Conference: NATO Enlargement: The National Debates over Ratification 7 Oct. '97

NATO Enlargement: Political Issues and Public Perceptions 7 October 1997 - Washington D.C.

A Conference organized by the Center for Strategic and International Studies and NATO's Office of Information and Press Agenda 10:00-10:15 Welcome: Anthony Smith, Chief Operationg Officer, CSIS 10:15-12:15 Panel: Perceptions in Western Europe Moderator: Simon Serfaty, Director, European Studies, CSIS Panelists Franois Heisbourg, Senior V.P. (Strategic Development) Matra Defense, Paris Jane Sharp, Senior Research Fellow, Center for Defence Studies, London Karsten Voigt, Member of the German Bundestag Discussants and Additional Comments Roberto Menotti, Research Fellow, Centro Studi di Politica Internazionale, Roma Steve Szabo, Associate Dean, School of Advanced International Studies 12:30 Lunch Address: The Honorable Chuck Hagel, U.S. Senate (R-Neb.) 14:00-15:30 Panel: Views from non-NATO Members Moderator: Richard Burt, former Ambassador to Germany Panelists Gyorgy Banlaki, Ambassador of Hungary to the United States Jerzy Kozminski, Ambassador of Poland to the United States Alexandr Vondra, Ambassador of the Czech Republic to the United States Discussants and Additional Comments Sherman Garnett, Senior Fellow, Carnegie Endowment Thomas Szayna, Senior Fellow, Rand, Santa Monica 15:30-17:00 Panel: Perceptions in the United States Moderator: Stephen Cambone, Senior Fellow, CSIS Panelists Steve Biegun, Senior Professional Staff Member, Senate Comm. on Foreign Relations Ian Brzezinski, Legislative Assistant, Office of Senator Roth Stephen Rademaker, Chief Counsel, House Committee on International Relations Discussant and Additional Comments Peter Rodman, Director of Strategic Studies, Nixon Center 17:00-17:30 Final Observations and Conclusions: Jeremy Rosner, Special Adviser to the President and the Secretary of State for NATO Enlargement Ratification