IIEAProfessor Rana Mitter outlined the emergence of China as an important geopolitical actor; how Chinese engagement with Europe might look post-Brexit; and how Europe might respond.
Geopolitics Past Events
Rt Hon Winston Peters discussed areas of common interest between New Zealand and Ireland and considered pathways available to small states navigating a global order under stress.
Stefan Lehne gave a critical analysis of the foreign policy instruments of the EU established in the Lisbon Treaty and their efficacy in the current international climate.
Professor Jeffrey D. Sachs launched his new book, A New Foreign Policy: Beyond American Exceptionalism.
Ernest Moniz outlined the biggest challenges in the energy sector and identified opportunities as the world moves to a multitrillion dollar clean energy economy
Dr. Sven Biscop evaluated the role of EU foreign and strategic power in the current multilateral order in light of recent international developments.
Ambassador Daalder argued that the United States' post-war commitment to global engagement was essential to bringing decades of peace. He analysed recent shifts in US foreign policy, and its implications for global alliances.
Dr Stefan Meister asseseds the development and current state of German-Russian relations.
Mr Spicer discussed changes in US politics and, in particular, how conservatism and the Republican Party have evolved in recent decades.
In his address to the IIEA, the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade mapped the richness and diversity of Ireland’s relationship with Africa and a renewed commitment to development cooperation, as Ireland prepares to deepen its engagement though the ‘Global Ireland’ initiative.
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