CSIS: Event Feed

2009 PONI Capstone Conference - Omaha, NE

mark jansson — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 08:00:00 -0500

The 2009 PONI Capstone Conference will be held on December 15th at Offutt AFB in Omaha, NE. This event will concludes the 2009 conference series and will features a selection of the best presentations from the three preceding regional conferences in Annapolis, MD, San Diego, CA and London respectively. The conference agenda will be posted in early November.

5th Meeting of the Exports Controls Experts Group (XCXG)

dfernandez — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:27:00 -0500

This meeting will continue our efforts to explore national export control programs. We plan to focus on application of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540 and other UNSC resolutions. In addition, we will also examine implementation of recommendations in CSCAP Memorandum #14, Guidelines for Managing Trade of Strategic Goods, which the group produced last year.

10th Meeting of the Study Group on Counting the Proliferation of WMD

dfernandez — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:21:00 -0500

At this meeting, we will review developments in the WMD disarmament and nonproliferation regimes since we last met, and focus on further development of the CSCAP Action Plan for Countering the Proliferation of WMD in the Asia Pacific.

India and the United States: The Future, and the Vision

ian — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:00:00 -0500

CSIS’s South Asia Program is pleased to present a discussion session with:

The Honorable Meera Shankar
Indian Ambassador to the United States

Titled:

India and the United States: The Future, and the Vision

Security, Cloud Computing and the Coming Mobile Environment

dzheng — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 13:00:00 -0500

We are moving into a different cyber environment. Your information will be stored in the cloud – a computer somewhere else whose location you do not know

Breakfast with Dr. John Harvey, "Managing the nuclear stockpile and modernizing the supporting infrastructure"

Andrew St. Denis — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 08:30:00 -0500

On December 3, the CSIS Project on Nuclear Issues (PONI) is pleased to invite you to a breakfast discussion hosted by Dr. John Harvey. Dr. Harvey currently serves as Principal Deputy to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical and Biological Defense. Dr. Harvey will be sharing reflections and insights from his extensive experience in nuclear weapons science and policy. PONI breakfast events are designed to provide an informal setting for young members to meet senior experts, learn from them, and engage them with questions. We hope that you will be able to join us for what will surely be an informative and fruitful discussion.

World Energy Outlook 2009

ian — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:00:00 -0500

The CSIS Energy and National Security Program
cordially invites you to attend:

World Energy Outlook 2009

with distinguished guests:

Nobuo Tanaka
Executive Director, International Energy Agency

Richard H. Jones
Deputy Executive Director, International Energy Agency

Indigenous Politics in the Andean Region: Present State and Future Outlook

ian — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 08:30:00 -0500

Indigenous populations in the Andean region of Latin America have played an increasingly larger role in national and local politics in the past two decades, but that role may be changing. On December 1, the Americas Program of CSIS will host a conference examining indigenous politics in Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia and drawing conclusions on a regional basis.

Ending Poverty and Hunger

ian — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:00:00 -0500

CSIS and the University of Miami Knight Center for International Media invite you to: Our Global Challenges: A Series of Dialogues on the Most Pressing Global Issues of our Time On Ending Poverty and Hunger: Meeting the Challenge of Millennium Development Goal 1

Of Geckos and Crocodiles: Indonesia's Corruption Eradication Efforts

ghyman — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:00:00 -0500

Michael Buehler, of Columbia University's Weatherhead East Asian Institute, will discuss the recent controversy surrounding Indonesia's Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), including the indictment of its former chair for murder, the charges of corruption lodged (perhaps for political purposes) against its deputy chairmen, and the position of President Yudhoyono on the charges and

Schieffer Series: A Discussion of North Korea

ian — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:30:00 -0500

The Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) and TCU’s Schieffer School of Journalism hosted a session of:

The CSIS-Schieffer Series Dialogues
Presented by United Technologies Corporation (UTC)

A Discussion of North Korea

Statesmen's Forum: Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg, Minister of Defense of the Federal Republic of Germany

ian — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:30:00 -0500

A Statesmen’s Forum with

His Excellency Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg
Minister of Defense of the Federal Republic of Germany

The Future of the Transatlantic Relationship: Afghanistan, NATO’s New Strategic Concept, and the Challenges of Burden Sharing

Dilemmas of Power

klevitt — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:00:00 -0500

The CSIS Kissinger Chair hosted Dr. Edward Luttwak, CSIS Senior Associate on the occasion of his new book, The Grand Strategy of the Byzantine Empire. Luttwak discussed how the Byzantines’ strategic thinking evolved over the years and applies today to statecraft and war.

