This session features expert interventions by Bea Cantillon (University of Antwerp and Director of the Herman Deleeck Centre for Social Policy) and Amandine Crespy (l’UniversitĂ© libre de Bruxelles) , with an address by Philippe Lamberts (MEP Group of Greens/European Free Alliance) on social and economic governance in multi-level systems.

This event was hosted by the European Social Observatory (OSE) (www.ose.be). For more information on the event and to view the agenda and background documents, see . An audio podcast of the keynote address and expert interventions is available for download at .

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Patrick Leblond is Associate Professor in the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Ottawa, an advisor to the Canada-Europe Roundtable for Business and CETD collaborator. He discusses how the crisis started, who is to blame and the potential implications for Canada.

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These interviews result from a briefing about the Euro crisis for politicians, diplomats, political staffers and public servants that took place at ĐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ University on Feb. 9, 2012. The event was supported by the Centre for European Studies (European Union Centre of Excellence) and the Friedrich Ebert Foundation. The interviewees were in conversation with Anca Gurzu.

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Anand Menon is a collaborator of the Canada-Europe Transatlantic Dialogue. His research in the network focuses on the EU and Canada as global actors in international conflict management and security. He is also a professor of west European politics at the University of Birmingham. In this podcast, he speaks about the need for a unified European defense strategy and the reasons behind the European intervention in Libya.

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Sandra Cavalieri, Senior Fellow and Coordinator for the Arctic and Transatlantic programs at the Ecologic Institute in Berlin, discusses the importance of environmental protection in the Arctic and how efforts in this area compete with interests of resource exploitation. She stresses the importance of developing common guidelines that will allow states to act in an environmentally friendly way in the Arctic.

These interviews result from a two-day conference (Sept. 22-23): The European Union, Canada and the Arctic: International Policy on the Arctic, supported by ĐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ University’s Centre for European Studies (European Union Centre of Excellence) and the Friedrich Ebert Foundation.

Markus Kaim, Head of Research on international security at the German Institute of International and Security Affairs (Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik), Berlin, talks about Germany’s key areas of interest in the Arctic. He describes how Germany makes use of international organizations to have its voice heard in the Arctic, but argues that overall, the Arctic will have little importance in the future for German foreign policy.

These interviews result from a two-day conference (Sept. 22-23): The European Union, Canada and the Arctic: International Policy on the Arctic, supported by ĐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ University’s Centre for European Studies (European Union Centre of Excellence) and the Friedrich Ebert Foundation.

Rob Huebert, Associate Director at the Centre for Military and Strategic Studies and Associate Professor in the Political Science Department at the University of Calgary, discusses the changes to the EU-Canada security relationship in the Arctic. He argues energy security will move the Arctic from an almost non-existent issue to one of central importance. In this context, he touches on current debates (such as NATO’s role in the Arctic and maritime navigation) and the potential for diplomatic disputes over these issues.

These interviews result from a two-day conference (Sept. 22-23): The European Union, Canada and the Arctic: International Policy on the Arctic, supported by ĐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ University’s Centre for European Studies (European Union Centre of Excellence) and the Friedrich Ebert Foundation.

David Long, Professor at ĐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ University’s Norman Paterson School of International Affairs and CETD collaborator, argues theory is important in explaining current Arctic policies. He proposes a counterintuitive reasoning to explain prospects for conflict in the Arctic. He says a realist approach could suggest future conflict over the Arctic. However, he argues that the region may in fact not be significant enough to the international actors to warrant a violent response. He says institutionalists and constructivists find more basis for dispute in the Arctic due to overlapping institutional frameworks. He discusses the possible impact of his conclusions on current Arctic policies.

This interview results from a two-day conference (Sept. 22-23): The European Union, Canada and the Arctic: International Policy on the Arctic, supported by ĐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ University’s Centre for European Studies (European Union Centre of Excellence) and the Friedrich Ebert Foundation.