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SUMMARY:Climate Security as National Security: Climate Change and the Hawkeye State
DESCRIPTION:Event is IN PERSON but will also be livestreamed here:  \nhttps://www.youtube.com/@thelibrarychannel/ \nClimate change is at the forefront of both foreign and domestic policy. While often discussed as an environmental issue\, there are profound consequences for our national security\, the military\, and international relations. From an increase in severe weather events to food security and migration – the complexities of climate have far-reaching implications for both Iowans and the nation writ large. Please join the American Security Project\, the Iowa City Foreign Relations Council\, and the University of Iowa’s International Programs and Public Policy Center and the Center for Asian and Pacific Studies\, as well as our group of expert panelists as we explore climate as the ultimate “threat multiplier.” Participants include: \n \n  \nVADM Michael T. Franken\, USN (Ret)\, Consensus for American Security\, American Security Project  \n  \n  \n \n  \nDr. Sara Mitchell\, Professor of Political Science and Senior Research Fellow– Politics and Policy Research Program\, University of Iowa \n  \n  \n  \n \n  \nMr. Rob Hogg\, Esq.\, former Iowa State Senator; Board Member\, Interfaith Power & Light; and Author of “America’s Climate Century: What Climate Change Means for America in the 21st Century and What Americans Can Do About It.”  \n  \n  \n \n  \nMs. Jessica Olcott Yllemo\, Director\, Climate Security Programs\, American Security Project
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/climate-security-as-national-security-climate-change-and-the-hawkeye-state/
LOCATION:Old Capital Museum Senate Chamber\, 21 N Clinton Street\, Iowa City\, Iowa\, 52242
CATEGORIES:Energy Security,National Security & Climate Change
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SUMMARY:Inflation Reduction Act at Year-One: Impacts and Opportunities for West Virginia
DESCRIPTION:Please RSVP to Kyle Roman: kroman@orion-strategies.com if you are interested in attending in-person or would like to participate via livestream. \nThe U.S. has just marked the one year anniversary of the historic Inflation Reduction Act. As such\, we are only at the beginning of seeing the benefits for states\, including West Virginia. With more than $370 billion up for grabs\, how are our leaders ensuring the incentives\, grants\, and benefits are reaching the people who need it most? Join us for a public panel discussion as we explore what’s possible for West Virginia’s small businesses\, communities\, and citizens. Panelists and participants include: \n \n  \nMajor General\, USA (Ret.) John E. Barnette\, former Commanding General\, WV Army National Guard; Professor and Associate Dean\, Executive Director of Leadership and Professional Development Programs\, University of Charleston. \n  \n \n  \n  \nMs. Jessica Olcott Yllemo\, Director\, Climate Security Programs\, American Security Project. \n  \n  \n \n  \nDr. Martin Roth\, Ph.D.\, President\, University of Charleston. \n  \n  \n  \n \n  \n  \nDr. Kristen Dugan\, Dean of the School of Leadership\, Associate Professor and DEL Program Director\, University of Charleston.  \n  \n  \n \n  \n  \nMr. Justin Williams\, Director\, WV Affiliated Construction Trades.
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/inflation-reduction-act-at-year-one-impacts-and-opportunities-for-west-virginia/
LOCATION:University of Charleston\, Erma Byrd Gallery\, 2300 MacCorkle Avenue.\, SE Charleston\, WV\, 25304\, United States
CATEGORIES:Climate Security,Energy Security,National Security & Climate Change
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230424T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230424T193000
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SUMMARY:Climate Security in Northwest Florida: Best Practices and Lessons Learned for Military Facility Resilience
DESCRIPTION:Northwest Florida is home to some of America’s most significant and simultaneously most vulnerable military installations. Not only does the region boast several major facilities such as Pensacola Naval Air Station\, Eglin Air Force Base\, Hurlburt Field\, and Tyndall Air Force Base\, but the adjoining naval ranges and air corridors in more than 180\,000 square miles of Department of Defense controlled airspace extending out into the Gulf of Mexico are an invaluable and irreplaceable asset for the U.S. military. Yet\, the DoD ranks Northwest Florida’s bases as among the most exposed to climate change in the country. Climate-induced extreme weather phenomena\, flooding\, and sea-level rise not only costs the U.S. military billions of dollars in damaged facilities and equipment\, but also in terms of readiness\, training\, and personnel. Join ASP and the University of West Florida on April 24th for an in-person public panel discussion exploring the key role Northwest Florida plays in enhancing national security\, the consequences of climate insecurity\, and climate resilience strategies for the cities and municipalities that surround U.S. military installations. \nModerated by Dr. Matthew Schwartz from the University of West Florida\, panelists include: \nCAPT Tim Kinsella\, USN (Ret.) is Director of the Aylstock\, Witkin\, Kreis & Overholtz Center for Leadership in the UWF College of Business. Tim previously served 33 years in the Navy as commanding officer of a carrier-based helicopter squadron\, White House liaison to the secretary of the Navy\, flag aide to the deputy chief of Naval Operations for Air Warfare\, a division chief in the Joint Operations Directorate of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in the Pentagon\, and as a defense planner for NATO at the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers in Mons\, Belgium. \nTim’s last assignment on active duty was as commanding officer of Naval Air Station Pensacola\, where he led the installation through the devastation of Hurricane Sally while maintaining the installation’s operational viability. Under his leadership\, NAS Pensacola was awarded the Navy’s Installation Excellence Award. \n  \nCAPT Rick Miller\, USN (Ret.) leads Pharos Mission Critical Solutions\, a combined consultancy and technology integration practice and MobileDOCK-USA a ground logistics optimization solution. He also serves part-time as a Deputy Director at the Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center managing their Resilience Hubs Networking Strategy project for Miami-Dade County. \nHis career in the U.S. Navy included command at sea and ashore\, including leading current operations for U.S. Southern Command and serving multiple tours in the Pentagon as part of both the Navy and Joint Staffs directing and planning Navy’s programs and budgets as well as guiding development of defense appropriations to support wartime activities. \nActive in the South Florida community\, Rick is on the Board of Directors of the South Dade Economic Development Council and is Executive Director of the South Florida Defense Alliance.  Additionally\, he serves as Vice Chair of the state-wide Florida Defense Alliance. \n  \nDr. Haris Alibašić is an Associate Professor and the Public Administration Program Coordinator at the University of West Florida. Dr. Alibašić previously worked for the United Nations Mission\, NATO\, and the Office of the High Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina and South East Europe. In Grand Rapids\, he directed energy\, sustainability\, legislative affairs\, and climate resilience policies including significant renewable energy investments and the development of a climate resilience plan for the region. \nIn 2022\, Dr. Alibašić served as a Fulbright Project Specialist in the Republic of Kosovo’s Prime Minister Office of Strategic Planning\, where he completed the project of National Development Strategy and National Energy Strategy alignment with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. \nIn March 2017\, Dr. Alibašić was appointed by the City Council to the City of Pensacola Climate Mitigation and Adaptation Task Force. Additionally\, Dr. Alibašić is a partner in the Florida League of Cities Municipal Research Program and was co-chair for the energy sector of the White House Climate Preparedness and Resilience Task Force in 2014. \n  \nDr. Brian Crisher is an Associate Professor in Government Department at the University of West Florida. His work has been published in “International Interactions\,” “Foreign Policy Analysis\,” and “Research and Politics\,” among others. He is also reviewer for The Journal of Politics\, British Journal of Political Science\, Journal of Conflict Resolution\, International Studies Quarterly\, International Interactions\, Conflict Management and Peace Science. \n  \nLaurie Murphy is the President of The Stormwater Training Center where she specializes in Clean Water Act regulations at the Federal\, State and Municipal level.This includes the certification of inspectors across the United States and U.S. territories\, including the certification of Qualified Stormwater Management Inspectors for the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. \nLaurie is also the Executive Director for Emerald Coastkeeper\, a member of Waterkeeper Alliance that protects your right to swimmable\, fishable\, drinkable water. \n  \nEric Christianson is a planner with the Emerald Coast Regional Council coordinating the Military Installation Resiliency Review for Eglin AFB\, Hurlburt Field\, Naval Air Station Pensacola\, Naval Air Station Whiting Field\, Naval Support Activity Panama City\, and Tyndall AFB.
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/climate-security-in-northwest-florida-best-practices-and-lessons-learned-for-military-facility-resilience/
LOCATION:Museum of Commerce; 201 Zaragoza St\, Pensacola\, FL 32502\, 201 Zaragoza Street\, Pensacola\, FL\, 32502\, United States
CATEGORIES:Climate Security,Energy Security,National Security & Climate Change
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230413T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230413T173000
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SUMMARY:Sustainability in the Steel City: Exploring Pittsburgh’s Climate Wins
DESCRIPTION:Please join us from 4:30pm-5:30pm on Thursday\, April 13\, for our National Climate Security Tour stop at the Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens in Pittsburgh\, PA. Although long known as the “Steel City” Pittsburgh has been laying the groundwork for significant climate action since 2007. From its first Climate Action Plan in 2008 to its ongoing sustainability innovations\, join us for a public discussion on all things climate and sustainability\, and what it means for Pittsburgh\, greater Pennsylvania\, and national security. Moderated by Jessica Olcott Yllemo\, Director\, Climate Security Programs\, ASP\, panelists include: \n  \n \nLtGen John Castellaw\, United States Marine Corps (Ret.)\, Consensus for American Security \n  \n  \n \nGrant Ervin\, Director of Environmental\, Social\, Governance (ESG) and Innovation Practices\, S&B USA \n  \n  \n \nDr. Aurora Sharrard\, Executive Director of Sustainability\, University of Pittsburgh
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/sustainability-in-the-steel-city-exploring-pittsburghs-climate-wins/
LOCATION:Iowa
CATEGORIES:Climate Security,Energy Security
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230404T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230404T131500
DTSTAMP:20260430T222140
CREATED:20230328T010001Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230405T205020Z
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SUMMARY:Innovating Out of the Climate Crisis: Hard to Abate Sectors
DESCRIPTION:A recap and video of this event is available here.\n  \nHeavy industry\, including steel\, cement\, and chemical manufacturing account for approximately 30 percent of global carbon emissions. These sectors have immense heat and energy requirements and generate emissions from chemical reactions inherent in their manufacturing processes\, making them notoriously difficult to decarbonize. But\, with demand for these industries projected to grow in the coming decades at the same time that scientists say that we must reach net zero\, it is essential to find new approaches to cutting emissions from these industries. Please join us for the fifth installment of the Innovating Out of the Climate Crisis webinar series focused on hard to abate sectors\, the role they play in global economics\, and the policy and technological developments needed to facilitate climate-friendly manufacturing. \nModerated by ASP’s Director of Climate Programs\, Jessica Olcott Yllemo\, panelists include: \n \n  \nEd Rightor\, Ph.D.\, Director\, Center for Clean Energy Innovation\, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation \n  \n  \n \n  \nJeremy Harrell\, Chief Strategy Officer\, ClearPath
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/innovating-out-of-the-climate-crisis-hard-to-abate-sectors/
LOCATION:Iowa
CATEGORIES:Climate Security,Energy Security
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230307T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230307T131500
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SUMMARY:Innovating Out of the Climate Crisis: AgTech
DESCRIPTION:A recap and video of this event is available here.\n  \nPlease join us on Tuesday\, March 7\, for the fourth installment of ASP’s Innovating Out of the Climate Crisis series\, focused on advances in agriculture technology. Few industries are more attuned to—and dependent on—the weather than farming. In the coming decades\, climate change will make farmers’ jobs more difficult than ever\, as rising temperatures\, unpredictable rainfall\, and spreading pests all take their toll on production. But agriculture is not a neutral actor: emissions from the sector account for more than 10 percent of the U.S. total\, only marginally less than those from all commercial businesses and residences. Join ASP for a discussion on how innovation in agriculture—including advances in biotech\, animal husbandry\, soil and nutrient management\, and more—can help agriculture adapt to climate change\, reduce emissions\, or even become a net carbon sink. Moderated by ASP Senior Adjunct Fellow Lindsay Iversen\, panelists include: \n  \nAllison Thomson\, Agmission Program Director\, Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research \n  \n  \nRenee Vassilos\, Director of Agriculture Innovation\, The Nature Conservancy \n  \n  \nStephanie Mercier\, Senior Policy Adviser\, Farm Journal Foundation
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/innovating-out-of-the-climate-crisis-agtech/
LOCATION:Iowa
CATEGORIES:Climate Security,Energy Security,National Security & Climate Change
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230228T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230228T113000
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SUMMARY:The Shift from Gas to Grid: A Roundtable on Transportation Electrification in Rural Communities
DESCRIPTION:ASP is participating in a roundtable event hosted by the Electrification Coalition that will explore vehicle electrification in rural Florida. The rapid growth in electric vehicles (EVs) today is part of a fundamental shift in transportation. All Floridians and communities can benefit from the lower operating costs and increased economic development opportunities. Implementing charging infrastructure will also require a large-scale on-the-ground effort\, which will create high-quality jobs for rural communities in Florida. \nThe roundtable will feature keynote remarks from ASP Board member Vice Admiral Lee Gunn\, USN (Ret.) and convene community leaders\, industry representatives\, and policymakers to share insights on best practices\, funding opportunities\, and community needs. \nParking is available in an on-site garage. Breakfast will be provided.
