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Security for a New Century

Security for a New Century is an ongoing briefing series for Congressional audiences, which seeks to inform policymakers on national security and foreign policy issues. The series runs regular off the record briefings in the House and Senate, featuring leading speakers from military, US government, diplomatic and think tank communities. It is currently the only program operating inside Congress to inform personal and committee staffers from both the House and Senate, on security issues.

The program is run by two Congressional fellows: sponsored on the Senate side by Senators Richard Lugar (R-IN) and Ben Nelson (D-NE); and on the House side by Congressmen Christopher Carney (D-PA) and Mark Kirk (R-IL). READ MORE »

Events

United States and the Emerging Iraqi Reality »
Tuesday, July 22 at 10:00 am Senate Russell, Room 188

Ellen Laipson, president and CEO of the Henry L Stimson Center, and 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. READ MORE »

Humanitarian Intervention and the Right to Protect »
Monday, July 21 at 2:00 pm 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. READ MORE »

Deciphering Tehran: Iranian Politics, Factions and Competition »
Friday, July 18 at 10:00 am at the 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. READ MORE »

Cybersecurity: The Path Forward »
Tuesday, July 15, 10:00 am at the US Capitol Building, Room HC-7

Mr. Michael Aisenberg,counselor to the president of Information and Infrastructure Technologies and former director of Government Relations and National Security program manager at VeriSign, will join us for a discussion on cyber security. READ MORE »

The Rise of Sovereign Wealth Funds »
Wednesday July 9 at 10:00 am at the Capitol Building, Room S-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. READ MORE »