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Audio: Iraq and the Kurds: The High-Stakes Hydrocarbons Gambit

sherry — Tue, 08 May 2012 12:44:14 -0400

CSIS Turkey Project hosted Joost R. Hiltermann, Deputy Program Director at the International Crisis Group (ICG) where he discussed a new report: Iraq and the Kurds: The High- Stakes Hydrocarbons Gambit.

Audio: Schieffer Series: Redefining the Front Lines: Anthony Shadid and Foreign Reporting in the 21st Century

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 10:50:00 -0400

The CSIS-Schieffer Series Dialogues

Redefining the Front Lines: Anthony Shadid and Foreign Reporting in the 21st Century

Moderated by

Audio: Understanding The Arab Spring: Public Opinion and the Roots of Revolution in the Arab World

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:30:00 -0500

What was distinctive about the five Arab countries – Egypt, Tunisia, Yemen, Libya, and now Syria – where regimes have been overthrown or are tottering? Why do the Gulf states seem free from the winds of change? What are the common sentiments that have fueled protest and democratic demands across the Arab world since the start of 2011?

Audio: Algeria Amidst North Africa's Transformation

kate — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 10:31:01 -0500

Algeria initiated a series of reforms designed to promote a more open political environment in response to popular unrest early in 2011. In February, President Abdelaziz Bouteflika lifted a state of emergency law that had existed since 1992 and promised additional constitutional amendments that would limit presidential terms and loosen restrictions on the press.

Video: Syrian Crackdown

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:53:31 -0500

Watch CSIS visiting fellow Aram Nerguizian discuss the Syrian military balance and the prospects for stability or transition in the region.

Video: Withdrawal from Iraq

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:27:15 -0500

As the U.S. withdraws troops from Iraq, CSIS Burke Chair in Strategy Anthony Cordesman explains the lessons learned from the eight-year conflict.

Audio: The Future of U.S.-Egypt Relations: the Role of FTA Negotiations

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:27:56 -0500

Egypt, a long-time ally with profound influence on U.S. security, is making a transition from authoritarianism to democracy and needs support from the United States. In a time of declining foreign assistance, Egypt's aspirations for job-creating economic growth could be furthered by pursuing a free trade agreement with the United States.

Audio: Reaching Muslim Communities

kate — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 14:42:12 -0500

CSIS Senior Advisor Juan Zarate interviews Farah Pandith, the U.S. Government's first special representative to Muslim Communities. The two discuss the State Department's role in outreach to a community of people that make up a quarter of the world's population.

Video: The U.S. Government and Muslim Communities: Reflections on Outreach from the State Department's Special Representative

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 16:28:03 -0500

The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) hosted a discussion with

Farah Pandith
Special Representative to Muslim Communities, U.S. Department of State

on "The U.S. Government and Muslim Communities: Reflections on Outreach from the State Department's Special Representative”

Audio: The U.S. Government and Muslim Communities: Reflections on Outreach from the State Department's Special Representative

kate — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 15:06:59 -0500

The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) hosted a discussion on "The U.S. Government and Muslim Communities: Reflections on Outreach from the State Department's Special Representative”, featuring Farah Pandith, Special Representative to Muslim Communities, U.S. Department of State.

Video: At Odds with Pakistan

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 16:33:33 -0500

Arnaud de Borchgrave talks about rising tensions between the U.S. and Pakistan following a NATO strike that killed 21 Pakistani soldiers.

Video: Trade and Investment Partnership Initiative in the Middle East and North Africa

kate — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 16:46:22 -0500

CSIS hosed a discussion featuring Daniel Mullaney, Assistant USTR for Europe and the Middle East, and Hiddo Houben, First Counselor for Trade and Agriculture at the Delegation of the European Union to the United States. They discussed the U.S. and EU approaches to facilitating trade and investment and explore possible areas for future collaboration in MENA.

