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About the Conference

The Weatherhead Center for International Affairs organizes annually a gathering of international participants in Talloires, France, to address current issues in international affairs. The topics covered in the past five years include:

  • "The Middle East and World Order: A Continued Focus of Transatlantic Concern." (2011)
  • "1985–2012–2040: The United States and Europe within Changing Global Politics." (2012)
  • "The Internet and International Politics: Implications for the United States and Europe." (2013)
  • "Rebalancing toward Asia-Pacific: The Transatlantic Dimensions." (2014)
  • "A New World Disorder and Its Implications." (2015)

  • “The Refugee Crisis as a Game Changer in International Politics” (2016)

  • “The West in Systemic Crisis: Preserving Liberal Democracy, Open Trade and NATO” (2017)

  • “Populism and the Future of Democracy” (2018)

For a full list of previous Talloires conferences, please visit the History page.

 

 
 

Conference Chair

Michèle Lamont
Center Director; Executive Committee; Steering Committee; Faculty Associate. Robert I. Goldman Professor of European Studies; Professor of Sociology and of African and African American Studies, Departments of Sociology and African and African American Studies, Harvard University.

 

This conference is closed to the public.