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CANCELED: US Army in the Indo-Pacific - A Conversation with Secretary Ryan D. McCarthy and General Paul J. LaCamera
November 17, 2020
The Center for Strategic and International Studies and the International Security Program invite you to a discussion with Secretary Ryan D. McCarthy and General Paul J. LaCamera to discuss the Indo-Pacific and the U.S. Army.

On Demand Event
Online Event: The Military and Pandemics: Early Lessons and Future Actions
June 10, 2020
Please join CSIS’s International Security Program on June 10 at 2pm for a discussion on early lessons from the military's response to the pandemic.

On Demand Event
Military Advice and the “Forever War” in Afghanistan
July 10, 2019
Join us for the rollout of a report on strategic military advice about the war in Afghanistan and a panel discussion on what we have learned about military advice from 18 years of war.

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Maritime Security Dialogue: Shifting to the High-End Fight
May 15, 2019

Please join CSIS and the United States Naval Institute (USNI) for a Maritime Security Dialogue event on the high end fight.

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Army Modernization: Priorities to get to the Army of 2028
March 21, 2019

Join us for a conversation with Under Secretary of the Army Ryan D. McCarthy and Representative Anthony Brown (D-MD) to discuss the Army's modernization efforts and how the Army will fight in the future. 

On Demand Event
Masterpiece or Misfire? What to Expect in the FY 2020 Defense Budget Request
January 31, 2019

Please join the CSIS International Security Program on Thursday, January 31, for a panel previewing the release of the Trump administration's FY 2020 defense budget request.

On Demand Event
The Spanish Hero of the American Revolution: The Untold Story of Bernardo de Gálvez
June 21, 2018

In a comprehensive new biography, Gonzalo M. Quintero Saravia examines the life of Bernardo de Gálvez, the governor of Spanish Louisiana who supported American rebels and personally led troops against British fortifications along the Gulf of Mexico.

On Demand Event
Why Americans Should Study Military History
June 6, 2018

Join the Project on Military and Diplomatic History to consider the proper approaches to history and why the study of military history is as important as ever for the modern citizen and statesman.

On Demand Event
Maritime Security Dialogue: Innovation and the Marine Air-Ground Task Force
June 4, 2018
Please join CSIS and the United States Naval Institute (USNI) for a Maritime Security Dialogue event featuring a panel discussion on innovation and the Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF).

On Demand Event
Teddy Roosevelt — an “American Realist”
May 24, 2018
Join us as we welcome Dr. Colin Dueck of George Mason University to discuss a president whose administration embodied “American realism” in foreign policy and what his tenure can teach us about America’s position in the world since.

On Demand Event
From the North Atlantic to the Indo-Pacific: A French Maritime Outlook on Current Geopolitical Issues
May 16, 2018

From the North Atlantic to the Indo-Pacific, the French navy is responsible for securing the world’s second-largest maritime domain. Admiral Prazuck, Chief of Staff of the French Navy, will discuss the challenges role that the French Navy plays in France’s defense and...


On Demand Event
The Odyssey of Echo Company: Looking back on Vietnam and the Tet Offensive
May 7, 2018

The Odyssey of Echo Company embeds the reader with a reconnaissance platoon of the 101st Airborne Division to tell the harrowing story of 40 young men from across America suddenly thrust into savage combat on the far side of the world.

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