Global Security Forum

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Americans disagree on fundamental aspects of domestic and global affairs, but they are largely united behind the idea that America should play a leadership role in the world. What does this unity and division mean for making foreign policy decisions in a complex and interconnected world? A new major CSIS International Security Program report and public conference explore whether and how domestic political, geographic, racial, socio-economic, and other divisions impact U.S. national security and engagements abroad and identifies opportunities for cooperation.

The report argues that concerted U.S. international engagement is critical in a time of heightened geopolitical tension, increasingly assertive adversaries, and the lingering health and economic effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. The findings will help policymakers understand the scope of the divides and the opportunities for working together to bridge them, along with the need for leadership and outreach to a diverse set of domestic audiences.

Event Agenda:

2:00 pm: Welcome Remarks
Dr. Seth G. Jones, Senior Vice President, Harold Brown Chair, Director of the International Security Program, and Director of the Transnational Threats Project

2:15 pm: Report Findings
Presented by:
Mr. Erol Yayboke, Senior Fellow and Director, CSIS Project on Fragility and Mobility

2:30 pm: Panel Discussion
Moderated by:
Ms. Emily Harding , Senior Fellow and Deputy Director, International Security Program

With
Dr. Michael J. Green, Senior Vice President for Asia, Japan Chair, and Henry A. Kissinger Chair
Hon. Susan Gordon, Director at CACI International
Ms. Nancy Youssef, National Security Correspondent, The Wall Street Journal

3:35 pm: Break

3:55 pm: Introductory Remarks
Dr. John J. Hamre, President and CEO of CSIS and Langone Chair in American Leadership

4:00 pm: Keynote Conversation
Moderated By:
Ms. Suzanne Spaulding, Senior Adviser for Homeland Security and Director of the Defending Democratic Institutions project

With
Secretary William Cohen, former Secretary of Defense
Secretary Leon Panetta, former Secretary of Defense

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Global Security Forum: Foreign Policy in an Era of Domestic Division

Please join CSIS to explore whether and how domestic political, geographic, racial, socioeconomic, and other divisions impact U.S. national security and engagements abroad.

Event by John J. Hamre , Seth G. Jones , Emily Harding , Michael J. Green , Erol Yayboke , Suzanne Spaulding , Secretary William Cohen , Secretary Leon Panetta , Hon. Susan Gordon , and Ms. Nancy Youssef — March 7, 2022

Global Security Forum 2021

A new major CSIS International Security Program report explores whether and how domestic political, geographic, racial, socioeconomic, and other divisions impact U.S. national security and engagements abroad and identifies opportunities for cooperation.

Report by Erol Yayboke , Emily Harding , Catherine Nzuki , and Sierra Ballard — March 7, 2022

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Online Event: A New Era for U.S. Alliances

The CSIS International Security Program hosts a discussion that examines the challenges and opportunities for the U.S.-led system of alliances in the next decade and beyond.

Event by Michael J. Green , Heather A. Conley , Ambassador Wendy Sherman , Emma Ashford , Kori Schake , and Samuel Brannen — December 14, 2020

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Global Security Forum 2020: A New Era for U.S. Alliances

The 2020 Global Security Forum Report distills insights for alliance strategy from a bipartisan group of 60 experts who assessed 3 hypothetical future scenarios.

Report by Alexander Kaplan , Samuel Brannen , and Emma Bates — December 14, 2020

Global Security Forum: Emerging Technologies Governance

In an era of global technological competition and diffusion of innovation, the United States must uphold the twin pillars of national security and national innovation.

Event by Suzanne Spaulding , Andrew Philip Hunter , Gabrielle Burrell , Mark T. Esper , Dr. Jason G. Matheny , Brigadier General Benjamin Watson , Samuel Brannen , and Kathleen Hicks — January 24, 2020

ISP Brief November 2017

It's our pleasure to send you the November Edition of the ISP Brief, the monthly newsletter of the CSIS International Security Program. ISP Brief features articles and commentary written by our scholars, their analysis as published in various media sources (including video and audio highlights), and links to recent events. We hope the newsletter provides you, our readers, a snapshot of the excellent work underway in ISP, and the engaging thoughts of our experts. As always, your feedback is welcome.

Newsletter — November 30, 2017

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GSF 2017: Screening of The New Barbarianism: A CSIS Original Documentary Film

There has been little to stop the profound surge of violence seen across several open-ended conflicts which claimed thousands of lives, destroyed health systems, triggered mass displacement and state collapse, and exposed the crisis facing the norms of international humanitarian law contained in the Geneva Conventions.

Event — November 7, 2017

The New Barbarianism