Region Related Event Feeds

The Turkey-Russia-Iran Nexus: Changing Dynamics in the Caspian and Black Sea Regions

tcipoletti — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 10:00:00 -0500

Dr. Stephen J. Flanagan spoke at TEPAV to address relations between Turkey, Russia, and Iran and framed this set of relations in a regional context.

International Perspectives on Afghanistan and Regional Security to 2014 and Beyond

azikibayeva — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 15:00:00 -0400

On July 26, the CSIS Russia and Eurasia Program hosted a panel discussion titled "International Perspectives on Afghanistan and Regional Security to 2014 and Beyond." The panel included eminent experts from CSIS and other guest speakers who discussed the issue of regional cooperation in Afghanistan.

Gulf Roundtable: Iran's Maritime Evolution

Thu, 07 Jul 2011 12:30:00 -0400

Dr. David B. Crist (Senior Historian for the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff) and Commander Joshua Himes (CSIS Navy Fellow) discussed Iran's martime capabilities and aspirations and highlighted implications for the region and the United States at a Gulf Roundtable hosted by CSIS on July 7, 2011.

Clear Gold

ian — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 12:00:00 -0500

On the occasion of the publication of

Clear Gold:

Water as a Strategic Resource in the Middle East

The CSIS Middle East Program is pleased to host an event highlighting the importance of water to regional stability.

With a keynote address by

Corporate Outreach: Briefing with Daniel Glaser

Thu, 14 Oct 2010 09:30:00 -0400

Daniel Glaser met with corporate leaders and area opinionmakers to discuss the U.S. Department of Treasury's sanctions "dynamic" with special attention paid to the new sanctions on North Korea and Iran.

Film Screening: Our Summer in Tehran

mentman — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 16:30:00 -0400

The Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) hosted a to a screening of the documentary

Iran: Addressing the Nuclear Threat

mentman — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 13:00:00 -0400

The CSIS Middle East Program held a Gulf Roundtable featuring

The Honorable Howard L. Berman
Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee

On

"Iran: Addressing the Nuclear Threat"

Moderated by

Can Sanctions on Iran Create the Leverage We Need?

mentman — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 15:00:00 -0400

CSIS held a discussion with

Stuart A. Levey
Under Secretary of Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence

“Can Sanctions on Iran Create the Leverage We Need?”

Moderated by

The Honorable Juan C. Zarate

China and India’s Energy Policy Directions

lhyland — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:00:00 -0400

Dr. Fereidun Fesharaki
Chairman, FACTS Global Energy
Senior Fellow, East-West Center
Senior Associate, CSIS

Gulf Roundtable: Regional Reverberations: What If Israel Strikes Iran?

Wed, 21 Apr 2010 12:30:00 -0400

If Israel struck Iran militarily, experts say, Iran would likely seek to retaliate against U.S. and GCC interests in the Gulf, Iran and Afghanistan. While Dr. Gary Sick argued that the aftermath of such a strike would be so profound as to make it both undesirable and unlikely, Dr. Kenneth Katzman suggested that contingencies are already in place to help manage the consequences.

Can Iran’s Bomb be Stopped?

ian — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 11:00:00 -0500

Can Iran’s Bomb be Stopped?
The Washington Quarterly roundtable discussion

With

Ambassador James Dobbins
Director of the International Security and Defense Policy Center, RAND Corporation
Former Special Envoy for Afghanistan

and

Gulf Roundtable: The New Silk Road

mDziuban — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:30:00 -0400

For the first time in modern history, China has surpassed the United States as the largest exporter to the Middle East, with revenues totaling around $60 billion per year. Ben Simpfendorfer, chief China Economist for the Royal Bank of Scotland, suggests that the figure reflects a “historical rebalancing” in the global economy and that China-Middle East ties will continue to grow.

Gulf Roundtable: Assessing the Iranian Nuclear Challenge

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 12:30:00 -0400

“In the case of Iran, to think that you will deal with the weapons system without dealing with the reason that they find that option attractive is a serious mistake,” said David Kay, a senior fellow at the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies and the former chief UN nuclear weapons inspector in

Schieffer Series: Assessing U.S. Policy Towards Iran

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400

The Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) and TCU's Schieffer School of Journalism hosted the fifth CSIS-Schieffer School of Journalism Dialogue in Journalism and Public Policy.

Gulf Roundtable: Iran: Meeting the Military Challenge

Thu, 11 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0400

The CSIS Middle East Program hosted Michael Eisenstadt and Fred Wehrey to discuss the challenges and opportunities ahead in facing the Iranian military.