Analyzing Diversion Dynamics: Lessons Learned
Opening Remarks Rainer Schmiedchen, Germany Featured Speakers Stela Petrovic, Republic of Serbia Himayu Shiotani, Conflict Armament Research Alfredo Malaret Baldo, United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research Tom Nijs, Flanders, Belgium Moderated by Rachel Stohl, Stimson Center
Concluding Conference Iraq and its Neighbours
On Iraq and its Neighbours Since 2019, Stimson’s Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Program (formerly EastWest Institute) and the Center for Applied Research in Partnership with the Orient (CARPO) have been implementing the EU-funded initiative “Iraq and its Neighbours – Enhancing Dialogue and Regional Integration in West Asia”. This project envisions Iraq as the […]
Voices from Japan: US-Japan Defense Cooperation in the Maritime Domain
Featured Speakers ADM Tomohisa Takei (JMSDF, ret.), 32nd Chief of Staff, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (2014-2016) Admiral Tomohisa Takei was the 32nd Chief of Staff of Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. Previous positions include Commandant, JMSDF Yokosuka District, and Vice Chief of Staff, JMSDF. He retired from the JMSDF in December 2016 and was a Distinguished […]
Reforming Online Accountability: Can Lessons Be Learned from Across the Globe?
Featured Speakers Peter Fatelnig, Minister-Counsellor for Digital Economy Policy, Delegation of the European Union to the United States A senior manager at the European Commission since 1998, he arrived in DC in 2018. Since his arrival, digital economy policy became a top-priority in the EU-US relations.Peter holds a Master’sin Communication Engineering from the University of […]
The Geopolitics of Connectivity in South Asia and Beyond: Expectations vs. Reality
Featured Speakers Nvard Chalikyan, Nonresident Fellow, Stimson Center Sumitha Narayanan Kutty, Adjunct Research Associate, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) Ayesha Malik, Doctoral Candidate, Quaid-I Azam University Soraya Parwani, Research Analyst, Vancouver Coastal Health Moderated by Brigitta Schuchert, Research Associate and Managing Editor of South Asian Voices
Exploring the United Kingdom’s Approach to Nuclear Security
Featured Speaker Christopher Hobbs is Professor in Science and International Security within the Department of War Studies at King’s College London and Director of the King’s Institute for Applied Security Studies (KIASS). He is a former Chair of the International Nuclear Security Education Network (INSEN) and has served as Programme Director for the UK’s international […]
Looking South, Looking West: Manila Views Security Threats to the Philippines
Featured Speakers Ann Bajo, Defense Research Analyst, Office for Strategic Studies and Strategy Management of the Armed Forces of the Philippines Ann Bajo is a Defense Research Analyst for the Office for Strategic Studies and Strategy Management, Armed forces of the Philippines. She conducts strategic, special and policy studies to assist the Chief of Staff […]
The Iranian Presidential Election: A Transatlantic Perspective
Featured Speakers Adnan Tabatabai, Co-founder and CEO, Center for Applied Research in Partnership with the Orient (CARPO), Bonn, Germany Kirsten Fontenrose, Director of the Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative, Atlantic Council, Washington, D.C. Moderated by Kawa Hassan, Executive Director of Stimson Europe and Senior Fellow and Director of Stimson’s MENA program, Brussels, Belgium