Transatlantic Relations in the Trump Area

Foreign Affairs is partnering with the French Institute for International and Strategic Affairs (IRIS) to host FOREIGN AFFAIRS ON THE ROAD. The Trump administration has it made clear that it intends to pull the United States back from its traditional leadership of the international order. This has caused confusion and fear in Europe but has also inspired some European leaders to consider how their countries can step up and play a larger role on the world stage. This half-day conference, Transatlantic Relations in the Trump Era, will dive into the future of U.S.-European relations and international cooperation, featuring experts on migration, climate change, counterterrorism, and other critical topics.

5:00 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. | Opening Remarks:

Pascal Boniface, Founding Director, French Institute for International and Strategic Affairs (IRIS)

Romuald Sciora, Author; President, Romuald Sciora Media

Gideon Rose, Editor, Foreign Affairs

5:15 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. | Transatlantic Economic and Political Challenges: Trump as Threat, Trump as Opportunity 

Pascal Boniface, Founding Director, IRIS

Sudha David-Wilp, Deputy Director Berlin Office, Senior Transatlantic Fellow Berlin, GMF

Alain Le Roy, Former Secretary General, European External Action Service

Additional speakers to be announced soon

Moderator: Gideon Rose, Editor, Foreign Affairs

6:30 p.m. – 7:45 p.m. | Transatlantic Partnership in a Disordered World: The End of Cooperation? 

Alain Bauer, Professor of Criminology, President of the French Council for Strategic research (CSFRS)

Tom Burke, Chairman, E3G, Third Generation Environmentalism

Alain Richard, Chairman, IRIS, Former Minister of Defense of France

Additional speakers to be announced soon

Moderator: Sylvie Matelly, Deputy Director, IRIS

7:45 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. | Conversation between Gideon Rose and Pascal Boniface 

8:00 p.m. | Reception