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/the-shift-from-gas-to-grid-roundtable-on-transportation-electrification/
LOCATION:Parkview at Cascades\, 414 E Bloxham St.\, Tallahassee\, Florida
CATEGORIES:Climate Security,Energy Security
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221116T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221116T131500
DTSTAMP:20260430T222140
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SUMMARY:Innovating Out of the Climate Crisis: Electrification
DESCRIPTION:A recap and video of this event is available here.\n  \nElectricity generation accounts for about a quarter of the country’s greenhouse gas emissions. As such\, renewable energy and electrification play a critical role in the clean energy transition. Policymakers\, innovators\, and entrepreneurs are already working to dramatically expand production and deployment of clean energy as well as develop new technologies that can improve air and water quality\, minimize the impacts of climate change\, and ensure energy security. Join us for a discussion on the growing electrification sector and the technological innovations and policy remedies that are making the clean energy transformation possible. Moderated by Jessica Olcott Yllemo\, Director\, Climate Security Programs\, panelists include: \n \nDr. Venkat Srinivasan\, Director\, Argonne Collaborative Center for Energy Storage Science (ACCESS) and Deputy Director\, Joint Center for Energy Storage Research (JCESR)\, Argonne National Laboratory. \n  \n \nDr. Charles Teplin\, Principal\, Carbon Free Energy\, Rocky Mountain Institute. \n  \n  \n \nMs. Ladeene Freimuth\, Senior Advisor to SAFE (formerly Securing America’s Future Energy) and the founder and President of Freimuth Group\, LLC\, domestic and international environmental and energy consulting firm\, now in its seventeenth year. \n  \nThis webinar is part of ASP’s Innovating out of the Climate Crisis programming\, which seeks to explore innovations in five key clean energy areas: electrification\, hydrogen\, carbon emissions\, agricultural technology\, and hard to abate energy sectors. In addition to webinars\, ASP is producing a series of briefing notes and blog posts that highlight key policy instruments\, challenges\, and exciting innovations that will enhance our collective ability to adapt and mitigate the climate crisis and lead to a more resilient nation.
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/innovating-out-of-the-climate-crisis-electrification/
LOCATION:Iowa
CATEGORIES:Climate Security,Energy Security,Featured Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220719T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220719T104500
DTSTAMP:20260430T222140
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SUMMARY:The War in Ukraine and Energy Security and Energy Market Disruption
DESCRIPTION:A video and recap of this event is available here.\n  \nRussia’s war in Ukraine has caused a great deal of turmoil in global energy markets and forced a conversation on energy security. The geopolitics of energy has been shaken to its foundation as nations reconsider their energy sources and future energy partners\, as well as the risks associated with relying on oil and gas from petrostates. These developments are having a hugely disruptive effect on global markets. Please join us on Tuesday\, July 19 as we discuss the implications of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on global energy security\, the climate agenda\, and global energy markets. \nAbout the speakers: \n \nKevin Book heads the research team and covers oil\, gas\, and coal policy at ClearView Energy Partners\, LLC\, an independent firm that examines macro energy issues for institutional investors and corporate strategists. Mr. Book is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He is also a member of the National Petroleum Council\, a federally chartered and privately funded advisory committee to the Department of Energy. Before cofounding ClearView\, Mr. Book worked as senior vice president of energy policy\, oil\, and alternative energy research at FBR Capital Markets Corporation. His prior employment history also includes roles at the Motley Fool\, Andersen Consulting\, and the Advisory Board Company. He holds an M.A.L.D from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy and a B.A. in economics from Tufts University. \n  \nCommander Mark P. Nevitt\, JAGC (ret.) is an Associate Professor of Law at Emory University School of Law. He was previously the Class of 1971 Distinguished Military Professor of Leadership & Law at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis\, Maryland\, a Sharswood Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania Law School\, and an Associate Professor of Law at Syracuse University College of Law. Prior to law school\, Prof. Nevitt served as a naval tactical jet aviator. Originally from Rhode Island\, Professor Nevitt received his J.D. and LL.M. with distinction from the Georgetown University Law Center. During law school\, he served as a White House Military Social Aide and taught Street Law at Anacostia High School. Prof. Nevitt has written on environmental\, climate change\, and national security law for the Harvard Environmental Law Review\, Washington University Law Review\, Georgia Law Review\, Boston College Law Review\, Berkeley Journal of International Law\, Cardozo Law Review\, and Oxford Press.
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/the-war-in-ukraine-and-energy-security-and-energy-market-disruption/
LOCATION:Iowa
CATEGORIES:Climate Security,Energy Security,Russia
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220614T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220614T104500
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SUMMARY:Green Trade – Aligning Policy and Climate Goals
DESCRIPTION:A recap and video of this event is available here.\n  \nThe urgency of climate change is propelling decisionmakers at every level of the global economy to reevaluate the carbon footprint of production and consumption networks. With trade policy\, they are finding opportunities to build environmentally sustainable and resilient supply chains\, to offer market-based incentives for investment into renewable energy technologies as an offset to the emissions of international trade\, and to ultimately make the green economy a profitable and attractive pursuit. In a world driven by economic growth\, trade policy is perhaps the most potent tool for inducing the seismic socio-economic shifts necessary to limit climate change. \nThe American Security Project is pleased to host a conversation with The Rt Hon. the Lord Barker of Battle\, Ambassador Daniel Sepulveda\, and Ambassador Robert Holleyman to discuss aligning climate change goals with trade policy. \nAbout the speakers: \nThe Rt Hon. the Lord Barker of Battle has served in senior roles in both business and political services. He was appointed Independent Chairman of the En+ Board of Directors in October 2017\, immediately prior to the company’s successful London IPO. He was promoted to Executive Chairman in February 2019.   Lord Barker was previously a member of the British House of Commons from 2001 to 2015 during which time he served as UK Minister of State for Energy & Climate Change\, under Prime Minister David Cameron\, becoming the longest serving British energy minister for a generation. \n  \nAmbassador Danny Sepulveda served in the Senate as a senior advisor to Senators Boxer\, Obama\, and Kerry. He served in the Obama Administration at USTR and later as a Senate confirmed Ambassador in the Economic Bureau of the State Department. His policy areas of passion and expertise include digital privacy\, trade\, telecommunications\, technology\, and immigration and labor. \nAs Ambassador\, he led negotiations on multiple international treaties and bilateral agreements on telecommunications and technology and served as part of the team that negotiated the first Privacy Shield agreement with Europe. \nOver the last five years\, Sepulveda has worked at senior levels in both the advertising technology sector and publishing industry developing expertise in digital supply chains and the monetization of data and content. Sepulveda started his career at what was then the National Council of La Raza and is today UnidosUS\, the largest Latino advocacy organization in the country. \nAmbassador Robert Holleyman is the president and CEO of Crowell & Moring International and a partner in Crowell & Moring’s International Trade\, and Privacy and Security groups. He advises clients on a range of trade and investment issues\, including market access\, global trade negotiations\, tariffs\, cross-border data flows\, and privacy/cybersecurity\, among other matters. Ambassador Holleyman has significant trade\, international business\, economic policy\, and legal experience from his service as Deputy U.S. Trade Representative\, as CEO of a highly successful information technology advocacy association\, and work as counsel in the U.S. Senate. He served as Deputy United States Trade Representative from 2014-2017\, with the rank of Ambassador.
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/green-trade-aligning-policy-and-climate-goals/
LOCATION:Iowa
CATEGORIES:Climate Security,Energy Security
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SUMMARY:A New Crisis: A Discussion of the Oil-Price War with Admiral Dennis Blair
DESCRIPTION:Join ASP COO Andrew Holland and Admiral Dennis Blair (Ret.) for a VIRTUAL conversation on the current oil-price crisis amidst Coronavirus. \nDate: Thu\, April 9\, 2020 \nTime: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM EDT \nThis event will be held on Zoom and audience members will be capped at 100. Call-in information will be provided to those who previously RSVPed via email 24 hours before the event. \nRegister and Learn More about the Event here.
