Maritime Issues International Workshop
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Dubai, UAE
An invitation-only workshop on maritime issues with experts from the project's focus regions, co-hosted by the Gulf Research Center in Dubai.
Launch of For A Safer Tomorrow Protecting Civilians in a Multipolar World
Monday, September 29, 2008
Senior Associate Victoria Holt will speak at the release of Oxfam International's report, For A Safer Tomorrow Protecting Civilians in a Multipolar World
Cooperation or Conflict? Water Resource Challenges in Bangladesh and South Asia
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
The Stimson Center
Featuring Ambassador Waliur Rahman, Director of the Bangladesh Institute of Law and International Affairs
Preventing Nuclear Terrorism
Monday, September 22, 2008
US Capitol Room HC-7
Mr. Matthew Rojansky, executive director of The Partnership for a Secure America and Mr. Brian Finlay, Senior Associate with the Cooperative Nonproliferation Program at the Henry L. Stimson Center, will join us for an evaluation of the report, "WMD Report Card; Evaluating US Policies to Prevent Nuclear, CHemical and Biological Terrorism since 2005.
Russian Ambitions vs. Russian Reality
Friday, September 19, 2008
When: Friday, September 19 10AM
Where: Cannon House Office Building, Room 122
Dr. Eugene Rumer, senior fellow, Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University, will join us for an in-depth discussion of Russia's assertive return to the international arena.
Controlling Epidemics: Use of Isolation Measures
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
1111 19th St NW, 12th Floor
Stimson's Global Health Security Program and the AAAS Center for Science, Technology and Security Policy convene a panel discussion on use of isolation measures in controlling epidemics
Climate Change and Water International Workshop
Friday, September 5, 2008
Delhi, India
An invitation-only workshop on the impact of climate change on river systems with experts from the project's focus regions, co-hosted by The Energy and Resources Institute in Delhi (TERI).
Dynamic Growth, Stability and Social Change in China
Monday, July 28, 2008
Capitol Building HC-8
Charles Freeman, the Freeman Chair in China Studies at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), and former managing director of the China Alliance, and Jacques deLisle, the Stephen A. Cozen professor of law at the University of Pennsylvania, and director of the Asia Program at the Foreign Policy Research Institute, will join us for a discussion on the dynamic growth and change occurring within China.
Natural Resources International Workshop
Monday, July 28, 2008
Jakarta, Indonesia
An invitation-only workshop on water, forests, and extractive industries with experts from the project's focus regions, co-hosted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Jakarta (CSIS).
Transnational Trends: Middle Eastern and Asian Views Book Launch
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
The Stimson Center
Launch event for the Regional Voices: Transnational Challenges project's first major publication.
Senior Associate William Durch Testifies Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Dirksen 419
Senior Associate William Durch Testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on International Organizations.
Philippine Democracy and Islam
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
The Stimson Center
Featuring Ms. Amina Rasul-Bernardo, Lead Convener of the Philippine Council for Islam and Democracy.
United States and the Emerging Iraqi Reality
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Senate Russel, Room 188
Ellen Laipson, president and CEO of the Henry L Stimson Center and Ambassador Edward W. Gnehm, Jr. professor for Gulf and Arabian Peninsula Affairs,
at the Elliott School of International Affairs, will join us for a discussion on the emerging situation in Iraq.
Humanitarian Intervention and the Right to Protect
Monday, July 21, 2008
Senate Dirksen, Room G11
Joel Charny, vice president for policy, Refugees International and Roberta Cohen, senior adviser, Brookings-Bern Project on Internal Displacement, at the Brookings Institution, will join us for a discussion on the ethical, practical and political challenges presented by humanitarian emergencies in authoritarian states.
Deciphering Tehran: Iranian Politics, Factions and Competition
Friday, July 18, 2008
US Senate, Room SC-4
Dr. Anoush Ehteshami, professor of International Relations, Durham University in the United Kingdom, and Riccardo Redaelli, director of the Middle East Program at the Landau Network—Centro Volta, will join us for a discussion on isolation, engagement, and political factions and currents in Iran.
Cyber Security: The Path Forward
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
US Capitol, Room HC-7
Mr. Michael Aisenberg, counselor to the president of Information and Infrastructure Technologies (IIT) and former director of Government Relations and National Security program manager at VeriSign, will join us for a discussion on cyber security.
Military Reform and Innovation
Monday, July 14, 2008
US Capitol, Room S-115
Dr. Lawrence Korb, senior fellow at the Center for American Progress and a senior advisor to the Center for Defense Information, and Mr. Benjamin Friedman, research fellow in the Defense and Homeland Security Studies program at the CATO Institute, will join us for a discussion on military reform and innovation to face 21st century threats.
The Rise of Sovereign Wealth Funds
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Capitol Building SC-115
Edwin Truman, senior fellow at Peterson Institute for International Economics and former assistant secretary of the US Treasury for International Affairs, and Tom Karol, president and chief operating officer of the Sovereign Investment Council, will join us for a discussion on the national security implications of sovereign wealth funds.
Islam and Politics International Workshop
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Islamabad, Pakistan
An invitation-only workshop on Islam and politics with experts from the project's focus regions, co-hosted by the Institute of Policy Studies in Islamabad.
The Role of the U.S. Military in Foreign Assistance
Monday, June 30, 2008
Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2105
Dr. Reuben Brigety II, director of the Sustainable Security Program at the Center for American Progress and assistant professor of Government and Politics at George Mason University, and Major Shannon Beebe, senior Africa analyst, Office of United States Army Deputy Chief of Staff, Intelligence, will join us for a discussion on the role of the military in U.S. foreign assistance.
Iran and Iraq
Friday, June 20, 2008
Senate Capitol, Room S 120
Barbara Slavin, senior diplomatic reporter for USA Today will join us for a discussion on the relationship between Iran and Iraq.
Iranian Politics and Decision Making
Friday, June 13, 2008
Senate Capitol, Room S 115
Elliot Hen-Tov, Princeton University, will join us for a discussion on the dynamics inside Iran’s political leadership.
Human Rights and Counterterrorism
Monday, June 9, 2008
US Capitol Building, Room HC-7
Dr. Martin Scheinin, special rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights while Countering Terrorism at the United Nations will join us for a discussion on human rights and counterterrorism.
Oil and US Security
Friday, June 6, 2008
US Capitol Building, Room SC- 4
Dr. Clifford Singer, professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will join us for a discussion on energy and security.
Demographic and Economic Trends in Iran
Friday, May 23, 2008
Cannon House Office Building, Room 122
Dr. Djavad Salehi-Ishfahani, professor of economics at Virginia Tech and visiting fellow at the Brookings Institution, and Dr. Richard Cincotta, consulting demographer to the Long Range Analysis Unit at the National Intelligence Council, will join us for a discussion on the demographic and economic trends in Iran.
Discussion with Dr. Salim Ahmed Salim, African Union Special Envoy for Darfur
Thursday, May 22, 2008
During this senior-level discussion, Dr. Salim shared insights from his efforts to resolve the Darfur conflict and his years of experience in international diplomacy.
Manufacturing Possibility Report Release
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
The Henry L. Stimson Center Conference Room
The Cooperative Nonproliferation Program at the Stimson Center hosted its release of Manufacturing Possibility: Leveraging Resources to Meet Global Challenges, Promote Economic Development, and Prevent Proliferation. We were joined by Stanley Roth, Vice President of Asia for the Boeing Company, David Trudil, Executive Vice President of New Horizons Diagnostic Corporation, Randi Levinas, Vice President of Policy and Programs at the US-Russia Business Council, and Anne Phillips from the Global Security Engagement and Cooperation Office at the Department of Energy.
Bad Days in Basra
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
The Henry L. Stimson Center
BAD DAYS IN BASRA: My Turbulent Time as Britain’s Man in Southern Iraq, by Hillary Synnott
Life inside North Korea
Monday, May 19, 2008
Russell Senate Office Building, Room 188
Nancy Lindborg, President of Mercy Corps and co-chair of the InterAction North Korea Working Group, and Dr. Robert E. Springs, Jr., President and CEO of Global Resource Services, will join us for a discussion on the internal struggles of North Korea and its people.
Emerging Leaders in China and Taiwan
Friday, May 16, 2008
Longworth House Office Building, Room 1116
Dr. Cheng Li, senior fellow at the John L. Thornton China Center of the Foreign Policy Studies program at Brookings Institution and the William R. Kenan Professor of Government at Hamilton College, and Dr. Shelly Rigger, the Brown Professor of East Asian Politics at Davidson College, will join us for a discussion on the emerging political leaders in China and Taiwan.
Maritime Issues Consultation
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
The Henry L. Stimson Center
In preparation for our upcoming meeting in Dubai we gathered a group of experts to discuss the following issues: economic ramifications of maritime activity, environmental trends and consequences, the key actors affected by maritime security, the interrelatedness of these three elements.
Climate Change and Water Consultation
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
The Henry L. Stimson Center
In preparation for our meeting in Delhi on global climate change, with a particular focus on transnational water resources, we gathered US-based experts to discuss how global climate change and related water issues are viewed from local, national, and regional perspectives within our regions of interest.
Natural Resources Consultation
Monday, May 5, 2008
The Henry L. Stimson Center
In preparation for our meeting in Jakarta on natural resources and the development-environment dilemma we gathered a group of US-based experts to examine the political economy of natural resources exploitation and the related transboundary and NTS impacts of three sectors: forestry, extractive industries, and water.
Iraqi Insurgency & the Sadrist Movement
Monday, April 28, 2008
Longworth House Office Building, Room 1116
Mr. Peter Harling, Damascus-based Project Director for the Middle East Program at the International Crisis Group, joined us for a discussion on the Iraqi insurgency and the Sadrist movement.
Fixing Failed States
Friday, April 25, 2008
Longworth House Office Building, Room 1116
Dr. Ashraf Ghani, chair of the Institute of State Effectiveness and former finance minister of post-Taliban Afghanistan, and Ms. Clare Lockhart, director of the Institute of State Effectiveness, joined us for a discussion of their recent book, Fixing Failed States: A Framework for Rebuilding a Fractured World.
Islam and Politics Consultation
Thursday, April 24, 2008
The Henry L. Stimson Center
In preparation for our meeting in Islamabad we gathered US-based experts to discuss the issue of Islam and Politics in particular, religious perspectives on the state, secular political perspectives on religion and state, Islamism and political parties, the role of Muslim identity in economic and social mobilization, the relationship of Islam and national identity and attitudes to violence.
Syria: From Isolation to Acceptance?
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
The Henry L. Stimson Center
On April 23, 2008, the Henry L. Stimson Center's Southwest Asia/Gulf project and the Stanley Foundation co-hosted an event titled Syria: From Isolation to Acceptance? Speakers included Andrew Tabler, editor of Syria Today and former Fellow at the Institute of Current World Affairs; Daniel Levy of the New America Foundation; and Emile El-Hokayem of the Stimson Center.
