Plenary session 2:
Can the multilateral system manage geopolitical flashpoints between rival powers?
Can it prevent clashes from escalating into conflict?
What lessons can be drawn from global responses to intensified competition between the US and China
What are the security and economic implications for middle powers of a return to great power competition?
Wu Hongbo, Special Representative on European Affairs, Chinese Government
Martin Wolf, Chief Economics Commentator, Financial Times
Norbert Röttgen MdB, Member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, German Bundestag
Sanam Vakil, Director, Middle East and North Africa Programme, Chatham House
Robert Kagan, Stephen & Barbara Friedman Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution
Chair: Leslie Vinjamuri, Director, US and the Americas programme; Dean, Queen Elizabeth II Academy for Leadership in International Affairs, Chatham House