Carbon Trading

ian — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:30:00 -0500

CSIS Energy and National Security Program and the Institut Francais des Relations Internationales (IFRI) are hosted a session on Carbon Trading.

Agenda

Introduction and Welcome:
David Pumphrey
Senior Fellow and Deputy Director, Energy and National Security Program, CSIS

7th CSCAP General Conference

dfernandez — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:09:00 -0500

The 7th CSCAP General Conference titled New Challenges to Asia-Pacific Security will be held in Jakarta, Indonesia on 16-18 November 2009.

Screening of "Inside Islam: What a Billion Muslims Really Think"

ian — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:00:00 -0500

CSIS, in cooperation with Unity Productions Foundation (UPF) and the Charter for Compassion, hosted a screening of “Inside Islam: What a Billion Muslims Really Think,” a new documentary that provides an eye-opening view of global Muslim opinions on such topics as terrorism, democracy, women, and the West.

Senior Policy Group Discussion with Ambassador Sung Kim

RMatzkin-Bridger — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:00:00 -0500

Ambassador Sung Kim, Special Envoy for the Six Party Talks, discussed the latest developments in attempts to bring North Korea back to the multilateral negotiation process.

Global Space Development Summit

pfrank — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:00:00 -0500

The Summit, co-organized by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), the Chinese Society of Astronautics (CSA), the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), and the Space Foundation, and co-sponsored by American Astronautical Society (AAS), the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA), and the International Astronautical Federation (IAF), will involve high

Innovations for Tomorrow: How to Build Successful Coalitions to Achieve Difficult Development Goals

rgundu — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:00:00 -0500

The Hills Program on Governance co-hosted with Partners for Democratic Change (PDC) , a discussion by PDC's development practitioners working in the field in Eastern Europe and Middle East on coalition-building to achieve development goals. The event wasmoderated by Gerald Hyman.

Is China Ready to Challenge the Dollar?

srupani — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:00:00 -0500

Introduction to the report: Is China Ready to Challenge the Dollar? Internationalization of the Renminbi and Its Implications for the United States

Introduction

Melissa E. Murphy, Fellow, CSIS Freeman Chair in China Studies

Discussant

Roundtable Discussion: The Fall of the Berlin Wall

sbellotti — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:30:00 -0500

Roundtable discussion on the Fall of the Berlin Wall and how the United States and Europe are coping with the strategic and political complexities of the post-Cold War era 20 years later.

Guest speaker: Edward Lucas, Deputy Editor of the International Section and Central and Eastern European Correspondent, The Economist

Violence and Impunity in the North Caucasus: Status Report and Policy Recommendations

lmoore — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:00:00 -0500

Summer 2009 in Chechnya, Ingushetia and Dagestan was the bloodiest in several years. Since the July murder of Natalia Estemirova, a human rights activist from Memorial, three more activists have been killed.

PDI Live Debate 5: John Steinbruner & Walter Slocombe on De-Alerting

cjones — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:00:00 -0500

The CSIS Project on Nuclear Issues (PONI) hosts the fifth installment of the "PONI Debates the Issues" series. The live debate will feature Dr. John Steinbruner, Professor of Public Policy at the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland and Director of the Center for International and

How Russia and Ukraine are handling the Global Economic Crisis

vprokopov — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:00:00 -0500

At a conference hosted at CSIS on November 5, 2009 in conjunction with the Eurasia Foundation, Sergei Guriev, Rector at the New Economic School in Moscow, and Valentin Zelenyuk of the Kiev School of Economics, shared their insights on Russia and Ukraine’s handling of the global economic crisis. Both speakers are the recipients of the 2009 Bill Maynes Award.