Iran and its Neighborhood: Syria and Lebanon
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
U.S. Capitol Building, Room HC-7
Emile El-Hokayem, research fellow from the Southwest Asia/Gulf program at The Henry L. Stimson Center, and Andrew Tabler, fellow from the Institute of Current World Affairs and editor-in-chief of Syria Today magazine, joined us for a discussion on Iran’s economic and political relationship with two key countries in the region.
Misha Glenny on Global Crime
Friday, April 18, 2008
The Henry L. Stimson Center
Mr. Misha Glenny will discuss his latest book, McMafia: A Journey Through the Global Criminal Underworld, which makes clear how organized crime feeds off the poverty of the developing world, how it exploits new technology in the forms of cybercrime and identity theft, and how both global crime and terror are fueled by an identical source: the triumphant material affluence of the West.
US Nuclear Weapons Policy and Posture
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 562
Richard Garwin, IBM Fellow Emeritus at the Thomas J. Watson Research Center, and Lisbeth Gronlund, senior scientist and co-director of the Global Security Program at the Union of Concerned Scientists, joined us for a discussion of US nuclear weapons policy and posture issues.
Iran and the West
Friday, April 11, 2008
U.S. Capitol Building, Room SC-4
Ambassador John W. Limbert (ret.), distinguished professor of international affairs at the U.S. Naval Academy, joined us for a discussion on the history and context of the relationship between Iran and the West.
The Political Crisis in Zimbabwe
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Senate Capitol Building, Room 120
Sydney Masamvu, a Pretoria-based analyst with the Southern Africa project for the International Crisis Group, joined us for a discussion on the political crisis in Zimbabwe and the fate of Robert Mugabe.
Geopolitics in the Andean Region
Monday, April 7, 2008
Russell Senate Office Building, Room 188
Mr. Michael Shifter, vice-president of Policy and Director of the Andean Program at Inter-American Dialogue, joined us for a discussion on geopolitics in the Andean region.
The Rise of Dubai
Friday, April 4, 2008
The Henry L. Stimson Center
On April 4, 2008 the Stimson Center hosted Yasar Jarrar, Executive Dean of the Dubai School of Government, for a discussion entitled The Rise of Dubai. Ellen Laipson, President and CEO of the Stimson Center, moderated a discussion following Mr. Jarrar’s presentation.
Security and Politics in Southeast Asia
Monday, March 31, 2008
U.S. Capitol Building, Senate-side Room SC-6
Mr. John Virgoe, Southeast Asia Project Director for the International Crisis Group, joined us for a discussion on the current security and political atmosphere in Southeast Asia.
Counterinsurgency and Changing Islamic Politics in Pakistan's Frontier
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Russell Senate Office Building, Room 188
Joshua T. White, a Research Fellow with the Council on Faith & International Affairs and former field researcher in Peshawar, joined us for a discussion on the ongoing insurgency in Pakistan's troubled Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP).
The Dynamics of Politics and Partnerships: The Annual Review of Global Peace Operations 2008
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Center for Strategic and International Studies, 1800 K St NW, Washington, DC
The Stimson Center co-hosted the launch of the third edition of the Annual Review of Global Peace Operations, 2008. This book is a comprehensive collection of statistical and analytical material on UN and non-UN peace operations published by the Center on International Cooperation at New York University.
The United States and Japan: Working Together on Global Challenges
Friday, March 14, 2008
The Henry L. Stimson Center
With generous support from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Japan, Stimson hosted a symposium entitled "The United States and Japan: Working Together on Global Challenges" on March 14, 2008.
The UN's Expanding Role in Iraq
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Conference Room
This panel discussion examined the current and prospective role of the United Nations in supporting stabilization and reconstruction in Iraq. This event was co-sponsored with the Council of Organizations of the United Nations Association.
Open Target: Where America is Vulnerable to Attack
Monday, March 10, 2008
Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2105
Clark Kent Ervin, director of the Homeland Security Initiative at the Aspen Institute, and former Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, joined us for a discussion on the current state of homeland security.
Satellite Shoot-down
Thursday, March 6, 2008
U.S. Capitol Building, Room SC-6
David Mosher, senior policy analyst in Missile Defense and Space Security at Rand Corporation, and Theresa Hitchens, director of the Space Security Project at the Center for Defense Information, joined us for a discussion on the U.S. mission to destroy the errant National Reconnaissance Satellite US-193.
Results of the Russian Presidential Elections
Monday, March 3, 2008
U.S. Capitol Building, Room HC-7
Dr. Angela Stent, professor of Government and Foreign Service and Director of the Center for Eurasian, Russian and East European Studies at the Georgetown School of Foreign Service joined us for a discussion on the results of the Russian presidential election.
Crisis in Kenya
Friday, February 29, 2008
Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2105
An International Crisis Group analyst based in Kenya joined us for a discussion on the rigging of the Presidential elections and the post-election violence in Kenya.
The Next 100 Project: UNSCR 1540 in the Caribbean
Friday, February 29, 2008
Hilton Santo Domingo
The Stimson Center, in collaboration with the Office of the Assistant Secretary General of the Organization of American States, the Stanley Foundation, and the Government of Canada, hosted an experts meeting on implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1540 in the Dominican Republic.
A New Paradigm for War
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Senate Dirksen Building, Room 628
General Sir Rupert Smith, former Deputy Supreme Commander Allied Powers Europe, and Dr. William Durch, Senior Associate, Henry L Stimson Center, joined us for a discussion on civil- military relations and the conduct of modern war.
The Rising Cost of Defense
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Senate Capitol Building, Room S115
Professor of Politics Daniel Wirls, at the University of California Santa Cruz, joined us for a discussion on escalating defense costs
Iraq: The Sadrists and the Surge
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Senate Capitol Building, Room S115
Joost Hilterman, deputy program director for Middle East/North Africa for the International Crisis Group, joined us for a discussion on the war in Iraq and the political situation on the ground in the wake of the surge.
The Serbian Presidential Election
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Senate Capitol Building, Room SC-6
Dr. James Lyon, Belgrade-based Senior Balkans Advisor for the International Crisis Group, joined us for a discussion on the implications of the Serbian presidential elections.
Navigating Law of the Sea
Monday, February 4, 2008
Cannon House Office Building, Room 121
Captain Patrick J. Neher, director of International and Operational Law for the Office of the Judge Advocate General (JAG) of the U.S. Navy, joined us for a discussion of the UN Convention on Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
Central Asian Energy Reserves
Friday, February 1, 2008
Cannon House Office Building, Room 122
Martha Brill Olcott, senior associate with the Russian & Eurasian Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, joined us for a discussion about energy reserves in Central Asia.
US Military Relations with Pakistan
Friday, January 25, 2008
Longworth House Office Building, Room 1116
Colonel David Smith, US Army (ret), former US Defense Attaché in Islamabad, joined us for a discussion on the Pakistani Army and the ongoing insurgency in Pakistan.
The UN Mission in Darfur
Monday, January 14, 2008
Senate Dirksen, Room G11
David Mozersky, Horn of Africa director for International Crisis Group, and Laura Sitea, political affairs officer, Office of Operations, United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO), joined us for a discussion of the joint UN-African Union peacekeeping mission in Darfur.
The Nuclear Posture Review
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Senate Russell, Room 385
Dr. Janne Nolan, professor of International Affairs at the University of Pittsburgh, and Dr. Jeffrey Lewis, New America Foundation, will join us for a discussion on the Nuclear Posture Review.
The Outlook for Pakistan’s Elections
Monday, December 17, 2007
Senate Dirksen, Room G 11
Samina Ahmed, International Crisis Group’s South Asia Director based in Islamabad, will join us for a discussion on the political outlook in Pakistan.
The Saffron Revolution Revisited
Friday, December 14, 2007
House Cannon, Room 121
Professor David Steinberg, author of Turmoil in Burma: Contested Legitimacies in Myanmar, and senior Distinguished Professor and Director of Asian Studies at Georgetown University, will join us for a discussion on the current state of affairs in Burma.
Deciphering Iran and the National Intelligence Estimate
Thursday, December 13, 2007
Senate Capitol, Room SC 6
Dr. David Kay, senior fellow at the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies, former head of the Iraq Survey Group, and former IAEA chief nuclear weapons inspector, and Sharon Squassoni, senior associate in the Nonproliferation Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, will join us for a discussion on Iran and the recent National Intelligence Estimate.
Towards a More Secure and Stable Lebanon: Prospects for Security Sector Reform
Thursday, December 13, 2007
The Henry L. Stimson Center
Lebanon is going through a critical period of its history. The security vacuum left by the withdrawal of the Syrian forces in 2005, the campaign of political violence and assassinations of leading public figures, the continued presence of armed militias operating from Lebanon outside the authority of the state and supported by external actors, and the recent war between Lebanon and Israel emphasize the necessity and importance of rebuilding Lebanon’s security sector to address challenges that could fatally threaten stability in Lebanon and its neighborhood.
Ungoverned Territories: Understanding and Reducing Risks of Terrorism
Friday, December 7, 2007
Senate Capitol, Room S120
Dr. Angel M. Rabasa, Senior Policy Analyst at the RAND Corporation, will join us for a discussion of ungoverned spaces—failed or failing states, and what risks they pose for international peace and U.S. national security.
Reducing the Psychological Price of War
Thursday, December 6, 2007
Senate Dirksen, Room G11
Dr. Jonathan Shay, Congressional Research Service and author of “Odysseus in America: Combat Trauma and the Trials of Homecoming” will join us for a discussion on preventing psychological and moral injury in military service.
The Future Status of Kosovo
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
Senate Capitol, Room SC 6
Soren Jessen-Petersen, Guest Scholar at the U.S. Institute of Peace and former special representative of the UN Secretary General and head of the UN Mission in Kosovo, will join us for a discussion on the future status of the UN-administered province of Kosovo.
U.S. Military Operations and the Evolution of War
Monday, December 3, 2007
Senate Capitol, Room SC 6
Colonel Thomas X. Hammes (USMC ret.), author of The Sling and the Stone: On War in the 21st Century and frequent commentator on counterinsurgency operations, will join us for a discussion on the evolution of warfare and what the U.S. can do to overcome new and developing military challenges.
An Oil-Free Foreign Policy?
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Senate Dirksen, Room G11
David Sandalow, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and author of Freedom from Oil: How the Next President of the United States Can End the United States’ Oil Addiction, and Vijay Vaitheeswaran, correspondent for The Economist and author of ZOOM: The Global Race to Fuel the Car of the Future, will join us for a discussion on US energy consumption and US dependence on imported oil.
