LMC 2008

Agenda

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Sunday Saturday

Friday
March 28

Opening session

Does Authoritarian Capitalism Pose a Threat to Liberal Democracy?

Edward Lucas , Toomas Hendrik Ilves , Ivan Krastev , György Schöpflin , Lilia Shevtsova

Authoritarianism, Capitalism, Democracy, Liberalism
Sunday Friday

Saturday
March 29

Breakfast session (Chatham House Rule)

The Odd Men out: What stops Finland and Sweden from joining NATO?

Robert Nurick , Risto Penttilä , Tomas Ries , Pål Jonson

Finland, NATO, Nordic countries, Sweden

Breakfast session (Chatham House Rule)

The US and the EU: Foreign Policy in 2009

Sven Mikser , Elmar Brok , Stephen Flanagan , François Géré

European Union, Transatlantic relations, United States

Keynote

Keynote speech: Vladimer Gurgenidze

Vladimer Gurgenidze , Andrus Ansip

Panel discussion

Europe and its Neighbourhood: Do We Need a New Policy?

Sir Garry Johnson , Elmar Brok , Bruce Jackson , Peter Semneby , Mart Laar

Europe

Panel discussion

The Middle East After Annapolis: What Role for Europe?

Steven Everts , Ariel Cohen , François Géré , Andres Ilves , Gideon Lichfield

Europe, Middle East

Panel discussion

The Alienation of Russia and the West

Kadri Liik , Jüri Luik , Arkady Moshes , Andrei Piontkovsky , James Sherr

Europe, Russia, United States, West

Night owl session (Chatham House Rule)

Who Should Get the MAP from Bucharest?

Jüri Luik , Bruce Jackson , Paul Goble , James Greene , Sir Garry Johnson , Vladimir Socor

Europe

Night owl session (Chatham House Rule)

Russia Under New (Dual) Leadership – How Will It Work?

Per Carlsen , Ivan Krastev , Boris Nemtsov , Lilia Shevtsova

Russia
Saturday Friday

Sunday
March 30

Breakfast session (Chatham House Rule)

Kosovo – the Implications of a Special Case

Stephen Flanagan , Ivan Krastev , Olli Rehn , Ognyan Minchev

Kosovo

Breakfast session (Chatham House Rule)

Developments in the Global Arms Regime: What do They Mean for Europe?

Margus Kolga , Keir Giles , Robert Nurick

Europe

Panel discussion

The Economics of Authoritarian Capitalism: Does it Work Internally and Externally?

Stefan Wagstyl , Andrei Illarionov , Siim Kallas , Edward Lucas

Authoritarianism, Capitalism, Economy

Panel discussion

EU Common Foreign Policy – How Should the Baltic-Nordic Region Contribute?

Lykke Friis , Uffe Ellemann-Jensen , Olli Rehn , Robert Cooper , Maris Riekstins , Urmas Paet

European Union, Nordic-Baltic region

Closing session

Statement

Mart Meri

Keynote

Lennart Meri – a Man for All Seasons

Uffe Ellemann-Jensen

Final words

Sir Garry Johnson