CSIS Press Briefing: President Obama's Asia Trip

sherry — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:00:00 -0500

The Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) hosted a press briefing on President Obama’s upcoming trip to Asia and the APEC Summit.

Briefers include:

The United States and Central Europe: Converging or Diverging Strategic Interests?

ian — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:30:00 -0500

Ten months into the Obama administration is a useful time to take stock of the U.S.-Central European relationship and to consider both common and differing foreign policy priorities. Moreover, as NATO has been tasked with formulating a new Strategic Concept, it is valuable to obtain the perspectives of the newer members of the Alliance concerning NATO’s development.

Economic Transformation and the Future of Capitalism: Lessons Learned from Poland's Success in Economically Turbulent Times

tcipoletti — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:30:00 -0500

The extraordinary dimension and magnitude of the current global financial and economic crisis has called into question the very nature of capitalism - leading international economists and policymakers alike to contemplate whether the concept of a truly "free market" should be fundamentally altered.

Governing Brazil's Pre-Salt Oil Resources

lhyland — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:30:00 -0500

With a series of pre-salt oil discoveries in 2007, Brazil now stands at the crossroads of what could be a major turning point for the future of its oil production. This session, hosted by the CSIS Energy and National Security Program, provided an overview of the pre-salt oil resources as well a variety of views on the proposed legal and regulatory framework.

Meeting the Challenge of the Millennium Development Goals in Haiti

ian — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:00:00 -0500

The Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) and The University of Miami Knight Center for International Media held the inaugural session of:

Our Global Challenges:
A Series of Dialogues on the Most Pressing Global Issues of our Time

China-U.S. Strategic Nuclear Dialogue

dfernandez — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 22:27:00 -0500

This event builds upon a series of similar high-level discussions that have been conducted in Beijing since 2002, and will again involve senior experts and both current and former officials from the U.S. and China in an off-the-record, informal dialogue aimed at improving mutual understanding on nuclear weapons-related issues. The U.S.

Book Launch: Fortresses and Icebergs by Jeffrey P. Bialos

gsanders — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:00:00 -0400

The Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group and the Center for Transatlantic Relations at Johns Hopkins Unversity's Paul Nitze School of Advanced International Studies jointly present

Book Launch: Fortresses and Icebergs
The Evolution of the Transatlantic Defense Market and the Implications for U.S. National Security Policy

African Conflicts and American Diplomacy: Roles and Choices

ian — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:00:00 -0400

Panel 1 Audio

Panel 2 Audio

Keynote Audio

The CSIS Africa Program and the American Academy of Diplomacy cordially invite you to attend a conference entitled:

Schieffer Series: A Discussion of U.S. Policy in Afghanistan

pfrank — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:30:00 -0400

Moderated By:
Bob Schieffer
Chief Washington Correspondent, CBS News
Anchor, CBS News’ “Face the Nation”

Panelists:

The Evolution of Global Gas Markets

lhyland — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:30:00 -0400

The CSIS Energy and National Security Program hosted a discussion on the global natural gas markets. Specific topics included: the impact of shale and arctic gas on global supplies; natural gas pricing and the interaction of regional markets; and key players and the exercise of market power.

Kazakhstan’s OSCE Chairmanship: Challenges & Opportunities

bbocka — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 09:00:00 -0400

The New European Democracies Project together with the Institute for New Democracies (IND) organized an event on Kazakhstan's OSCE Chairmanship for the year 2010. The event was held in Astana, Kazakhstan, and various experts and officials participated at this international conference.

Roundtable with the Alberta Energy Resources Conservation Board

lhyland — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:00:00 -0400

The CSIS Energy and National Security Program hosted a roundtable discussion with members of the Alberta Energy Resources Conservation Board (ERCB), an independent agency of the Government of Alberta, which regulates the development of Alberta’s energy resources, including oil, natural gas, oil sands, coal, and pipelines.

2009 PONI Fall Conference - Royal Society, London

mark jansson — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:00:00 -0400

The Project on Nuclear Issues (PONI) Fall Conference will be held on October 26 and 27 at the Royal Society in London, England. This will be the third of our three regional conferences leading up to our year-end Capstone Conference at U.S. Strategic Command on December 15th.

