The Diplomat
On 12 January, the former Minister of Foreign Affairs, former Secretary General of NATO and former High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy of the EU, Javier Solana, will analyse “the opportunities and challenges for multilateralism” of Joe Biden’s arrival at the presidency of the United States.
The conference, entitled The Biden Effect: Opportunities and Challenges for Multilateralism, will serve to inaugurate the Second Cycle of Digital Meetings of the Great Powers: United States, organised by the Institute of International Affairs and Foreign Policy (INCIPE) and the Fundación Consejo España-EEUU (FCEEU). This collaboration, the first between the two institutions, is a continuation of an initiative promoted by INCIPE to analyse the role of the world’s major powers, which began on 24 September with an initial monographic series on China.
In total, the series envisages eight conferences to be held during the first four months of 2021, given by leading representatives of the Democratic and Republican parties and other experts in the field of international relations, who will address, among other issues, the future of the dollar, the positions of both parties in domestic and foreign policy, the military and strategic potential of the United States and the future of the United States’ relationship with the countries of Latin America. The conferences will be broadcast openly and live on YouTube, and the conversation around them will be available to follow on social networks through the tag #GrandesPotenciasEEUU.
The Fundación Consejo España-EEUU is a private non-profit organisation made up of large companies, cultural and academic institutions and members of the public administration. Created in 1997, its mission is to strengthen the links between Spain and the United States in all areas to achieve better knowledge and mutual understanding that promotes and generates common initiatives. Thanks to its programmes and activities, FCEEU has consolidated itself as the reference entity in the field of public diplomacy between both countries.
For its part, INCIPE is a private non-profit cultural foundation whose basic aim is to research and debate the main issues of Spanish foreign policy and contemporary international relations. INCIPE maintains an independent position from any party or group interest and integrates into its activity collaborators and contributions from diverse political and professional backgrounds.
