Agenda and recordings

Sunday Saturday

Friday
May 24

Opening session

The North-South Split: a New World Order?

Konstantin von Eggert , Toomas Hendrik Ilves , Alaa Murabit , Anders Åslund , Jiali Ma

Asia, Europe, Middle East

Night owl session (Chatham House Rule)

Georgia – What Price for Political Stability?

Matthew Bryza , Irakli Alasania , Tedo Japaridze , Batu Kutelia , Vladimir Socor

Georgia, Security

Night owl session (Chatham House Rule)

China, India and the US: a Tripolar World?

Theo Sommer , Harinder Sekhon , Jiali Ma , Dan Hamilton , François Géré

China, India, United States

Night owl session (Chatham House Rule)

Russia’s North and South: Consolidation or Disintegration?

Peter Semneby , Paul Goble , Ivan Sukhov , Sergey Tsyplyaev

Russia

Night owl session (Chatham House Rule)

Central Asia: Growing Strategic Importance?

Bobo Lo , Ahmed Rashid , Rustamjon Soliev , Edgars Rinkēvičs , Svante Cornell

Asia, Central Asia
Sunday Friday

Saturday
May 25

Breakfast session (Chatham House Rule)

Vilnius: A Defining Moment for the Eastern Partnership?

David J. Kramer , Michael Köhler , Natalia Gherman , Hryhoriy Nemyria , Andrius Kubilius

Eastern Partnership

Breakfast session (Chatham House Rule)

Out of Gas: Russia’s Economic Future

John Lough , Alan Riley , Péter Balás , Anders Åslund , Andrei Illarionov

Economy, Russia

Breakfast session (Chatham House Rule)

Poland and Germany: Rebalancing the Weimar Triangle?

Konstantin von Eggert , Henryka Mościcka-Dendys , Thomas Bagger , Janusz Bugajski , Ian Brzezinski

Europe, Germany, Poland

Panel discussion

For Domestic Consumption, with International Impact: Russia’s Foreign Policy Rhetoric

Kadri Liik , Boris Nemtsov , James Sherr , Eckart von Klaeden , David J. Kramer

Economy, Russia

Panel discussion

More Austerity or Something Else? Rebuilding Europe’s Economy

Anton La Guardia , Valdis Dombrovskis , Fernando Teixeira dos Santos , Federica Mogherini , Anders Åslund

Economy, Europe, European Union

Panel discussion

The Future of the EU: Is Less Europe More?

Theo Sommer , Toomas Hendrik Ilves , Carl Bildt , Robert Cooper , Boris Tadič

Economy, Europe, European Union, Future

Panel discussion

Afghanistan: What Future for the Graveyard of Empires?

Lyse Doucet , Ahmed Rashid , Shukria Barakzai , Vygaudas Ušackas , Andrei Piontkovsky

Afghanistan, Future, Middle East

Face to face

Face to Face with Boris Tadič and Carl Bildt

Robert Cooper , Boris Tadič , Carl Bildt

Night owl session (Chatham House Rule)

Narrow National Interest: an Obstacle to Wider Nordic-Baltic Energy Security?

Matthew Bryza , Juhan Parts , Kari Liuhto , Michael Köhler , Andrius Kubilius

Baltic Sea region, Baltic states, Economy, Energy, Nordic countries, Nordic-Baltic region, Security

Night owl session (Chatham House Rule)

Middle East Peace: Does Turkey Have the Tools and Skills?

Lyse Doucet , Alaa Murabit , Zeyno Baran , Noman Benotman , Hossein Bastani

Middle East, Turkey

Night owl session (Chatham House Rule)

Subsidies, Sanctions, Subversion: the West’s Options in Belarus

Pavol Demeš , Andrei Sannikov , Boris Nemtsov , Arkady Moshes , Jana Kobzová

Belarus

Night owl session (Chatham House Rule)

Alignments in the Alliance: Is there a North-South Split in NATO?

Anton La Guardia , Ian Brzezinski , Tomáš Valášek , Jüri Luik , Stian Jenssen

Europe, NATO, Transatlantic relations, United States
Saturday Friday

Sunday
May 26

Breakfast session (Chatham House Rule)

Nordic-Baltic Security: Is Non-Alignment Still an Option?

Hanna Smith , Karlis Neretnieks , Pauli Järvenpää , Urban Ahlin , Stian Jenssen

Baltic Sea region, Baltic states, NATO, Nordic countries, Nordic-Baltic region, Russia, Security

Breakfast session (Chatham House Rule)

The UK-EU Relationship: Therapy or Divorce?

Michael Weiss , Alan Riley , Thomas Bagger , Christopher Coker , Graham Avery

European Union, United Kingdom

Breakfast session (Chatham House Rule)

Mali: Can We Intervene, Can We Afford Not To?

François Lafond , François Géré , Erik Männik , Noman Benotman , Kurt Volker

Mali, NATO

Breakfast session (Chatham House Rule)

The Visegràd 4 and the Nordic-Baltic 6: A New Force in Europe?

György Schöpflin , Eugeniusz Smolar , Andrius Kubilius , Veiko Spolitis , Mike Winnerstig

Baltic states, Europe, Nordic countries, Nordic-Baltic region, Poland

Panel discussion

Transatlanticism after the “Pivot”: Alliance, Partnership or Divergence?

Teri Schultz , Kurt Volker , Federica Mogherini , Eugeniusz Smolar , Constanze Stelzenmüller

NATO, Transatlantic relations

Panel discussion

Cyber Security and Foreign Affairs – Managing Tensions, Maintaining Stability

Rain Ottis , Toomas Hendrik Ilves , Sandro Gaycken , Felix Lindner , Brandon Valeriano

Cybersecurity

Closing session

Key Note: Lennart Meri Lecture

Mart Laar

Friday

The North-South Split: a New World Order?

Georgia – What Price for Political Stability?

China, India and the US: a Tripolar World?

Russia’s North and South: Consolidation or Disintegration?

Central Asia: Growing Strategic Importance?

Saturday

Vilnius: A Defining Moment for the Eastern Partnership?

Out of Gas: Russia’s Economic Future

Poland and Germany: Rebalancing the Weimar Triangle?

For Domestic Consumption, with International Impact: Russia’s Foreign Policy Rhetoric

More Austerity or Something Else? Rebuilding Europe’s Economy

The Future of the EU: Is Less Europe More?

Afghanistan: What Future for the Graveyard of Empires?

Face to Face with Boris Tadič and Carl Bildt

Narrow National Interest: an Obstacle to Wider Nordic-Baltic Energy Security?

Middle East Peace: Does Turkey Have the Tools and Skills?

Subsidies, Sanctions, Subversion: the West’s Options in Belarus

Alignments in the Alliance: Is there a North-South Split in NATO?

Sunday

Nordic-Baltic Security: Is Non-Alignment Still an Option?

The UK-EU Relationship: Therapy or Divorce?

Mali: Can We Intervene, Can We Afford Not To?

The Visegràd 4 and the Nordic-Baltic 6: A New Force in Europe?

Transatlanticism after the “Pivot”: Alliance, Partnership or Divergence?

Cyber Security and Foreign Affairs – Managing Tensions, Maintaining Stability

Key Note: Lennart Meri Lecture