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April 18 |
The United Nations and Somalia
AUDIO (24:49) | VIDEO (00:24:52) "The United Nations and Somalia" with Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah Special Representative of the Secretary General for Somalia United Nations Friday, April 18, 1:00-2:30 p.m. B-1 Level Conference Room C Center for Strategic and International Studies 1800 K St, NW Washington DC moderated by Jennifer Cooke Co-Director, CSIS Africa Program In September 2007, in recognition of the deteriorating situation in Somalia, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon appointed Mr. Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah of Mauritania as his Special Representative (SRSG) to the conflict. As the situation continues to worsen, the SRSG has been increasingly active in his efforts to help mediate a peace in Somalia and to strengthen the international community's and the United Nations Security Council's response. At the session, SRSG Ould-Abdallah will discuss his efforts to bring opposing parties together, U.N strategy, and his outlook on Somalia's future.
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April 17 |
Global Strategy Institute Anniversary Conference
FUTURE BOUND: The United States in a World of ChangeOverview The CSIS Global Strategy Institute hosted our fourth anniversary conference to assess the changing international landscape within which the United States will navigate in the future. Together we highlighted areas critical to U.S. engagement—level of competitiveness, workforce trends, state of physical infrastructure, promotion of innovation, investment in science and technology, role of government—and generated recommendations on future policy priorities.
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April 16 |
Looking Ahead to November 2008: Transatlantic Relations Under the Next U.S. Presidential Administration
As the United States prepares for the November 2008 presidential elections, key European allies focus on the potential continuities and divergences from currrent U.S. foreign policy. To be sure, the transatlantic partners will continue to face a set of critical global challenges - from stabilization efforts in Afghanistan, to global warming, rising energy prices, and the threat of a nuclearly armed Iran - no matter who enters the Oval Office in January 2009. In an effort to hightlight the foreign policy agendas of the three leading presidential candidates, the Europe Program hosted a meeting between a delegation of German foreign policy experts and the foreign policy advisors to each presidential campaing. The off-the-record meeting addressed the core issues dominating the U.S. foreign policy agenda and provided the particiapnts with a unique opportunity to examine these issues in a transatlantic context.
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April 10 |
Discussion with Hédi Annabi: Special Representative of the Secretary General and Head of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti - Cancelled
The Special Representative of the Secretary General’s remarks will focus on progress in Hati's stabilization process; he will discuss the current situation on the ground, challenges in key areas of the mandate, and requirements to consolidate stability.This meeting is on the record. Refreshments, coffee, and dessert will be provided. To RSVP, please respond to Sarah McCune at SMcCune@csis.org.
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April 10 |
Colloquium: Zbigniew Brzezinski's 80th Birthday
The Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) hosted a foreign policy colloquium in honor of Zbigniew Brzezinski’s 80th birthday.
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April 8 |
Statesmen's Forum: His Excellency Samir Sumaida'ie
AUDIO (01:19:47) | VIDEO (01:19:47) | TRANSCRIPT (pdf) The Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) hosted a discussion with His Excellency Samir Sumaida'ie, Iraq's ambassador to the United States. Ambassador Sumaida'ie's speech was entitled "Iraq: After Five Years." Dr. Anthony Cordesman, the CSIS Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy, introduced Ambassador Sumaida'ie and moderated the questions-and-answer session.
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April 8 |
Burma: Standing at a Turning Point
The Southeast Asia Initiative hosted a forum entitled Burma: Standing at a Turning Point on April 8, 2008. The event featured commentary by Charm Tong, founding member, Shan Women’s Action Network (SWAN) and 2008 Vital Voices Global Leadership Honoree. Michael Green, senior advisor, CSIS, and Aung Din, executive director, U.S. Campaign for Burma, joined Charm Tong on the panel. The event was moderated by Derek Mitchell, director of the CSIS Southeast Asia Initiative.
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April 7 |
Smart Power Speaker Series: "The Future of Global Health: Priorities and Approaches"
CSIS hosted Tadataka (Tachi) Yamada, President of the Global Health Program at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, for a discussion on the future of global health. John Hamre, President & CEO of CSIS, chaired the session. Dr. Tachi Yamada leads the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's efforts to improve the health of the world's poor by reducing global health inequities, bringing forward affordable new vaccines, therapies, and diagnostics for diseases that most gravely burden the world's poor, and by developing new partnerships to shape the future of global public health. In his presentation at CSIS, Dr. Yamada spoke to the foundation's vision of its current and future role, and more broadly, to the shared priorities and approaches most important to securing major public health gains in the future.
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April 3 |
Book Launch: Rogue Economics
AUDIO (mp3, 01:23:32) The PCR Project presents a book launch with author Loretta Napoleoni on Rogue Economics: Capitalism's New Reality In ROGUE ECONOMICS (Seven Stories Press; April 2, 2008) Napoleoni lays out a brilliant historical assessment of the dark economic forces unleashed by the spread of democracy into geopolitical areas formerly ruled by oppressive or repressive regimes. The sex trade, the drug trade, the swift rise of the super-rich, and the growth of counterfeiters, she posits, will all inevitably rise during times of great economic upheaval, when politics can no longer inform the economic landscape. ROGUE ECONOMICS exposes the paradoxical economic connections of the new global marketplace. Loretta Napoleoni, an economist, former Fulbright Scholar, and an expert on terror finance networks, offers an unfiltered vision of our current global economy—from counterfeiters and sex traders to gamers and the super-rich.
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April 3 |
PONI 2008 Conference series: U.S. Naval Academy
The 2008 PONI Conference Series got underway on April 3 – 4 at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD. The two-day conference featured nine selected presentations and panel discussions on three topical areas: nuclear forensics, U.S. nuclear posture and infrastructure; and proliferation and disarmament challenges. Day one of the conference also featured a small group breakout session for attendees to identify, discuss and prioritize nuclear issues facing the next administration. Group findings were reported and explored in greater depth during a very spirited and productive plenary session on day two. PONI would like to thank all conference participants, presenters, and panel and breakout session moderators. PONI would also like to thank the U.S. Naval Academy for hosting the event.
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