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/a-new-crisis-a-discussion-of-the-oil-price-war-with-admiral-dennis-blair/
LOCATION:Iowa
CATEGORIES:Energy Security,National Security Strategy,Russia
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SUMMARY:Guyana: Building Sustainable Security
DESCRIPTION:This event has passed. For more information\, please see video and a summary at the Event Recap: Guyana Building Sustainable Security \nIn 2015\, oil was found off the coast of the small South American country of Guyana. Since then\, successive test wells have confirmed that these reserves are some of the richest oil discoveries in decades. \nOil production\, and the revenues it will generate\, will transform the country and the region. As chaos continues to grow in its neighbor Venezuela\, a growing and more prosperous Guyana could become a linchpin of stability for the greater Caribbean Basin. If properly managed\, these new resources could help Guyana become a model for how to build sustainable security and prosperity. For too long\, US policy has ignored the interests of the Caribbean and Latin America- seeing it only as a source of problems. During his career\, VAdm. Kevin Green\, USN (Ret)\, commanded the naval forces of U.S. Southern Command\, responsible for this region. Join ASP for a discussion with Admiral Green about the geopolitical challenges and opportunities presented by the coming oil boom\, why American policymakers should be interested\, and policy options for both the U.S. and Guyana to ensure sustainable\, long-term security. \n1201 Pennsylvania Ave NW\, Washington\, DC \nLower Lobby Conference Facility \nOctober 18\, 2018 \n12:30-1:30PM \nLunch will be served from 12:00-12:30 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \nSpeakers: \nKevin Green \nVice Admiral Kevin Green\, USN (Ret) served more than thirty years as a naval officer\, completing his Navy career as Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Operations\, Plans\, and Policy at the grade of vice admiral. As DCNO\, he coordinated global naval operations\, strategic planning\, information operations and policy development; and managed service relationships with the Office of the Secretary of Defense\, the Joint Staff\, the National Security Council staff\, the US military services\, other federal agencies\, and allied navies. As a flag officer he commanded Naval Forces U.S. Southern Command\, the ABRAHAM LINCOLN Carrier Group\, and Naval Training Center Great Lakes\, Illinois. Kevin consults with the Defense Science Board\, the National Academy of Sciences\,  the Council on Foreign Relations\, and on behalf of Defense Industry clients as General Manager of Robertson Blodgett Consulting\, LLC. He is a member of the American Civil Liberties Union\, the U.S Naval Institute\, the Surface Navy Association and the American College of National Security Leaders. He serves on the Tuskegee University Board of Trustees and as a director of the Air Force Retired Officers Community. \nSonya Boodoo  \nSonya Boodoo is a Senior Analyst at Rystad Energy focusing on upstream activity. Her experience in the oil and gas sector includes fiscal regime modelling\, petroleum economics and exploration geology for E&P companies and consulting companies based in the United Kingdom\, Norway and Trinidad. She holds a BSc. In Petroleum Geoscience from the University of the West Indies and an MSc. In Energy Economics from the University of Dundee. \n  \nLisa Viscidi \nLisa Viscidi is the director of the Energy\, Climate Change\, and Extractive Industries Program at the Inter-American Dialogue. A specialist in Latin American energy issues\, Viscidi has written numerous reports and articles on energy policy and regulations\, oil and gas markets\, climate change\, sustainable transport\, social and environmental impacts of natural resources development\, and the geopolitics of energy in the region. Viscidi conducted her undergraduate work in History at the George Washington University and the University of Barcelona and completed a master’s degree in Latin American Studies with a focus on economic development and public policy from New York University. \nAndrew Holland \nAndrew Holland is the American Security Project’s Chief Operating Officer. His area of research is on on energy\, climate change\, trade\, and infrastructure policy and how they intersect with national security. For more than 15 years\, he has worked at the center of debates about how to achieve sustainable energy security and how to effectively address climate change. He served as Legislative Assistant on Energy\, Environment\, and Infrastructure for United States Senator Chuck Hagel of Nebraska. He holds an MSc. in International Strategy and Economics from the University of St. Andrews and a BA in History and Economics from Wake Forest University. \n  \n 
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/guyana-building-sustainable-security/
LOCATION:Iowa
CATEGORIES:Energy Security,Featured Event,National Security Strategy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170919T170000
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SUMMARY:Clean Energy: Bolstering our National Security at Home and Abroad
DESCRIPTION:Date\nSeptember 19\, 2017\n\n\nTime\n5:00pm – 6:30pm\n\n\nLocation\nCredit Suisse\, 1 Madison Avenue\, New York\, NY\n\n\n\n  \nWhile the military clearly recognizes the threat of climate change to our national and global security\, they are also one of the largest users of fossil fuel in the world. These concerns\, combined with the vulnerability of bases relying on vulnerable electric grids and the tactical exposure associated with transporting fuel into battle\, have spurred the military to shift to more secure forms of energy. Whether its massive solar arrays on bases\, distributed microgrids\, or better batteries\, the military is leading the way on innovation and deployment of advanced energy. \nJoin us for a discussion with Vice Admiral Lee Gunn\, USN (ret.)\, Lieutenant General Norman Seip\, USAF (ret.)\, and Brigadier General Stephen Cheney\, USMC (ret.) on why this matters to the military\, what they are already doing in the clean energy space\, and what they’re planning for the future. \n  \n  \nSpeaker Biographies: \nVice Admiral Lee Gunn\, USN (ret.) \nVice Admiral Lee Gunn served in the U.S. Navy for thirty-five years prior to his retirement in 2000. His last active duty assignment was Inspector General of the Department of the Navy where\, together with his Marine Deputy\, he was responsible for the Department’s overall inspection program and its assessments of readiness\, training\, and quality of service. \nServing in the Surface Navy in a variety of theaters\, Admiral Gunn rose through the cruiser/destroyer force to command the Frigate USS Barbey\, then command of the Navy’s antisubmarine warfare tactical and technical evaluation Destroyer squadron\, DESRON 31. He later commanded Amphibious Group Three\, comprising 19 ships\, 12 other\, separate commands\, and 16\,000 Sailors and Marines. As Commander of PHIBGRU THREE he served (in addition to many other duties) as the Combined Naval Forces Commander\, and Deputy Task Force Commander of Combined Task Force United Shield. Task Force United Shield conducted the final withdrawal of United Nations peacekeeping forces from Somalia in February and March of 1995. United Shield was\, and still is\, the only amphibious withdrawal operation under fire conducted since the Korean War. \nAdmiral Gunn’s awards include the Distinguished Service Medal\, the Defense Superior Service Medal\, six Legions of Merit\, two Meritorious Service Medals\, the Navy Commendation Medal (with Combat Distinguishing Device)\, the Navy Achievement Medal\, the Combat Action Ribbon\, and numerous theater and service awards. \nImmediately after concluding his active duty career\, Admiral Gunn was asked by the Chief of Naval Operations to lead the Executive Review of Navy Training. The nine-month Review was conducted by a senior team of experts in a variety of disciplines from the uniformed Navy\, the corps of Department of the Navy Civilians\, and the business and education communities. The recommendations of the Review continue to be implemented by the Navy\, bringing about a revolution in training and learning for Navy men and women. \nAdmiral Gunn has extensive experience with and substantial accomplishments in the areas of manpower\, personnel and training. He served in eight assignments in those areas during his career. During his last manpower assignment (as Deputy Chief of Naval Personnel\, and Commander\, Navy Personnel Command) he played a key role in redesigning the Navy’s manpower and personnel establishment and orchestrated the transfer of the Navy’s Personnel Command from Arlington\, Virginia to Millington\, Tennessee. Relations he developed with the Congressional delegations and the business and academic communities were key to the success of this BRAC–directed move. \n  \nLieutenant General Norman Seip\, USAF (Ret) \nLieutenant General Norman R. Seip\, USAF (Ret) served in the Air Force for 35 years. His last assignment was Commander of 12th Air Force\, comprised of seven active-duty wings and two direct-reporting units in the Western and Midwestern United States. The fighter and bomber wings under his command possessed over 400 aircraft and had more than 33\,000 active-duty military and civilian assigned personnel. He was a command pilot with more than 4\,500 flying hours\, primarily in fighter aircraft and has flown in support of numerous military operations and contingencies around the world. \nHe is an independent consultant focused on defense and national security related matters. He is a Senior Mentor for the Air Force and also serves\, pro bono\, as the Chairman of the Board\, Council for a Strong America; Military Advisory Board\, Truman National Security Project; National Security Advisory Council\, U.S. Global Leadership Coalition; and International Advisory Board\, 911 Fund. \n  \nBrigadier General Stephen A. Cheney\, USMC (Ret.) \nBGen Stephen Cheney USMC(Ret) is the Chief Executive Officer of the American Security Project (ASP) and a member of the Department of State’s Foreign Affairs Policy Board. \nHe is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and has over 30 years experience as a Marine. His career included a wide variety of command and staff positions with the operating forces and the supporting establishment. Gen. Cheney’s primary specialty was artillery\, but he focused extensively on entry-level training\, commanding at every echelon at both Marine Corps Recruit Depots\, to include being the Commanding General at Parris Island. He served several years in Japan and has traveled extensively throughout the Middle East and Asia. \nOther selected highlights of Gen. Cheney’s military career include tours as Deputy Executive Secretary to Defense Secretaries Cheney and Aspin; ground plans officer for Drug Enforcement Policy in the Pentagon; liaison to the Congressional Commission on Roles and Missions of the Armed Forces; and Inspector General of the Marine Corps. \nFollowing retirement from the Marines\, Gen. Cheney became the Chief Operating Officer for Business Executives for National Security (BENS)\, in Washington\, D.C.\, and most recently was President/CEO of the Marine Military Academy in Harlingen\, Texas. \nGen. Cheney is a graduate of the Marine Corps Command and Staff College\, the National War College\, and the University of Southern California. He was a military fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York City\, where he is a member. Additionally\, he is also a member of the Secretary of State’s International Security Advisory Board. \nGen. Cheney has been on the Board of Directors for ASP since 2006. \n  \nIn Partnership with: Foreign Policy Association\nA Climate Week NYC Affiliated Event \n \n  \n 
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/clean-energy-bolstering-our-national-security-at-home-and-abroad/
LOCATION:Credit Suisse\, 1 Madison Ave\, New York\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Climate Security,Energy Security,National Security & Climate Change
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SUMMARY:Key Issues and Emerging Threats: An Off-the-Record Conversation on the Hill
DESCRIPTION:American Security Project\, founded eleven years ago as a nonpartisan national security research and education organization devoted to forging consensus on America’s long-term national security. Our bipartisan board of Republicans\, Democrats\, retired military flag officers\, and business leaders places us in a unique position to talk to both sides of the political aisle. The ASP network includes more than 200 fellows including senior national security leaders\, policy makers\, academic experts\, and private sector stakeholders with unique expertise on a broad range security issues. Widely respected for our fact-based analysis in the face of an ever-changing world landscape\, ASP provides meaningful\, thorough\, and non-partisan insight into the immediate and long-term impacts of world events. \n  \nJoin members of American Security Project’s Board of Directors on Tuesday\, January 24th for an off-the-record lunch briefing on key security issues and emerging threats for Members of Congress and select staff. Topics will include the US-Russia relationship\, trade policy\, national security strategy\, and US-China relations. \nRequest an Invitation  \nevents@americansecurityproject.org
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/hillbrief24jan/
LOCATION:Rayburn House Building
CATEGORIES:American Competitiveness & Economic Diplomacy,Climate Security,Cuba Engagement,Energy Security,Featured Event,National Security Strategy
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SUMMARY:Puerto Rico on the Brink: Energy\, Economy\, and Security
DESCRIPTION:Date\nMarch 21st\, 2016\n\n\nTime\n12:00pm – 1:30pm\n\n\nLocation\nAmerican Security Project – 1100 New York Ave.\, 7th Floor\, West Tower\, Washington DC 20005\n\n\n\n  \nPuerto Rico\, America’s largest Caribbean territory\, has long been an important U.S. geopolitical outpost and now finds itself on the verge of catastrophe under the weight of massive debt and a costly\, inefficient energy supply. The impacts have triggered a large-scale resettlement to the U.S. mainland where gridlock has turned the Island’s future into a political hot potato rather than an issue of long-term strategic importance for U.S. national security. \nAs Congress recommits itself to a resolution\, understanding the issues plaguing Puerto Rico through the lens of energy security and risk management offers opportunities to reverse the current trends\, gain political support and address the future of 3.3 million U.S. citizens on the island. \nJoin American Security Project on March 21st for a discussion on energy\, economy\, and security in Puerto Rico and how understanding the ongoing debt crisis through these lenses will strengthen our response. \n  \nLunch refreshments will be served from 12:00pm – 12:30pm. \nPlease arrive by 12:00pm for registration. \nThe event will be begin promptly at 12:30pm. \n. \nSpeakers: \n \nHon. Luis Fortuño was Governor of Puerto Rico from 2009 to 2013. He is currently partner in Steptoe’s Washington office\, where he is a member of the Corporate\, Securities & Finance Group and the Government Affairs and Public Policy Group.  The Governor is a former Chair of the Southern Governors Association\, a former Republican Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Puerto Rico\, and former Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Conference. \nHe began his career in public service in 1993 in Gov. Pedro Rossello’s administration as Executive Director of the Puerto Rico Tourism Company and President of Puerto Rico’s Hotel Development Corporation (HDC). He is a graduate of Georgetown’s School of Foreign Service and University of Virginia Law School. \nRep. Hernández Montañez\, Chairman of the House Treasury Committee\, represents House District 11 in the Puerto Rico House\, is a member of 10 committees\, and is the primary sponsor of 266 bills. First elected to office in 2009\, Rep. Montañez is affiliated with the Popular Democratic Party (PPD) of Puerto Rico\, nationally\, he is a Democrat. \n  \nMr. Alejandro Brito is President of Brito Development Group (BDG)\, LLP. In the last twenty years\, Mr. Brito has overseen the design\, construction\, development and management of over 1\,500 luxury housing units in Puerto Rico.\nCurrently\, BDG is developing three master planned communities in the city of Guaynabo\, encompassing 1\,000 residential units\, 750\,000 ft2 of retail\, office and entertainment. Mr. Brito recently finished a two year term as President of the National Home Builders Association\, Puerto Rico Chapter and in the Governor’s Advisory Council for the Construction Industry. As of March 2015\, Mr. Brito also co-heads Denny’s Caribbean\, the local franchisor for Denny’s Restaurants\, with 13 stores and 1\,200 employees. \nAlejandro graduated from the University of Michigan with a degree in Economics and from Columbia University in New York with a Masters in Real Estate Development. \n  \nModerator: \nMr. Dante Disparte is the founder and CEO of Risk Cooperative\, a strategy\, risk and capital management firm focusing on mid-market opportunities\, market expansion and equity investments on a global scale. He is the co-author of the forthcoming book “Global Risk Agility and Decision Making” (Macmillan\, Q2/2016).\nPrior to forming Risk Cooperative\, Mr. Disparte served as the Managing Director of Clements Worldwide\, a leading insurance brokerage with customers in more 170 countries. Mr. Disparte is a specialist in strategy and risk reduction through the design and delivery of comprehensive risk solutions of worldwide scope. He is credited with designing the world’s first card-based life insurance program for the United Nations\, a plan that has placed more than a half billion USD of risk with the markets in more than 150 countries. This innovation was heralded as one of the top product innovations of 2011 by the MENA Insurance Review. Mr. Disparte serves as the Chairman of the board of the Harvard Business School Club of Washington\, D.C.\, and on Harvard Business School’s global alumni board. He is a founding member of the Business Council for American Security and an advisory member with the American Security Project. \n. \nAdditional Resources: \nThe Economics of Debt in Puerto Rico \nDante Disparte on Puerto Rico Default \nRenewable Energy in Puerto Rico: A Way Forward \n. \nABOUT THE AMERICAN SECURITY PROJECT  \nThe American Security Project is a non-profit\, non-partisan public policy and research organization dedicated to fostering knowledge and understanding of a range of national security issues\, promoting debate about the appropriate use of American power\, and cultivating strategic responses to 21st century challenges. For more information\, visit www.americansecurityproject.org.