Tracking the Trade in Illicit Nuclear Weapons
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Senate Capitol, Room S120
David Albright, president of the Institute for Science and International Security, physicist, and former UN weapons inspector, will join us for a discussion on the illicit trade in nuclear weapons.
Private Military Contractors and U.S. Policy
Monday, November 19, 2007
Senate Dirksen, Room G 11
Dr. Peter Singer, director of the 21st Century Defense Initiative at the Brookings Institution and author of Corporate Warriors, will join us for a discussion on the current state of affairs and future policy options for the U.S. regarding private military contractors.
Back from the Brink: Evaluating Progress in Colombia
Friday, November 16, 2007
Senate Dirksen, Room G 11
Dr. Peter DeShazo, director of the CSIS Americas Program, and former deputy assistant secretary of state for Western Hemisphere Affairs, will join us for a discussion on Colombia’s record in reversing instability and economic distress.
The U.S. - Saudi Relationship: Looking Ahead
Thursday, November 15, 2007
Senate Captiol, Room S 211
Ambassador Walter Cutler, former US ambassador to Saudi Arabia and former president of Meridian International Center, and Allen Keiswetter, adjunct scholar at the Middle East Institute and former deputy assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern Affairs, will join us to discuss the current state and prospects for US-Saudi relations. What reforms may be necessary to ensure the future stability of this strategic relationship?
Revisiting China's Anti-Satellite Test
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Senate Dirksen, Room G 11
Dr. Gregory Kulacki, senior analyst, Union of Concerned Scientists, will join us to discuss the decisions that led to China's January 2007 test of an anti-satellite weapon (ASAT) against one of its own satellites.
The J Curve: Regime Transitions and U.S. Foreign Policy
Friday, November 9, 2007
Senate Russell, Room 188
Dr. Ian Bremmer, president of the Eurasia Group, will join us for a discussion of the J curve, a model for describing how countries transition from stable, closed autocracies to equally stable, open democracies.
The State of Emergency in Pakistan
Thursday, November 8, 2007
Senate Capitol, Room SC 4
Ambassador Teresita Schaffer, director of the South Asia Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and former deputy assistant secretary of state for South Asia, will join us for a discussion on the current state of emergency in Pakistan.
Meeting the Intelligence Workforce Gap
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
Senate Capitol, Room SC 4
Mr. Tom Fox, director of the Annenberg Leadership Institute at the Partnership for Public Service, and Dr. Ronald Sanders, chief human capital officer at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, will join us for a discussion of the state of the intelligence workforce.
Managing International Bio-Risk
Friday, October 26, 2007
Senate Capitol, Room SC 6
Dr. Julie Fischer, director of the Global Health Security Program at the Henry L. Stimson Center, will join us for a discussion on the risks and regulation of the rapidly expanding global biodefense enterprise.
Protecting Civilians from Mass Atrocities: Strategies, Safe Areas, and Lessons from the Field
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Conference Room, Henry L. Stimson Center
This roundtable explored specific missions and strategies aimed at protecting civilians from physical harm, including lessons from “humanitarian interventions” in the 1990s; the use of “safe areas” such as in Northern Iraq and the Balkans; and recent experiences in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where the UN mission (MONUC) has developed unique and innovative strategies to prevent and respond to widespread attacks against civilians.
Merchant of Death
Friday, October 19, 2007
Capitol Building, Room SC-6
Douglas Farah, former West African bureau chief of the Washington Post, and Stephen Braun, Pulitzer-prize winning national correspondent for the Los Angeles Times, will join us for a discussion about Victor Bout, the focus of their new book Merchant of Death: Money, Guns, Planes and the Man Who Makes War Possible.
Intelligence Reform
Friday, September 28, 2007
Senate Dirksen, 406
Dr. Amy Zegart, Associate Professor at the UCLA School of Public Affairs, will join us for a discussion on the work of intelligence agencies after the Cold War.
Iraq: After the Surge
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Senate Capitol, Room SC 4
Shawn Brimley, Fellow at the Center for a New American Security, and Colin Kahl, Assistant Professor at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service will join us for a discussion of their report Phased Transition: A Responsible Way Forward and Out of Iraq.
Senior Associate William Durch Addresses the International Association of Peacekeeping Training Centers
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Folke Bernadotte Academy, Stockholm, Sweden
Stimson Senior Associate and Future of Peace Operations Program co-director William Durch gave the keynote address at the Annual Meeting of the International Association of Peacekeeping Training Centers on September 25, 2007, hosted by the Folke Bernadotte Academy in Stockholm, Sweden.
The Future of US Japan Relations
Friday, September 21, 2007
Senate Captiol, Room S-115
Yuki Tatsumi, Research Fellow in the East Asia Program at the Henry L. Stimson Center, and Dr. Mark Manyin, Congressional Research Service, will join us for a discussion on Japanese politics and the outlook for US Japan relations
UN Sanctions and Africa
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Senate Russell, Room 188
Alex Vines, head of the Africa Program at Chatham House, London, will join us for a discussion on the use of sanctions in Africa.
US Russia Relations
Monday, September 17, 2007
Senate Capitol, Room SC 6
Dr. Andrei Kortunov, President of the New Eurasia Foundation, will join us for a discussion on U.S.-Russia relations.
Iraq, Reconciliation and the Wider Middle East
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Senate Capitol, Room SC 6
Ambassador Mokhtar Lamani, formerly the Baghdad-based Arab League’s Special Permanent Representative for Iraq, will join us for a discussion of the impact of the Iraqcrisis on the Middle East.
The Financial War on Terror
Monday, September 10, 2007
Senate Capitol, Room S120
Dr. Ibrahim Warde, Fletcher School, Tufts University, will join us to discuss the US government’s efforts to tackle terrorist finances.
Military Education, Training and Current Conflicts
Thursday, September 6, 2007
Senate Capitol, Room S120
Andrew Exum, Fellow at the Washington Institute, and Colonel Allen Irish, US Army Reserve, will join us for a discussion on training and educating officers for current and future conflicts.
Facing Post-Transition Challenges in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Thursday, August 9, 2007
Stimson Center Conference Room
The Future of Peace Operations Program hosts a roundtable on the challenges facing the DRC one year after landmark elections.
Afghanistan: An NGO View from the Ground
Friday, August 3, 2007
Senate Russel, Room 188
Ciaran Donnelly, Country Director for the International Rescue Committee based in Kabul, will join us for a discussion of humanitarian operations in Afghanistan.
Pew Research Center: Attitudes and Values of Muslim Americans
Friday, July 27, 2007
Senate Dirksen, Room 406
Luis Lugo, Director, Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life, Scott Keeter, Director of Survey Research, Pew Research Center, and Farid Senzai, Project Adviser, Director of Research, Institute for Social Policy and Understanding, will discuss results and implications from the first-ever, nationwide, random sample survey of Muslim Americans conducted by the Pew Research Center.
The Reliable Replacement Warhead Program and the Future of the US Nuclear Arsenal
Monday, July 23, 2007
Senate Russel, Room 188
Dr. Robert Nelson, Senior Scientist, Union of Concerned Scientists, Global Security Program, will join us to discuss the Department of Energy's plans to design and build a new family of nuclear warheads under the Reliable Replacement Warhead (RRW) program.
Iraq, Refugees and Regional Stability
Friday, July 20, 2007
Senate Capitol, Room S-120
Dana Graber Ladek, from the International Organization on Migration, and Kristele Younes, from Refugees International, will discuss the refugee crisis unfolding in Iraq and neighboring countries.
Pakistan's Tribal Areas and Islamic Extremism
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
Senate Capitol, Room SC 6
Samina Ahmed, South Asia Project Director, International Crisis Group, will join us for a discussion on the struggle between Islamic extremism, democratic forces, and the Musharraf regime.
London Bombings
Friday, July 13, 2007
Senate Capitol, Room S 115
Dr. Bruce Hoffman, Georgetown University, will join us to discuss the recent terrorist attacks in Britain.
Greater than the Sum of Its Parts?
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Event for the Launch of Greater than the Sum of Its Parts? Assessing "Whole of Government" Approaches to Fragile States.
The Next 100 Project: Addressing the Nexus of Security and Development
Thursday, June 28, 2007
Hotel Silken Berlaymont, Brussels
In June 2007, the Cooperative Nonproliferation Program held a workshop in Brussels on facilitating implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540.
Okinawa in the US-Japan Alliance in the 21st Century
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
The Henry L. Stimson Center
The Stimson Center, in partnership with the Okinawa Peace Assistance Center, hosted a group of Asian security policy experts in a day-long conference on the role Okinawa in the US-Japan security alliance. Keynote address by Dr. Kurt M. Campbell, Co-founder and CEO of Center for New American Security.
A Decade of One Country, Two Systems: Current and Future Developments in Hong Kong
Monday, June 25, 2007
Senate Capitol, Room SC 6
Bates Gill, CSIS Freeman Chair in China Studies, Derek Mitchell, CSIS Senior Fellow, James Tang, Distinguished Professor, Hong Kong University will join us for a discussion of China and the future of Hong Kong.
Roundtable on Iraq
Friday, June 22, 2007
The Henry L. Stimson Center
With Ellen Laipson and Professor Paolo Cotta-Ramusino
China's Quest for Oil
Friday, June 8, 2007
Senate Capitol, Room SC 4
Erica Downs, China Energy Fellow at the Brookings Institution and Jill Shankelman, from the World Bank, will join us for a discussion of China's rising search for energy.
Charm Offensive: How China's Soft Power is Transforming the World
Thursday, June 7, 2007
Cannon Office Building Room 121
Joshua Kurlantzick, visiting scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, will join us to discuss China's soft power as a tool to grow its global influence.
The Coalition for Security and Competitiveness
Wednesday, June 6, 2007
Stimson Center Conference Room A
The Henry L. Stimson Center's Cooperative Nonproliferation Program hosted a briefing on export control reform by the Coalition for Security and Competitiveness.
Deciphering Iran
Friday, June 1, 2007
Senate Capitol, Room SC 4
Dr. Ray Takeyh, a senior fellow at Council on Foreign Relations, will join us to discuss regime dynamics and political developments in Iran.
Mekong River System at Risk: Hydropower and the Development versus Environment Debate
Thursday, May 24, 2007
Henry L. Stimson Center
Richard Cronin discussed the conflict between development and the environment arising out of the rush to exploit the huge hydroelectric power potential of the Mekong River and its tributaries. The presentation drew upon the findings from his recent three-week research visit to Southeast Asia. The trip included meetings at the Asian Development Bank’s headquarters in Manila; the ADB Environmental Operations Center in Bangkok; the Mekong River Commission in Vientiane, Laos, and at Yunnan University in Kunming—the capital of China’s Yunnan Province.
