Below is a summary of programs organized and hosted by CSIS on Capitol Hill for Members of Congress and their staffs.
Africa HIV/AIDS Task Force Co-chaired by Senators Russel D. Feingold (D-WI) and John Sununu (R-NH).
The CSIS Task Force on HIV/AIDS was launched by the Africa Program in fall 2001. Funded primarily by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Task Force seeks to outline strategic choices that lie ahead for the United States in fighting the pandemic and build bipartisan consensus on critical U.S. policy initiatives. Beginning a second phase iI In August 2003, the Task Force has expanded to include the CSIS Russia and Eurasia Program, the Freeman Chair in China Studies, and the CSIS South Asia Program, placing and will place special emphasis on states affected by the pandemic's Second Wave.
CSIS Africa Program director J. Stephen Morrison is the Task Force's executive director. (Contact Elizabeth Sullivan at esullivan@csis.org or 202-457-8717)
China The Congressional Forum on China The forum features a series of regular seminars, ad hoc private briefings, and other events designed to broaden and deepen expertise in the U.S. congress—among both members and staff—on critical issues related to a rising China.
CSIS Office of Congressional Relations leads this initiative.
Defense and Security Policy Beyond Goldwater-Nichols: Defense Reform for a New Strategic Era The Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986 (G-N) identified a huge problem – the demonstrated inability of the military services to work effectively together as a joint team in conducting military operations – and addressed it. Beyond Goldwater-Nichols is an effort to explore the next phase of defense reform. The two-year project will address defense reform issues in five core “baskets”: (1) reassessing the civilian, joint and service balance; (2) toward a strategy-driven, more efficient resource allocation process; (3) adapting to new missions and the evolution of warfare; (4) improving DoD’s ability to conduct interagency and combined operations; and (5) streamlining and improving congressional oversight of the Defense Department.
CSIS Senior Fellow Clark Murdock serves as primary project leaders. (Contact John Burgeson at jburgeson@csis.org or 202-741-3863)
Proliferation Prevention Forum The Forum features a series of regular seminars, ad hoc private briefings, and technical seminars designed to broaden and deepen expertise in the U.S. Congress – among both Members and staff – on critical issues related to the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD). The overall goal of the project is to help build and sustain a strong constituency on the Hill with both the knowledge and political will needed to work together effectively – across party, committee, and even ideological lines – to tackle the number one threat facing the United States.
CSIS Senior Adviser Robert Einhorn leads this initiative. (202-775-3113).
Europe
European Congressional Staff Forum Monthly meetings of the Congressional Forum on Capitol Hill permit bipartisan discussion of significant issues about Europe and U.S.-European relations with and among Congressional staffers.
The Forum is led by Europe Program Director Julianne Smith. (Contact Derek Mix at dmix@csis.org or 202-775-7304).
Global Trends Congressional Forum on Islam
CSIS has launched the Congressional Forum on Islam with a goal of deepening Congressional understanding on issues involving Islamic themes. Rooted in both historical and contemporary knowledge, the program provides congressional staff with opportunities for policy-relevant discussions with prominent experts and scholars from the United States and around the world.
The forum is led by CSIS Middle East program director Jon Alterman. (Contact Gregory Brosman at gbrosman@csis.org or 202-775-3179)
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