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/puerto-rico-on-the-brink-energy-economy-and-security/
LOCATION:Iowa
CATEGORIES:American Competitiveness & Economic Diplomacy,Energy Security,Featured Event
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SUMMARY:Lloyd’s and ASP Risk Forum: Pathways to City Resilience
DESCRIPTION:Due to limited space guests will need to request an RSVP\n \n  \n\n\n\nDate\nFebruary 17\, 2016\n\n\nTime\n12:00pm – 4:30pm\n\n\nLocation\nArnold & Porter LLP\, 601 Massachusetts Ave NW\, 11th Floor\, Washington DC 20001\n\n\n\n  \nOn September 3\, 2015 Lloyd’s launched the City Risk Index\, the first ever analysis of economic output at risk (GDP at risk) in 301 major cities from 18 manmade and natural threats over a ten-year period. The index includes: cyber-attack; terrorism; flood\, freeze\, heat\, and other climate security risks; and market crash\, among others. \nThe Index aims to help build understanding and shape the world’s response to the shifting risk landscape by stimulating discussions between insurers\, governments and businesses on the need to improve resilience to these threats. \n \nOn Wednesday\, February 17th\, American Security Project will host Lloyd’s and ASP Risk Forum: Pathways to City Resilience in partnership with Lloyd’s\, JLT\, and Risk Cooperative. This is an invitation-only opportunity for policymakers\, business leaders and regulators to introduce the findings of the City Risk Index and share best practices and insights on risk assessment\, mitigation\, adaptation and transfer to help U.S. cities and institutions build greater resilience \nDownload an executive summary of the City Risk Index here. \nFollow the conversation with #ASPRisk \n. \nConference Agenda\n12:00 – 12:30 Guest Arrival – Bridge Building Session/Lunch \n12:30 – 12:40 General Cheney / Dante Disparte / Glenn Dorr Welcome \n12:40 – 1:00 Featured Speaker 1: Judge Alice Hill\, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Resilience Policy at National Security Council\, White House. Introduction: Andrew Holland\, Director of Studies- ASP \n1:00 – 2:00 Risk & Resiliency: Understanding the City Risk Index \n“Understanding the City Risk Index” will explore Lloyd’s GDP@Risk metric alongside complementary initiatives including NDGain\, Rockefeller Foundation’s Resilient Cities project\, and Lloyd’s previous Climate Risk Index. The discussion will examine how these programs can be used to change the dialogue around risk and resiliency\, and build concrete solutions. \nPanelists: Meghan Doherty\, Project Manager Urban Adaptation Assessment\, ND-GAIN; Tommy Wells\, DC City Council; David Flandro\, Global Head of Analytics\, JLT; Dr. Nancy Kete\, Managing Director of Rockefeller Foundation \nModerator: Dante Disparte\, CEO and Founder\, Risk Cooperative\, Chairperson BCAS \n2:00 – 2:15 Featured Speaker 2: Governor Tom Ridge “Emerging Risks and Pathways to Resilience.” Introduction: Dante Disparte\, CEO and Founder- Risk Cooperative \n2:15 – 3:15 Emerging Risks: Impacts and Opportunities \n“Emerging Risks: Impacts and Opportunities” will offer a multi-disciplinary conversation among leading experts across policy\, the military\, and the private sector for a discussion of adaptation and impacts of specific risk domains including climate change\, cyber risk\, terrorism\, and pandemic. \nPanelists: LtGen. Norm Seip\, USAF (Ret.)\, ASP Board Member; Gov. Tom Ridge\, Fmr Gov. PA\, Secretary of Homeland Security; Daniel Wagner\, CEO\, Country Risk Solutions; Brad Kieserman\, VP of Disaster Operations & Logistics\, Red Cross \nModerator: Glenn Dorr\, Northeast Regional Director\, Lloyd’s \n3:15 – 3:30 Bridge Building / Break \n3:30 – 4:30 The Way Forward: How to Build Resiliency \nA cross-sector dialogue\, “The Way Forward: Solutions for Progress” will examine best practices to build comprehensive resiliency through public and private collaboration.  Financing for building resilient cities and exploring long range implications for policy\, city leaders and the private sector. \nPanelists: Erwann Michel-Kerjan\, Executive Director of the Risk Management and Decision Processes Center\, Wharton; Sean McGovern\, Chief Risk Officer & General Counsel\, Lloyd’s; Charles Rath\, President and CEO\, Resilient Solutions 21; Josh Sawislak\, Global Director of Resilience\, AECOM \nModerator: BGen. Stephen A. Cheney\, USMC (Ret.)\, CEO\, ASP \n4:30 – 4:40 Glenn Dorr – Closing Remarks \n. \nTo request an invitation\, contact: \nevents@americansecurityproject.org \n. \nIn Partnership with: \n \nand \n \n \n. \nAdditional Resources:\nCities@Risk \n2016’s Unhappy New Year of Risk (co-authored with Daniel Wagner) \nDante Disparte – Chairman of the Business Council for American Security \n. \nABOUT THE AMERICAN SECURITY PROJECT  \nThe American Security Project is a non-profit\, non-partisan public policy and research organization dedicated to fostering knowledge and understanding of a range of national security issues\, promoting debate about the appropriate use of American power\, and cultivating strategic responses to 21st century challenges. For more information\, visit www.americansecurityproject.org.
