Defense and Security - Related Event

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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