A New Formula for Peace: the World on the Verge of Transformation
Astana, Kazakhstan
December 11-12, 2023
A New Formula for Peace: the World on the Verge of Transformation
Astana, Kazakhstan
December 11-12, 2023
About
Greater Eurasia is in the midst of geopolitical conflicts. Even though it has always been a space of permanent confrontations, today, security threats are on the rise amid the war in Ukraine, fragile recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, and rising economic disruption.
To discuss these critical issues Astana Club’s seventh meeting will be held in Astana on December 11-12. The goal is to stimulate dialogue between major geopolitical stakeholders from the East and West for a vibrant exchange of views to find a way out of the current impasse.
José Luis ZAPATERO
Prime Minister
Spain (2004-2011)
The European Division at the Global Coalition for Efficient Logistics (GCEL)
Yves LETERME
Co-Chair
CHUNG Rae Kwon
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
Participants
For studies, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Evan FEIGENBAUM
Vice president
Participants
James M. LINDSAY
Senior Vice President
Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)
Become a speaker
Board of Trustees, ODI
Suma CHAKRABARTI
President
Club de Madrid
Danilo TÜRK
President
Participants
The European Division at the Global Coalition for Efficient Logistics (GCEL)
Yves LETERME
Co-Chair
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Evan FEIGENBAUM
Vice President
for studies
Suma CHAKRABARTI
President
Board of Trustees, ODI
José Luis ZAPATERO
Prime Minister
Spain (2004-2011)
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
CHUNG Rae Kwon
Club de Madrid
Danilo TÜRK
President
Participants
Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)
James M. LINDSAY
Senior Vice President
Become a speaker
Organizers
Program

09:00 – 10:00

Opening of the VII Astana Club Meeting
A Global Reference Point: Where Are We Now and Where Are We Heading?
  • Vladimir POZNER

    Moderator

    Russian journalist and publicist, anchor of the “Pozner” program on Channel One (2008-2022)

  • Yves LETERME

    Key Speaker

    Co-Chair of the European Division at the Global Coalition for Efficient Logistics (GCEL), Deputy Secretary General at OECD (2011-2014), Prime Minister of Belgium (2008, 2009-2011)

  • James M. LINDSAY

    Key Speaker

    Senior Vice President, Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)
  • Edward N. LUTTWAK

    Key Speaker

    Political advisor to the US government

10:00-11:00

World On the Edge of the Abyss: How Do We Break the Deadlock in Ukraine?

  • Nik GOWING

    Moderator

    Founder and Director of Thinking the Unthinkable, BBC World News presenter (1996-2014), Visiting Professor at Kings College London

  • Charles KUPCHAN

    Expert

    Senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), Professor of international affairs at Georgetown University (online)

  • Nigel GOULD-DAVIES

    Expert

    Senior Fellow for Russia and Eurasia, International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)

  • ZHAO Long

    Expert

    Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Global Governance Studies, Shanghai Institutes for International Studies


11:15-12:05

«Cooling» World Economy: the Threat of Fragmentation and What To Do About It?
  • Marc UZAN

    Moderator

    Executive Director and Founder, Reinventing Bretton Woods Committee (RBWC)

  • Johannes F. LINN

    Expert

    Nonresident Senior Fellow in the Center for Sustainable Development, Brookings Institution, Vice President of the World Bank (1991-2003)

  • Sergey AFONTSEV

    Expert

    Deputy Director, Institute of World Economy and International Relations, Russian Academy of Sciences (IMEMO RAS)

  • Krishna B. KUMAR

    Expert

    Executive Vice President of Research, National Opinion Research Center (NORC) at the University of Chicago


12:05-13:00

Greater Central Asia: Afghanistan and the Future of the Region
  • Damjan KRNJEVIĆ-MIŠKOVIĆ

    Moderator

    Director for Policy Research and Analysis, Institute for Development and Diplomacy, Professor of Practice, ADA University

  • Hamid KARZAI

    Expert

    President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (2004-2014)

  • Johannes F. LINN

    Expert

    Nonresident Senior Fellow in the Center for Sustainable Development, Brookings Institution, Vice President of the World Bank (1991-2003)

  • Ashok SAJJANHAR

    Expert

    President, Institute of Global Studies, Distinguished Fellow at Ananta Aspen Centre, Former Ambassador of India to Kazakhstan

  • ZHAO Huasheng

    Expert

    Professor of the Center for Russian and Central Asian Studies, Fudan University, Senior Fellow, Beijing Club for International Dialogue


14:30-15:20

Sanctions: A Reality Check
  • Yerzhan SALTYBAYEV

    Moderator

    Director of the Institute of World Economics and Politics (IWEP)

  • Yves LETERME

    Expert

    Co-Chair of the European Division at the Global Coalition for Efficient Logistics (GCEL), Deputy Secretary General at OECD (201 1-2014), Prime Minister of Belgium (2008, 2009-201 1)

  • Vladislav INOZEMTSEV

    Expert

    Special Advisor at the Washington-based Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI), Director, Center for Post-Industrial Studies (1996-2019)

