Global Trends and Forecasting

Dr. Stephen J. Flanagan spoke at TEPAV to address relations between Turkey, Russia, and Iran and framed this set of relations in a regional context.

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has been spared the unrest that recently swept many of its neighbors in the Middle East. Although many perceive a high degree of stability, the country faces many of the same socioeconomic ills that helped spark uprisings elsewhere: a massive youth bulge, high unemployment, an education gap, and gender inequality. Dr.

Environmental journalists from Europe and the United States will continue discussions on how the environment is covered on both sides of the Atlantic, as well as the latest trends in political and public opinion on environmental issues, before participating in the Society of Environmental Journalists 21st Annual Conference from October 19 to 23.

Panelists:

Margaret Coady, Director, Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy (CECP)

Lisa Neuberger-Fernandez, Director, Corporate Citizenship Programs, Accenture

Moderated by:

The countries of the Arab Gulf are approaching a crucial set of decisions about their economic and social development. Near-term wealth and complex incentive structures make the problems more difficult to solve, but no less important. Dr.

Presentation by
Haim Malka
Deputy Director and Senior Fellow, CSIS Middle East Program
and commentary from

Dr. Oded Eran
Director, Institute for National Security Studies, Israel

We are pleased to invite you to our upcoming conference –"Twenty Years of Independence in the South Caucasus: Achievements and Challenges" – hosted by the New European Democracies Project at CSIS. The event will take place on Thursday, September 15, 2011 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the B1 conference level of CSIS.

The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and TCU's Schieffer School of Journalism invite you to watch live the next session of

The CSIS-Schieffer Series Dialogues

on

"Is Budget Gridlock Undermining America's Global Leadership?"

Moderated by