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June 26 |
CSIS-Bob Schieffer School of Journalism Dialogue: Assessing U.S. Policy Towards Iran
The Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) and TCU's Schieffer School of Journalism hosted the fifth CSIS-Schieffer School of Journalism Dialogue in Journalism and Public Policy.
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June 26 |
CSIS Press Briefing: The President’s Trip to the G-8 Summit
The Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) hosted a briefing for members of the media on the President’s trip to the G8 Summit in Japan. The briefing was delivered by: Michael Green, CSIS Senior Adviser, Japan Chair and former NSC Senior Director for Asian Affairs. Reginald Dale, CSIS Europe Program Senior Fellow and former Financial Times and International Herald Tribune Senior Editor. Julianne Smith, CSIS Europe Program Director. Jon Wolfsthal, CSIS Senior Fellow and former U.S. Department of Energy on-site nuclear monitor on Yongbyon.
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June 26 |
Japan Chair Forum: Ambassador Fujisaki, "The G-8 Hokkaido-Toyako Summit an Overview"
Ambassador Fujisaki's association with America goes back to junior high school, when his father was assigned to Seattle. After joining the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1969, he studied at Brown and Stanford Universities. He then served in Jakarta and in Paris before working in London. In Tokyo, Amb. Fujisaki held various positions in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as well as in the Budget Bureau of the Ministry of Finance. In 1994 he was Deputy Director-General in the Asian Affairs Bureau and then served as Minister in the Japanese Embassy in Washington. In 1999 he became the Director-General for the North American Affairs Bureau and was later promoted to Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs. Ambassador Fujisaki served as the "sherpa" for Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi at the G-8 Summit meetings and most recently was Japan's permanent representative to the U.N. organizations in Geneva.
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June 25 |
International Energy Outlook 2008
Guy Caruso—Administrator of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration (EIA) —released the latest edition of the agency’s long-term assessment of world energy markets at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. The International Energy Outlook 2008 (IEO2008) includes projections of world energy demand by region and primary energy source through 2030; electricity generation by fuel type; and energy related carbon dioxide emissions. Among other topics, Mr. Caruso discussed EIA’s view on the long-term petroleum and other liquids supplies in the context of the continued high world oil prices and strong demand growth among the developing nations.
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June 24 |
Smart Power Speaker Series: The Future of U.S. Trade Policy
The Center for Strategic & International Studies hosted a Smart Power Speaker Series event with former United States Trade Representative Carla Hills on the future of U.S. trade policy. Amb. Hills focused her remarks on how the U.S. should approach upcoming free trade agreements, negotiations, and the balance of trade issues in the next administration, given the decline in public confidence in the benefits of free trade. She offered her remarks and took questions from the audience.
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June 24 |
Launch of "The Vital Triangle: China, the United States, and the Middle East"
Jon Alterman's Presentation Video with Slides (.mov, 23:42) The United States has been deeply involved in the Middle East for more than a half century and seized with China’s role in the world for a similar period of time. Up to now, the two issues have remained distinct. Yet China's growing thirst for energy has brought it increasingly to the Middle East, where governments are curious how the growing superpower might fit into their own strategic understanding of the world. China’s rising role in the Middle East comes at a time when the United States is itself deeply enmeshed in the region, setting up the possibility of competition or even conflict between the two great powers. This volume explores the complex interrelationships among China, the United States, and the Middle East-what the authors call the "vital triangle." Purchase the book>>
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June 23 |
Smart Power Speaker Series: A Local Perspective on Global Challenges and Opportunities
Governor Jon M. Huntsman discussed the role of states in responding to global challenges and opportunities. What role do states play in working with the federal government and private industry to promote smart power policies that balance economic, security, and environmental concerns?
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June 23 |
Towards an Energy Revolution?
Neil Hirst, director for energy technology and R&D at the International Energy Agency in Paris, France, discussed how we could face the triple challenges of rising energy demand for economic growth, severe climate change and threats to energy security. For the first time ever, the IEA has analyzed what would be needed to achieve deep cuts in CO2 emissions. This comprehensive study demonstrates that a more sustainable energy future is possible, and that new technologies such as carbon capture and storage and renewables are key. In an ambitious series of global scenarios to 2050, it identifies what needs to be done to bring these technologies into the mainstream and transform the way we produce and use energy.Related news item: No escaping the plug-in hybridTalk Radio News Service - Washington
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June 23 |
Zimbabwe Votes 2008
Zimbabwe Votes 2008 A public event co-sponsored with the Center for Strategic and International Studies and Freedom House This event has already taken place.
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June 20 |
A Conversation with H.E. Roberto Flores Bermúdez, Ambassador of Honduras
Ambassador Roberto Flores Bermúdez gave an overview of the current regional situation in Central America, as well as going in to specific details about domestic achievements and challenges within Honduras. He identified three main challenges faced by the countries of Central America— organized crime, narco-trafficking, and poverty— and outlined how each of these challenges threatens progress in the areas of democratic governance, security, and development.
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