Syria: Dilemmas of Engagement
Monday, May 21, 2007
Senate Capitol, Room SC 115
Mona Yacoubian, Special Adviser on the Muslim World Initiative at the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP), and Murhaf Jouejati, a Syrian-born Professor of Middle East Studies at the National Defense University’s (NDU) Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies, will join us for a discussion on the complexities of U.S. engagement with Syria, both positive and negative.
Nonproliferation Landscape: An EU Perspective
Thursday, May 17, 2007
House Capitol, Room HC 7
German Ambassador Friedrich Gröning, Commissioner of the Federal Government for Disarmament and Arms Control, will join us for a broad discussion of nonproliferation and how it is perceived by the European Union Presidency.
Radicalization of European Jihadi Networks
Monday, May 14, 2007
Senate Capitol, Room S-120
Dr. Marc Sageman will join us for a discussion about the evolution of Al Qaeda, and the causes of the radicalization of European Jihadi networks.
Climate Change, Conflict, and Foreign Assistance
Friday, May 11, 2007
Senate Capitol, Room SC 4
Dr. Edward Miguel, Associate Professor of Economics at the University of California, Berkeley, will join us for a discussion on climate change and conflict.
Nigeria's Elections and Its Implications for U.S. Foreign Policy
Thursday, May 10, 2007
House Capitol, Room HC 8
Dr. Robert A. Pastor, Director, Center for Democracy and Election Management at American University, will join us for a discussion on the outcome and the implications of the 2007 Nigerian Elections.
Nuclear Black Markets: Pakistan, A.Q. Khan and the Rise of Proliferation Networks
Tuesday, May 8, 2007
Senate Capitol, Room SC 4
Mark Fitzpatrick, Senior Fellow at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, will join us for a discussion on Pakistan's nuclear program, the A.Q. Khan network, and the illicit trade in fissile materials.
Follow the Money: A Balanced National Security Toolbox?
Monday, May 7, 2007
Senate Capitol, Room SC 115
Gordon Adams, Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson Center, will join us for a discussion on rebalancing the national security tool box.
The Crisis In Zimbabwe
Friday, May 4, 2007
Senate Russel, Room 188
Ambassador Anderbrhan Giorgis, Africa Director for the International Crisis Group, discusses political developments in Zimbabwe.
Reliable Replacement Warhead and the Future U.S. Nuclear Weapons Complex
Friday, April 20, 2007
Senate Capitol, Room SC 4
John Harvey, Director, Policy Planning Staff of the National Nuclear Security Administration, discusses plans for the future of the U.S. nuclear weapons program.
Nuclear Rollback
Monday, April 16, 2007
U.S. Capitol, Room HC-7
Rebecca Hersman, Senior Research Fellow at the National Defense University, presents an overview of conclusions stemming from the WMD Center's Nuclear Rollback Study.
The Latest Trends & Challenges: The Annual Review of Global Peace Operations 2007
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
The Stimson Center hosted a launch of the Annual Review of Global Peace Operations, 2007, a publication of New York University's Center on International Cooperation.
The Rise of Modern India
Monday, April 2, 2007
Senate Dirksen, Room 406
Edward Luce, of the Financial Times and author of “In Spite of Gods: The Strange Rise of Modern India”, discusses the economic and social challenges facing the subcontinent.
A Look from the Inside and Dismantling Iraq's Militias
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
The Henry L. Stimson Center
Two presentations made by analysts from the Baghdad Institute for Public Policy Research
China's Military Modernization
Friday, March 23, 2007
Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 562
Dr. David M. Finkelstein, Director of the China Studies Center at the Center for Naval Analysis Corporation, provides an overview of Chinese military modernization.
China's Emerging Role in the Middle East
Friday, March 23, 2007
House Capitol Room, HC-8
Dr. Jon Alterman, Director of the Center for Strategic and International Studies Middle East Program, discusses China's emerging role in the Middle East.
North Korea: Nuclear Agreement and Beyond
Thursday, March 22, 2007
House Longworth, Room 1116
Selig Harrison, Asia Program Director at Center for International Policy, discusses the recent North Korean nuclear agreement.
The Challenges of Inter-Agency Cooperation
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
House Capitol Room, HC-8
Larry Wilkerson, U.S. Army Colonel (retired) and former Chief of Staff of the State Department, leads part two of the SNC series on National Security Reform where he discusses his experiences in conducting inter-agency operations within the national security framework.
Turkey and the West
Monday, March 19, 2007
Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 430
Ambassador Mark Parris, former US Ambassador to Ankara and current Brookings visiting fellow, discusses Turkey’s relations with the West.
Plan B 2.0: Rescuing a Planet Under Stress and a Civilization in Trouble
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
Senate Dirksen, Room G11
Lester Brown, president and founder of the Earth Policy Institute, discusses how consumer consumption affects the global economy and the potentially catastrophic environmental trends that could result from unlimited consumption.
Talk by Sheikha Lubna Al Qassimi
Monday, March 12, 2007
Talk by Sheikha Lubna Al Qassimi at the Stimson Center.
Organizing for Nation Building
Thursday, March 1, 2007
Senate Capitol, Room S-211
Ambassador James Dobbins, Director of the International Security and Defense Policy Center at RAND, discusses how the United States can best structure its efforts to stabilize and reconstruct post-war societies.
The Revival of the Taliban
Friday, February 23, 2007
Senate Capitol, Room SC 4
Steve Coll, staff writer for The New Yorker and author of the book Ghost Wars : The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan and Bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001, discusses the revival of the Taliban in Afghanistan.
Twenty-First-Century Peace Operations
Friday, February 23, 2007
United States Institute of Peace
Twenty-First-Century Peace Operations, edited by William J. Durch, book launch at United States Institute of Peace, co-sponsored by the Henry L. Stimson Center.
United Nations-African Union Coordination on Peace and Security in Africa
Friday, February 23, 2007
Mission of Canada to the United Nations
The Stimson Center and Center on International Cooperation at NYU co-sponsored a workshop on UN-AU coordination.
Halting Widespread and Systematic Attacks on Civilians: Military Strategies and Operational Concepts
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
A high-level workshop in Accra, Ghana, hosted by the Stimson Center and the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Center to address options for protecting civilians at risk of violence and operationalizing the Responsibility to Protect.
Lessons from the First 50 Years of Space
Friday, February 9, 2007
Security for a New Century
Clay Moltz, Deputy Director, Center for Nonproliferation Studies, and David Wright, Co-Director and Senior Scientist for the Global Security program, Union of Concerned Scientists, discuss space weapons and the recent Chinese test.
International Nuclear Forensics Regime
Friday, February 2, 2007
Security for a New Century
Daniel H. Chivers and Jonathan S. Snider from the University of California discuss options for accelerated national and international efforts to develop nuclear forensic capabilities to attribute interdicted and post-detonation nuclear material samples to their source.
The Future of US Nonproliferation Programs in the 110th Congress
Thursday, February 1, 2007
The Henry L. Stimson Center Conference Room
The Cooperative Nonproliferation Program released two new publications that detail politically feasible ways the US Government can improve its threat reduction and nonproliferation programs.
The Future of Bosnia and The Balkans
Monday, January 29, 2007
Security for a New Century
Dr. Christian Schwarz-Schilling, High Representative and European Union Special Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina, joined us for a discussion about the future of Bosnia and the region.
When War and Children Collide: How to Protect Children from Conflict
Friday, January 26, 2007
Zlata Filipovic, author of “Zlata's Diary” (1994), which recounts her teenage years in wartime Sarajevo, and Ambassador (ret.) Donald Steinberg, Vice President, International Crisis Group, joined us for a discussion on the impact of violence on children.
The End of the War as We Know It?
Thursday, January 25, 2007
Senate Dirksen, Room 406
General Sir Rupert Smith discusses whether we are facing a new age of warfare.
Iraq: Beyond the Surge
Thursday, January 25, 2007
Senate Capitol, Room SC 4
Anthony Cordesman, Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy, Center for Strategic and International Studies, and Paul Hughes, Senior Program Officer, US Institute of Peace, discuss the current security situation in Iraq.
Does a Demographic Transition Promote a Democratic Transition?
Thursday, January 25, 2007
The Henry L. Stimson Center
Richard Cincotta's presentation on demographics and democratic reform
Chinese Activities in Africa: Implications for US National Security
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
Cannon House Office Building, Room 121
Bates Gill and Jennifer Cooke of the Center for Strategic and International Studies, discuss the implications of China's activities in Africa.
Consequences of Nuclear Terrorism in Pakistan
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
Stimson Conference Center
Visiting Fellow Abdul Mannan presented his research on securing civilian nuclear materials during transport inside Pakistan.
The Next 100 Project: Building a Global Toolkit to Support 1540 Implementation
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
United Nations Headquarters, New York City
The Cooperative Nonproliferation Program convened representatives from over fifty countries at UN Headquarters in New York to discuss ways to enhance the implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540.
cms test
Monday, January 1, 2007
Military Power & Diplomacy
Thursday, December 21, 2006
House Capitol, Room HC 5
A discussion on the role of the US military as a strategic element of national power and international diplomacy lead by General (ret.) Anthony Zinni, former Commander of the US Central Command, and Admiral (ret.) Dennis Blair, former Commander of the US Pacific Command.
The Dragon’s Shadow: The Rise of China and Japan’s New Nationalism
Tuesday, December 19, 2006
The Henry L. Stimson Center
Benjamin Self and Richard Cronin present upon the launch of a new Stimson Center publication on the Sino-Japanese standoff.
African Priorities, US Interests: A Discussion of Current Approaches to Peace and Security in Africa
Friday, December 15, 2006
Hosted by FOPO co-director Victoria Holt and moderated by Clifford Bernath, Senior Fellow at the National Defense University’s Africa Center for Strategic Studies, the event featured four distinguished African defense attachés from the embassies of Ghana, Nigeria, Uganda, and Rwanda.
U.S. National Security Policy in the Asia-Pacific Region
Friday, December 15, 2006
House Capitol, Room HC 8
Kurt M. Campbell, senior vice president, Henry A. Kissinger Chair in National Security, and director of the International Security Program at CSIS, discuss policy options to address U.S. national security challenges in the Asia-Pacific region.
Israel's Security Environmnent Post-Lebanon War
Friday, December 15, 2006
The Henry L. Stimson Center
With Yossi Alpher, Co-editor, Bitterlemons and Bitterlemons International
The Bioweapons Threat and Policy Options: A Survey of Senior U.S. Policy Makers
Tuesday, December 12, 2006
House Capitol, Room HC 6
Dr. Amy Smithson, Senior Fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, discusses the threat of biological weapons and the policy options to address them.
US Foreign Assistance and America's Image Abroad
Thursday, December 7, 2006
Senate Dirksen, Room 406
Dr. Lael Brainard, Vice President, The Brookings Institution, and Director of the Global Economy and Development Program, joined Ken Ballen, President of Terror Free Tomorrow, for a discussion on resolving international security challenges and advancing US national interest through effective foreign aid.
