Europe

The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) hosted a discussion with

Farah Pandith
Special Representative to Muslim Communities, U.S. Department of State

 on "The U.S. Government and Muslim Communities: Reflections on Outreach from the State Department's Special Representative”

As the sixteenth anniversary of the Dayton Accords approaches, it is time to reassess the policies of the United States and the European Union toward the Western Balkans.

With

Daniel Mullaney, Assistant United States Trade Representative for Europe and the Middle East

and

Hiddo Houben, First Counselor, Trade and Agriculture, Delegation of the European Union to the United States

The Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) hosted a press briefing to discuss the issues surrounding President Obama's trip to the G20 and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings in November.

Briefers included:

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.

We are pleased to invite you to a Lavrentis Lavrentiadis Chair event marking the publication of our Central-East European Policy Review 2011. This novel and comprehensive publication will focus on revitalizing U.S. ties and the region's role in the broader NATO and EU projects.

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.

Dialogue between the European Union and Russia on Moscow’s foreign policy has typically been restricted to traditional hard power topics such as energy, the economy, and security. However, the expansion of the EU and NATO has prompted the Kremlin to invest considerable energy into developing its soft power toward post-Soviet states.