Statesmen’s Forum: General Xu Caihou

ian — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:30:00 -0400

A Statesmen’s Forum with

General Xu Caihou
Vice Chairman of the Communist Party of China’s Central Military Commission

Introduction by
John Hamre
President and CEO, CSIS

Gulf Roundtable: The UAE 123 Nuclear Agreement: A Model for the Region?

mDziuban — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:00:00 -0400

At its October Gulf Roundtable, the CSIS Middle East Program hosted Ambassador Thomas R. Pickering for a discussion of the UAE 123 nuclear agreement and its implications for civilian nuclear cooperation in the Middle East, and for the creation of a global framework for addressing the challenges of proliferation and enrichment.

A Lunchtime Conversation with Dr. Robin Niblett

sbellotti — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:00:00 -0400

Dr. Robin Niblett will discuss his work as Director of Chatham House. He will also talk about how Europe now sees the Obama administration, including the implications for policies toward Afghanistan, Iran, Russia, China, and the wider world. This event is by invitation only.

Modernizing India: Farms, Food, and Supply Chain Development

pfrank — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:00:00 -0400

Raj Jain, President, Wal-Mart India, and Managing Director and CEO, Bharti Wal-Mart Pvt. Ltd., discussed Walmart India’s work establishing a modern wholesale business in India, including developing a robust supply chain infrastructure--and what that will mean for the Indian consumer.

Statesmen's Forum: David Bakradze, Chairman of Georgia's Parliament

ian — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 09:30:00 -0400

The Honorable David Bakradze
Chairman of Georgia’s Parliament

Surviving the Shocks: Georgia’s Democratic Reforms
after the August War and Financial Crisis

Book Event: A Question of Command: Counterinsurgency from the Civil War to Iraq

ian — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:00:00 -0400

A Question of Command: Counterinsurgency from the Civil War to Iraq

CSIS Book Launch: Senator Bill Frist - "A Heart to Serve: The Passion to Bring Health, Hope, and Healing"

dporter — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 10:00:00 -0400

The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) hosted a book launch of CSIS Trustee Senator Bill Frist's new book.

Global Health in the 21st Century: Identifying the Big Priorities

dporter — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:45:00 -0400

The CSIS Global Health Policy Center hosted a presentation by Sir Richard Feachem, Professor of Global Health at the University of California, San Francisco. He outlined his view of the salient global health priorities for the 21st century and the necessary ingredients to successfully address this agenda.

The Future of the U.S. Navy’s Engagement in Global Health

dporter — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:30:00 -0400

Captain James Terbush
Commander, Fourth Fleet

Commander Bradley Hartgerink
Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery

Moderator: Eugene V. Bonventre
Senior Associate, Center for Strategic and International Studies

The Business Challenges and Opportunities of Energy and Water Sustainability

ian — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 08:30:00 -0400

Sponsored by Penn State University's Smeal College of Business and the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

Agenda

8:30 - 8:40 a.m
Welcome
Dean Jim Thomas, Penn State University

Approaches to Accounting for Post-9/11 Counterterrorism Policies and Actions: The Pros and Cons

lmoore — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:30:00 -0400

The United States has recently begun a debate about the need to account for policies and alleged crimes relating to counterterrorism since 9/11 and the best process for doing so: prosecution, commissions, Congressional investigation, general inquiry, something else altogether? Ambassador Tom Pickering, Vice Admiral Lee Gunn (retired), and Suzanne Spaulding led a discussion assessing these

Congressman Keith Ellison (D-MN) - U.S. Health Investments in Kenya

dporter — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 08:00:00 -0400

The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Global Health Policy Center and CARE held a conversation with Congressman Keith Ellison (D-MN) on his recent Africa tour with the joint CSIS / CARE delegation to Kenya. In Nairobi, Nyanza Province and North East Province, he examined the impact of U.S.

Scaling Down Reactors: A Different Model for Nuclear Energy

ian — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:30:00 -0400

Nuclear energy will be an important component in the transition to a secure, low-carbon energy future. Many new reactors are already under construction around the world, and in the U.S. the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has received applications to build and operate an initial wave of proposed plants.