A Nuclear Fuel Bank: Risk and Response in the Nuclear Fuel Cycle
Wednesday, December 6, 2006
Senate Capitol, Room SC 4
Lawrence Scheinman, Distinguished Professor of the Monterey Institute Center for Non Proliferation Studies, and Laura Holgate, Vice President for Russia/New Independent States Programs, Nuclear Threat Initiative, discuss the concept of a nuclear fuel bank to assure the international supply of nuclear fuel.
Energy and Russia's Foreign Policy
Monday, December 4, 2006
Senate Russell, RM 328A
Dr. Anatol Lieven, Senior Research Fellow, New America Foundation, discusses Russian foreign policy, energy supplies and Russia's relations with its neighbors.
NSPD 44 and Directive 3000.05: Military Support for Stabilization and Reconstruction Operations
Friday, November 17, 2006
Senate Dirksen, Room 628
Ambassador John Herbst, Coordinator, Office of Reconstruction and Stabilization, and Dr. Jeb Nadaner, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Stability Operations, discuss military support for stability operations and the implementation of National Security Presidential Directive 44.
Disintegrating Iraq: Implications for Saudi National Security
Thursday, November 16, 2006
Senate Capitol, Room SC 6
Nawaf Obaid, Managing Director of the Saudi National Security Assessment Project, discusses the war in Iraq, regional politics and the impact on Saudi Arabia.
Japan's Defense Against Ballistic Weapons: Is Enemy Attack Capability Necessary?
Thursday, November 16, 2006
Stimson Center
Col. Kota Tanaka presented his research concerning the feasibility of enemy strike capability for Japan, given recent security concerns, in a discussion on November 16, 2006.
The Next One Hundred Project Launch
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
Stimson Center Conference Room
The Cooperative Nonproliferation program launched its Next One Hundred Project on implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540.
New Stimson Publication Launch--The Responsibility to Protect Civilians in Conflict
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
The Future of Peace Operations program hosted a book launch for The Impossible Mandate?, by Victoria K. Holt and Tobias C. Berkman. The event featured a panel discussion, moderated by Anne C. Richard of the International Rescue Committee, and was followed by a reception.
Track-Two Diplomacy and the Middle East
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
Senate Dirksen, Room 430
Dr. Steven Spiegel from the University of California discusses the most recent meetings of the Conference on Regional Security in the Middle East which took place in Athens.
Conducting Policy-Revelant Social Science Research in Iraq
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
Beirut, Lebanon
Workshop
Roundtable discussion on Saudi views of Iraq and Iran
Tuesday, November 7, 2006
The Henry L. Stimson Center
with Nawaf Obaid, managing director of the Saudi National Security Assessment Projec
The Elections in Congo
Monday, October 30, 2006
Senate Dirksen, Room 628
Caty Clément, Central Africa Project Director, International Crisis Group, discusses the results of Sunday's election in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The Responsibility to Protect in Africa
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
Accra, Ghana
In October 2006, the Future of Peace Operations program participated in a workshop analyzing the growing norm of a "responsibility to protect" civilian populations from mass killing, genocide and ethnic cleansing. The event was held at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Center in Accra, Ghana.
Counterinsurgency and Information Operations
Friday, October 20, 2006
Senate Dirksen Building, Room 430
Ed O'Connell, Senior Analyst, RAND Corporation, discusses counterinsurgency and information operations.
US Policy Toward Korean Peninsula (invitation-only)
Friday, October 20, 2006
Stimson Center Conference Room
Don Oberdorfer (Director, US-Korea Institute at SAIS) will discuss the issues salient to US policy toward the Korean Peninsula.
Roundtable discussion on Iraq and Arab diplomacy
Friday, October 13, 2006
The Henry L. Stimson Center
with Ambassador Mokhtar Lamani, Arab League Representative in Iraq
Inside Afghanistan
Wednesday, October 11, 2006
Sarah Chayes, Former Correspondent with National Public Radio, discusses the current political and security challenges in Afghanistan.
Iraq and America: Addressing the Challenges
Tuesday, October 10, 2006
Capitol Hill
featuring Gordon Adams, Avis Bohlen, Kenneth Katzman, Laith Kubba, Dov Zakheim, and Ellen Laipson
Cuba- After Castro?
Friday, September 29, 2006
Dr. Julia Sweig, Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations, discusses the current situation in Cuba and the prospects for the country post Castro.
Maritime Dimensions of the Asia-Pacific Security (invitation-only)
Monday, September 25, 2006
Stimson Center Conference Room
Gary Roughead (Commander, US Pacific Fleet) shared the efforts by the US Navy to maintain the stability in the Asia-Pacific region.
Russian Views on Space Security
Wednesday, September 20, 2006
Stimson Conference Center
Alexei Arbatov and Gen. Vladimir Dvorkin of the Carnegie Moscow Center gave a presentation and answered questions on the current state of Russian civilian and military space programs.
Prospects for Peace: UN Peacekeeping Missions in the Middle East and Sudan
Tuesday, September 19, 2006
Jane Holl Lute, Assistant Secretary General of the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations, discusses the challenges of peacekeeping in Lebanon and Darfur.
Beyond Nuclear Deterrence: Transforming the U.S.-Russian Equation
Tuesday, September 19, 2006
Alexei Arbatov, Carnegie Moscow Center and Major General Vladimir Dvorkin discuss U.S. Russian relations and nuclear deterrence.
Iraq and America: Addressing the Challenges
Tuesday, September 19, 2006
Center for National Policy
featuring Senator Jack Reed, Representative Chris Van Hollen, former Iraqi speaker Hajim al-Hasani, Peter Galbraith, Paul Pillar, Robin Raphel and Ellen Laipson
From Rocks to Juice: An Overview of Nuclear Power
Monday, September 18, 2006
Benn Tannenbaum of the American Association for the Advancement of Science discusses civilian nuclear power.
Hezbollah After the War in Lebanon
Friday, September 15, 2006
Ammar Abdulhamid, Visiting Scholar, Brookings Institution and Emile El Hokayem, Fellow, Henry L. Stimson Center,discuss Lebanon, Hezbollah and its two regional allies, Syria and Iran.
China and Japan National Security: A Japanese Perspective
Friday, September 15, 2006
Dr. Yasuhiro Matsuda, Joji Konoshima Distinguished Scholar at the U.S.-Asia Institute, discusses the rise of China as perceived through a Japanese lens.
Dealing with Iran's Nuclear Aspirations
Monday, September 11, 2006
House Capitol, Room HC 6
George Perkovich, Vice President for Global Security and Economic Development and Director of the Nonproliferation program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and Karim Sadjadpour, Iran Analyst for the International Crisis Group discusses Iran's nuclear calculus and U.S. policy options.
Understanding the GCC Perceptions of Iran's Nuclear Program
Friday, September 8, 2006
The Henry L. Stimson Center
featuring Afshin Molavi, Frederic Wehrey and Emile El-Hokayem
Richard Cronin lectures to more than 600 Cambodian university students about U.S. Foreign Policy toward Southeast Asia
Monday, August 14, 2006
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
s part of its American Speaker Series, the U.S. Embassy's Public Affairs Section hosted Dr. Richard Cronin for a series of lectures with university audiences in Phnom Penh.
From Timor-Leste to Darfur: New Initiatives for Enhancing UN Policing Capacity
Thursday, August 10, 2006
UN Police Advisor Mr. Mark Kroeker provided a briefing of some of the recent reform initiatives aimed at enhancing UN policing capacity. Workshop participants discussed these efforts and proposed new ideas for further improving the effectiveness of police officers in UN peace operations.
PNTR and Deepening Vietnam-U.S. Ties: Historical Breakthrough or Geopolitical Continuity?
Wednesday, July 12, 2006
Conference Room
Dr. Brantly Womack from University of Virginia, Frances Zwenig from U.S.-ASEAN Business Council and Alexander Vuving from Harvard University will discuss the issue.
Regional Implications of the US-India Nuclear Deal
Wednesday, July 12, 2006
Stimson Conference Center
Stimson Center Visiting Fellow Wing Commander Adil Sultan presented his research on the Regional Implications of the US-India Nuclear Deal.
Stimson Center hosts a Roundtable Discussion on PNTR and Vietnam's Accession to the WTO
Wednesday, July 12, 2006
Saddam's Delusions: Inside the Regime
Tuesday, July 11, 2006
Senate Dirksen, Room SD 628
Kevin Woods, Institute for Defense Analysis.
Islam and the West: A Great Divide?
Monday, July 10, 2006
House Capitol, Room HC 8
Andrew Kohut, president of the Pew Research Center and director of the Pew Global Attitudes Project, will discuss the findings from the 2006 Pew Global Attitudes survey.
The Future of International Justice
Thursday, June 29, 2006
Senate Russell, 328 A.
Mark Vlasic, previously a prosecution attorney at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in The Hague and a trainer for the Iraqi judges in the Saddam Hussein trial, and Jerry Fowler, the staff director of the Committee on Conscience, spoke on the future of international justice.
North Korea: An NGO's Perspective
Friday, June 23, 2006
Longworth House Building 1116
Steve Linton, head of the Eugene Bell Foundation, discussed the foundation’s recent work in the DPRK.
Israel-Palestine: Disengagement and the Prospects for Peace
Friday, June 23, 2006
Senate Capitol, Room SC 6
Ami Ayalon, Israeli Labor Party Knesset member joined us for a discussion on the current political situation in Israel and the Middle East and prospects for the future.
Haiti: After the Elections
Monday, June 19, 2006
United States Capitol Building (SC4)
Tim Carney, former US Ambassador to Haiti and Mark Schneider, Senior Vice President of the International Crisis Group.
US-India Nuclear Cooperation
Monday, June 12, 2006
Cannon Building, Room 121
Michael A. Levi and Charles D. Ferguson from the Council on Foreign Relations discuss the recent nuclear deal concluded between the Bush administration and the government of India.
The Peace Process in Mindanao and Political Islam in the Southern Philippines
Friday, June 9, 2006
Dirksen Senate Building, Room 419
With Eugene Martin, Director, and Astrid Tuminez, Senior Research Associate of the U.S Institute of Peace Philippine Facilitation Project.
Tracking Bad Guys & Illicit Networks: A Talk with a Member of UN Expert Panels on Targeted Sanctions in Africa
Thursday, June 8, 2006
Alex Vines, Director of Chatham House and current Chair, UN Panel of Experts for Côte d’Ivoire, discussed his work with Stephen Morrison, Director of the Africa Program at CSIS.
Fourth Generation Warfare
Wednesday, May 24, 2006
Senate Dirksen, Room 628
William Lind, Free Congress Foundation and Chet Richards author of "Neither Shall the Sword."
