Below, please find a list of events, hosted by CSIS. Click on an event title to view more information. Video or audio files of on-site conferences or events are usually posted within two days.
Cohen-Nunn Dialogues: National Service
VIDEO (wmv, 01:33:23) | AUDIO (mp3, 01:33:23) | TRANSCRIPT (pdf) The third event of the Cohen-Nunn Dialogues took place in Atlanta in conjunction with the National Conference on Volunteering and Service. Former Secretary of Defense and CSIS Trustee William Cohen and former Georgia Senator and CSIS Board of Trustees Chairman Sam Nunn hosted the panel discussion on national service. David Eisner, CEO of the Corporation for National and Community Service, provided brief remarks before the discussion. The panel featured: Alan Khazei, co-founder, City Year; founder and CEO, Be The Change, Inc. Westley Moore, author, Elevate: American Journeys into Manhood Michelle Nunn, president, Points of Light & Hands on Network
April 28
The Cohen-Nunn Dialogues: Preserve, Protect And Defend: The Challenges to America's Homeland Security
Video (01:45:04, wmv) | Audio (01:44:23) Transcript Hosted by: William Cohen, CSIS Counselor and Trustee, former U.S. Secretary of Defense, and former U.S. Senator (R-Maine) Sam Nunn, Chairman CSIS Board of Trustees, and former U.S. Senator (D-Georgia) Welcome: John Sexton, President, New York University Introduction: Admiral James Loy, Former Deputy Secretary, Department of Homeland Security Discussants: The Hon. Michael Bloomberg, Mayor, New York City Stephen Flynn, Author, America The Vulnerable Jessica Stern, Author, Terror in the Name of God "We Americans need to focus on seminal issues that those who seek to be our leaders must address… If as a nation we begin to ask, debate and answer these questions and these challenges, we can renew our commitment to community, enable those we elect, and restore an exhilarating sense that, once again, we are all in this together." William S. Cohen and Sam Nunn, "Changing Our Direction," Boston Globe, Dec. 30, 2007
March 12
Cohen-Nunn Dialogue: America's Role in the World
AUDIO (mp3, 01:28:27) | VIDEO (wmv, 01:28:27) | VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS (wmv, 01:28:27) | TRANSCRIPT (pdf) An expert panel comprised of thought leaders discussed America's role in the world and took questions from the audience. The event was hosted by former Secretary of Defense and CSIS Trustee William Cohen and former Georgia Senator, Armed Services Committee Chairman, and CSIS Board of Trustees Chairman Sam Nunn. The panel featured: Gen. Anthony Zinni, USMC (Ret.), former Commander-in-Chief of U.S. Central Command; Christiane Amanpour, Chief International Correspondent for CNN; Andrew Kohut, President of the Pew Research Center The Cohen-Nunn Dialogues are designed to focus Americans on the seminal issues that our nation must face. The Dialogues will be held throughout the next year and will feature top thought leaders, public policy experts, government officials, prominent journalists, and leading scholars.
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