Audio: Trade and Investment Partnership Initiative in the Middle East and North Africa

kate — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 14:39:38 -0500

CSIS hosted a discussion featuring Daniel Mullaney, Assistant USTR for Europe and the Middle East, and Hiddo Houben, First Counselor for Trade and Agriculture at the Delegation of the European Union to the United States. They discussed the U.S. and EU approaches to facilitating trade and investment and explore possible areas for future collaboration in MENA.

Video: Book Discussion: Counterstrike

kate — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 14:11:18 -0500

CSIS hosted a book event for Counterstrike by Eric Schmitt, Terrorism Correspondent for the The New York Times, and Thom Shanker, Pentagon Correspondent for the The New York Times.

Audio: Book Discussion: Counterstrike

kate — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 10:49:29 -0500

CSIS hosted a book event for Counterstrike by Eric Schmitt, Terrorism Correspondent for the The New York Times, and Thom Shanker, Pentagon Correspondent for the The New York Times.

Video: Libya's Future, After Qaddafi

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 15:03:57 -0400

Anthony H. Cordesman, Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy, discusses Libya's future in the aftermath of Muammar Qaddafi's death with H. Andrew Schwartz, Senior Vice President for External Relations.

Video: Author Spotlight: Crossroads: The Future of the U.S.-Israel Strategic Partnership

Fri, 23 Sep 2011 09:25:30 -0400

A short video summary of the CSIS publication Crossroads: The Future of the U.S.-Israel Strategic Partnership, a volume exploring the partnership between the United States and Israel and analyzing how political and strategic dynamics are reshaping the relationship.

Video: CSIS Press Briefing: 66th United Nations General Assembly

Fri, 16 Sep 2011 14:36:58 -0400

Briefers include:

Jon B. Alterman, Director and Senior Fellow, Middle East Program

Heather Conley, Senior Fellow and Director of the CSIS Europe Program and former deputy assistant secretary of state in the Bureau for European and Eurasian Affairs

Video: Crossroads: The Future of the U.S.-Israel Strategic Partnership

kate — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 13:19:24 -0400

CSIS Deputy Director of the Middle East Program Haim Malka gave a presentation on his recently released book, "Crossroads: The Future of the U.S.-Israel Strategic Partnership". Following the presentation, commentary was given by Dr. Oded Eran and Dr. Dov Zakheim.

Audio: Crossroads: The Future of the U.S.-Israel Strategic Partnership

kate — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 12:33:26 -0400

Audio: CSIS Press Briefing: 66th United Nations General Assembly

kate — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 10:08:09 -0400

Briefers include:

Jon B. Alterman, Director and Senior Fellow, Middle East Program

Heather Conley, Senior Fellow and Director of the CSIS Europe Program and former deputy assistant secretary of state in the Bureau for European and Eurasian Affairs

Audio: Twenty Years of Independence in the South Caucasus (Panel Two)

Thu, 15 Sep 2011 16:35:27 -0400

Chair: Janusz Bugajski, CSIS
Security: Col. Robert Hamilton, U.S. Army War College
Energy: Ariel Cohen, Heritage Foundation
Rule of Law: Catherine Newcombe, Regional Director for Eurasia, Department of Justice
Civil Society and Governance: Alex Sokolowski, Acting Team Leader, Democracy & Governance office, USAID

Audio: How Can Countries Succeed in an “Everyone A Changemaker” World?

kate — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 10:33:44 -0400

Ashoka is a global association of leading social entrepreneurs -- men and women with system-changing ideas to address some of the world’s most pressing social challenges. Since its founding in 1980, Ashoka has provided long-term support to 3,000 leading social entrepreneurs in over 70 countries.

Video: Foreign Assessments of U.S. Power

kate — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 10:08:52 -0400

Watch Craig Cohen, CSIS vice president for research and programs, talk about "Capacity and Resolve", a new CSIS report that analyzes perceptions of American power and leadership in 10 pivotal countries.

Video: Afghanistan's Economic Prospect

kate — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 12:43:30 -0400

Stephanie Sanok, Senior Fellow, International Security Program, discusses her recent trip to Afghanistan and shares observations on the current policy landscape following the President's announcement of an accelerated withdrawal timetable and what still needs to be done.