German-Iran Relations
Monday, May 22, 2006
Senate Dirksen, Room 628
Baron Paul von Maltzahn, German Ambassador in Tehran will join us for a discussion of German policy towards Iran.
Implementing the Chemical Weapons Ban: A Status Report
Thursday, May 18, 2006
Senate Capitol, Room SC6
Dr. Jonathan B. Tucker, a senior fellow specializing in chemical and biological weapons at the Monterey Institute's Center for Nonproliferation Studies will discuss the current challenges facing the implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC).
First Responders, Surge Capacity, and Informed Health Care Staff: Are We Ready to Respond to a Public Health Emergency?
Friday, May 5, 2006
Senate Dirksen, Room SD 628
Philip Coyle, Senior Advisor to the President of the Center for Defense Information, and Dr. J. Eric Dietz, from the Indiana Department of Homeland Security.
Iran's Nuclear Ambitions: US and Russian Perspectives
Tuesday, May 2, 2006
The Henry L. Stimson Center Conference Room
With Dr. Victor Mizin, Visiting Fellow at the Stimson Center and Vice-President of the independent Institute for Strategic Assessments in Russia
Pakistan and the Fear of Islamic Extremism
Friday, April 21, 2006
Seante Dirksen, Room 419
With Dr. Nasim Zehra, Senior Fellow at Harvard University's Asia Center, and Dr. Frederic Grare, Visiting Scholar, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Terrorism and the Internet
Thursday, April 20, 2006
Seante Capitol, Room SC6
With Gabriel Weimann, Professor of Communication at the University of Haifa.
Public Health Countermeasures: What is the Impact of Pathogen Resistance on our Vaccine and Drug Supply?
Wednesday, April 19, 2006
Senate Dirksen, Room 419
Dr. Gigi Kwik Grönvall from the Center for Biosecurity discusses the impact of pathogen resistance on our vaccine and drug supply.
Transitional Justice and State Building in Afghanistan
Monday, April 10, 2006
Senate Capitol, Room SC6
With Larry Sampler, Institute for Defense Analysis and Alex Thier, Senior Rule of Law Advisor, US Institute of Peace.
Stimson Center and US State Department Bureau of Intelligence and Research (INR) co-hosts a Workshop on Japan and East Asian Integration with Kenneth Pyle and Richard Cronin
Thursday, April 6, 2006
Early Detection and Reporting of Public Health Threats: How Can We Catch a Threat Before it Becomes an Epidemic?
Monday, April 3, 2006
Senate Dirksen, Room 430
Dr. Diane Matuszak, from the Maryland Department of Health and Dr. Mark Smolinski, from the Nuclear Threat Initiative, will join us to discuss early detection and reporting of health threats.
US Training for International Peacekeeping: The Global Peace Operations Initiative
Friday, March 31, 2006
A discussion with two Administration experts leading the work on this program, Michael Smith of the State Department and Quentin Hodgson of Department of Defense.
Roundtable discussion on Iraq with Sheikh Fatih al-Ghitaa, director of the Thagalayn Center for Strategic Center
Wednesday, March 29, 2006
The Henry L. Stimson Center
High Anxiety, Low Understanding, Real Interests: US Military Concerns about the International Criminal Court and Assessing a Way Forward
Monday, March 27, 2006
The Future of Peace Operations hosted a Roundtable to introduce the findings from its new report, "On Trial: The US Military and the International Criminal Court"
Briefing on US-ASEAN Relations and the Political Situation in Thailand
Wednesday, March 15, 2006
Biosecurity: Identifying the Threat
Monday, March 13, 2006
Senate Dirksen, Room 628
With Lonnie D. King, Dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine at Michigan State University.
Dirty Money: Crime, Corruption and Illicit International Cash Flows
Monday, March 6, 2006
Senate Capitol, Room SC6
Raymond Baker, Senior Fellow, Center for International Policy, discusses the challenge posed by illicit cash flows.
Defense and State: Mandate for Partnership (Congressional Staff and Federal Employees Only)
Thursday, February 23, 2006
Longworth House Office Building, Room 1539
odd Harvey-from the Defense Department's Office of Stability Operations and Chris Hoh from State's new Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization discuss Directive 3000.05: "Military Support for Stability, Security, Transition, and Reconstruction Operations" and National Security Presidential Directive 44.
Chile: The Search for Justice and Accountability
Thursday, February 23, 2006
Senate Dirksen, Room 628
With Michael Shifter, Vice President for Policy at the Inter-American Dialogue, discusses ending impunity and the search for truth and reconciliation in Chile.
Security Sector Reform in the Gulf
Thursday, February 23, 2006
The Henry L. Stimson Center
Workshop
The Global Challenge of Human Trafficking
Friday, February 17, 2006
Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 406
Simone Monasebian, of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime(UNODC) discusses the challenge posed by human trafficking.
Economic and Social Development in Palestine
Tuesday, February 14, 2006
Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 419
With Ross Anthony, Associate Director, RAND Corporation and Jim Prince, President of the Democracy Council, discuss economic and social development in Palestine.
Security in Israel and Palestine: After the Rise of Hamas
Friday, February 10, 2006
Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 419
Ambassador Robert Hunter, Senior Advisor, and Seth Jones, Political Scientist, both with the RAND Corporation and Rob Malley from the International Crisis Group, discuss the current security challenges in Israel and Palestine.
Introduction to the People's Liberaltion Army: PLA 101 (invitation-only)
Thursday, February 9, 2006
Large conference room
Ken Allen's briefing on the People's Liberation Army (PLA).
Dr. Cronin publishes recommendation on TIFA in The Wall Street Journal Asia
Thursday, February 9, 2006
Defense Policy Review Initatives: View from Tokyo (invitation-only)
Monday, February 6, 2006
The Henry L. Stimson Center
An off-the-record roundtable discussion with Dr. Takashi Kawakami (Takushoku University)
Iraq in the Wake of the Elections
Monday, January 30, 2006
Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 430
With Dr. Amatzia Baram, Chair of the Department of Middle Eastern history at the University of Haifa and Michael Eisenstadt, Director, Military & Security Studies Program, Washington Near East Institute, discuss the political and security challenges for Iraq after the official election results.
IIE Presentation
Tuesday, January 24, 2006
Chechnya and the North Caucasus: Radical Islam, Insurgency and Human Rights
Monday, January 23, 2006
Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 430
Dr. Fiona Hill, Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution and Dr. Anatol Lieven, Senior Research Fellow, New America Foundation, discuss the political and security outlook for Chechnya and the North Caucasus in the wake of the recent elections.
Supporting Iraq's Emerging Policy Community
Thursday, January 19, 2006
Beirut, Lebanon
Workshop
China and Internet Security
Friday, January 13, 2006
Andrew McLaughlin, Senior Policy Counsel for Google, discusses China's efforts to control the internet.
Syria: The UN Investigation and the Challenge to Asad
Thursday, January 12, 2006
With Dr. Steven Heydemann, Director, Center for Democracy and the Third Sector at Georgetown University, discusses Syria and regional politics as the investigation into the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri poses serious challenges for the Asad regime.
Roundtable discussion on Iraq with Kamal Field el-Basri, Iraqi Deputy Minister of Finance
Friday, January 6, 2006
The Henry L. Stimson Center
The US Military and the International Criminal Court: Issues and Implications
Thursday, January 5, 2006
On January 5th and 6th, 2006, the Stimson Center hosted a two-day workshop with experts from the military, academic and legal communities to explore current issues involving the International Criminal Court and its potential impact on
US armed forces.
The Challenge of Dealing with Syria
Monday, December 19, 2005
The Henry L. Stimson Center
featuring David Ignatius and Joshua Landis
Elections and Political Stabilization in Afghanistan
Thursday, December 8, 2005
Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 419
With Dr. Deborah Alexander, Senior Advisor to the U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan.
India after the US-India Nuclear Initiative
Wednesday, December 7, 2005
Stimson Conference Center
The Stimson Center hosted Amb. T.P. Sreenivasan and Dr. M.R. Srinivasan at a joint Stimson - Brookings - Carnegie event on the India-US nuclear initiative.
Global Pandemics: Threats and Challenges to Biosecurity
Friday, December 2, 2005
Russell Senate Office Building, Room 328A
With Dr. Julie Fischer, Senior Associate, Henry L. Stimson Center.
Breakfast with Nikolai Ponomarev-Stepnoi
Thursday, December 1, 2005
The Henry L. Stimson Center Conference Room
With Nikolai Nikolaevich Ponomarev-Stepnoi, Vice President of the Kurchatov Institute in Moscow
Southeast Asia and 'Rising' China: A Political Economy Perspective on US Interests and Policies
Monday, November 21, 2005
Victoria Holt Testifies before Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Thursday, November 17, 2005
Dirksen Room 419
Victoria Holt testifies before the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations regarding African Organizations and Institutions.
Denying Armageddon: Preventing Terrorist Use of Nuclear Weapons
Monday, November 14, 2005
Russell Senate Office Building, Room 188
With Dr. Michael Hynes, Policy Analyst, RAND Corporation.
"Jointness" of the Japan Self-Defense Forces: Lessons from American Experience
Thursday, November 10, 2005
Board Room
Off-the-record discussion with Col. Koki Kaida (Visiting Fellow, The Henry L. Stimson Center)
Assessing China's Military Space Capabilities
Thursday, November 10, 2005
Senate Capitol, SC6
Dr. Gregory Kulacki, Senior Analyst and China Project Manager at the Union of Concerned Scientists, will join us for a discussion on China's Military Space Capabilities.
Civil-Military Relations in Humanitarian Operations
Friday, November 4, 2005
Dirksen Senate Room 406
With Mike Hess, Assistant Administrator, US Agency for International Development; and Roy Williams, President, Center for Humanitarian Cooperation.
Sudan, What's Really Going On?
Monday, October 24, 2005
House Rayburn, Room 2105
With Sally Chin, Refugees International advocate; Jonathan Morgenstein, consultant; and field staff from the International Rescue Committee.
Screening and Discussion of "Last Best Chance"
Saturday, October 22, 2005
St. John's College, Santa Fe, NM
Vietnam-China-United States Trilateral Dialogue in Nha Trang, Vietnam
Saturday, October 22, 2005
Nha Trang, Vietnam
Nationalism or realism?: Japan's new leaders' view toward China (invitation only)
Thursday, October 20, 2005
Board Room
Off-the-record discussion led by Tsuneo "Nabe" Watanabe (Senior Fellow, Mitsui Global Strategic Studies Institute.
Whither Oil?: Does 2005 Mark a Turning Point?
Wednesday, October 19, 2005
House Longworth Room 1116
With Chris Flavin, President of Worldwatch Institute; and Kjell Aleklett from Uppsala University in Sweden.
