Events
Globalization is one of the most commonly discussed traits of the world today, and it forces leaders to work in different cultures with both public and private organizations. Within the United States, we understand how the government and private sectors work together, but how are public-private partnerships, and globalization in general, viewed in other countries? What opportunities and challenges does this create for U.S. and world business? How can the United States continue build and benefit from such partnerships? To discuss these issues and more, please join LTG (Ret.) Daniel W. Christman, Senior Vice President for International Affairs at the United States Chamber of Commerce.
Cyclone Nargis recently hit Burma and left as many as 128,000 people dead and 2.5 million people impacted due to horrible resource mismanagement and negligence by the military dictatorship.
How can you help? Come to a happy hour benefit! The money will be donated to a relief organization working inside Burma that has been by-passing the military junta to make sure that food, medicine and supplies actually reach people in need.We hope that you will be able to join us in solidarity with the people of Burma.
The benefit will be on Wednesday, May 28, from 6:30-9 PM, at Meze in Adams Morgan (2437 18th Street NW).
Please register for this event online at www.aei.org/event1730.
Thursday, May 29, 2008, 9:00-10:45 a.m.
Wohlstetter Conference Center, Twelfth Floor, AEI
1150 Seventeenth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036
In light of Latin America's historic vulnerability to even minor tremors in external markets, all eyes in the region are on the current U.S. subprime credit crisis and any possible fallout in the hemisphere. Most indicators point to relatively minor repercussions in Latin American economies: regional money and bond markets remain steady, and economists predict that growth will slow-but only by a bit. While exports will likely decline and inflationary pressures remain a concern, this relatively benign impact raises the questions: What is different this time around? Will some countries fare better than others in riding out the crisis? In looking forward, how can policymakers in the region further reduce vulnerability to external crises?
East-West Center Special Asian Security Luncheon Seminar
Where: East-West Center in Washington, 1819 L St. NW, 2nd Floor Conference Room
When: May 30, 2008, 12:30-2:30PM
Who: Yoshihisa Komori, Editor-at-Large, The Sankei Shimbun; Robert Sutter, Professor, Georgetown University; Ming Wan, Professor, George Mason University
This event is free and open to the public.
A light lunch will be served at 12:30pm.
The China-Japan-U.S. trilateral relationship remains one of the most complex and significant in the post-Cold War era. While U.S.-Japan political and military cooperation remains strong, Japan's slowed economy, alongside China's continued growth, has brought China and Japan closer economically. The recent meeting between PRC President Hu Jintao and Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda hinted at the possibility of warming relations between China and Japan that have been evolving since the departure of Japanese Prime Minister Koizumi, even if the summit failed to address more substantive issues such as historical territorial disputes over the East China Sea.
Brooks Tigner is both the Chief Editor for Security Europe and the Europe Defence Technology Editor with Jane’s Defence Weekly and Jane’s International Defence Review. In this capacity he reports on European security and defence issues at both NATO and the EU. Mr. Tigner has been following the development of European security and defence policy for the past 16 years, and will make a presentation and lead a discussion on the impact of France’s upcoming EU Presidency on ESDP.
To attend, please RSVP by writing to events.brussels@ypfp.org
Takeaways from Shangri-La: Developing Effective U.S. Defense and Security Policies in the Asia Pacific, with Admiral Mike McDevitt
East-West Center Asian Security Seminar
Where: The East-West Center in Washington, 2nd Floor Conference Room
When: June 9, 2008, 9:30-11:00 A.M.
What:
The Shangri-La Dialogue, an annual meeting of Defense Ministers from the Asia-Pacific region, was held in Singapore from May 30-June 1, 2008. Participants discussed ways to channel and develop more effective strategies for a region undergoing significant shifts in its security architecture.How can the U.S. create meaningful security and defense policies in Asia in these uncertain times? How should U.S. policymakers engage with Asian countries on issues such as climate change, counterterrorism, and nuclear proliferation? Rear Admiral Mike McDevitt, Director of the Center for Strategic Studies at the Center for Naval Analyses, will offer insights from his attendance at the Shangri-La Dialogue on how the U.S. should cope with a changing Asia-Pacific security landscape.
Please Join Americans for Informed Democracy on June 10th for a special evening discussion with former Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations Gillian Sorenson in Washington, DC.