  • Marc UZAN

    Expert

    Executive Director and Founder, Reinventing Bretton Woods Committee (RBWC)

  • Sergey AFONTSEV

    Expert

    Deputy Director, Institute of World Economy and International Relations, Russian Academy of Sciences (IMEMO RAS)


15:20-16:20

Middle East: What Lies Ahead For the Region?
  • Bruno MAÇÃES

    Moderator

    Senior Adviser at Flint Global, Secretary of State for European Affairs of Portugal (2013-2015), author of the bestseller “The Dawn of Eurasia”

  • Tedros GHEBREYESUS

    Video-address

    Director-General of the World Health Organization

  • José Luis ZAPATERO

    Expert

    Prime Minister of Spain (2004-2011)

  • Kemal KIRIŞCI

    Expert

    Nonresident Senior Fellow in the Center on the United States and Europe‘s Turkey Project, Brookings Institution

  • Danilo TÜRK

    Expert

    President of the Club de Madrid, President of Slovenia (2007-2012)

  • Vuk JEREMIĆ

    Expert

    President of the People's Party, President of the Center for International Relations and Sustainable Development (CIRSD), President of the UN General Assembly (2012-2013), Minister of Foreign Affairs of Serbia (2007-2012)

09:00 – 09:50

The Great Divide: the Era of “Blockalization”
  • Pepe ESCOBAR

    Moderator

    Journalist, Columnist at The Cradle, Editor-at-large at Asia Times

  • James M. LINDSAY

    Expert

    Senior Vice President, Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)

  • ZHOU Bo

    Expert

    Senior Fellow of Center for International Security and Strategy, Tsinghua University


09:50 – 10:45

When Titans Collide: The US-China Battle For Dominance of The World Order
  • Ariel COHEN

    Moderator

    Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council, Managing Director, Energy, Growth and Security Program at the International Tax and Investment Center (ITIC)

  • Peter FRANKOPAN

    Expert

    Professor of Global History, University of Oxford, UNESCO Professor of Silk Roads Studies, King’s College, Cambridge, author of the bestseller “The Silk Roads: A New History of the World” (2015)

  • Evan A. FEIGENBAUM

    Expert

    Vice President for studies, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State (2006-2009)
  • YANG Cheng

    Expert

    Executive Dean of Shanghai Academy of Global Governance and Area Studies (SAGGAS), Professor of Shanghai International Studies University

  • Michael PILLSBURY

    Expert

    Senior Fellow for China Strategy at The Heritage Foundation, consultant to the US Presidents, author of the bestseller “The Hundred-Year Marathon: China's Secret Strategy to Replace America as the Global Superpower”


11:00 – 11:50

Time Is Running Out: How the Global Climate Agenda is Falling Apart and How to Fix It
  • Nik GOWING

    Moderator

    Founder and Director of Thinking the Unthinkable, BBC World News presenter (1996-2014), Visiting Professor at Kings College London

  • CHUNG Rae Kwon

    Key Speaker

    Nobel Peace Prize Laureate (2007), Director, Ban Ki-moon Foundation, member of the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

  • Suma CHAKRABARTI

    Expert

    Chair of Board of Trustees, ODI, President, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (2012-2020)

  • Urban RUSNÁK

    Expert

    Ambassador-at-Large at Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic, Secretary General of the Energy Charter Secretariat (2012-2021)

  • Ariel COHEN

    Expert

    Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council, Managing Director, Energy, Growth and Security Program at the International Tax and Investment Center (ITIC)

  • Krishna B. KUMAR

    Expert

    Executive Vice President of Research, National Opinion Research Center (NORC) at the University of Chicago


11:50 – 12:45

AI Revolution: The End of the World As We Know It?
  • Bruno MAÇÃES

    Moderator

    Senior Adviser at Flint Global, Secretary of State for European Affairs of Portugal (2013-2015), author of the forthcoming book “Masters of the Metaverse”
  • Thomas A. CELLUCCI

    Expert

    Founder & CEO, Cellucci Associates, Inc., US First Chief Commercialization Officer under Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama (2007-2011)

  • ZHOU Bo

    Expert

    Senior Fellow of Center for International Security and Strategy, Tsinghua University

  • Alessio PECORARIO

    Expert

    Vatican Official, Cybersecurity & New Tech Expert


15:00 – 16:15

Plenary Session of the Astana Club
A New Formula for Peace: the World on the Verge of Transformation
  • Nik GOWING

    Moderator

    Founder and Director of Thinking the Unthinkable, BBC World News presenter (1996-2014), Visiting Professor at Kings College London

  • José Luis ZAPATERO

    Key Speaker

    Prime Minister of Spain (2004-2011)

  • Evan A. FEIGENBAUM

    Key Speaker

    Vice President for studies, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State (2006-2009)

  • Vladimir POZNER

    Key Speaker

    Russian journalist and publicist, anchor of the “Pozner” program on Channel One (2008-2022)

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