The South Asian Security Landscape
Featured Presenters: Asma Khalid, Research Associate, Centre for Strategic and Contemporary Research Asma Khalid is a Research Associate with the Centre for Strategic and Contemporary Research in Islamabad. Previously, she was associated with Islamabad Policy Institute (2019-2020) and Strategic Vision Institute in Islamabad (2016-18). She holds an MPhil degree in International Relations from Quaid-i-Azam University. […]
Fulfilling the Promise of the UN75 Declaration
*Read full letter: A Time for Renewal: Calling for a Strengthened Multilateral System Featured Speakers Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland, former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, and Chair of The Elders Maria Fernanda Espinosa, President of the 73rd Session of the UN General Assembly, former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Defence, […]
Combatting Wildlife Crime and Reducing the Transmission of Zoonotic Diseases
Agenda & Featured Speakers: Keynote from Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) Introduction to the Global Initiative to End Wildlife Crime John Scanlon, Chairperson, Global Initiative to End Wildlife Crime and former Secretary-General of CITES John served as Secretary-General of CITES from 2010-2018. He is now CEO of the Elephant Protection Initiative Foundation, Chair of the Global […]
Operation Tomodachi: Views from the Ground
Featured Speakers: MG Kazuo Tokito, ret. JASDF; Advisor, Defense Systems Group, Hitachi Ltd.; Visiting Fellow, JASDF Air Command and Staff College MG Tokito retired from JASDF in 2017 as a vice commander of the Northern Air Defense Command. At Matsushima Air Base, he was a base service group commander (2008-2011) and base commander (2015). He […]
Forum on the Arms Trade Annual Conference: Advancing More Responsible Arms Trade Policy
Agenda Panel 1 | 2:30 – 3:20pm | Advice for the Next Administration Brittany Benowitz, Chief Counsel, American Bar Association (ABA) Center for Human Rights Sarah Holewinksi, Washington Director, Human Rights Watch Rose Jackson, Director, Policy Initiative, Digital Forensic Research Lab, Atlantic Council Moderated by Rachel Stohl, Vice President, Stimson Center Panel 2 | 3:20 – 4:00pm […]
U.S. Congress and the Legacies of the Vietnam War Era
Featured Speakers Representative Jackie Speier, U.S. House of Representatives, representing District 14 in California (Closing Remarks) Jackie Speier is a fearless fighter for women’s equality, LGBTQ rights and the disenfranchised who has dedicated her life to eliminating government corruption, while working to strengthen America’s national and economic security. She was named to Newsweek’s list of […]
The Implications of the 2020 Election: Views From Seoul
Featured Speakers Ambassador Ahn Ho-Young, President, University of North Korean Studies and former ROK Ambassador to the United States (2013-2017) Dr. Lee Sook Jong, Professor, Graduate School of Governance at Sungkyunkwan University and Director, East Asia Collaboration Center Dr. Kim Sung-han, Professor and Dean, Graduate School of International Studies, Korea University and former Vice Minister […]
The Oversight Role of Congress in Sensitive, Secret, and Covert Counterterrorism Activities
The webinar was a closed-door, invitation-only program for congressional staffers. The panelists offered a combination of senior-level US government experience and analytical expertise of contemporary policy issues surrounding oversight of US counterterrorism operations. The panel highlighted that many of the programs in question allow the US to secretly use lethal force in ways not previously […]