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March 18 |
Japan Chair Forum: "The U.S. Election and Japan: Policy Challenges and Expectations"
A Panel Discussion withKurt CampbellCEO & Co-Founder, Center for a New American SecurityMichael Green Senior Adviser & Japan Chair, CSISAssociate Professor, Georgetown University Koji MurataProfessor, Department of Political Science, Doshisha University Kazuya SakamotoProfessor, Faculty of Law, Osaka UniversityMichael SchifferProgram Officer, The Stanley Foundation ModeratorYoichi KatoBureau Chief, American General Bureau, The Asahi Shimbun
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March 17 |
Smart Power Speaker Series with Jonathan Greenblatt on "Social Entrepreneurship: Global Challenges, American Innovation"
AUDIO (mp3, 01:27:58) | VIDEO (wmv, 01:27:58) CSIS hosted Jonathan Greenblatt, Founder of Ethos Water and former vice president for Starbucks Coffee Company, for a discussion on social entrepreneurship and the role of the private sector in enhancing U.S. global leadership. Launched in 2003, Ethos Water has raised over $6 million to help children in Central America, Africa, and Asia gain access to clean water. Erik Peterson, Director of the Global Strategy Institute, introduced Mr. Greenblatt. This event is one of a series related to the CSIS Commission on Smart Power, a high-level bipartisan group that recently released the Smart Power Commission final report, "A Smarter, More Secure America."
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March 14 |
Harbingers: Iraq's Economic Development in Transition
AUDIO (mp3, 01:02:40)The PCR Project welcomes Ambassador Charles Ries, U.S. Minister for Economic Affairs and Coordinator for Economic Transition in Iraq The event will be chaired by Rick Barton, Co-Director, PCR Project Ambassador Ries will review current challenges to Iraq's economic growth in the post-surge environment. With some improvements to security, are there now opportunities for the Iraqi government and the international community to foster investment and development? And what of the impact of rising oil prices? Will they mean increased resources for the Iraqis to direct toward this effort? Ambassador Ries will outline key signs of economic progress over the past few months, and examine ways in which redirected international assistance can support the trend. RSVP to pcrproject@csis.org Visit www.pcrproject.com for publications, commentary, and more information about our work.
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March 13 |
MDR-TB in the Russian Federation
This meeting featured a presentation by Dr. Salmaan Keshavjee, Assistant Professor of Social Medicine and Medicine at Harvard Medical School and at the Brigham and Women's Hospital. He has worked with Partners in Health in Tomsk, Russia, since 2001 and has been the director of Harvard's research on multi-drug resistant TB (MDR-TB) there. He is also the Deputy Country Director for the Partners in Health program in Lesotho.
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March 12 |
Improving Cybersecurity: Recommendations from Private Sector Experts - Part 1
Featuring opening remarks by Howard Schmidt, R & H Security Consulting, LLC And a panel discussion with Rodney Petersen and Jack Suess, Educause/Internet2 Security Task Force Larry Clinton, Internet Security Alliance (presentation) John Carlson, BITS (presentation) Steve Crocker, ICANN (presentation) Michael Aisenberg, IT-SCC; Guy Copeland (presentation)
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March 12 |
Outlook for the Argentine Economy: A Breakfast Roundtable
Daniel Artana, Juan Luis Bour, and Fernando Navajas are economists at the Buenos Aires-based Latin American Economic Foundation (FIEL), a highly regarded, independent think tank devoted to economic and social research on Argentina and Latin America. Join us for a discussion of such issues as monetary policy, energy policy, and how these and other policy choices are likely to impact Argentina’s economic performance.
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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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March 11 |
Evaluating Energy Infrastructure Projects: A Case Study on the Costs and Benefits of LNG Investment
The University of Texas' Center for Energy Economics presented findings of a study which examines issues in locating LNG infrastructure facilities. The LNG case study focuses on related costs and benefits to the community and its conclusions are applicable to other energy infrastructure including nuclear and renewables. Speakers offered thoughts on key constraints in developing critical energy infrastructure in the United States and abroad, including both security considerations for infrastructure assets and implications for overall energy security and delivery.
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March 11 |
Roles and Missions: Emerging Congressional Perspectives
AUDIO (mp3, 01:15:27) | VIDEO (wmv, 00:39:56) In a 21st century security environment characterized by terrorist threats, weak states, and asymmetric warfare, the U.S. military is increasingly confronted with an ever-shifting spectrum of responsibilities. To understand how best to manage these trends, the House Armed Services Committee has undertaken its first comprehensive review of the U.S. military services’ roles and missions in fifteen years. The initial results of this assessment emphasize the necessity of undertaking a whole-of-government approach to future operations - one that is as much interagency as it is interservice.
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March 10 |
Venezuela Forum: Civil-Military Relations in the Bolivarian Republic
In this session Domingo Irwin, Professor at the Universidad Pedagógica Experimental Libertador, Caracas; Boris O. Saavedra, Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies, Washington D.C.; and Harold Trinkunas, Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of National Security Affairs, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, discussed civil-military relations and the Venezuelan armed forces since 1998. The panelists took questions from the audience following their presentations.
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