Ms. Sorenson will engage the audience in a candid discussion about the Future of the United Nations, addressing some of these pressing issues:
The United States and the UN
The US Approach to the UN under the next Presidential Administration
UN Security Council Enlargement
UN Peace Keeping Operations
Women?s Empowerment
Millennium Development Goals and Poverty Eradication
In an era of rapid technological development and organizational change, good governance increasingly requires specialized analysis and knowledge. To understand change and meet the demands of a fast-moving world, agencies have increasingly turned to the skills and knowledge of specialized consultants. What role do consultants play in government? How do they influence the structure and operations of government organizations? What role have they played in creating new government organizations, like the Department of Homeland Security; influencing old ones, like the Department of Defense; and shaping the federal response to crises such as Hurricane Katrina? To discuss these questions and more, please join Matthew Travis, President of Detica, Inc.
Featuring the author, Senator Chuck Hagel (R-NE), with an introduction by Edward H. Crane, President, Cato Institute.
In America: Our Next Chapter: Tough Questions, Straight Answers, Senator Hagel sets forth his vision for a humbler U.S. foreign policy guided by international diplomacy and free trade.
To register for this event, please fill out the form below and click submit or email events@cato.org, fax (202) 371-0841, or call (202) 789-5229 by noon, Wednesday, June 11, 2008. Please arrive early. Seating is limited and not guaranteed.
Please join the Women's Foreign Policy to listen to Dr. Laura K. Donohue, Fellow at CISAC and at the Center for Constitutional Law, Stanford Law School, speak on her new book, The Cost of Counterterrorism: Power, Politics, and Liberty
Dr. Donohue focuses her research on national security and counterterrorist law in the US, UK, Ireland, Israel, and Turkey. She has written numerous articles on counterterrorism in liberal, democratic states.
Details:
June 13, 2008, Washington, DC
1:00 pm, The Academy for Educational Development
Brownbag Lunch and Program
The Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) at the Smith School of Business shall be holding their 2nd Global Security Conference in Washington, D.C. on June 16-17.
DHS Under Secretary Jay Cohen is the opening keynote speaker. The conference will bring together thought leaders, policymakers, scholars, corporate and government executives, and venture capitalists for an examination of security issues at both corporate and national levels.
Registration fee has been kept very low through the generous support of our sponsors (12 universities and other organizations), and a few scholarships are available.
For more information and to register, please visit:
http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/ciber/globalsecurity2008/
The Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) at the Smith School of Business shall be holding their 2nd Global Security Conference in Washington, D.C. on June 16-17.
DHS Under Secretary Jay Cohen is the opening keynote speaker. The conference will bring together thought leaders, policymakers, scholars, corporate and government executives, and venture capitalists for an examination of security issues at both corporate and national levels.
Registration fee has been kept very low through the generous support of our sponsors (12 universities and other organizations), and a few scholarships are available.
For more information and to register, please visit:
http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/ciber/globalsecurity2008/
Featuring the author Ted Galen Carpenter, Cato Institute with comments by Steven Clemons, New America Foundation and Doug Bandow, American Conservative Defense Alliance.
Ted Galen Carpenter examines America's foreign policy challenges and diagnoses what is wrong with Washington's current approach. Throughout these essays, Carpenter outlines an alternative strategy, Smart Power, that would protect America's security while avoiding unnecessary and unrewarding military adventures.
To register for this event, please fill out the form below and click submit or email events@cato.org, fax (202) 371-0841, or call (202) 789-5229 by noon, Monday, June 16, 2008.
Fair Details:
- 5pm-8pm
- Grand Ballroom
- Marvin Center, 3rd Floor
- The George Washington University
The Fair will consist of:
The fair itself, where prospective students can meet and speak with representatives from graduate schools about their programs and the application process
A free information session for prospective students offering advice about degree options, financial aid, the application process, and returning to school after spending time in the working world.
For more info and to register, click here
Featuring Lapologang Caesar Lekoa, Ambassador of the Republic of Botswana and Kailash Ruhee, Ambassador of the Republic of Mauritius. Moderated by Marian Tupy, Cato Institute.
