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03 / 17
Start: 7:30 pm
End: 9:00 pm
After the end of the Cold War, some proclaimed the 'end of history' or our 'unipolar moment.' Nearly two decades later, we've discovered that the world is far more complex. Challenges to American power have arisen in unlikely quarters – sometimes among America's closest allies – and globalization has spawned a host of challenges along with the expected opportunity and prosperity. To discuss his recent work on the evolving dynamics of this international system and the consequences of the end of American hegemony, please join Parag Khanna, Senior Research Fellow and Director of the Global Governance Initiative at the New America Foundation. | ||
03 / 18
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 8:30 pm
Recent Chinese military modernization appears to be partly driven by a focus on the Taiwan Straits. As Taiwan's third contested presidential election approaches and cross-Strait tensions appear to rise, how far has Chinese military modernization come? How has Beijing's new arsenal affected U.S. policy toward Taiwan and altered the calculus of intervention in the Straits? Please join Lt. Col. Roy Kamphausen (ret), Vice President for Political & Security Affairs at NBR, to discuss these and other issues related to Chinese military modernization and U.S. policy toward Taiwan. The discussion will be held on Tuesday, March 18th, 7:00 – 8:30 pm on Tuesday, March 18th. To attend, please register by responding to events@ypfp.org with your name and affiliation. | ||
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03 / 21
Start: 8:30 am
End: 6:00 pm
Save the Date! YPFP, in partnership with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, will be hosting its annual conference and career expo on Saturday, November 22, 2008 at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington, DC. | ||
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03 / 26
Start: 6:30 pm
End: 8:00 pm
AFRICOM: Securing Peace and Advancing Security? The new United States African Command, AFRICOM, was created on February 6, 2007 to address “the emerging strategic importance of Africa, ...recognizing that peace and stability on the continent impacts not only Africans, but the interests of the US and international community as well.” Despite these goals, the US Department of Defense has been criticized for overstepping its boundaries by combining its military operations with diplomatic elements. Others hold that the security of many African states may be highly dependent on AFRICOM. Please join the Council and our panelists to discuss AFRICOM's implications for the African continent. | ||
03 / 27
Start: 6:30 pm
End: 8:00 pm
In the past few years, aid effectiveness discussions have reached a new level of intensity. Top scholars in the development field have offered viewpoints across the spectrum, some heralding the potential of aid to help the world’s poorest and others disparaging aid as an inefficient waste. A crucial limitation in this debate has been the dearth of information on the effectiveness of aid-financed programs, caused by inherent measurement difficulties and poor evaluation practices. However, change could be on the horizon. In conjunction with key donors, the Center for Global Development (CGD) has developed the International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3IE), a major effort to revolutionize practice in evaluation of the impact of programs intended to improve social outcomes. Can 3IE show how to make aid work? To address this question, we are delighted to welcome Ruth Levine, Center for Global Development Vice President and a key players behind 3IE. Start: 7:00 pm
End: 8:30 pm
Who: the United Nations Association of the National Capitol Area (UNA-NCA) Young Professionals for International Cooperation-Asia Pacific Committee. What: UNA-NCA Global Public Health Career Night Panel event (FREE!) When: Thursday, March 27th from 7:00-8:30pm. Where: JHU-SAIS, Start: 7:00 pm
End: 8:30 pm
Ambassador Richard N. Gardner | ||
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03 / 31
Start: 6:30 pm
End: 8:00 pm
Making policy within government is a challenging, complex process – competing interests must be weighed and important decisions must be made with sparse information. The process of calculating these tradeoffs can literally mean the difference between life and death. How are these decisions made? How can we design our system to ensure that the choices it makes are accurate and timely? To learn about these questions and more, please join General (Ret.) Ronald Keys for a discussion of policy and politics. The discussion will be held from 6:30-8:00 pm on Monday, March 31st. To attend, please register by responding to events@ypfp.org with your name and affiliation. | ||