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/lloyds-and-asp-risk-forum-pathways-to-city-resilience/
LOCATION:Arnold & Porter\, 601 Massachusetts Ave NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20001\, United States
CATEGORIES:American Competitiveness & Economic Diplomacy,Climate Security,Energy Security,National Security & Climate Change,National Security Strategy
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SUMMARY:Hill Briefing: Understanding What’s Next in Fusion Energy
DESCRIPTION:Date\nDecember 15\, 2015\n\n\nTime\n12:00pm – 1:30pm\n\n\nLocation\n385 Russell Senate Office Building\, Washington DC 20515\n\n\n\n  \nUnderstanding What’s Next in Fusion Energy will be held Tuesday\, December 15 in Russell 385 from 12:00pm – 1:30pm. This event will be an opportunity for leaders in fusion energy from the private sector and research labs to discuss the significant progress made in advancing fusion and what this clean\, safe\, and abundant energy source means for America’s national security and energy future. \nLeading experts in fusion from the public and private sector will discuss the new developments that have been featured over the last several months in major media outlets like Time Magazine\, the New York Times\, Science\, and Nature. ASP is the leading think tank detailing a plan for the future of fusion. We are excited to facilitate a greater understanding this complex but revolutionary energy source. \nPanel Includes:\nModerator: \n\nMr. Andrew Holland\n\nPanelists: \n\nDr. Dennis Whyte\nMr. Michael Delage\nDr. Douglas Witherspoon\nDr. Richard Barth\n\nAbout the Panelists:\nDr. Dennis Whyte \nDr. Whyte is the Professor and Head of MIT’s Nuclear Science and Engineering program and Director of the Plasma Science and Fusion Center. His research includes Magnetic Fusion Energy: Boundary plasma physics\, advanced plasma confinement regimes in tokamaks\, plasma diagnostics\, mitigation of disruption damages and also Plasma-Surface Interactions: basic physics of plasma-material interfaces\, dynamic measurement techniques for material evolution under plasma bombardment\, implications of plasma-surface interactions in magnetic fusion reactors. \nMr. Michael Delage\nMichael is an engineer and experienced technology entrepreneur with a career spent developing complex technologies and bringing them to market. His expertise lies in technology strategy and innovation\, systems engineering\, product management\, partnerships and joint development programs\, and founding\, building\, and growing new technology companies. Prior to joining General Fusion in 2010\, Michael co-founded and spent seven years building Energate Inc. into one of the leading residential demand response technology companies in North America. Under Michael’s leadership\, Energate secured partnerships with industry champions and pioneered many of the technologies and standards to integrate residential energy management into the smart grid. Earlier in his career\, Michael worked in the aerospace industry as a systems and design engineer on technologies from microsatellites to the robotic systems on the International Space Station\, where hardware he designed continues to operate today. Michael holds a B.Sc. in Engineering Physics and an M.B.A. for Science and Technology from Queen’s University. \nDr. Douglas Witherspoon \nDr. Witherspoon is President and Chief Scientist of HyperV Technologies Corp.\, where he has led the development of high-velocity plasma jets for fusion energy research since founding the company in 2004. Since 2008\, his main focus has been a collaboration with the Los Alamos National Laboratory Plasma Liner Experiment (PLX) to develop the science and technologies required for Plasma-Jet driven Magneto-Inertial-Fusion (PJMIF). PLX is now funded under ARPA-E’s recently launched ALPHA fusion program. From 1994-2003 he was President and Chief Scientist of UTRON\, Inc.\, where he was responsible for conceiving\, developing and directing the company’s research emphasizing the application of plasma and pulsed power technologies to defense\, industrial and commercial areas. From 1984-1994\, he was a Senior Scientist at GT-Devices\, Inc. working mainly on railguns for defense and energy applications. Dr. Witherspoon received his Ph.D. in Physics in 1984 from the University of Wisconsin (Madison)\, and a B.S. with Honors in Physics in 1976 from Indiana University. \nHe is an experimental plasma physicist with over 30 years of research experience in the field of plasma physics and pulsed power. His research experience includes capillary discharges\, plasma jets\, plasma thrusters\, electromagnetic and electrothermal mass launchers\, pulsed high current & high voltage engineering\, plasma magnetic confinement (tokamaks)\, and computational modeling. He has extensive experience with pulsed plasma accelerator technology. Dr. Witherspoon is a member of the American Physical Society\, IEEE\, AIAA\, and is a Past President of the Washington Academy of Sciences (2005-2006). Dr. Witherspoon is an author or coauthor on over 50 journal papers and reports\, and has been awarded 7 patents to date related to applying pulsed plasma discharge technology to industrial and materials processing applications. \nDr. Richard Barth \nDr. Richard Barth has served as Tri Alpha Energy’s Senior Vice President for government relations and communications since 2010. Tri Alpha Energy is a venture-backed company focused on developing fusion-powered electricity technology that is safe\, carbon-free and sustainable. Barth has over 40 years of experience in communication\, public policy and government relations with particular expertise in energy\, technology and security matters. He is a champion for alternative energy technology development and funding. \nPrior to joining Tri Alpha Energy Barth served as Assistant Secretary\, Policy Development\, for the Department of Homeland Security under Presidents Bush and Obama. Before that he was Corporate Vice President\, Government Relations\, at Motorola where he developed a funding strategy for public safety in the aftermath of 9-11. He also worked on international high tech trade policy in the White House on the National Security Council Staff for both Presidents Bush and Clinton. Barth holds a Ph.D. in inorganic chemistry from the University of Maryland and an AB from Franklin & Marshall College. \nMr. Andrew Holland \nMr. Andrew Holland is the American Security Project’s Director of Studies and Senior Fellow for Energy and Climate. As an expert on energy\, climate change\, and infrastructure policy\, he has worked at the center of debates about how to achieve sustainable energy security and how to effectively address climate change for the last decade. \nHe served as Legislative Assistant on Energy\, Environment\, and Infrastructure for United States Senator Chuck Hagel of Nebraska for three years from 2006 through 2008.  He worked in the US House of Representatives for the House Ways and Means Committee and the Office of Congresswoman Roukema. \nHe holds a Master’s Degree in International Strategy and Economics from the University of St. Andrews in Scotland and a  Bachelor’s Degree in History and Economics from Wake Forest University in North Carolina. \nAdditional Resources:\nPrivate Investors Back Nuclear Fusion Energy \nFusion Energy – The National Security Requirement \nFusion White Paper – 10 Year Plan for American Energy Security \n  \nABOUT THE AMERICAN SECURITY PROJECT  \nThe American Security Project is a non-profit\, non-partisan public policy and research organization dedicated to fostering knowledge and understanding of a range of national security issues\, promoting debate about the appropriate use of American power\, and cultivating strategic responses to 21st century challenges. For more information\, visitwww.americansecurityproject.org.
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/hill-briefing-understanding-whats-next-in-fusion-energy/
LOCATION:Russell Senate Office Building\, 188 Russell Senate Office Building\, Washington\, DC\, 20515\, United States
CATEGORIES:Energy Security,Fusion Energy,National Security & Climate Change
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SUMMARY:Department of Defense Action on Climate Change
DESCRIPTION:Insights from the Pentagon \nand a Two Year National Tour\n\n\n\nDate\nDecember 11th\, 2015\n\n\nTime\n12:00pm – 1:30pm\n\n\nLocation\nAmerican Security Project – 1100 New York Ave.\, 7th Floor\, West Tower\, Washington DC 20005\n\n\n\n  \nOne year ago\, the Department of Defense released its landmark Climate Adaptation Roadmap\, which outlined the steps that all areas of the DoD must take to prepare for a changing climate. On Friday\, December 11\, ASP will host Maureen Sullivan\, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Environment\, Safety & Occupational Health\, responsible for overseeing the implementation of the Department’s climate change adaptation efforts. She will give an update on DoD efforts around Climate Change. \nTwo members of ASP’s Board of Directors\, Vice Admiral Lee Gunn\, USN (Ret.) and BGen Stephen Cheney\, USMC (Ret.) will also report on what they have learned as a part of ASP’s national climate security tour\, and how important the DoD’s efforts on climate change are for national climate preparedness. \n  \nSpecial Remarks: \n\nMs. Maureen Sullivan\n\nPanel Includes:\nModerator: \n\nMr. Andrew Holland\n\nPanelists: \n\nVice Admiral Lee Gunn\, USN (Ret.)\nBGen Stephen Cheney\, USMC (Ret.)\nDr. Leo Goff\n\n  \nSpeaker Biographies:\nMs. Maureen Sullivan is the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Environment\, Safety & Occupational Health in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Energy\, Installations & Environment). She is responsible for DoD’s policies and programs related to compliance with environmental laws; management of natural and cultural resources; cleanup of contaminated sites; safety & occupational health; fire and emergency services; green/sustainable buildings; installation emergency management; international environmental compliance and cleanup efforts; climate change adaptation planning; strategic sustainability planning; planning to address emerging contaminants; and international defense environmental cooperation. Ms. Sullivan is also responsible for the DoD Native American program. She oversees the Armed Forces Pest Management Board and the Department of Defense Explosives Safety Board. Ms. Sullivan is the Department of Defense Federal Preservation Officer and represents the Secretary of Defense on the President’s Advisory Council on Historic Preservation. Ms. Sullivan is a member of the General Services Administration’s Green Building Advisory Committee. \nShe also represents the Department of Defense on the White House Climate and Natural Resources Working Group and the White House Pollinator Task Force. \nFor the past 23 years\, Ms. Sullivan has served in various leadership positions as a member of the Office of the Secretary of Defense environmental staff\, and possesses wide ranging experience in numerous DoD environmental programs to include Pollution Prevention\, Environmental Compliance\, Historic Preservation\, and the Clean Air Act. \nFrom 2013 thru 2014\, Ms. Sullivan served as the DoD member of the Federal Interagency Floodplain Management Task Force. From 2009 to 2012\, Ms. Sullivan served as the Department of Defense member of the White House Interagency Climate Change Adaptation Task Force. She served as the DoD representative to the Office of Management and Budget Interagency Panel which negotiated the final Ozone and Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standards in 1997. She also served as the DoD Liaison to the President Clinton’s Council on Sustainable Development. \nMs. Sullivan was a member of the team that authored Executive Order 13148\, “Greening the Government Through Leadership in Environmental Management\,” which President Clinton signed on April 22\, 2000. She also helped draft Executive Order 12856\, “Federal Compliance with Right-to-Know Laws and Pollution Prevention Requirements.” After President Clinton signed Executive Order 12856\, she was detailed to the Office of the Administrator\, Environmental Protection Agency\, to guide initial implementation. \nHer total DoD career spans 35 years. Prior to joining the Office of the Secretary of Defense\, she held positions with the Defense Logistics Agency in Virginia\, Michigan\, Ohio and Germany where she worked in hazardous waste management\, international environmental activities and pollution prevention. Ms. Sullivan has been a member of the Senior Executive Service since 2008. \nVice Admiral Lee Gunn served in the U.S. Navy for thirty-five years prior to his retirement in 2000. His last active duty assignment was Inspector General of the Department of the Navy where\, together with his Marine Deputy\, he was responsible for the Department’s overall inspection program and its assessments of readiness\, training\, and quality of service. \nServing in the Surface Navy in a variety of theaters\, Admiral Gunn rose through the cruiser/destroyer force to command the Frigate USS Barbey\, then command of the Navy’s antisubmarine warfare tactical and technical evaluation Destroyer squadron\, DESRON 31. He later commanded Amphibious Group Three\, comprising 19 ships\, 12 other\, separate commands\, and 16\,000 Sailors and Marines. As Commander of PHIBGRU THREE he served (in addition to many other duties) as the Combined Naval Forces Commander\, and Deputy Task Force Commander of Combined Task Force United Shield. Task Force United Shield conducted the final withdrawal of United Nations peacekeeping forces from Somalia in February and March of 1995. United Shield was\, and still is\, the only amphibious withdrawal operation under fire conducted since the Korean War. \nAdmiral Gunn’s awards include the Distinguished Service Medal\, the Defense Superior Service Medal\, six Legions of Merit\, two Meritorious Service Medals\, the Navy Commendation Medal (with Combat Distinguishing Device)\, the Navy Achievement Medal\, the Combat Action Ribbon\, and numerous theater and service awards. \nImmediately after concluding his active duty career\, Admiral Gunn was asked by the Chief of Naval Operations to lead the Executive Review of Navy Training. The nine-month Review was conducted by a senior team of experts in a variety of disciplines from the uniformed Navy\, the corps of Department of the Navy Civilians\, and the business and education communities. The recommendations of the Review continue to be implemented by the Navy\, bringing about a revolution in training and learning for Navy men and women. \nAdmiral Gunn has extensive experience with and substantial accomplishments in the areas of manpower\, personnel and training. He served in eight assignments in those areas during his career. During his last manpower assignment (as Deputy Chief of Naval Personnel\, and Commander\, Navy Personnel Command) he played a key role in redesigning the Navy’s manpower and personnel establishment and orchestrated the transfer of the Navy’s Personnel Command from Arlington\, Virginia to Millington\, Tennessee. Relations he developed with the Congressional delegations and the business and academic communities were key to the success of this BRAC–directed move. \nGunn serves as: President of the Institute for Public Research at CNA in Alexandria\, VA. (he joined CNA in 2001); Chair of the Board of Advisors of the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey\, CA; an Advisor to the Global Perspectives Initiative at the University of Central Florida; and a member and Executive Board member of the Surface Navy Association\, the professional association of more than 7000 surface warriors and supporters. He served as President of the Surface Navy Association from 2001-2006. \n \nBGen Stephen Cheney USMC(Ret) is the Chief Executive Officer of the American Security Project (ASP) and a member of the Department of State’s Foreign Affairs Policy Board. \nHe is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and has over 30 years experience as a Marine.  His career included a wide variety of command and staff positions with the operating forces and the supporting establishment.  Gen. Cheney’s primary specialty was artillery\, but he focused extensively on entry-level training\, commanding at every echelon at both Marine Corps Recruit Depots\, to include being the Commanding General at Parris Island.  He served several years in Japan and has traveled extensively throughout the Middle East and Asia. \nOther selected highlights of Gen. Cheney’s military career include tours as Deputy Executive Secretary to Defense Secretaries Cheney and Aspin; ground plans officer for Drug Enforcement Policy in the Pentagon; liaison to the Congressional Commission on Roles and Missions of the Armed Forces; and Inspector General of the Marine Corps. \nFollowing retirement from the Marines\, Gen. Cheney became the Chief Operating Officer for Business Executives for National Security (BENS)\, in Washington\, D.C.\, and most recently was President/CEO of the Marine Military Academy in Harlingen\, Texas. \nGen. Cheney is a graduate of the Marine Corps Command and Staff College\, the National War College\, and the University of Southern California. He was a military fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York City\, where he is a member. Additionally\, he is also a member of the Secretary of State’s International Security Advisory Board. \nDr. Leo Goff is the program manager for CNA’s Military Advisory Board\, a group of retired three- and four-star flag and general officers from the Army\, Navy\, Air Force and Marine Corps who study pressing issues of the day to assess their impact on America’s national security. Their focus for the last several years has been on climate\, energy\, and national security. Additionally\, he is a retired Navy Captain\, having served for 30 years in submarines or working at the strategic leadership level in the Pentagon. He was the commanding officer of a nuclear submarine and a submarine tender. Since retirement in early 2011 he has held the position of president and owner of ACARYIS; a consulting company providing executive solutions\, focused on the ways in which energy and the environment impact organizational alignment and strategic direction. \nDoctor Goff holds a PhD in organizational behavior with a concentration in leadership; a Master’s degree in Public Administration; and a Master’s Degree in Executive Business Administration. He was a distinguished fellow at Maxwell School for Strategic Studies at Syracuse. He earned his commission at the United States Naval Academy\, graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Ocean Engineering. \nMr. Andrew Holland is the American Security Project’s Director of Studies and Senior Fellow for Energy and Climate. As an expert on energy\, climate change\, and infrastructure policy\, he has worked at the center of debates about how to achieve sustainable energy security and how to effectively address climate change for the last decade. \nHe served as Legislative Assistant on Energy\, Environment\, and Infrastructure for United States Senator Chuck Hagel of Nebraska for three years from 2006 through 2008.  He worked in the US House of Representatives for the House Ways and Means Committee and the Office of Congresswoman Roukema. \nHe holds a Master’s Degree in International Strategy and Economics from the University of St. Andrews in Scotland and a  Bachelor’s Degree in History and Economics from Wake Forest University in North Carolina. \nResources:\nNational Security and Climate Change – Perspectives from the Military \nSecurity Impacts of Climate Change \nPay Now\, Pay Later: A State-by-State Assessment of the Costs of Climate Change \n  \nABOUT THE AMERICAN SECURITY PROJECT  \nThe American Security Project is a non-profit\, non-partisan public policy and research organization dedicated to fostering knowledge and understanding of a range of national security issues\, promoting debate about the appropriate use of American power\, and cultivating strategic responses to 21st century challenges. For more information\, visit www.americansecurityproject.org.
