Agenda

GLOBAL LEADERSHIP FORUM

The 2008 U.S. Presidential Election and the Future of World Politics

May 1-2, 2008

Royal United Services Institute

Whitehall, London

Thursday, May 1
0830-0900	Registration
0900	Welcome and Introduction Simon Allan, Partner, Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP Michael Clarke, Director, Royal United Services Institute Anne-Marie Slaughter, Dean, Woodrow Wilson School of Public & International Affairs, and Convener and Co-Director of the Princeton Project on National Security

0930-1115	Panel 1 U.S. Foreign Policy and the 2008 Elections: Overview What are the key foreign policy positions of the top presidential contenders? How do these policies match up with global sentiment on key issues? Moderator: Stryker McGuire, Contributing Editor, Newsweek International Speakers: Michael Cox, Director LSE IDEAS, London School of Economics and Political Science Gregory Craig, Partner, Williams and Connolly LLP Lee Feinstein, Foreign Policy and National Security Director, Hillary Clinton for President Robert Kagan, Senior Associate, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Peter Wehner, Senior Fellow, Ethics and Public Policy Center


1115-1145 1145-1315	Coffee Break in the Library and Reading Room Panel 2 The Future of the Transatlantic Relationship · Change or continuity · Interventionism: Afghanistan, the Balkans, and Beyond · Deepening cooperation amongst democracies and the implications for relations with China and Russia Moderator: Robin Oakley, Chief European Correspondent, CNN International Speakers: Christopher Coker, Chair, Department of International Relations, London School of Economics Karen Donfried, Executive Vice-President, The German Marshall Fund of the U.S. Lord Powell of Bayswater, Chairman, Atlantic Partnership Philip Gordon, Senior Fellow for U.S. Foreign Policy, Brookings Institution G. John Ikenberry, Albert G. Milbank Professor of Politics and International Affairs, Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University

1315-1415	Luncheon in the Library and Reading Room

1415-1600	Panel 3 Reconfiguring the Struggle against Terrorism How do the Republican and Democratic candidates view the struggle against terrorism? What are the implications of a change in U.S. strategy and how are European governments likely to react? Moderator: Lyse Doucet, Presenter and Correspondent, BBC World News Speakers: Ashton Carter, Ford Foundation Professor of Science and International Affairs, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University Charles Kupchan, Professor of International Relations, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University Baroness Pauline Neville-Jones, ShadowMinister for National Security, House of Lords Sir David Omand OBE, Visiting Professor, King’s College London Kori Schake, Principal Deputy Director, Office of Policy Planning, U.S. Department of State


1600-1630 1630-1815	Coffee Break in the Library and Reading Room Panel 4 Reinventing Mulitlateralism—Specific Issue Areas · What are the prospects for revived multilateral cooperation on specific issues, including the NPT, the ICC, the UN, climate change, etc.? Moderator: Jonathan Tepperman, Assistant Managing Editor, Newsweek International Speakers: Kurt Campbell, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Center for a New American Security Ivo Daalder, Senior Fellow for U.S. Foreign Policy, Brookings Institution Jamie Shea, Director of Policy Planning, Office of the Secretary General NATO HQ Charles Grant, Director, Centre for European Reform Anne-Marie Slaughter, Dean, Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University

1900	Private Dinner in St. James Drinks from 1900, Dinner at 2000 Speaker: Lt Gen Karl Eikenberry Deputy Chairman NATO Military Committee Hosted by Berwin, Leighton, Paisner LLP

Friday, May 2
0900-0930	Welcome

0930-1100	Session 5 Iraq and the Broader Middle East: Two scenarios What are the Republican and Democratic positions on Iraq? How viable are they? Will they change in light of new information/ developments? How will states in the Middle East respond to each scenario? What are the broader implications for the future of the Middle East and world politics in the President’s first term? Moderator: Chris Dickey, Middle East Bureau Chief, Newsweek International Speakers: Malcolm Chalmers, Former Special Advisor to the Foreign Secretary, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, and Professorial Fellow, RUSI Colin Kahl, Assistant Professor, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University Anatol Lieven,Professor,King’s College London Andrew Shearer, Director of Studies, Lowy Institute for International Policy, Australia

1100-1130 1130-1300	Coffee Break in the Library and Reading Room Session 6 The Global Economy Weathering the economic storm The future of international trade The relevance of International Financial Institutions Moderator: Richard Lucas, Partner, Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP Speakers: Willem Buiter,Chair of European Political Economy, European Institute, London School of Economics Daniel Drezner, Associate Professor of International Politics, The Fletcher School, Tufts University Charles Dumas, Director, Lombard Street Research Sudeep Singh, Caxton Europe Asset Management
1300-1400	Closing Luncheon in the Library and Reading Room