The international system is being tested by upheaval in the Middle East, geopolitical tensions and Russian involvement in Ukraine, and other crises such as the Ebola epidemic that seized West Africa last year. Richard N. Haass, Memduh Karakullukçu, and Elizabeth Sidiropoulos discuss the mounting challenges to international cooperation today, and the launch of the Council of Councils (CoC) Report Card on International Cooperation, which evaluates multilateral efforts to address ten pressing global dilemmas, from nuclear proliferation to climate change. This Report Card surveyed the Council of Councils, a CFR initiative connecting leading foreign policy institutes from twenty-five countries around the world, to provide a benchmark measure of international cooperation year after year, and to help policymakers identify opportunities for breakthrough and prioritize among today’s critical issues.The event will present the findings of the 2015 Report Card and discuss implications for global cooperation. Speakers: Richard N. Haass, President, Council on Foreign Relations (United States) Memduh Karakullukçu, Vice Chairman and President, Global Relations Forum (Turkey) Elizabeth Sidiropoulos, Chief Executive, South African Institute of International Affairs (South Africa) Sunjoy Joshi, Director, Observer Research Founation (India) Moderator: Margaret Warner, Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent, PBSNewsHour

Be the first to comment