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/department-of-defense-action-on-climate-change/
LOCATION:Iowa
CATEGORIES:Climate Security,Energy Security,Featured Event,National Security & Climate Change,National Security Strategy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151110T150000
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DTSTAMP:20260430T222140
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SUMMARY:Hill Briefing: Opportunities in International Climate Cooperation
DESCRIPTION:Date\nNovember 10\, 2015\n\n\nTime\n3:00pm – 4:00pm\n\n\nLocations\n121 Canon House Office Building\, Washington DC 20515\n\n\n\n  \nPlease join us in 121 Canon HOB for a discussion of the latest updates and developments in international climate policy as nations prepare for international negotiations under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)\, set to take place in Paris\, France from November 30 – December 11\, 2015. \nPanelists will discuss key issues for the negotiations\, including national commitments to cut emissions and expand clean energy\, fairness and equity considerations\, and initiatives to build resilience in highly vulnerable countries. We’ll also explore subnational\, national\, and intergovernmental opportunities to work with private sector and civil society initiatives\, and the growing call from communities of faith for action on climate change. \nLunch refreshments will be served. \nPlease arrive by 3:00pm for registration. \nThe event will be begin promptly at 3:00pm. \nModerated by: Keya Chatterjee\, Executive Director\, U.S. Climate Action Network \nPanelists: \n\nJose Aguto\, Friends Committee on National Legislation\nHeather Coleman\, Oxfam American\nKathy Egland\, NAACP\nJake Schmidt\, Natural Resources Defense Council\n\n  \nPlease RSVP here\nSponsored By:\nAction Aid USA • American Security Project • Church World Service • Citizens for Global Solutions • Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life • Friends Committee on National Legislation • Moms Clean Air Force • National Association for the Advancement of Colored People • Natural Resources Defense Council • Oxfam America • Sierra Club • Sisters of Mercy • Sojourners • The Nature Conservancy • Union of Concerned Scientists • US Climate Action Network
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/hill-briefing-opportunities-in-international-climate-cooperation/
LOCATION:U.S. House of Representatives\, 2325 Rayburn House Office Building\, Washington\, DC\, 20515\, US
CATEGORIES:Climate Security,Energy Security,National Security & Climate Change,National Security Strategy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151028T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151028T123000
DTSTAMP:20260430T222140
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SUMMARY:Climate Change\, Diplomacy\, and National Security - A Conversation with Foreign Minister Tony de Brum\, Marshall Islands
DESCRIPTION:Date\nOctober 28\, 2015 \nTime\n12:30pm – 1:30pm \nLocations\nAmerican Security Project1100 New York Ave. NW – 7th Floor\, West Tower\, Washington\, DC 20005 \n \nIn December\, negotiators from around the world will convene in Paris to negotiate and agree to a deal to address the challenge of climate change. While most attention has been on the position of major economies like China\, Europe\, and the United States\, one group that has played a role in the negotiations far beyond the size of their populations are the Alliance of Small Island States. Their clear moral authority\, as “front-line” states of climate change\, shows how soft power can accelerate diplomacy.\nJoin ASP as we host Tony de Brum\, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Marshall Islands. He will discuss the importance of the upcoming COP in Paris and how effective climate diplomacy can still prevent the worst impacts of climate change.\nAt this event\, ASP will formally launch a new Perspective Paper – “Climate Diplomacy and American Leadership.” Copies will be available.\nLunch refreshments will be served from 12:00pm – 12:30pm.\nPlease arrive by 12:00pm for registration.\nThe event will be begin promptly at 12:30pm.\nAbout the Speaker: \nMinister Tony de Brum is the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Marshall Islands.  In February 2013\, he addressed the UN Security Council on the threats posed by climate change to global security. Later that year Minister de Brum coordinated the Marshall Islands’ hosting of the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders’ Meeting\, which produced the Majuro Declaration for Climate Leadership. You can follow him on twitter at: @MinisterTdB\nAdditional Resources:\nThe Global Security Defense Index on Climate Change\nClimate Security Report\nClimate Change and National Security\nThe Implications of Climate Change on the Islands of the Asia Pacific\nABOUT THE AMERICAN SECURITY PROJECT \nThe American Security Project is a non-profit\, non-partisan public policy and research organization dedicated to fostering knowledge and understanding of a range of national security issues\, promoting debate about the appropriate use of American power\, and cultivating strategic responses to 21st century challenges. For more information\, visit http://www.americansecurityproject.org.
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/national-security-implications-of-climate-change-a-conversation-with-minister-tony-de-brum/
LOCATION:Iowa
CATEGORIES:Climate Security,Energy Security,National Security & Climate Change,National Security Strategy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151027T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151027T133000
DTSTAMP:20260430T222140
CREATED:20151022T165958Z
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SUMMARY:Challenging Climate Change: Practical Solutions from Business\, National Security and Faith Perspectives
DESCRIPTION:Luncheon Briefing\, 12 Noon – 1:30 PM \nTuesday\, October 27\, 2015 \nRayburn House Office Building\, Room B340 \nThe Friends Committee on National Legislation\, The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands\, RepublicEN and the American Security Project invite you to a briefing that highlights solutions to mitigate climate change and adapt to its consequences (such as sea level rise and drought) which are already being implemented by members of the business\, national security and faith communities. \nSpeakers include: \n\nCongressman Chris Gibson (R\, NY-19)\nBrigadier General Stephen A. Cheney USMC (Ret.)\, CEO of the American Security Project: the impacts of climate change on national security\nBrad Figel\, Vice President of Public Affairs\, North America\, Mars Inc.: why food companies want broad action\nHugh Welsh\, President & General Counsel of DSM North America: from coalmine to a sustainable global company\nHenne Schuwer\, Ambassador of the Netherlands\, Washington D.C.: proactive steps a national government is taking to address sea level rise and other uncertainties\nDiane Randall\, Executive Secretary\, Friends Committee on National Legislation: the faith community’s role in fostering bipartisan dialogue and action\nAlex Bozmoski (moderator)\, Director\, Strategy & Operations at RepublicEN\n\nQ & A to follow \nThis briefing will create awareness of the risks and opportunities that climate change offers to business\, national security\, and faith communities\, and hopes to inspire bipartisan cooperation in Congress to catalyze solutions. \nMany people find it hard to grasp the potential consequences of climate change\, or are concerned that the proposed Congressional solutions will curb economic growth. This briefing seeks to inspire action by showcasing the successful strategies and practical solutions which many sectors of society are already implementing. \nPlease RSVP to Emily Wirzba at emily@fcnl.org
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/challenging-climate-change-practical-solutions-from-business-national-security-and-faith-perspectives/
LOCATION:U.S. House of Representatives\, 2325 Rayburn House Office Building\, Washington\, DC\, 20515\, US
CATEGORIES:Climate Security,Energy Security,Featured Event,National Security & Climate Change,National Security Strategy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150804T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150804T123000
DTSTAMP:20260430T222140
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SUMMARY:Understanding the Iran Nuclear Deal
DESCRIPTION:Date\nAugust 4\, 2015 \nTime\n12:30pm – 1:30pm \nLocation \nASP Conference Facilities\, 7th Floor West Tower\, 1100 New York Ave NW\, Washington DC \n \nThe international community and Iran have just concluded two years of negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program. After a series of set-backs\, continued negotiations\, and international pressure on all sides\, an Iranian Nuclear Deal was finally reached.\nThis event will be an opportunity to push past the politics and understand the components and implications of The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.\nJoin the American Security Project as we host this lunch event and discuss the important implications this deal has for the United States\, its partners\, and Iran.\nLunch refreshments will be served from 12:00pm – 12:30pm.\nPlease arrive by 12:00pm for registration.\nThe event will be begin promptly at 12:30pm.\nAbout the Speakers:\nBGen. Stephen A. Cheney\, USMC (Ret). \nStephen Cheney is the Chief Executive Officer of the American Security Project (ASP) and a member of the Department of State’s Foreign Affairs Policy Board.\nHe is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and has over 30 years experience as a Marine.  His career included a wide variety of command and staff positions with the operating forces and the supporting establishment.  Gen. Cheney’s primary specialty was artillery\, but he focused extensively on entry-level training\, commanding at every echelon at both Marine Corps Recruit Depots\, to include being the Commanding General at Parris Island.  He served several years in Japan and has traveled extensively throughout the Middle East and Asia.\nOther selected highlights of Gen. Cheney’s military career include tours as Deputy Executive Secretary to Defense Secretaries Cheney and Aspin; ground plans officer for Drug Enforcement Policy in the Pentagon; liaison to the Congressional Commission on Roles and Missions of the Armed Forces; and Inspector General of the Marine Corps.\nFollowing retirement from the Marines\, Gen. Cheney became the Chief Operating Officer for Business Executives for National Security (BENS)\, in Washington\, D.C.\, and most recently was President/CEO of the Marine Military Academy in Harlingen\, Texas.\nGen. Cheney is a graduate of the Marine Corps Command and Staff College\, the National War College\, and the University of Southern California. He was a military fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York City\, where he is a member. Additionally\, he is also a member of the Secretary of State’s International Security Advisory Board.\nAdm. William J. Fallon\, USN (Ret.)\nAdmiral William J. Fallon retired from the U.S. Navy after a distinguished 40 year career of military and strategic leadership. He has led U.S. and Allied forces in eight separate commands and played a leadership role in military and diplomatic matters at the highest levels of the U.S. government.\nAs head of U.S. Central Command\, Admiral Fallon directed all U.S. military operations in the Middle East\, Central Asia and Horn of Africa\, focusing on combat efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan. He led the U.S. Pacific Command for two years\, directing political-military activities in the Asia-Pacific region. His achievements include a resumption of military engagement with China\, new outreach to India\, a new agreement on a strategic framework with Japan\, and humanitarian assistance to the victims of the 2004 Tsunami in SE Asia. He also served as Presidential Envoy to Japan\, handling bi-lateral relations after the collision of a U.S. submarine and a Japanese fishing vessel.\nOn September 11\, 2001\, Admiral Fallon was serving in the Pentagon as Vice Chief of the Navy. He personally directed the recovery of the Navy staff in the wake of the attack and led in the planning of the retaliatory attacks on Al Qaeda and Taliban forces in Afghanistan. He later commanded the U.S. Atlantic Fleet and U.S. Fleet Forces Command\, with responsibility for the readiness of U.S. Naval forces worldwide.