Future Europe Initiative
France: Europe’s Swing State

Remarks from France:
Dr. Dominique Moïsi
Senior Counsellor
Institute Montaigne
@i_Montaigne

Introduced by:
  Mr. Damon Wilson 
Executive Vice President, Programs and Strategy 
Atlantic Council
@DamonMacWilson

A conversation with:
Dr. Frances Burwell
Vice President, European Union and Special Initiatives
Atlantic Council

Mr. Jérémie Gallon
Senior Fellow, Future Europe Initiative
Atlantic Council
@JeremieGallon

Mr. Jeff Lightfoot
Senior Fellow, Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security
Atlantic Council
@JeffDLightfoot

  Dr. Richard Wike
Director, Global Attitudes Research
Pew Research Center
@RichardWike

Moderated by:

Ms. Sonia Dridi
Freelance Correspondent
M6info, RTBF, BFMTV, and France24
@Sonia_Dridi

As the United States emerges from its election and prepares for a Trump Presidency, the transatlantic community is now watching France in the run-up to its 2017 presidential election, which could produce the next major shift in the transatlantic political landscape. 

France has the potential to play a catalytic role in shaping the transatlantic future at a time when the futures of the European Union and NATO are in question. Join us for a discussion that will gather French and American policy leaders to strategize how to strengthen France domestically and reinforce French leadership and French-American cooperation as a force for unity, stability, and prosperity across the wider transatlantic community. 

This event accompanies the release of “France: Europe’s Swing State: Foreign Policy Begins at Home”, a policy paper authored by Atlantic Council Senior Fellows Jérémie Gallon and Jeff Lightfoot.