On a continent scarred by political repression and economic underdevelopment, Botswana and Mauritius stand out. In 2007, Freedom House certified both countries as free, and the Fraser Institute’s Economic Freedom of the World report found that Botswana and Mauritius had the two freest economies in Africa. According to the World Bank, the two also have—along with Seychelles—Africa’s highest per capita incomes. What explains that success? Why did the institutions of freedom take root in Botswana and Mauritius, while failing to do so in most other African countries? How do the two countries intend to maintain high growth in an increasingly globalized world? Please join us to hear our speakers elaborate on the past successes and future challenges facing Botswana and Mauritius.
U.S.-India Relations: What's Next?
East-West Center Asian Security Luncheon Seminar
with Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum
Where: The East-West Center in Washington Conference room
When: June 19, 2008, 12:30-2:00pm
What:
U.S.-India relations have expanded since the mid-1990s, accelerating rapidly in recent years. Evan Feigenbaum, the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State with principal responsibility for India, will discuss the U.S. strategic interest in India, developments in U.S.-India relations, and prospects for the bilateral agenda.
This event is free and open to the public and will include a light luncheon at 12:30 PM. Please RSVP with Alison Hazell by email at hazella@eastwestcenter.org or by phone at 202-327-9752 to ensure your seat.
The Partnership for a Secure America presents A Bipartisan Foreign Policy for January 2009 with
Ambassador Thomas Pickering, Robert (Bud) McFarlane and Frederick Barton
With two wars underway, humanitarian and political crises around the world, and an ongoing terrorist threat, foreign policy will continue to feature prominently in 2008 election coverage, political attack ads, and on the campaign trail. Yet in January 2009, the next President and Congress will have to find consensus on an agenda to confront these challenges. That is why the Partnership for a Secure America is bringing Democrats and Republicans together now to seek foreign policy and national security solutions that both sides can support, regardless of the outcome in November.
The Project on Middle East Democracy (POMED) and
the Heinrich Böll Foundation present:
WHAT WOMEN WANT: VOICES FROM THE MIDDLE EAST
Middle Eastern activists and Western democracy advocates alike have noted that the continued exclusion of women from the political sphere constitutes a serious challenge to the prospects for democratic reform in the region. In recent years, there have been formal, official gains in this regard as women have gained suffrage and the right to run for political office in most countries of the region. But women's political participation has been impeded by various social factors, and discriminatory laws against women remain in effect. As a consequence of that basic imbalance, public policies advanced at the national level often fail to address underlying gender inequities or the concerns of women.
The Foreign Policy Association is pleased to present the documentary "Iron Ladies of Liberia," a film examining the first year in office of President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, as part of a new New York City- based screening series. The film takes a look at the challenges facing Africa's first female president as she and her team struggle to rebuild post-war Liberia. A reception and Q&A with the film's producers will be held before and after the June 24th screening, held at New York City's Soho House.
Together, India and Pakistan comprise one of the most important regions in the world: politically, economically and culturally. Their combined future is of crucial interest to all the major nations of the world. What shape can that future take? This two-day conference will feature an exciting range of political, corporate, cultural and opinion leaders from India, Pakistan and the United Kingdom to chart a possible roadmap for the future.
http://www.thersa.org/events/our-events/tehelkas-london-summit---india-and-pakistan-designing-a-new-future
Please join the Women's Foreign Policy Group for an Author Series Event with Helena Cobban
Please click here to register online
Re-Engage!
America and the World after Bush, An Informed Citizen's Guide
Helena Cobban
Contributing Editor, Boston Review
In her book, veteran journalist and author Helena Cobban addresses key foreign policy issues facing the U.S. at the end of the Bush era. She stresses the need to mend relationships with the international community and cooperatively address global challenges including: terrorism and weapons proliferation, inequality, rights abuses, and climate change. In her concise and timely guide, Ms. Cobban aims to show Americans how to re-engage as neighbors, as a country, and as a trusted international partner.
Together, India and Pakistan comprise one of the most important regions in the world: politically, economically and culturally. Their combined future is of crucial interest to all the major nations of the world. What shape can that future take? This two-day conference will feature an exciting range of political, corporate, cultural and opinion leaders from India, Pakistan and the United Kingdom to chart a possible roadmap for the future.
http://www.thersa.org/events/our-events/tehelkas-london-summit---india-and-pakistan-designing-a-new-future
