Events

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A panel discussion featuring the Chairs of the Foreign Affairs Parliamentary Committees: 

• Diljá Mist Einarsdóttir, The Althing of Iceland
• Aron Emilsson, The Riksdag of the Kingdom of Sweden
• Michael Aastrup Jensen, The Folketing of the Kingdom of Denmark
• Rihards Kols, The Saeima of the Republic of Latvia
• Marko Mihkelson, The Riigikogu of the Republic of Estonia
• Žygimantas Pavilionis, The Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania

Welcome by:
Minouche Shafik
President of Columbia University in the City of New York

Moderated by:
Jenik Radon
Adjunct Professor of International and Public Affairs

The Chairs of the Foreign Affairs Parliamentary Committees of Denmark, Estonia, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, and Sweden will address critical issues confronting the world, including the war in Ukraine and crises in the Middle East; the responses of Nordic-Baltic countries, in particular, the accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO; and potential paths to the restoration of peace.

Columbia University students are invited to participate in a moderated question and answer session.