Hutton Honors College

The French Perspective on International Affairs
Discussion Supper with Philippe Moreau Defarges
of the French Institute of International Relations

Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2007 * 5:30-7 p.m. * Harlos House, 1331 E. Tenth St. * SIGN-UP REQUIRED

In the context of international affairs, which issues, which crises, which countries most worry the French government and the French people? What are seen as the biggest challenges? The greatest risks? How has the election of a new president in France affected its approach to European and world affairs? How might the election of a new U.S. President affect relations between the United States and Europe? How is the changing population of France affecting its role in the world? How powerful should the UN become? How influential should the European Union be? In the midst of a war on terrorism, how can human rights be protected? The discussion with Philippe Moreau Defarges can range as widely as the interests of the students who attend.

A specialist on European affairs and global governance, Moreau Defarges is a senior research fellow at the French Institute of International Relations in Paris. His fields of expertise include European integration, globalization, environmental issues, and international law. He has served in several departments within the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, including European Integration, Community Law, and Immigration, and currently holds the rank of plenipotentiary minister. He is also on the faculties of the Institut d’Etudes Politiques of Paris and the University of Paris II Pantheon-Assas. The supper is co-sponsored by the Wells Scholars Program.

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