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April 2 |
The Commission on the National Guard and Reserves Report: Where Do We Go From Here?
The Commission on the National Guard and Reserves released its final report on January 31, 2008. The report contains almost 100 recommendations, several of which are already being hotly debated by stakeholders in OSD, the National Guard and reserves community, DHS, Congress, state governments and the broader homeland security community. The Center for Strategic and International Studies held a conference to hear senior perspectives on the CNGR report and join a discussion on the most significant - and in some cases controversial – recommendations. This conference brings together senior officials from many different organizations to discuss the CNGR report, it also was an opportunity to explore how to move from problem diagnosis to solution implementation.
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April 1 |
Central European Security: Power, Markets, and International Influence
Conference Agenda 8:00 – 8:30 am REGISTRATION 8:30 am INTRODUCTIONS AUDIO (mp3, 00:28:40)
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April 1 |
Shell Energy Scenarios to 2050
AUDIO (mp3, 01:11:09) | VIDEO (wmv, 01:11:09 ) CSIS hosted Royal Duch Shell to speak about their recent report Shell energy scenarios to 2050. Moderator: Frank Verrastro Director, Energy and National Security Program Guests: Jeroen van der Veer Chief Executive, Royal Dutch Shell Jeremy B. Bentham Vice President Global Business Environment, Royal Dutch Shell Royal Dutch Shell's renowned energy scenarios have, for many years, helped energy experts and thought leaders around the world anticipate the evolution of global energy supply and demand. Shell's 2008 energy scenarios chart two plausible ways in which the globe's sources and uses of energy may evolve over the next half-century. These two scenarios show how the world will grapple with three hard truths: the surge in global energy demand, the end of easily accessible oil and increasing environmental stresses including the impact of greenhouse gas emissions. Royal Dutch Shell CEO Jeroen van der Veer discussed the implications these truths have on the United States now and in the next fifty years.
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March 31 |
Demography and Geopolitics in the 21st Century
AUDIO 1 (mp3, 01:30:49) | AUDIO 2 (mp3, 01:29:39) |The Graying of the Great Powers: Demography and Geopolitics in the 21st Century, a report of the CSIS Global Aging Initiative, was released at a CSIS Policy Forum on March 31, 2008. The report explores how population aging and population decline will constrain the ability of the United States and other developed countries to maintain national and global security over the next few decades. It also examines the security implications of emerging demographic trends in different regions of the developing world. While some political scientists and security experts argue that the forces of demography are pushing the world toward greater peace and stability, the CSIS report concludes that they pose growing security threats—and that the period of greatest danger lies just over the horizon in the 2020s. The CSIS Policy Forum will begin with a presentation by the authors on the report’s key findings. A panel of distinguished experts will then comment on the report and offer their views on the geopolitical dimensions of the “global aging challenge.”
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March 31 |
Making CCS Work: Economics and Critical Issues
Recognizing the heightened interest in emissions-free energy and carbon mitigation technologies, the Center for Strategic and International Studies’ Energy and National Security Program in partnership with the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, the British Foreign Office and the Mission of the United States of America to the European Union, held a briefing series on carbon capture and sequestration (CCS). The seminar was intended primarily for those who are currently considering policy options to promote CCS as a carbon mitigation strategy and the discussion will include counterparts from the international community, the private sector and researchers. The program aimed to look beyond the traditionally explored issues of technology and overall relevance to carbon management and instead focused on business, economic, and policy framework considerations that will be crucial to determining the ultimate role of CCS.
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March 28 |
The Future of the RRW
Lunch briefing for Congressional staffers featuring John Harvey, Director of the Policy Planning Staff at the Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration, and Jeffrey Lewis, Director of the Nuclear Strategy an Nonproliferation Initiative at the New America Foundation. Our speakers discussed the status and safety of the current U.S. nuclear arsenal, the history of the RRW program, the questions that have been raised by critics, and prospects for the program in coming years.
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March 27 |
Smart Power Speaker Series: "The Future of UN Peacekeeping" featuring Jean-Marie Guéhenno
AUDIO (mp3, 01:04:51) | VIDEO (wmv, 01:06:53) | TRANSCRIPT (pdf) CSIS hosted Jean-Marie Guéhenno, UN Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, for a discusssion on the future of UN peacekeeping. Johanna Mendelson Forman, CSIS Senior Associate, introduced Mr. Guéhenno. UN peacekeeping is today the flagship enterprise of the United Nations and has become a central element of the international community's response to complex emergencies. During his eight year tenure as chief of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations, Mr. Guéhenno has seen the number of deployed UN troops double to over 100,000 with an annual budget of around $7.5 billion in order to protect vulnerable populations and help local communities transition from a post-conflict to a development environment.
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March 27 |
Japan Chair Forum with Admiral Takashi Saito
AUDIO (mp3, 00:55:44) | VIDEO (wmv, 00:55:44) Admiral Takashi Saito Chief of Staff, Joint Staff, Ministry of Defense In conversation with Richard Armitage CSIS Trustee John Hamre CSIS President & CEO and Michael Green CSIS Senior Adviser & Japan Chair Associate Professor, Georgetown University Admiral Takashi Saito was appointed Chief of Staff of the Joint Staff of the Ministry of Defense in August 2006. Graduating the National Defense Academy in 1970, he joined the Self Defense Forces as Ensign. He was promoted to the rank of Admiral in 2005, and thus far in his career, Admiral Saito has served as Director of the Operations and Plans Department, Commandant of the Maizuru and Yokosuka Districts, and as Chief of Staff of the Marine Self Defense Forces.
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March 26 |
CSIS-Schieffer School of Journalism Dialogue: The Status of U.S. Efforts in Iraq
AUDIO (01:16:41) | VIDEO (01:16:41) | TRANSCRIPT (pdf) Moderated by CBS Chief Washington Correspondent and Face the Nation anchor Bob Schieffer, an expert panel comprised of top journalists and policy analysts discussed the status of U.S. efforts in Iraq and took questions from the audience. The panel featured: Rajiv Chandrasekaran, national editor at the Washington Post and author of Imperial Life in the Emerald City; Nancy Youssef, Baghdad Bureau Chief for McClatchy Newspapers; and Anthony Cordesman, the CSIS Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy. The CSIS-Schieffer School series will be held monthly in Washington at CSIS and will feature top public policy experts, government officials, prominent journalists and leading scholars, discussing pressing issues related to national security, foreign policy, and global challenges.
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March 26 |
Gulf Roundtable: Recentering the Global Economy: Gulf capital and the future of wealth
“U.S. companies have no choice but to depend on sovereign wealth funds for assets,” stated Daniel Gross, Newsweek’s chief economic columnist. A growing supply of dollar-based capital piling up on the balance sheets of foreign governments has intersected with a sudden demand for capital in the United States. These conditions have created opportunities for U.S. businesses, but it has also created concerns about foreign influence in the United States. Gross examined the role of sovereign wealth funds (SWF) and the challenges and opportunities posed by sovereign wealth fund investment in the United States at a CSIS Gulf Roundtable on March 26, 2008.Daniel Gross is one of the most widely read economics and business writers working today. Since last summer, he has been a senior editor at Newsweek, where he writes the "Contrary Indicator" column. He also writes the “Moneybox” column for Slate, and previously wrote the “Economic View” column for the New York Times. Over the years, he has contributed hundreds of articles to more than 60 publications. He has written four books, most recently Pop! Why Bubbles Are Great for the Economy (HarperCollins, 2007). His 1996 book, Forbes Greatest Business Stories of All Time was a New York Times business best seller and has been translated into nine languages. Mr. Gross holds degrees from Cornell University and Harvard University.
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