Diplomacy Wins: How US Diplomacy Prevents Conflicts
The United States has been involved in numerous high-profile conflicts in the 21st century, demonstrating an over-reliance on military power as the foremost tool of U.S. foreign policy. What receives less attention are the U.S. diplomatic interventions that prevent conflicts from occurring or escalating into larger wars. This event will explore these under-appreciated successes of U.S. […]
“Iran’s Rise and Rivalry with the US in the Middle East” – A Book Talk with Professor Mohsen Milani
Iran’s cold war with the US can only be understood through examining the country’s long history of empire, invasion and containment. In his new book, Mohsen Milani provides fascinating details about how this antagonism began before the 1979 revolution, how the US inadvertently boosted Iranian influence by invading Iraq and why Iran’s rigid anti-Americanism and […]
Security and Sovereignty: Exploring Canada’s Vision for Land Power with Lieutenant-General M.C. Wright, Commander of the Canadian Army
In his role as Commander of the Canadian Army, Lieutenant-General M.C. Wright leads the ground forces for the second-largest country in the world by landmass. In a rapidly changing defense and security environment, how is the Canadian Army evolving to uphold the commitment to collective defense and deterrence and safeguard critical global interests? Join us […]
RAI Session: Sourcing Training Data for Generative AI Systems
Building or modifying generative AI systems that account for varying cultures and languages in the Global South requires large volumes of training data. However, many countries and regions within the Global South possess limited data given the comparative lack of computing resources, technological skilling, internet availability, and localized data in non-English languages. Efforts to bridge […]
Navigating the Arctic: A Geostrategic Frontier for the U.S., Japan, and Partners
In recent years, the Arctic has quickly emerged as the new space for geostrategic competition among U.S. and its strategic competitors. Once a destination for expedition and scientific exploration, today’s Arctic is increasingly becoming a space where countries vigorously compete to establish presence and influence. In this environment, what can the U.S., Japan, Canada, and European countries […]
Arms Transfer Trends in an Uncertain World
In a time of acute global uncertainty, governments continue to undertake high volumes of arms transfers. Join the Stimson Center and the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) for a virtual event exploring recent trends in international arms transfers. Featuring the newly released SIPRI arms transfer data, this discussion will highlight the connections between global […]
Blockchain for Monitoring and Tracking Chemicals (MATCH)
Since its first kick-off meeting in September 2021, the Monitoring and Tracking Chemicals (MATCH) project has gone through several phases of research, scenario building and testing to understand the feasibility of Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) as an innovation for streamlining and improving the accuracy of declarations on international transfers of dual-use chemicals. These “Scheduled Chemicals” […]
Prevention Techniques
Professors Hollie Nzitatira of Ohio State University and Elisende Calvet-Martinez of the University of Barcelona will walk us through their respective interesting research papers Leveraging a Multi-Method Approach to Improve Mass Atrocity Forecasting and The Use of Geospatial Imagery in Myanmar for Mass Atrocity Prevention. Professor Kristina Hook of Kennesaw State University and Jamie Wise of the Zekelman […]