\nAdmiral Fallon began his Navy career as a combat aviator flying from an aircraft carrier during the Vietnam War and participated in many vital U.S. military operations during the Cold War. He led a Carrier Air Wing in combat during the Gulf War of 1991\, and commanded a Navy Battle Group and the U.S. 6th Fleet Battle Force during NATO military operations in Bosnia.\nDr. Trita Parsi\nTrita Parsi is an award winning author and the 2010 recipient of the Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order. He is the founder and president of the National Iranian American Council and an expert on US-Iranian relations\, Iranian foreign politics\, and the geopolitics of the Middle East. He is the author of Treacherous Alliance: The Secret Dealings of Iran\, Israel and the United States (Yale University Press 2007)\, for which he conducted more than 130 interviews with senior Israeli\, Iranian and American decision-makers. Treacherous Alliance is the silver medal winner of the 2008 Arthur Ross Book Award from the Council on Foreign Relations.\nParsi’s latest book A Single Roll of the Dice – Obama’s Diplomacy with Iran (Yale University Press) was released early 2012 and was selected by Foreign Affairs journal as the Best Book of 2012 on the Middle East. He interviewed 70 high-ranking officials from the U.S.\, Iran\, Europe\, Israel\, Saudi Arabia\, Turkey\, and Brazil—including the top American and Iranian negotiators—for this book. Parsi uncovers the previously unknown story of American and Iranian negotiations during Obama’s early years as president\, the calculations behind the two nations’ dealings\, and the real reasons for their current stalemate.\nParsi was born in Iran but moved with his family at the age of four to Sweden in order to escape political repression in Iran. His father was an outspoken academic and non-Muslim who was jailed by the Shah and then by the Ayatollah. He moved to the United States as an adult and studied foreign policy at Johns Hopkins’ School for Advanced International Studies where he received his Ph.D.\nHe founded NIAC to provide a non-partisan\, non-profit organization through which Iranian-Americans could participate in American civic life. NIAC is a vocal proponent of dialogue and engagement between the US and Iran\, which Parsi consistently has argued would enhance our national security by helping to stabilize the Middle East and bolster the moderates in Iran.\nParsi has followed Middle East politics through work in the field and extensive experience on Capitol Hill and at the United Nations. He is frequently consulted by Western and Asian governments on foreign policy matters. Parsi has worked for the Swedish Permanent Mission to the UN\, where he served in the Security Council\, handling the affairs of Afghanistan\, Iraq\, Tajikistan and Western Sahara\, and in the General Assembly’s Third Committee\, addressing human rights in Iran\, Afghanistan\, Myanmar and Iraq.\n \nLaura Rozen\nLaura Rozen writes the Back Channel news-blog for Al-Monitor. She previously served as senior foreign policy reporter for Politico and Yahoo News\, and wrote the “Cable” blog for Foreign Policy magazine. She is based in Washington\, D.C. You can follow her on Twitter at @lrozen\nRozen has reported from the Balkans\, Russia and Turkey and earned a masters degree in public administration from the Harvard Kennedy School. Her reporting has also been published by the Boston Globe\, the Los Angeles Times\, Washington Post\, Christian Science Monitor\, the Forward\, the Tablet\, National Journal\, Mother Jones\, the American Prospect and the Washington Monthly. She has appeared as a guest on CNN\, NPR\, the BBC\, MSNBC and other public affairs programs. She is also a columnist for World Politics Review.\nResources:\nPanel Recap: Can the IAEA Effectively Verify the Iran Nuclear Agreement?\nThe Iran Deal: Good for U.S. National Security\nWhat to Expect From The Iran Nuclear Talks\nABOUT THE AMERICAN SECURITY PROJECT \nThe American Security Project is a non-profit\, non-partisan public policy and research organization dedicated to fostering knowledge and understanding of a range of national security issues\, promoting debate about the appropriate use of American power\, and cultivating strategic responses to 21st century challenges. For more information\, visit www.americansecurityproject.org.
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/understanding-the-iran-nuclear-deal/
LOCATION:Iowa
CATEGORIES:American Competitiveness & Economic Diplomacy,Energy Security,National Security Strategy,Nuclear Security,Public Diplomacy,Terrorism
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150616T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150616T140000
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SUMMARY:New York City Event - The American Fusion Project: Scientific Breakthroughs
DESCRIPTION:As a part of New York’s annual “Energy Week\,” the American Security Project\, in conjunction with FTI Strategic Communications\, is proud to sponsor a lunch on new developments in fusion energy research. It will take place at FTI’s Wall Street Plaza office\, 88 Pine Street\, 32nd Floor\, New York City\, NY on Tuesday\, June 16 at 12:30pm. \nFusion energy is real. It would revolutionize the American energy system by providing clean\, safe\, secure\, and affordable energy. However\, fusion is not yet commercially available because it is a tremendous technical challenge. Today\, scientific breakthroughs in research institutions across America and around the world should allow for fusion to be a viable source of power much sooner than many had thought. \nDr. Dennis Whyte\, the Director of the MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center\, one of the world’s leading fusion experts\, will detail how groundbreaking advances in superconducting magnets\, 3D printing\, fusion configurations\, and super-computing mean that the day fusion provides powers to our economy could be closer than many had thought. \nMr. Edward Reilly\, Global CEO of FTI Strategic Communications\, will introduce\, and Brigadier General Stephen Cheney\, ASP’s CEO\, will discuss why fusion is important for America: our national security\, our economic competitiveness\, and our scientific leadership. \nFusion research has been underfunded for years\, relative to the game-changing potential it holds. Other countries aren’t waiting: right now America has the edge\, but we are in danger of losing our leadership. It is time to build a program that will allow us to research\, develop\, and deploy the next generation of energy. \n  \nRequest Your Invitation Today \n  \nIn conjunction with:
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/the-american-fusion-project-scientific-breakthroughs/
LOCATION:FTI Strategic Communications\, 88 Pine Street\, 32nd Floor\, New York\, NY\, 10005\, United States
CATEGORIES:Energy Security,Featured Event,Fusion Energy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150428T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150428T140000
DTSTAMP:20260430T222140
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SUMMARY:ASU EVENT - Climate Change: Risks for National Security
DESCRIPTION:Climate Change: Risks for National Security \nDate\nApril 28th\, 2015 \nTime\n1:30pm – 3:00pm \nLocation\nArizona State University\, Interdisciplinary Science and Technology Building 4\, Room 240 \nToday\, the U.S. Navy is preparing for an open Arctic\, the Marines are deploying in response to historic typhoons\, and the Army is preparing its bases to use less energy than they produce.\nClimate change is already a major consideration for US military planners. Meanwhile\, American politicians continue to ignore the issue.\nJoin us for a discussion with senior flag officers as they discuss the steps the US military has taken and future implications for our national security.\nSpeakers\nBGen Stephen Cheney\, USMC (Ret\,) \nStephen Cheney is the Chief Executive Officer of the American Security Project (ASP) and a member of the Department of State’s Foreign Affairs Policy Board.\nHe is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and has over 30 years experience as a Marine.  His career included a wide variety of command and staff positions with the operating forces and the supporting establishment.  His primary specialty was artillery\, but he focused extensively on entry-level training\, commanding at every echelon at both Marine Corps Recruit Depots\, to include being the Commanding General at Parris Island.  He served several years in Japan and has traveled extensively throughout the Middle East and Asia.\nOther selected highlights of his military career include tours as Deputy Executive Secretary to Defense Secretaries Cheney and Aspin; ground plans officer for Drug Enforcement Policy in the Pentagon; liaison to the Congressional Commission on Roles and Missions of the Armed Forces; and Inspector General of the Marine Corps.\nFollowing retirement from the Marines\, he became the Chief Operating Officer for Business Executives for National Security (BENS)\, in Washington\, D.C.\, and most recently was President/CEO of the Marine Military Academy in Harlingen\, Texas.\nHe is a graduate of the Marine Corps Command and Staff College\, the National War College\, and the University of Southern California.  He was a military fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York City\, where he is a member. He is also a member of the Secretary of State’s International Security Advisory Board\nHe has been on the Board of Directors for ASP since 2006.\n \nLieutenant General John Castellaw\, USMC (Ret.)\nJohn “Glad” Castellaw is the chief executive officer (CEO) of Farmspace Systems a provider of precision agriculture services and equipment in the Mid-South.\nCastellaw graduated from the University of Tennessee\, Martin (UTM) in 1972 with a commission in the Marines and a degree in Agriculture. For 36 years he led Marines around the world while flying more than two dozen different types of aircraft. Castellaw served with the UN during the Siege of Sarajevo\, commanded the American force in the multi-national security and stability operation in East Timor\, and as the chief of staff for the U.S. Central Command at the height of the war in Iraq. His last tours were in the Pentagon where he oversaw Marine Aviation and then the Marine Corps budget.\nIn 2008\, he returned to Tennessee where he operates the family farm\, is a teaching fellow at UTM\, and on the board of the Bank of Crockett. Castellaw is the president of the non-profit Crockett Policy Institute and is a senior associate with the Washington based Corvus Group. Other national security affiliations include membership on the Nuclear Security Working Group\, the Climate Security Working Group\, and the board of the American Security Project.\nAs a retired service member\, Castellaw maintains a deep interest in National Security issues and in veterans’ affairs. He participates actively with various groups working to ensure this nation’s defense needs are met and serves on the Department of the Navy’s Naval Research Advisory Committee. As a veteran\, he is a member of the Marine Corps League\, The Marine Corps Association\, and The Naval Institute and is beginning his first term as the National Commander of the Marine Corps Aviation Association.\n \nAndrew Holland \nAndrew Holland is the American Security Project’s Senior Fellow for Energy and Climate. He is a Washington-based expert on energy\, climate change\, and infrastructure policy. He\nhas over seven years of experience working at the center of debates about how to achieve sustainable energy security and how to effectively address climate change.\nPrior to moving into the Think Tank world\, he was a Legislative Assistant on Energy\, Environment\, and Infrastructure for United States Senator Chuck Hagel of Nebraska from 2006 through 2008.  He also has experience working in the US House of Representatives for the House Ways and Means Committee and the Office of Congresswoman Roukema.\nHe holds a Master’s Degree in International Strategy and Economics from the University of St. Andrews in Scotland and a  Bachelor’s Degree in History and Economics from Wake Forest University in North Carolina.\n \nResources:\nNational Security and Climate Change – Perspectives from the Military\nSecurity Impacts of Climate Change\nPay Now\, Pay Later: A State-by-State Assessment of the Costs of Climate Change\n \nABOUT THE AMERICAN SECURITY PROJECT \nThe American Security Project is a non-profit\, non-partisan public policy and research organization dedicated to fostering knowledge and understanding of a range of national security issues\, promoting debate about the appropriate use of American power\, and cultivating strategic responses to 21st century challenges. For more information\, visit http://www.americansecurityproject.org.
