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Professor Simon Serfaty assessed French President Nicolas Sarkozy who was elected in May of 2007. He talked about Sarkozy’s foreign and domestic policy, his relationship with the U.S., the E…

Participants talked about a the Group of Eight (G-8) summit to be hosted by German Chancellor Angela Merkel in the Baltic resort of Heiligendamm during the following week. Among the topics t…

The guest talked about the political challenges that French President-elect Nicolas Sarkosy faces when he assumes the office this week. He described Sarkosy’s approach to relations with the …

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) held its periodic summit November 28-29, 2006, in Riga, Latvia. The Center for Strategic and International Studies, the Norwegian Institute for …

Foreign policy experts talked about Europe’s future and a recent meeting in which the European Union invited several Eastern European nations to join. Among the issues they addressed were fu…

Mr. Serfaty spoke about European Union Constitution ratification problems, recent movements opposing the constitution, and the potential impact of French and Dutch votes against the constitu…

Ambassador David Manning spoke about relations between the U.S. and Europe. Among the topics he addressed were the history and current role of NATO, efforts to combat global terrorism, expan…

Participants talked about recent terrorist bombings at a train station in Madrid and subsequent elections in which the ruling Popular Party lost power. They also talked about the influence o…

Center for Strategic & International Studies Europe Program Director Simon Serfaty talked about Europe’s response to the Madrid bombings and how the attack will affect America’s relationship…

Minister Michele Alliot-Marie talked about relations between the European Union and the U.S., shared security interests, efforts to combat international terrorism, and the establishment of a…

Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and French Ambassador to the U.S. Jean-Davd Levitte spoke about relations between the U.S. and Europe. They also talked about differences over po…

Participants talked about the relationship between the U.S., NATO countries and the European Union. Among the topics they addressed were troop deployments abroad, multilateral cooperation in…

European Union Parliament hearing on Anti-Terrorism efforts since September 11th

Mr. Serfaty talked about the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and how they would play a part in the U.S. response to the terrorist attacks. He also responded to viewer comments and questio…

Mr. Serfaty talked about the incoming administration and how it will approach the delicate relations with the European Union. He also responded to audience phone calls, faxes, and electronic…

The ambassadors talked about the signing of the French-German treaty of Friendship in 1958. They examined the increasing closeness of Franco-German relations over the past 35 years as an exa…

The World Affairs Council of Washington, D.C., hosted remarks by Simon Serfaty of the Center for Strategic and International Studies. He spoke about the impact of the upcoming French parliam…

Mr. Serfaty narrated a brief vignette on the structure of the government of France, including the French president, prime minister, and parliament.

Simon Serfaty of Johns Hopkins University discussed the structure and nature of politics in France, including the current parties in and out of power, in an interview with pictures and graph…

Executive Director of John Hopkins Foreign Policy Institute Simon Serfaty discussed the media role in the Persian Gulf situation. Dr. Serfaty takes calls on how the media covers issues of in…