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04 / 2
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 8:30 pm
Event Description: The language of democratization has dominated the discussion of foreign policy during the Bush Administration. The idea of democratization as a foundation for U.S. foreign policy has gained new life in recent years, yet it is certainly not a new idea. What are the roots of this idea? How has it been implemented in the past and did these efforts succeed? How have current efforts changed ideas about the implementation of democratization programs? To discuss these issues and more, please join Gretchen Birkle, Director of the Women's Democracy Network at the International Republican Institute. | ||
04 / 3
Start: 8:30 am
End: 12:00 pm
The Forum for the Study of Democracy and Autocracy at Georgetown invites you to a free symposium of academics, American political reformers, and democracy promotion practitioners for Assessing the State of Democracy in America: Is This the Best We Can Be? Thursday, April 3, 2008 rsvp@democraticpiece.com ------------------------------------------ Start: 6:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
You asked for more opportunities to network and socialize? You got it. YPFP invites you to "One Night in Russia" Russia House Restaurant and Lounge Thursday, April 3rd, from 6-9 pm Enjoy shots of Russia House's 90+ vodkas with fellow YPFP members and guests. Cash bar, free appetizers. This event is $10 for members and $15 for non-members. | ||
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04 / 7
Start: 9:30 am
End: 4:30 pm
The 11th National People’s Congress in March 2008 completed the transition to the second term of the Hu Jintao-Wen Jiabao administration, making important changes in China’s party, government and military hierarchies. On April 7, the John L. Thornton China Center at Brookings and the Hoover Institution at Stanford University will host a conference to examine what these changes mean for politics and policy in Beijing. When Monday, April 07, 2008 Where Falk Auditorium Start: 10:00 am
End: 12:00 pm
You are cordially invited to a public event: Fixing the Interior Ministry and Police in Iraq Date: Monday, April 7, 2008 Time: 10:00 AM- 12:00 PM Special Location: Renaissance Mayflower Hotel Overview In its September 6, 2007 report to Congress, the Independent Commission on the Security Forces of Iraq stated that Iraq's Interior Ministry was "dysfunctional and sectarian" and the National Police should be "disbanded and reorganized." The report was consistent with press reports that sectarian militias were in control of the Ministry and the National Police were engaged in sectarian violence. Start: 1:30 pm
End: 5:30 pm
The Wilson Center is hosting a conference that examines Al Jazeera English (AJE), with specific reference to its operations, prospects, and impacts in Southeast Asia. Speakers include Veronica Pedrosa (anchor for AJE based in Kuala Lumpur), Trish Carter (former Asia-Pacific bureau chief for AJE), and Marwan Kraidy (Annenberg School, University of Pennsylvania). Event is 1:30pm-5:30pm on Monday, April 7, 2008, at the Wilson Center, One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW (Ronald Reagan Building), Washington, DC RSVPs to asia@wilsoncenter.org by COB April 3. More information (including speaker bios) at www.wilsoncenter.org/asia under "upcoming events." Start: 6:30 pm
End: 8:00 pm
The International Criminal Court (ICC), created by the Rome Statute in 2002, prosecutes crimes including genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity. Currently, the Court has four situations on its docket: in Uganda, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Darfur (Sudan), and the Central African Republic (CAR). While 106 countries have ratified the Rome Statute and joined the Court, the United States has not yet done so. To discuss these investigations and prosecutions, please join Dr. Luis Moreno-Ocampo, Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court. This discussion will take place from 6:30-8:00 pm on Monday, April 7th. To attend, please register by responding to events@ypfp.org with your name and affiliation. | ||
04 / 8
Start: 8:30 am
End: 4:30 pm
The Future of Human Rights Keynote addresses: Featured Panels: Book Launch: Start: 1:45 pm
End: 6:00 pm
NATIONAL IRANIAN AMERICAN COUNCIL CORDIALLY INVITES YOU TO A POLICY CONFERENCE ON BREAKING THE US-IRAN STALEMATE TUESDAY, 8 APRIL 2008 Refreshments will be served 1:45-2:00 pm 2:00-2:15 pm 2:15 pm – 3:30 pm Start: 10:00 pm
End: 11:15 pm
