Symposium  Agenda
The change  over the past two decades from an international system based on independent  nation states to an interdependent world facing global challenges has been  widely explored and analyzed.
This shift has placed a higher priority on nation  states working closely with one another and pursuing sustainable multilateral  approaches to tackling global and regional challenges. The International  Symposium 2010 will build on the foundation of these discussions by exploring  the challenges that lie ahead and the complex relationship between culture,  international relations, and globalization over the next two decades.

This year’s  Symposium will be split into three complementary parts. The program will begin  by looking in greater detail at “culture” and “identity” and how these terms  are used and understood today (23rd – 25th May). The second part of the program  will build on these components by considering the role that culture plays in  contemporary international relations and the process of globalization (26th – 27th May). The final part of the program will apply these discussions to one of  the key issues that will determine global politics over the coming years –  Afghanistan and stability in Central Asia (28th – 30th May). This final part is  being held in cooperation with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO),  the German Marshal Fund (GMF), and in  partnership with leading international organizations.