Conference in Vietnam on the Role of Legislatures in Oversight of Public Finance
Friday, October 14, 2005
Assessing China's Military Space Capabilities
Sunday, October 9, 2005
Stimson Conference Center
Gregory Kulacki, Senior Analyst and China Project Manager at the Union of Concerned Scientists, discussed problems with current U.S. assessments of China's military space capabilities.
The 2005 Commitment to Development Index
Friday, October 7, 2005
Senate Capitol, Room SC 4
With David Roodman, Research Fellow at the Center for Global Development.
Pakistan: A Status Report
Wednesday, October 5, 2005
Stimson Conference Center
The Stimson Center hosted Najam Sethi and Jugnu Mohsin, of the Daily Times and Friday Times of Pakistan.
The Iraqi Constitutional Process
Tuesday, October 4, 2005
Senate Dirksen, Room 419
Barbara Bodine, former US Ambassador to Yemen; and Robert Looney, Professor of National Security Affairs, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey.
The Challenge of Weak and Failing States
Monday, October 3, 2005
Senate Dirksen, Room 430
With Dr. Jack Goldstone, Professor of Public Policy at George Mason University, and Dr. Stewart Patrick, Research Fellow at the Center for Global Development.
Rethinking Modern War: The Realities of Stabilization and Reconstruction in Iraq
Wednesday, September 28, 2005
Senate Dirksen Room 419
With A. Heather Coyne, Chief of Party at the US Institute of Peace, Baghdad; and Major Ike Wilson, US Military Academy, West Point.
From Threat to Opportunity: Exploiting Environmental Pathways to Peace
Monday, September 26, 2005
Senate Dirksen Room 419
With Geoffrey Dabelko, Director of the Environmental Change and Security Program at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.
Suicide Bombing
Friday, September 23, 2005
Senate Russell, Room 328-A
With Dr. Scott Atran from the University of Michigan, and Dr. Bruce Hoffman from the RAND Corporation.
Southeast Asia and 'Rising' China: A Political Economy Perspective on US Interests and Policies
Wednesday, September 21, 2005
Dupont Circle Conference Room
With H.E. Chang Heng Chee, Ambassador of Singapore; Dr. Catharin Dalpino, Visiting Associate Professor, Georgetown University; Mr. William Zarit, Foreign Commercial Service, US Department of Commerce; Ms. Ellen Laipson, President and CEO, The Henry L. Stimson Center; and Dr. Richard Cronin, Director, Southeast Asia Program, The Henry L. Stimson Center
The African Union’s Mission and the Prospects for Peace in Sudan
Wednesday, September 21, 2005
Senate Russell, Room 188
With Ron Capps, Desk Officer for Sudan, US State Department.
US Foreign Assistance and the National Interest
Wednesday, September 14, 2005
Senate Capitol, SC-6
With Ambassador Princeton Lyman, former Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs.
Confidence and Cooperation in South Asian Waters
Tuesday, September 13, 2005
Stimson Conference Center
The Stimson Center hosted members of the Symposium on Confidence and Cooperation in South Asian Waters along to receive an update on their progress in discussing positive maritime measures to be taken in and around the waters of South Asia.
Demilitarization of the Siachen Glacier
Thursday, September 8, 2005
Stimson Conference Center
The Stimson Center hosted Brigadier Asad Hakeem and Brigadier Gurmeet Kanwal. Brigadier Hakeem retired from the Pakistan Army in 2005 after thirty-two years of service, including command of a light infantry battalion in Siachen. Brigadier Gurmeet Kanwal retired in 2003 as the Deputy Assistant Chief of Integrated Defence Staff.
Network-Centric Warfare: its implications for Japan's defense posture
Thursday, August 18, 2005
Board Room
Presentation by the Stimson VF Col. Yukiya Yamakura.
Future of the US-Japan naval cooperation in East Asia: its prospects and challenges (invitation only)
Friday, July 29, 2005
Board Room
CAPT. Gojiro Watanabe (Visiting Fellow, Stimson Center) will present the result of his research.
The Use Force: War Powers in a System of Checks and Balances
Friday, July 29, 2005
Senate Russell, Room 385
With former Congressmen Mickey Edwards (R-OK), and David Skaggs (D-CO).
Inaugural Event of the New Southeast Asia Project -- Roundtable on the July 23-29 ASEAN Meetings in Vientiane
Friday, July 29, 2005
Israeli Policy Towards the UN (For Congressional Staff Only)
Monday, July 18, 2005
Dirksen Senate Building, Room 419
With Mr. Leshno Yaar, Deputy Director General for International Organizations and UN at the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Iran’s Presidential Election
Wednesday, July 13, 2005
Senate Russell, Room 328 A
With Karim Sadjapour, an Analyst with International Crisis Group, and Dr. Shaul Bakhash, Clarence J. Robinson Professor of History at George Mason University.
The Rise of India as an Economic Power
Monday, July 11, 2005
Senate Russell, Room 188
With Ron Somers, Chairman of the US-India Business Council.
A Central Asia Partnership: Afghanistan and its Neighbors
Tuesday, June 28, 2005
Russell Senate Building Room 188
With Professor S. Frederick Starr, Chairman, Central Asia-Caucasus Institute.
The Politics of Yasukuni (invitation only)
Wednesday, June 22, 2005
Board Room
Tsuneo Watanabe (formerly senior fellow, CSIS) will discuss developments within Japan surrounding Koizumi's visit to Yasukuni Shrine.
Evidence of Global Environmental Change - Risks to US and global security
Tuesday, June 21, 2005
Longworth 1537
With Dr. Steve Lonergan, former Director of UNEP's Division of Early Warning and Assesment, and Special Advisor on Environmental Assessment to the Executive Director of UNEP.
Prospects for UN Reform
Tuesday, June 21, 2005
Dirksen Room 430
With Ambassador Jan Eliasson, recently elected President of the United Nations General Assembly.
Post-Conflict Stability Operations and Rule of Law: Lessons Learned in Afghanistan and Iraq
Friday, June 17, 2005
Dirksen Room 419
With Colonel David S. Gordon, former senior legal advisor and Rule of Law Officer for the U.S. Office of Military Cooperation in Afghanistan.
US Policy Toward the Korean Peninsula: The Way Forward (invitation only)
Wednesday, June 15, 2005
Board Room
Victor Cha will discuss recent developments in US policy toward the Korean Peninsula.
Afghanistan's Reconstruction: A Status Report
Tuesday, June 14, 2005
Longworth 1539
With Carla Koppell, Director of Policy Initiatives, Inclusive Security: Women Waging Peace; and Farida Azizi, a leading Afghan advocate for peace and reconstruction.
UN Peacekeeping: Recommendations for Halting Sexual Abuse and Exploitation
Tuesday, June 14, 2005
US Capitol SC-6
With H.R.H. Prince Zeid Al-Hussein, Jordan's Ambassador to the United Nations.
A Discussion with H.R.H. Prince Zeid Ra�ad Zeid Al-Hussein
Tuesday, June 14, 2005
The Future of Peace Operations program hosted the Permanent Representative of Jordan to the United Nations, Prince Zeid Ra�ad Zeid Al-Hussein.
The Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, Article IV and Iran
Monday, June 6, 2005
Russell Senate Building, Room 188
With Larry Scheinman, Advisor to the Expert Group on nuclear fuel cycles, and Dan Poneman, former Senior Director of the NSC for nonproliferation issues.
Screening and Discussion of Last Best Chance
Friday, June 3, 2005
National Atomic Museum, NM
With Senator Pete V. Domenici (R-NM); Dr. Paul Stokes, Former Chief of the Methodology Section for on-site inspections at the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Organization in Vienna; and Dr. Gloria E. Chavez, from the Sandia National Laboratories.
Intervention and Conflict Transformation
Friday, June 3, 2005
Dirksen Senate Building, Room 419
With Stephanie Blair, first head of field office at the OSCE Mission in Kosovo; Dana Eyre, U.S. Agency for International Development's Office of Iraq Reconstruction; Jim Wasserstrom, founder of UNMIK's Office Overseeing Publicly Owned Enterprises; and Mike Dziedzic, Program Officer at the US Institute of Peace.
NATO's Evolving Role in the Middle East: The Gulf Dimension
Friday, June 3, 2005
The Henry L. Stimson Center
NATO's Evolving Role in the Middle East: The Gulf Dimension
The Future of the Russia’s Nuclear Industry: Next Steps for Engagement
Thursday, June 2, 2005
Dirksen 419
With Igor Kudrik, editor-in-chief of Bellona Web of The Bellona Foundation in Norway.
2005 Trafficking in Persons Report (For Congressional Staff Only)
Thursday, June 2, 2005
Cannon Room 345
With Ambassador John R. Miller.
Debt Cancellation for Impoverished Countries (for Congressional Staff Only)
Wednesday, June 1, 2005
Rayburn House Building, Room 2220
Countering Anti-Americanism: A Long-Term Strategy
Tuesday, May 31, 2005
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Student Union Bldg, Wisconsin Room
With Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI), and Dr. Julia Sweig from the Council on Foreign Relations.
Armed Groups, Terrorism and Peace Processes: Implications for US Security Policy
Thursday, May 26, 2005
Longworth 1537
With Charles Snyder, the Department of State's Senior Representative on Sudan; Rob Ricigliano, Director of the Institute of World Affairs at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; and Elisabeth Reusse-Decrey, President of the international humanitarian organization Geneva Call.
The Global War on Terror: Over-militarized? Under-resourced? Both?
Wednesday, May 25, 2005
Longworth 1116
With Andrew Bacevich, Retired Army Officer, Vietnam Vet, author and professor at Boston University.
Assessing Stability in Afghanistan: The Impact of the Illicit Drug Trade
Tuesday, May 24, 2005
Dirksen 430
With Dr. Barnett Rubin, Chair of the U.S. Institute of Peace’s (USIP) Afghanistan Working Group.
Conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Role of Illegal Arms and Illicit Trade
Monday, May 23, 2005
Kathi Austin has just returned from recent field investigations with the UN Panel of Experts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). She will share with us her findings and views of the Panel�s work to monitor the UN embargo prohibiting weapons flowing to militias in the DRC and within the region.
Inclusive Security: Women Peacebuilders in Sudan
Monday, May 23, 2005
Dirksen 419
With Dr. Sidiga Washi, a consultant for United Nations Children’s Fund and the United Nations Population Fund, and Lona LoWilla, peace building coordinator in the Nairobi office of OXFAM.
Environment and Conflict: The Great Lakes Region
Thursday, May 19, 2005
Russel 236
With Mr. Pekka Haavisto, Chairman of UN Environmental Program’s (UNEP) Post Conflict Assessment Unit.
The Global Partnership Against WMD Proliferation
Monday, May 16, 2005
Senate Dirksen, Room 106
With Chris Shapardanov, Director, Global Partnership Bureau, Foreign Affairs Canada; and Laura Holgate, Vice President for Russia/Newly Independent States at the Nuclear Threat Initiative.