The Greatest Silence: Rape in the Congo Today, in the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo, rape is taking place on a scale that is almost unimaginable. In the last ten years, hundreds of thousands of women and girls have been raped - but their suffering goes unacknowledged. Instead, they are invisible, shamed and mute. This is the story of one filmmaker's crusade to break the silence surrounding this shocking reality, armed with a firsthand connection with the women and men she meets. Winner of a Special Jury Prize (Documentary) at this year's Sundance Film Festival, The Greatest Silence: Rape in the Congo premieres Tuesday, April 8 at 10pm ET/PT. | ||
04 / 9
Start: 2:00 pm
End: 3:30 pm
The Liberia Working Group and the Center for Economies and Conflict cordially invite you to a public event: GEMAP in Liberia: A Model for Economic Management in Conflict-Affected Countries Date: Wednesday, April 9, 2008 Time: 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Reception: 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM Location: U.S. Institute of Peace Start: 8:00 pm
End: 11:00 pm
You Are Cordially Invited to an evening with the New York Branch of Young Professionals in Foreign Policy for our first-ever Fundraiser in New York. The Manhattan Penthouse 80 Fifth Avenue at 14th Street, New York, NY Wednesday, April 9, 8-11 PM Tickets are $100. All proceeds will go to benefit YPFP, a 501c3 non-profit organization. A portion of the ticket is tax-deductible. Hors d'oeuvres and open bar will be served. Cocktail Attire.
Michael Sellman * Alexander Budney * David Mehlman * Jody Shechtman Benefit Committee: Adrianna Archer * Austin Bryan * Lara Glaister * Nigel Glenday * Oliver Hammond * Meghan Horstmann * Kloe Korby * Matthew A. Krysinski * Julie Laumont * Batsheva Lazarus * Thomas Lefebvre * Kelly Marshall * Nicholas McClelland * Charles Merrill * Justin Patterson * Emily Rover * Shelley Ryan * Jonathan Segal * Dan Vallejo | ||
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04 / 14
Start: 6:30 pm
End: 8:00 pm
Until recently, American diplomats viewed Kenya as a success story, a strong American ally and a beacon of stability in the tough East African neighborhood. After the national elections on December 27, many observers began to question their previously optimistic outlooks. To discuss the election, the ensuing violence, and its consequences for the country, the region and the globe, please join Akwe Amosu, a Senior Policy Analyst for Africa at the Open Society Institute. The conversation will be held from 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. on Monday, April 14. To attend, please register by responding to events@ypfp.org with your name and affiliation. | ||
04 / 15
Start: 6:30 pm
End: 8:30 pm
This event is currently completely full - we regret that we will be unable to further RSVPs at this time. Egypt's extensive political influence in the Middle East, Africa, and within the Islamic world has made Cairo a crucial strategic partner to the United States. With a positive relationship going back decades, Egypt will continue to be important to U.S. policy in the region for years to come. What is the state of this relationship? Where is it going? To discuss the state of U.S.-Egyptian relations, please join Nabil Fahmy, Egyptian Ambassador to the United States. | ||
04 / 16
Start: 3:30 pm
End: 5:00 pm
The Brookings Institution, Saul Zilkha Room, 1775 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC Moderator Speaker Respondent The EU seems incapable of undertaking economic reforms and defining its place in the world. At the same time, public support for the EU has declined dramatically in the last decade and throughout Europe citizens feel they cannot influence what goes on in Brussels. What the EU needs, Simon Hix argues in his new book What’s Wrong with the European Union and How to Fix It (Polity, 2008) is ‘limited democratic politics’. More open political competition would promote policy innovation, foster coalitions across the institutions, provide incentives for the media to cover Brussels, and enable citizens to identify who governs in the EU and to take sides in policy debates. The EU is ready for this new challenge. The institutional reforms since the 1980s have transformed the EU into a more competitive polity, and political battles and coalitions are developing inside and between the European Parliament, the Council, and the Commission. This emerging politics should be more central to the Brussels policy process, with clearer coalitions and identifiable winners and losers, at least in the short term. For example, there should be a genuine contest for the Commission President. The risks are low because the EU has multiple checks-and-balances. Yet, the potential benefits are high, as more open politics could enable the EU to overcome policy gridlock, rebuild public support, and reduce the democratic deficit. | ||
