NATO & The Protection of Civilians: Toward Implementation
The closed-door, invitation-only workshop was held across four days. Sessions included presentations, discussions, and breakout groups on key issues related to the protection of civilians in future NATO operations. Topics included NATO’s progress to date in implementing its PoC policy, recognizing current and future strategic and operational challenges, honing research needs, and identifying opportunities to […]
The Need for Multilateralism in a Changing World
Speakers: Volkan Bozkir, President of the Seventy-Fifth Session of the United Nations General Assembly Richard Ponzio, Director and Senior Fellow, Just Security 2020, Stimson Center Cohosted by the Turkish Heritage Organization
Roundtable on Governance for Climate Action
Cohosted by the South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Global Challenges Foundation Speakers Ban Ki-moon, Chair of the National Council on Climate and Air Quality of Korea, President & Chair of GGGI, Eighth UN Secretary-General Lee Tae-ho, Vice Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Korea Yoo Yeon-chul, Ambassador and Deputy Minister for Climate Change, […]
US – China Relations and Taiwan: Confrontation and Crisis Short of War
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 nuclear, chemical, and biological security. The panel explored various crises and military confrontations between the US and China over Taiwan and examined how past crises in US-China […]
The International Nuclear Security Forum Launch
Featuring Laura Holgate, Ambassador (ret.), Chair of the INSF Advisory Board and Vice President for Materials Risk Management at Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) As vice president for materials risk management at Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI), Ambassador Laura S. H. Holgate is responsible for designing and executing NTI’s activities to prevent nuclear terrorism, such as reducing […]
The Future of U.S.-China Relations in Southeast Asia
Featuring David Shambaugh, Sigur Professor of Asian Studies; Director, China Policy Program, George Washington University
A New Day for the Mekong: Launch of the Mekong Dam Monitor
Featured Speakers David R. Stilwell, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Bureau of East Asia and Pacific Affairs (Keynote Address) Dr. Somkiat Prajamwong, Secretary General, Thailand Office of National Water Brian Eyler, Project co-lead, Stimson Alan Basist, Project co-lead, Eyes on Earth Ambassador Pham Quang Vinh, Former Vietnam Ambassador to the United States Ambassador Pou […]
Improving Gender-Sensitive Capacities for the Protection of Civilians in UN Peacekeeping Training
Virtual Event Summary Report Beyond gender parity Delivering the keynote address, Ms. Clare Hutchinson, the NATO Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Women, Peace, and Security, discussed how the organization’s peacekeeping work has been strengthened and reinforced through the implementation of the WPS Agenda. While NATO has made progress on achieving gender parity in its peacekeeping forces, […]