Video: Morocco's Constitutional Reforms

Thu, 14 Jul 2011 15:54:34 -0400

Haim Malka, Deputy Director of the CSIS Middle East Program, speaks with Don Morton, CSIS Staff Writer about Morocco's constitutional reforms and their implications on the region.

Video: Russia Today - Mideast Quartet meet to get derailed peace train back on track

ian — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 10:20:08 -0400

Audio: Gulf Roundtable: Iran's Maritime Evolution

sherry — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 10:29:44 -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.

Audio: Interview with Jose W. Fernandez and William C. Lane about Trade and Investment Opportunities

Wed, 06 Jul 2011 13:48:00 -0400

Dan Runde speaks with Jose W. Fernandez, Assistant Secretary of State for Economic, Energy and Business Affairs, and William C. Lane, Director of Government Affairs, Caterpillar about opportunities for U.S. investment in a changing global landscape.

Video Highlight: The Future of the DoD Overseas Medical Laboratories

jnagel — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 09:18:21 -0400

On June 28, the CSIS Global Health Policy Center released a project report on the U.S. Department of Defense overseas medical research laboratories.

Video: Palestine's UN Gamble

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 13:31:54 -0400

Haim Malka, Deputy Director and Senior Fellow, Middle East Program, speaks with H. Andrew Schwartz, Senior Vice President for External Relations, about Palestine's application to the UN for membership.

Audio: Interview with LTG James B. Peake, MD, USA (ret.) on the Army & Navy Overseas Medical Research Labs

jnagel — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 10:42:13 -0400

Interview with LTG James B. Peake, MD, USA (ret.) on the Army & Navy Overseas Medical Research Labs. In this interview LTG Peake discusses why the military has overseas medical research laboratories. He also discusses the importance of the laboratories to American troops abroad, to various regional organizations, and to the local populations in the lab's host countries.

Video: The Future of the DoD Overseas Medical Laboratories

jnagel — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 15:34:26 -0400

On June 28, the CSIS Global Health Policy Center released a project report on the U.S.

Audio: Interview with Andranik Migranyan, Dir. of the Inst. for Democracy and Cooperation about the Effects of the Arab Spring

Tue, 28 Jun 2011 15:01:00 -0400

Andranik Migranyan, Director of the Institute for Democracy and Cooperation, was a co-host of the CSIS Russia and Eurasia Program’s one-day conference entitled, “What Does the Arab Spring Mean for Russia, Central Asia and the Caucasus?” Professor Migranyan spoke on the panel entitled “How and Why the Arab Spring Happened.”

Audio: Interview with Aleksey Malashenko, Scholar at the Carnegie Moscow Center about the Effects of the Arab Spring

Tue, 28 Jun 2011 14:59:00 -0400

Aleksey Malashenko, Scholar at the Carnegie Moscow Center, was a guest speaker at the CSIS Russia and Eurasia Program’s one-day conference entitled, “What Does the Arab Spring Mean for Russia, Central Asia and the Caucasus?” Dr. Malashenko spoke on the panel entitled “Implications of the Arab Spring for Central Asia.”

Audio: Interview with Mark Katz, Prof. of Gov't and Politics at George Mason University about the Effects of the Arab Spring

Tue, 28 Jun 2011 14:57:00 -0400

Mark Katz, Professor of Government and Politics at George Mason University, was a guest speaker at the CSIS Russia and Eurasia Program’s one-day conference entitled, “What Does the Arab Spring Mean for Russia, Central Asia and the Caucasus?” Dr. Katz spoke on the panel entitled “US-Russia Relations and the Arab Spring.”

Audio: Interview with Thomas Graham, Senior Director with the Kissinger Associates about the Effects of the Arab Spring

Tue, 28 Jun 2011 14:54:00 -0400

Thomas Graham, Senior Director with the Kissinger Associates, was a guest speaker at the CSIS Russia and Eurasia Program’s one-day conference entitled, “What Does the Arab Spring Mean for Russia, Central Asia and the Caucasus?” Dr. Graham spoke on the panel entitled "US-Russia Relations and the Arab Spring."

