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Open Conference Calls

Open Conference Calls are held on a topic of the moment and are open to all our clients on a first-come, first-served basis. If you have any queries or suggestions for forthcoming conference calls, please contact us.

Each call includes an agenda, suggested Daily Brief article readings and short presentations and a question-and-answer session. If you miss it, the transcript of the call, and an online opportunity to listen to the call are available on demand here.

Some recent Open Conference Calls include the following:

From Finance to Food: The Next Global Crisis?

TTuesday 29 April, 2008
How can governments preserve social stability without incurring unbearable fiscal burdens?l
Agenda, transcript and audio

Global Economic Prospects: How bad will things get?

Thursday 27 March, 2008
What are the implications of risks such as a US recession and stagflation?
Agenda, transcript and audio

Kosovo Crisis - is the Western Balkans Condemned to Permanent Instability?

Thursday 28 February, 2008
What are the implications of a unilateral declaration of independence by Kosovo?
Agenda, transcript and audio

The US Presidential Primaries: Sorting the Signal from the Noise

Wednesday 30 January, 2008
What are the trends that have emerged over the course of the campaign, and the impact they will have on Super Tuesday and November 6 itself?
Agenda, transcript and audio

Competing Visions: The ANC Leadership Race and South Africa's Future

Wednesday 28 November, 2007
What are the Implications of the ANC leadership race on South Africa's Future?
Agenda

Latin America: Is democracy delivering?

Thursday 18 October, 2007
What are the threats to regional democracy and is there is a risk that the democratisation process could be reversed?
Agenda

China after the 17th CCP Congress: crisis or continuity?

Thursday 27 September, 2007
What we can expect at the party congress and what its main implications will be for China and the world?
Agenda

Pakistan/Afghanistan: Is Musharraf key to stability and the 'war on terror'

Tuesday July 24 16:00 BST / 17:00 CEST / 11:00 EDT
To what extent is Pakistani cooperation in the 'war on terror' dependent on Musharraf? Are there alternatives to Musharraf? What is the outlook for stability in Pakistan and in Afghanistan?
Agenda

Turkey - back to instability?

Thursday June 21
What we can expect from elections in Turkey? What will their main political, economic and foreign policy implications be?
Agenda, transcript and audio

Is Russia Still Investor-Friendly?

Thursday May 17, 2007 16:00 BST/11:00 EDT
This call will look at oil, gas, energy policy, and strategies available to foreign companies seeking to invest in Russia.
Agenda

US Global Influence

Wednesday March 28, 2007
This call asked whether the United States is losing influence, as well as examining the implications of this and how the US is viewed in key regions of the world. We will also consider how this trend can be reversed.
Agenda, transcript and audio

China’s Growing Global Diplomatic Muscle

Tuesday 27 February, 2007
Chinese diplomacy is expanding its reach, as Beijing feels compelled to exploit its growing influence in world affairs. We look at the new realities and challenges that China's diplomats will face.
Agenda, transcript and audio

US-Iranian tensions: Towards a military confrontation?

Thursday 1 February, 2007
US-Iranian tensions over Tehran’s nuclear ambitions and expanding influence in Iraq continue to increase, leading some analysts to conclude that Washington may be prepared to resort to force as the 'least bad' policy option.
Call details

Global Financial Imbalances and How to Address them

Tuesday 30 January, 2007
US indebtedness to the rest of the world stands at roughly 3.3 trillion dollars. Resolution of this imbalance is a perennial worry in official and private sector forecasts of the global economic outlook.
Call registration and agenda

Looming Crisis in the Horn of Africa

Wednesday 6 December, 2006
The Horn of Africa -- Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia, Djibouti, Kenya, Sudan and Uganda -- is marked by dangerous – and rising -- political tensions within and between countries. Call topics include regional fallout from conflicts, counter-terrorism and Asian investment.
More detail, audio, transcript

US Mid-term Elections - Towards Divided Government?

Wednesday 1st November
The conference call discussed the most important economic and political consequences of likely Democratic gains during the mid-term elections.
Agenda

The Challenge of Climate Change

Friday, 29th September, 16:00 BST/11:00 EDT
What parts of the climate are changing, and what are the technological and international policy options for reducing vulnerability?
Agenda

Crisis In The Middle East

Thursday 27th July 2006
Due to growing uncertainty around developments in the Middle East, focused on Israel, Lebanon and the Palestinians but with repercussions spreading much wider, we are holding an Open Conference Call to examine the implications of the Crisis in the Middle East
Call registration

EU/Russia Energy Inter-Dependence

Thursday 29 June, 2006
Europe needs gas; Gazprom needs markets. How will they work out their differences?
Agenda

Regional (Dis)integration in Latin America

Thursday 1 June, 2006
Enthusiasm over prospects for regional integration in Latin America in recent years is underpinned
Call agenda

Prospects for a Grand German Coalition

Thursday 10 November, 2005
Reforms at risk as coalition negotiations proceed...
Call details, agenda

Implications of a French 'No' on the European Union

Wednesday 25 May, 2005, 17:00 GMT (12:00 EST)
If the French vote 'No', what does the future hold for the European Union?
Call registration and agenda

Implications of Popular Discontent in Uzbekistan

Friday 20 May, 2005, 16:00 GMT (11:00 EST)
Assessing the consequences of the bloody crackdown on popular protests in Uzbekistan.l
Call registration and agenda

United Kingdom General Election 2005

Tuesday, 26th April 2005
No single issue will dominate this election, but what are the main policy issues dividing the parties?
Call registration and agenda

Middle East: Lebanese Political Crisis Implications

Tuesday 22 March 2005, 16:00 GMT (11:00 EST)
Examining political consequences for the region of recent events in the Lebanon.
Details and transcript

US Foreign Policy and the 2004 Presidential Election

Tuesday 5 October 2004
The impact of the 2004 Presidential elections on US foreign policy beyond election day.
Call registration and agenda

Saudi Arabia: Outlook

Thursday 18 December 2003
Counter-terrorism, the Saudi-US relationship and the economy/energy sector.
Call agenda, briefing, transcript and audio

The Kremlin versus Khodorkovsky

Monday 3 November 2003
What impact do the latest developments have on the Kremlin's economic reforms and Western commercial involvement in Russia?
Call agenda, briefing, transcript and audio

The Meaning of Cancun

Wednesday 1 October 2003
Outlook for the outcome of WTO talks
Call agenda, briefing, transcript and audio

Transatlantic Rift

Thursday 12 June 2003
Tne Transatlantic Rift: myth or reality?
Call registration, agenda, briefing, transcript and audio