The International Institute for Peace (IIP), in cooperation with Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, Univeristy of Vienna and Karl-Renner-Institute, cordially invites you to an online discussion on the topic:
EU’s New Ambition – How to Be More Geopolitical Nowadays?
Date: Tuesday, 22 September 2020
Time: 6:30 PM (CEST)
Venue: Karl-Renner-Institut, Karl-Popper-Straße 8, 1100 Wien
Registration: Karl-Renner-Institut, Sylvia Rauscher: rauscher@renner-institut.at
Welcome and moderation:
MARIA MALTSCHNIG, Director of the Karl-Renner-Institut
Introduction:
HANNES SWOBODA, President of the International Institute for Peace (IIP), former MEP
Panelists:
IRINA BOLGOVA, Associate professor in the Department of Applied Analysis at Moscow State Institute of International Relations – MGIMO (via video conference)
LEYLA DASKIN, Institute for Peace Support and Conflict Management, Austrian National Defence Academy
STEFAN LEHNE, Visiting Scholar at Carnegie Europe in Brussels
KATI PIRI, MEP, PvdA (Netherlands), S&D Group (via video conference)
ANDREAS SCHIEDER, MEP, Head of the SPÖ Delegation, S&D Group (via video conference)
MICHAL SIMECKA, MEP, Progresívne Slovensko (Slovakia), Renew Europe (tbc)
Content:
The European Security Architecture as well as the understanding of the role of the EU in world affairs are in a deep crisis. The EU faces tough times, major challenges and countless hybrid threats: pandemic and climate change, global migration and refugee crisis, systemic terrorism, pervasive cyber threats and the return of the forgotten conflict with Russia. The number of challenges and conflicts is countless: the violent suppression of the protests in Belarus, the ongoing military conflict in Donbas, the collapse of Libya, the confrontation between Greece and Turkey – just to name a few. All this is taking place against the background of profound changes in the international order, the rise of Asia and a redefinition of the global role of the USA. All these developments clearly illustrate that the EU sorely needs a real common foreign and security policy. Until now, however, the EU is often not able to speak with one voice. This conference is intended to provide an insight into the interests, motives and approaches of the EU in the field of foreign and security policy as well as an outlook on future developments.
Covid-19 protection measures:
Registration for the event is absolutely necessary. The number of seats is limited.
When entering the institute and throughout the whole event, a mouth and nose protection must be worn in any case. It should be noted that the legal regulations and recommendations regarding mouth and nose protection may be subject of change.
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The discussion will be held in English.
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