Audio: Thomas Carothers, VP for Studies at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace about the Effects of the Arab Spring

Tue, 28 Jun 2011 14:50:00 -0400

Thomas Carothers, Vice President for Studies at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, was a keynote lunch speaker at the CSIS Russia and Eurasia Program's one-day conference entitled, "What Does the Arab Spring Mean for Russia, Central Asia and the Caucasus?"

Audio: Schieffer Series: The Arab Spring Moves into Summer

ian — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 11:19:13 -0400

Video: Schieffer Series: The Arab Spring Moves into Summer

ian — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 18:41:50 -0400

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

The CSIS-Schieffer Series Dialogues

Made possible by United Technologies Corporation (UTC)

“The Arab Spring Moves into Summer”

Moderated by

Video: Middle East Leadership with General James L. Jones

Fri, 17 Jun 2011 14:06:36 -0400

General James L. Jones, former National Security Adviser, and H. Andrew Schwartz, CSIS senior vice president for External Relations, spoke at the CSIS Global Security Forum 2011 about the lack of leadership in the Middle East.

Audio: Interview with OPIC President Elizabeth Littlefield

mentman — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 09:39:20 -0400

Dan Runde, codirector of the CSIS Project on U.S. Leadership in Development, spoke with Elizabeth Littlefield, president and CEO of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), about OPIC's role in investment after the "Arab Spring."

Video: The New Security Dynamic in the Mediterranean

ian — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 15:40:00 -0400

Speaking at the Global Security Forum 2011, former U.S. national security advisor General James L. Jones discussed NATO’s role in the Mediterranean and the region’s importance in light of the Arab Spring. Following his remarks, General Jones discussed the topic with Dr. Stephen Flanagan, senior vice president and Henry A.

Audio: OPIC and the Arab Spring: Investing for Change

mentman — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 13:03:00 -0400

Elizabeth Littlefield, President and CEO, Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC)

Thursday, June 2, 2011 3:30PM-5:00PM
Fourth Floor Conference Room, CSIS
1800 K. St. NW, Washington, DC 20006

Please RSVP to Amasia Zargarian at azargarian@csis.org

Video: U.S.-Israel Relationship

Wed, 25 May 2011 12:55:52 -0400

Jon Alterman, Director of the Middle East Program, talks with H. Andrew Schwartz, Senior VP of External Relations, about the controversy over President Obama's Middle East speech and U.S.-Israel relations.

Video: The Death of Osama Bin Laden

Thu, 05 May 2011 09:22:54 -0400

Rick "Ozzie" Nelson, Director, Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Program, and Juan Zarate, Senior Advisor at CSIS, discuss the long-reaching effects of the death of Osama Bin Laden.

Video: Al Qaeda and the Arab Spring with Juan Zarate

mentman — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 16:19:47 -0400

Juan Zarate, senior adviser, Transnational Threats Project, talks about a new rhetorical campaign from Al Qaeda in light of the recent "Arab Spring" with H. Andrew Schwatz, CSIS senior vice president for external relations.

Video: Unrest in Libya with Anthony Cordesman

Fri, 01 Apr 2011 17:01:31 -0400

A discussion on the unrest in Libya between Anthony H. Cordesman, the CSIS Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy, and H. Andrew Schwartz, Senior Vice President for External Relations.

Audio: Interview with Dr. Gijs Walraven, Director of the Aga Khan Health Services, AKDN

jnagel — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 14:43:14 -0400

Interview with Dr. Gijs Walraven, Director of the Aga Khan Health Services of the Aga Khan Health Services of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN). Dr.

Audio: Frank Verrastro and Guy Caruso on Volatility in Energy Markets

mentman — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 16:18:25 -0400

Frank Verrastro, senior vice president and director, and Guy Caruso, senior adviser from the Energy and National Security Program, discussed the recent volatility in energy markets stemming from the nuclear crisis in Japan and unrest in the middle east.