Kissinger Chair

The Henry A. Kissinger Chair pursues scholarship and dialogues on international politics, diplomacy and national security policy. Established in 1983, the Chair celebrates and commemorates Dr. Kissinger's commitment and contributions to CSIS since 1963, as well as his continuing influence on U.S. policy. It is a testament to the powerful intellect he has applied to many of the world's problems, conflict resolution, and the preservation of free societies; as a statesmen, scholar and teacher. 

Currently held by Dr. Stephen J. Flanagan, the Kissinger Chair is engaged in a number of cross-cutting analytic projects and dialogues, most in cooperation with CSIS regional and functional programs, on U.S. foreign policy and alliance relations including: U.S. relations with Turkey; adapting the NATO alliance, and new directions in European security strategy. 

WHAT'S NEW?
 

• TJ Cipoletti co-authored an article, “NATO’s Post-Lisbon Challenge: Smarter Defense in an Age of Austerity,” with Alessandro Scheffler for per Concordiam, a quarterly journal published by the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies.  The authors examine whether the Alliance can fulfill the lofty ambitions set at Lisbon in an era of fiscal retrenchment.   
   
• In A cooperative imperative, Stephen Flanagan analyzes the effect of projected fiscal constraints on European and U.S. defense capabilities for an online debate on “The future of EU-US security and defence cooperation: what lies ahead?” sponsored by EUISS. He contends that historical impediments to enhancing transatlantic defense cooperation must be overcome in order to maintain essential capabilities in this period of protracted austerity.  
   
• Stephen Flanagan gave a presentation at the 12-14 September Wilton Park conference in the UK entitled “Reengineering the transatlantic security and defence relationship,” which focused on implementing NATO’s new Strategic Concept in a period of austerity, lessons of Libya, and the agenda for the May 2012 NATO Summit in Chicago. 

Wilton Park Conference Report

Podcast Recording with Richard Burge and Tomas Valasek
 

•  In Turkey’s Approach to Euro-Atlantic Security, Stephen Flanagan analyzes Turkey’s approach to regional tensions and other looming security challenges for the Euro-Atlantic Security Initiative. He argues that Turkey’s security policies are shaped by its deep commitment to building stability and cooperation in its neighborhood and the wider Euro-Atlantic community.

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