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Conference ‘The EU in 2030’ - short report
October 16, 2009. On Wednesday 7 October, the Clingendael European Studies Programme hosted an international conference on the future of Europe. Prominent EU scholars and policy makers discussed the EU’s power base in future geopolitics and the consequences for policy strategies. Distinguished speakers were David Calleo (Johns Hopkins University Washington and author of ‘Follies of Power’), Helen Wallace (London School of Economics), Zaki Laïdi (Paris & College of Europe Bruges) and Thomas Ries (Swedish Institute of International Affairs). They discussed the uncertain future of Europe, as summarized by a quote by Paul Valéry: ‘the problem with our future is that it is not what it used to be’. Read here the short report of the discussions during the conference. Read more »