulaziz Sager, Sanjeev Ahluwalia, and Elizabeth Sidiropoulos at a cocktail reception at the Council of Councils Eighth Regional Conference. (Ferit Gelgec)
Bessma Momani of the Center for International Governance Innovation, discusses Middle Eastern security at the Council of Councils Eighth Regional Conference. (Ferit Gelgec)
Participants prepare for the discussion regarding the future of the Middle East at the Council of Councils Eighth Regional Conference. (Ferit Gelgec)
Charles Powell, Director of the Real Instituto Elcano, discusses the refugee crisis during the Council of Councils Eighth Regional Conference. (Ferit Gelgec)
Elif Özmenek-Çarmıklı from the USAK International Strategic Research Organization discusses the refugee crisis during the conference’s first session. (Ferit Gelgec)
On October 4-6, 2015, Global Relations Forum and CFR convened the eighth Council of Councils regional conference in Istanbul, Turkey.
Participants discussed six major themes:
- Reinforcing International Cooperation in Responding to Refugees and Migration
- The Future of the MENA Region and Global Security
- The Crisis in Ukraine
- The Endgame in the Eurozone and Europe’s Prospects as an Effective Global Actor
- Redesigning Regional and Global Energy Governance
- Global Climate Cooperation Beyond Paris
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