Prospects for Peace in South Asia
Wednesday, May 11, 2005
Stimson Conference Center
The Stimson Center hosted Rafiq Dossani, senior research scholar and director of the South Asia Initiative at Stanford University's Asia-Pacific Research Center. Mr. Dossani is the co-editor of Prospects for Peace in South Asia published by Stanford University Press.
A World of Nuclear Crisis
Thursday, May 5, 2005
Rayburn 2456
With Joseph Cirincione.
Monitoring Nuclear Weapons and Materials: An Assessment of Methods and Capabilities
Wednesday, May 4, 2005
Dirksen 419
With General William Burns (USA, retired) and Steve Fetter, Professor at the University of Maryland.
Engineering Peace: The Military Role in Postconflict
Monday, May 2, 2005
Russell Senate Building, Room 188
With Colonel Garland H. Williams, former military assistant to the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works.
North Korea: From Iron Fist to Invisible Hand?
Thursday, April 28, 2005
Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 608
With Peter Beck, Director of the International Crisis Group's North East Asia Project.
Wars, Disasters, Governance: The Need for Civil-Military Collaboration in the Post-9/11 World
Tuesday, April 26, 2005
PSU
With Retired Colonel James F. Powers, Jr. from the Joint Special Operations University, and Ms. Lynn Renken from Mercy Corps.
Militant Recruitment in Pakistan
Monday, April 25, 2005
Dirksen 419
With Dr. Christine Fair, Program Officer for South Asia Studies at the U.S. Institute of Peace.
The Economic Impact of Peace and Stability Operations
Friday, April 22, 2005
Dr. Michael Carnahan presented the results of the first phase of the Economic Impact of Peacekeeping project.
Wars, Disasters, Governance: The Need for Civil-Military Collaboration in the Post-9/11 World
Thursday, April 21, 2005
University of Washington
With Retired Colonel James F. Powers, Jr. from the Joint Special Operations University; Ms. Kathy Ward from the International Crisis Group; and Lieutenant Colonel Charles Westover from the 364th Civil Affairs Brigade.
THE MILLENNIUM ECOSYSTEM ASSESSMENT: Risks to US Interests and National Security
Wednesday, April 20, 2005
Russell 328A
With Dr. Walter Reid, Director of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment and former Vice President of the World Resources Institute, and Jacob Scherr, Director of International Programs at the Natural Resources Defense Council.
The Anti-Secession Law After One Month: Implications for cross-Strait Relations
Friday, April 15, 2005
Board Room
A roundtable discussion with Alan D. Romberg on the anti-secession law and its implications for cross-Strait relations.
The First 3 Hours: Incident Response Capacity
Friday, April 8, 2005
Capitol Building, SC-4
With Dr. John Powers, founder of FirTH Alliance, LLC and former Executive Director of the President's Commission on Critical Infrastructure Protection (PCCIP); Dr. Jon Peha, professor of Engineering and Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University; and Charles W. Cross, former commander of the San Diego Sheriffs Department.
Spoiler Networks and Illicit Trade
Thursday, April 7, 2005
The Future of Peace Operations program invited Alex Yearsley, of Global Witness, and Douglas Farah, freelance writer and former Washington Post journalist, to discuss conflict fueled by illicit trade and illegal resource exploitation in West Africa.
Homeland Security Reorganization: The Next Steps
Friday, April 1, 2005
Dirksen Room 430
With David Heyman from the Center Strategic and International Studies, and James Jay Carafano from The Heritage Foundation.
Human Rights: Commitment and Progress
Thursday, March 31, 2005
Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2325
With representatives from Southern Command.
Report from Tehran: Iran's Strategy to Isolate the U.S.
Tuesday, March 22, 2005
Longworth 1116
George Perkovich, a nuclear non-proliferation specialist with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Strategic Communications
Friday, March 18, 2005
Senate Dirksen, Room 419
With Vince Vitto, member of the Defense Science Board.
Financial War on Terror
Wednesday, March 16, 2005
Russell Senate Office Building, Room 188
With Dr. Ibrahim Warde, author of "The Financial War on Terror."
The Global Threat Reduction Initiative
Tuesday, March 15, 2005
Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 628
With Assistant Secretary Paul Longsworth, Administrator for Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation.
Middle East Partnership Initiative (Staff Only)
Monday, March 14, 2005
Longworth 1116
With Thomas Carothers, Senior Associate and Director of the Rule of Law and Democracy program for the Carnegie Endowment of International Peace.
Lessons of Iraq and the Future of the Japan Self-Defense Forces (invitation only)
Friday, March 11, 2005
Board Room
Col. Koichiro Bansho will discuss his experience in Iraq and the future of JSDF off-the-record.
Kashmir: A Status Report
Thursday, March 10, 2005
Stimson Conference Center
The Stimson Center hosted Mirwaiz Umar Farooq who shared his thoughts on tripartite and intra-Kashmir dialogue.
US-Japan Alliance: the way forward (invitation only)
Tuesday, March 8, 2005
Board Room
Minister Kanehara will speak off-the-record about the future of US-Japan alliance.
Politics, Democracy and Islam
Tuesday, March 8, 2005
Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2318
With Dr. Douglas Ramage of the Asia Foundation.
China's Military Space Doctrine
Thursday, March 3, 2005
Stimson Conference Center
Dean Cheng, a senior analyst at the Center for Naval Analysis Corporation, presented his research on Chinese military space doctrine.
Fighting HIV/AIDS: Drug Delivery in the Developing World
Tuesday, March 1, 2005
Russel Building Room 328A
With Dr. Eric Goemaere, Head of Mission for Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in South Africa.
Tsunami Aftermath (invitation only)
Thursday, February 17, 2005
Board Room
The Pentagon's New Map
Tuesday, February 15, 2005
Russell Senate Office Building, Room 385
With Dr. Thomas Barnett, former professor at the Naval War College, and author of "The Pentagon's New Map."
A "New Wave" of Reform for Ukraine
Friday, February 11, 2005
Longworth House Office Building, Room 1116
With Kalman Mizsei, Assistant Secretary General of the United Nations and Assistant Administrator of UNDP, and Anders Aslund, Director of the Russian and Eurasian Program and Senior Associate at the Carnegie Endowment.
The Changing Nuclear Threat
Friday, February 4, 2005
Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 406
With Dr. Sig Hecker, former Director of Los Alamos National Laboratory.
Russian Military Space Program
Thursday, February 3, 2005
Capitol Building, Room SC-6
With Dr. Pavel Podvig of the Center for International Security and Cooperation at Stanford University, and editor of the book "Russian Strategic Nuclear Forces."
Russia's Space Forces
Wednesday, February 2, 2005
Stimson Conference Center
Pavel Podvig, Research Associate at Stanford University's Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC), presented his research on Russia's space forces.
Palestine Post-Elections
Monday, January 31, 2005
Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 430
With David Makovsky, Director of the Project on the Middle East Peace Process at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, and Ziad Asali, President of the American Task Force on Palestine.
Looking Long-Term in a Post-9/11 World
Thursday, January 27, 2005
University of Colorado - Boulder (Math 100)
With Professor Colin Dueck (University of Colorado at Boulder), Professor Martin Cook (United States Air Force Academy), and Professor John Paul Lederach (University of Notre Dame).
Nation Building: Transition to and from hostilities
Monday, January 24, 2005
Russel Senate Office Building, Room 385
With Dr. Craig Fields of the Defense Science Board.
The UN in SE Asia: Coordinating the World's Largest Relief Effort
Friday, January 14, 2005
With Mr. Kevin Kennedy, Chief of the Humanitarian Emergency Branch, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
Children at War
Wednesday, January 12, 2005
Rayburn House Office Building
With Dr. P.W. Singer from the Brookings Institution.
Space and Defense: A look at the pros and cons
Tuesday, January 11, 2005
Longworth House Office Building, Room 1539
With Peter Huessey, Senior Defense Associate at the National Defense University Foundation, and Michael Krepon, Director of the Space Security Project at the Henry L. Stimson Center.
Bioterrorism
Monday, January 10, 2005
Dirksen Senate Office Building
With Jeanne Guillemin, Senior Advisor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Security Studies Program (SSP), and author of "Biological Weapons: From the Invention of State- Sponsored Programs to Contemporary Bioterrorism."
Test
Monday, January 10, 2005
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Future of the US-Japan alliance: how Japan’s defense posture should change for a sustainable alliance
Monday, December 20, 2004
Board Room
Col. Katsuki Takata, Visiting Fellow, makes an exit presentation on the future of the US-Japan alliance.
Syria: The Time for Dialogue and Change is Now
Tuesday, December 14, 2004
Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 430
With Mr. Ammar Abdulhamid, a Visiting Fellow at the Brookings Institution.
The US and the UN in Iraq: A Vital Partnership
Friday, December 10, 2004
Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 419 (Foreign Relations Committee Room)
With Dr. Jehangir Khan, Head of the Iraq Team in the UN Department of Political Affairs (DPA).
Roundtable on Building African Capacity for Peace Operations: A Hands-On Approach with Mark Malan
Thursday, December 9, 2004
Mark Malan of the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Center (KAIPTC) in Accra, Ghana discussed the development and current work of the KAIPTC. Mr. Malan also drew from his years of experience in African peace support operations to discuss the continent's capacity for peacekeeping.
Hill Screening of "Seeds of Peace"
Monday, December 6, 2004
Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2261
The Future of Israeli-Palestinian Relations Post-Arafat
Friday, December 3, 2004
Longworth House Office Building, Room 1116
With Dr. Scott Lasensky, Program Officer, Research and Studies Program, US Institute of Peace.
Allies or Blowback? Central Europe and the US in the Years Ahead
Wednesday, December 1, 2004
Longworth House Office Building, Room 1116
With Tomas Valasek, Director of Center for Defense Information in Brussels, Belgium.
Fourth Generation Warfare: Do We Have the Right Tools for Today's Wars?
Tuesday, November 30, 2004
Longworth House Office Building, Room 1116
With Colonel TX Hammes (author of "The Sling and the Stone"), US Marine Corps.
Escalation Control in a Nuclear Environment
Wednesday, November 17, 2004
New Delhi, India
The Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies and the Henry L. Stimson Center co-sponsored an event on "Escalation Control in a Nuclear Environment" in New Delhi.
Filling the Ranks: Transforming the US Military Personnel System
Monday, November 8, 2004
2318 Rayburn House Office Building
With Cindy Williams, Senior Fellow, Security Studies Program, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
A Realistic National Security Structure for the Reserve Component
Tuesday, October 19, 2004
2212 Rayburn House Office Building
With Michele Flournoy, Senior Adviser for the International Security Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies.
Proliferation Security Initiative-a case study of US-Japan alliance cooperation within the coalition of willing
Tuesday, October 19, 2004
Board Room