International Security Studies
Events
America's Nuclear Energy Future
April 26, 2011 // 12:00pm — 1:30pm
A meeting with U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel B. Poneman, co-sponsored with the Los Alamos National Laboratory
Nuclear Power, Spent Fuel Management, and Best Practice for Nonproliferation
March 30, 2011 // 12:00pm — 1:30pm
A discussion with Roger Cashmore, working group chair of the Royal Society Science Policy Project on Nuclear Nonproliferation
Book Discussion: The New Muslim Brotherhood in the West
March 17, 2011 // 12:00pm — 1:30pm
A discussion with author Lorenzo Vidino, visiting fellow at RAND Corporation
Progress in the War in Afghanistan: Seven Centers of Gravity
March 04, 2011 // 11:00am — 12:15pm
With Secretary Gates and General Petraeus emphasizing economic and civic development as well as the use of effective force, Cordesman examined the difficulty of pursuing economic growth in midst of ongoing conflict.
A Reflection on the May 2010 Brazil-Turkey Nuclear Initiative Toward Iran
February 22, 2011 // 8:00am — 12:00pm
Monica Herz, Director, International Relations Institute, Catholic University, Rio de Janeiro; Craig Kelly, Vice President, The Cohen Group; Mustafa Kibaroglu, Associate Professor of International Affairs, Bilkent University, Ankara; Nizar Messari, Associate Professor of International Relations, Al Akhawayn University, Ifrane, Morocco; Trita Parsi, President, National Iranian-American Council and former Wilson Center Public Policy Scholar
Book Discussion: The Longest War: The Enduring Conflict Between America and Al-Qaeda
February 10, 2011 // 11:00am — 12:30pm
Author Peter Bergen, Director, National Security Studies, New America Foundation
Foreign Policy Challenges in the 112th Congress: Development and Security
February 04, 2011 // 9:00am — 10:30am
An examination of policy issues affecting the developing world, including U.S. development policy, U.S. nuclear policy, and climate and conflict resolution.
Iran Primer II: The Nuclear Controversy
January 13, 2011 // 11:00am — 12:30pm
Michael Adler, Public Policy Scholar, Woodrow Wilson Center; David Albright, President, Institute for Science and International Security; Michael Elleman, Senior Fellow, Regional Security Cooperation, International Institute for Strategic Studies, Bahrain; Robert Litwak, Vice President for Programs and Director, International Security Studies, Woodrow Wilson Center
U.S. Energy Security Policy: A Global Perspective
January 11, 2011 // 9:00am — 10:00am
"Open energy markets—which is the ability of oil and gas to flow to the purchaser—is really the core of our energy security," said David Goldwyn, the State Department's special envoy for international energy affairs. Making sure markets are open, fair, and transparent is one of five tenets of the administration's global energy security agenda that he discussed at a January 11 Director's Forum.
The Defense Industrial Base at Risk
December 06, 2010 // 9:00am — 12:30pm
Lt. Gen Michael Dunn, President, Air Force Association, Jim Moran, United States Representative (D-VA), Loren Thompson, COO, Lexington Institute, Mackenzie Eaglen, Research Fellow, Heritage Foundation, Rob Litwak, Vice President, Woodrow Wilson Center, Patrick Wilson, Director, Government Affairs, Semiconductor Industry Association, David Morrison, Vice President, Government Operations, Boeing, Bill Gostic, Vice President, Advanced Programs & Technology, Pratt & Witney, Mike Hamel, Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategy & Development, Orbital.