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.
Infusing IT into Healthcare: Implications and Promise
Ensuring access to affordable and quality healthcare is one of the most important issues facing Americans today. Information technology can improve healthcare delivery while decreasing costs, but unlike other industries, the healthcare sector has not taken full advantage of IT. Please join this distinguished panel for an open discussion on the effect and ramifications of IT on healthcare delivery, privacy, efficiency, and cost. The discussion will focus on best practices and lessons learned from both government and private sector healthcare systems and the policy changes needed to maximize the benefits of IT. Moderator: Honorable William S. Cohen, former Secretary of Defense Honorable Jim Peake, Secretary of Veterans Affairs and former U.S. Army Surgeon General Honorable Susan Collins, Senator from MaineRepresentative Allyson Schwartz, Congresswoman from PennsylvaniaDr. Martin Harris, Cleveland Clinic CIO and Member of the Wounded Warrior Commission
March 5
Norwegian Petroleum Production: Adapting to Environmental Challenges
AUDIO (mp3, 00:46:49) Deputy Minister of Petroleum and Energy Liv Monica Stubholt visited CSIS to discuss Norway's unique and seemingly paradoxical position as a major global producer of fossil fuels, but also as a nation at the forefront of environmental policy to mitigate climate change. She spoke about some of Norway's strengths, engineering/technical capabilities and availability of capital from fossil fuel revenues, and how those tools will be employed to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions.
March 5
Lieutenant General Vaughn at CSIS
AUDIO (mp3, 01:06:09) | VIDEO (wmv, 01:06:09) Lieutenant General Vaughn, Director of the United States Army National Guard will gave a brief presentation "The Army Guard: Transitioning from a Strategic to an Operational Reserve" and took questions.
March 5
PONI Breafkast with Harold Brown
On March 5, 2008, PONI hosted a breakfast with former secretary of defense, Dr. Harold Brown. Discussion centered on two of Dr. Brown's recent publications: "New Nuclear Realities" (Washington Quarterly, 31, no.1, Winter 2007-08) and "The Nuclear Disarmament Fantasy" (Wall Street Journal, November 19, 2007). Dr. Brown opened by providing an overview of the factors contributing to the increasing concern over nuclear proliferation, why states pursue nuclear weapons, possible responses to proliferation risks, and the challenges inherent in seeking to abolish nuclear weapons altogether. The question and answer session that followed dealt with identifying the appropriate size, composition and role of the US nuclear weapons stockpile; articulating a cogent and credible nuclear weapons policy; dissuading states from pursuing nuclear weapons development in a complex international security environment; and other related topics. PONI would like to thank Dr. Brown as well as those who attended the breakfast and contributed to the discussion.
March 4
Combating the Twin Epidemics of HIV/AIDS and Drug Addiction
Combating the Twin Epidemics of HIV/AIDS and Drug Addiction: Opportunities for Progress and Gaps in ScalePresenting Authors:Dr. Robert Heimer,Ph.DYale University School of Public HealthTraci C. Green, M.Sc.Yale University School of Public HealthDiscussants:Dr. Eric Goosby, M.D.CEO and Chief Medical Officer, Pangaea Global AIDS FoundationDr. Caroline Ryan, M.D, M.P.H.Office of the U.S. Global AIDS CoordinatorModerated by:Phillip Nieburg, M.D., M.P.H.Senior Associate, CSIS Task Force on HIV/AIDSandJ. Stephen Morrison, Ph.DExecutive Director, CSIS HIV/AIDS Task ForceThe CSIS report is authored by David A. Fiellin, associate professor of medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine; Traci C. Green, National Institute on Drug Abuse predoctoral fellow, Yale University School of Public Health; and Robert Heimer, professor, Division of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases, Yale University School of Public Health.Data presented in the report were compiled between November 2006 and June 2007. Sources included papers in the peer-reviewed medical and social science literature, reports from national agencies and international organizations, and direct communication with contacts either in the country of interest or at the agencies and organizations responsible for managing or funding treatment programs and HIV relief efforts.This report focuses on 12 developing countries: 10 with injection-driven HIV epidemics(China, Georgia, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Russia,Tajikistan, Ukraine, and Vietnam) and 2 with emerging epidemics among injection drug users (Kenya and Nigeria).
March 4
A Fight for the Rule of Law: Pakistan Lawyers Delegation in Washington
AUDIO (mp3, 01:26:34) | Highlight Podcast (mp3, 00:07:47) A discussion with three lawyers who pioneered the lawyers’ movement resisting President Musharraf’s sacking of the Chief Justice and pushing for the restoration of the judiciary.
March 3
Improving the Mix and Strengthening Ties: An Overview of EU Energy Policy
The CSIS Energy and National Security Program hosted Andris Piebalgs, European Commissioner for Energy, for a discussion on European Union renewable energy policy. Commissioner Piebalgs also spoke on strengthening the EU-US energy relationship. Robert E. Ebel, Senior Adviser to the Energy and National Security Program introduced Commissioner Piebalgs and moderated the Q&A session. Speech: VIDEO (wmv, 00:45:43) | AUDIO (mp3, 00:45:43) Speech + Q&A: AUDIO (mp3, 01:19:17)
March 3
Congressional Forum on Islam: Orthodoxy and Radicalism in Saudi Arabia
The Saudi government faces threats both from jihadists returning from Iraq and local extremists, and to fight both it has rallied the Saudi religious establishment to its side. The government-led effort to use official religion to stamp out terrorism creates challenges not only for the government, but also for clerics who find themselves under increased scrutiny, and sometimes pressure. Thomas Hegghammer is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Princeton University and a Research Fellow at the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI) in Oslo. Dr. Hegghammer is the author of Jihad in Arabia (Cambridge University Press, forthcoming) and co-author of Al-Qaida dans le Texte (Paris: PUF, 2005). His articles have appeared in the International Journal of Middle East Studies, the Middle East Journal, Middle East Policy, and Studies in Conflict and Terrorism. He has also written about Saudi Arabia for the International Crisis Group and for Oxford Analytica. A fluent Arabic speaker, Dr Hegghammer has conducted extensive fieldwork in Saudi Arabia and elsewhere in the Middle East. He earned his Ph.D. from Sciences-Po in Paris.
February 28
The Putin Succession: What's at Stake and What to Expect
AUDIO (mp3, 01:19:50) | TRANSCRIPT (pdf) "The Putin Succession: What’s at Stake and What to Expect" Featuring: Anders Åslund, Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics Andrew Kuchins, Director and Senior Fellow, Russia and Eurasia Program, CSIS Sarah Mendelson, Director and Senior Fellow, Human Rights and Security Initiative, CSIS The CSIS Russia and Eurasia Program invites you to a panel on the Russian presidential elections. Given President Putin’s endorsement of Dmitri Medvedev as his candidate of choice, the outcome of the “election” already seems certain. However, many questions remain over the implications of a Medvedev presidency and the future role of Vladimir Putin. Åslund, Kuchins, and Mendelson will offer their insights into the presidential succession and its consequences for U.S.-Russia relations.
February 28
The U.S and Turkey: Another Honeymoon?
The meeting focused on the current state and future course of US-Turkish relations. The panel featured three members of Turkish Parliament: Egemen Bagis, Vice Chairman of Foreign Affairs for the Justice and Development Party; Fatma Nur Serter, of the Republican and People's Party; Mithat Melen, of the Nationalist Movement Party, and Representative Christopher Shays (R-CT). The meeting was opened by Lindsay Lloyd, IRI Europe Director and moderated by CSIS Turkey Project Director, Bulent Aliriza. AUDIO (01:30:59)
