Edlis Neeson Great Decisions: High Seas Treaty

Note: This is a past event, additional resources may be available below.

Date

Thu Feb 22, 2024
6:00pm – 8:00pm

Location

Aspen, CO
Koch Building
1000 N. Third St.

The Great Decisions series is now at capacity. Please contact Katie Carlsen at katie.carlsen@aspeninstitute.org if you would like to add your name to our waitlist.

In this eight-week series, participants gather to discuss key foreign policy issues facing the world today. Led by volunteer moderators, participants will engage in moderated discussions with their fellow citizens. This year’s topics will include U.S. Capacity to Lead and Influence a Global Crisis, Mideast Realignment – Israel/Hamas, Climate Technology and Competition, US-China Trade Rivalry, NATO & Ukraine, Understanding Indonesia, High Seas Treaty, and Pandemic Preparedness. This year’s series will be held in person at the Aspen Meadows.

February 22 – High Seas Treaty
Areas of the seas beyond national jurisdiction comprise the high seas, which are facing a degradation of ecosystems due to climate change and the increase in human activities, such as shipping, overfishing, pollution, and deep-sea mining. The recently negotiated High Seas Treaty, also known as the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Treaty, will attempt to address these issues. How difficult will it be to convince nations to participate?

Thursdays from 6:00-8:00 p.m. beginning Thursday, January 18, running through Thursday, March 7 in the Koch Building at the Aspen Institute.

*Topics and the dates they are presented are subject to change.The Great Decisions series is now at capacity. Please contact Katie Carlsen at katie.carlsen@aspeninstitute.org if you would like to add your name to our waitlist.

In this eight-week series, participants gather to discuss key foreign policy issues facing the world today. Led by volunteer moderators, participants will engage in moderated discussions with their fellow citizens. This year’s topics will include U.S. Capacity to Lead and Influence a Global Crisis, Mideast Realignment – Israel/Hamas, Climate Technology and Competition, US-China Trade Rivalry, NATO & Ukraine, Understanding Indonesia, High Seas Treaty, and Pandemic Preparedness. This year’s series will be held in person at the Aspen Meadows.

February 22 – High Seas Treaty
Areas of the seas beyond national jurisdiction comprise the high seas, which are facing a degradation of ecosystems due to climate change and the increase in human activities, such as shipping, overfishing, pollution, and deep-sea mining. The recently negotiated High Seas Treaty, also known as the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Treaty, will attempt to address these issues. How difficult will it be to convince nations to participate?

Thursdays from 6:00-8:00 p.m. beginning Thursday, January 18, running through Thursday, March 7 in the Koch Building at the Aspen Institute.

*Topics and the dates they are presented are subject to change.

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