President Bush, Prime Minister Blair, President Chirac, and Primer Minister Schroeder each left a lasting impression on the transatlantic community in their times in office. Where does the U.S.–European relationship now stand as a result of their distinctive styles and personalities? How has it changed since the start of the war in Iraq and how will it change as President Bush, the last of these leaders, leaves office? To discuss these questions and more, please join Dr. Simon Serfaty, Zbigniew Brzezinski Chair in Global Security and Geostrategy at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
The discussion will be held 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 19th. To attend, please register by responding to events@ypfp.org and be sure to state your affiliation.
Dr. Simon Serfaty
Simon Serfaty is the first holder of the Zbigniew Brzezinski Chair in Global Security and Geostrategy at CSIS. He was the director of the CSIS Europe Program for more than 10 years and remains a senior adviser to the program. Dr. Serfaty is also a senior professor of U.S. foreign policy with the Graduate Programs in International Studies at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia.
From 1972 to 1993, he was a research professor at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies in Washington, D.C., serving as director of the Johns Hopkins Center of European Studies in Bologna, Italy (1972-1976), director of the Washington Center of Foreign Policy Research (1978-1980), and as executive director of the Johns Hopkins Foreign Policy Institute (1984-1991).
Dr. Serfaty is the author of many books, including Architects of Delusion: Europe, America, and the Iraq War (University of Pennsylvania Press, December 2007), The Vital Partnership: Power and Order (2005), La tentation impériale (2004), Memories of Europe’s Future: Farewell to Yesteryear (1999), Stay the Course (1997), and Taking Europe Seriously (1992). Books edited by Dr. Serfaty include Recast Partnership? Institutional Dimensions of Transatlantic Relations (CSIS Press, 2008), Visions of the Atlantic Alliance (2005), Visions of America and Europe (2004), The European Finality Debate and its National Dimensions (2003) and The Media and Foreign Policy (1990). Dr. Serfaty's articles have appeared in most leading professional journals in the United States and Europe, and he has been a guest lecturer in over 40 different countries in Europe, Africa, and Asia. He has been a frequent expert witness for the U.S. Congress and an occasional witness for other national legislatures in Europe.
A naturalized U.S. citizen since 1965, Dr. Serfaty holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from the Johns Hopkins University. In May 2001, Old Dominion University designated Dr. Serfaty as eminent scholar of the university.