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/asu-event-climate-change-risks-for-national-security/
LOCATION:ASU\, 781 E. Terrace Mall\, Tempe\, AZ\, 85218\, US
CATEGORIES:Climate Security,Energy Security,National Security & Climate Change,National Security Strategy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150415T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150415T170000
DTSTAMP:20260430T222140
CREATED:20150313T144726Z
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SUMMARY:Conference: Geopolitics of Energy Security in the Eastern Mediterranean
DESCRIPTION:Date\nApril 15\, 2015\n\n\nTime\n12:00pm – 5:00pm\n\n\nLocation \nASP Conference Facilities\, 7th Floor West Tower\, 1100 New York Ave NW\, Washington DC\n\n\n\n  \nASP will host a half day conference to examine the energy security challenges faced in the Eastern Mediterranean. Over the course of three panel discussions\, the event will first examine the geopolitical importance of the region\, focusing on the recent discovery of major natural gas fields in Israel.The next panel will look at the challenges of promoting energy cooperation throughout the Eastern Mediterranean\, and will attempt to offer prescriptions for increasing energy security. The final panel will discuss the potential role that the US can play in the region in terms of investment opportunities and regional cooperation. \n  \nAgenda: Geopolitics of Energy Security in the Eastern Mediterranean\n  \n12:00pm – 12:30pm: Networking Lunch \n  \n12:30pm: Welcome and Introduction: BGen. Stephen A. Cheney\, USMC (Ret.) – ASP \n  \n12:30pm – 1:45pm: Panel 1 – The Geopolitical Promise of Energy in the Eastern Mediterranean \nThe panel will examine the potential of using new found energy reserves to build international cooperation within the region. For the countries bordering the Eastern Mediterranean\, conflict\, mistrust\, and insecurity have characterized regional relationships for decades. Could the newly discovered undersea natural gas fields catalyze a more cooperative relationship among countries in the region? \nPanelists: \n\nTim Boersma\, Acting Director\, Energy Security and Climate Initiative\, Brookings\nZack Gold\, Fellow\, Institute for National Security Studies (INSS)\, Tel Aviv\nAndrew Holland\, Senior Fellow for Climate and Energy\, ASP\n\n  \nPANEL 1 RECAP \n  \n1:45pm – 2:00pm: Coffee & Networking Session \n  \n2:00pm – 3:15pm: Panel 2 – Building Effective Cross-Border Energy Relationships \nThe panel will examine the challenges to developing the newfound energy resources in the region. It will look at the challenges of providing energy security as well as how to ensure equity among energy consumers. \nPanelists: \n\nSir Michael Leigh\, Senior Fellow\, German Marshall Fund of the United States\nAnne Korin\, Co-Director Institute for the Analysis of Global Security\nEmre Tuncalp\, Managing Partner\, Sidar Global\n\n  \nPANEL 2 RECAP \n  \n3:15pm – 4:30pm: Panel 3 – American Interests in Eastern Mediterranean Energy \nThe US will not be a consumer of energy exported from the Eastern Mediterranean\, so why has it been so involved? This panel will discuss the role of outsiders in promote energy cooperation among the countries in the Eastern Mediterranean. The panel will examine America’s role in building energy cooperation between countries in the region\, as well as promoting economic and investment opportunities for new found energy reserves. \nPanelists: \n\nSteve Lutes\, Director\, Middle East and North Africa Affairs\, US Chamber of Commerce\nDavid Gillers\, Professional Staff\, US Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources\nBen Dillon\, Vice President for Communications and Government Relations\, Noble Energy\n\n  \nPANEL 3 RECAP \nABOUT THE AMERICAN SECURITY PROJECT  \nThe American Security Project is a non-profit\, non-partisan public policy and research organization dedicated to fostering knowledge and understanding of a range of national security issues\, promoting debate about the appropriate use of American power\, and cultivating strategic responses to 21st century challenges. For more information\, visitwww.americansecurityproject.org. \n 
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/conference-geopolitics-of-energy-security-in-the-eastern-mediterranean/
LOCATION:Iowa
CATEGORIES:American Competitiveness & Economic Diplomacy,Energy Security,Featured Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150212T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150212T100000
DTSTAMP:20260430T222140
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SUMMARY:Building Effective Measures to Combat Climate Change – Does Divestment Work?
DESCRIPTION:Date\nThursday\, February 12\, 2015\n\n\nTime\n9:00am – 10:00am\n\n\nLocation\nNational Press Club – 529 14th Street NW\, Washington\, DC\n\n\n\n  \nOn Thursday\, February 12th\, the American Security Project\, a nonpartisan think-tank\, will publish a report on effective measures to tackle climate change. It will highlight the ineffectiveness of divestment as a way to fight climate change and call for a campaign that instead focuses on effective measures to reduce emissions.  The report will explore effective solutions that would actually reverse the effects of accelerating changes in our climate. \nClimate change is real and it is a direct challenge to our national security. As citizens\, we owe it to our family\, community\, and country to educate ourselves on the facts about climate change and how human activity is the primary cause. \nThe report will call for our country to focus on effectiveness as the measure of success. We need to durably reduce emissions now\, and we cannot waste our effort on campaigns like divestment that will not reduce the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere by a single molecule. \nJoin the American Security Project at the National Press Club as our speakers discuss the release of this paper.
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/building-effective-measures-to-combat-climate-change-does-divestment-work-2/
LOCATION:National Press Club\, 529 14th Street\, NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20005\, US
CATEGORIES:Climate Security,Energy Security,Featured Event,National Security & Climate Change
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150204T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150204T170000
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SUMMARY:Conference - Energy Security in the Caribbean: Unique Challenges
DESCRIPTION:Date\nFebruary 4\, 2015\n\n\nTime\n12:00pm – 5:00pm\n\n\nLocation \nASP Conference Facilities\, 7th Floor West Tower\, 1100 New York Ave NW\, Washington DC\n\n\n\n  \nEnergy insecurity and availability are challenges that countries around the world face\, but few places in the world face it like the islands of the Caribbean do. The islands are a diverse mix\, ranging from Communist Cuba to the American territory of Puerto Rico\, from small\, isolated islands like Anguilla to large\, multi ethnic islands like Hispaniola. \nMost of the islands in the Caribbean have few indigenous fossil fuel resources\, so virtually all of their energy needs are met by imported fossil fuels. To compound this\, because of the lack of scale\, costs for infrastructure are often much higher than for mainland\, continental states. \nASP will host a half day conference to examine the energy security challenges faced in the Caribbean. Over the course of three panel discussions\, the event will first examine the geopolitical importance of the region\, and discuss what role energy plays in the balance of power. The next panel will look at the unique challenges of providing power to islands\, and will attempt to offer lessons from other islands around the world. The final panel will look at existing and future solutions that could provide energy security\, economic growth\, and a cleaner environment. \n  \nAgenda: Energy Security in the Caribbean: Unique Challenges\n  \n12:00pm – 12:30pm: Networking Lunch \n  \n12:30pm: Welcome: BGen. Stephen A. Cheney\, USMC (Ret.) – ASP \n  \n12:35pm: Introduction: The Challenge of Achieving Affordable Energy Security on Islands \n  \n12:45pm – 2:00pm: Panel 1 – Energy\, Economics\, & Geopolitics in the Caribbean  \nThis panel will examine the complicated overlap of geopolitics and economics in the Caribbean. It will discuss the effect of oil price decreases on the Petrocaribe program\, Venezuela’s influence\, and the changing economics of oil. It will look at how the US role has changed from an energy buyer to an energy exporter. It will show how dependence on fuel oil has harmed economic growth in the region. Finally\, it will look at how energy issues will (or won’t) impact the warming relations between Cuba and the US. \nPanelists:  \n\nJonathan Benjamin-Alvarado\, Professor of Political Science\, University of Nebraska Omaha\nChristian Gomez\, Director of Energy\, Council of the Americas\n\n2:00pm – 3:00pm: Panel 2 – Technology Advances and Policy Challenges   \nThanks to new technology and business practices\, Caribbean islands no longer have to be solely dependent upon imported fuel oil for energy. This session will discuss how the twin energy revolutions of renewable electricity and American shale can provide a more affordable\, secure source of fuel. It will discuss policy fixes that could quickly reduce costs and increase reliability. It will highlight several promising technologies that could make a big difference. \nPanelists:  \n\nNatacha Marzolf\, Principal Energy Specialist in the Energy Division of the Infrastructure and Environment Department\, Inter-American Development Bank\nBrian O’Hanlon\, Renewable Energy Finance\, Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC)\nMichael Zehr\, Vice President of Federal Affairs\, HBW Resources\n\n  \n3:00pm – 3:15pm: Coffee & Networking Session \n  \n3:15pm – 4:30pm: Panel 3 – What is to be Done? Public and Private Sector Solutions \nThe future of the Caribbean can be bright\, thanks largely to plans being implemented now to increase energy security. Donors and multilateral finance institutions are working to put in place new solar\, wind\, and smart grids. The US Departments of Energy and State are intensively working on a new Caribbean Energy Security Initiative that partners directly with Caribbean governments. Meanwhile\, businesses are finding immediate solutions to the urgent economic challenge of costs by replacing oil with natural gas and its derivatives. \nPanelists:  \n\nNatasha Vidangos\, United States Department of State\nChris Burgess\, Carbon War Room\nLuis Humberto Berrios\, Vice President\, Regulatory Affairs\, Tropigas\n\n  \nSee Below For Recaps of Each Panel: \nPanel 1 Recap \nPanel 2 Recap \nPanel 3 Recap \n  \nThis event is sponsored by Tropigas Puerto Rico \n 
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/conference-energy-security-in-the-caribbean-unique-challenges/
LOCATION:Iowa
CATEGORIES:Energy Security,National Security Strategy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20141208T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20141208T133000
DTSTAMP:20260430T222140
CREATED:20141124T154235Z
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SUMMARY:Special Envoy Amos Hochstein: Energy Diplomacy and National Security Challenges in the Middle East
DESCRIPTION:Date\nDecember 8\, 2014\n\n\nTime\n12:00pm – 1:30pm\n\n\nLocation\nAmerican Security Project\, 1100 New York Ave\, 7th Floor West Tower\, Washington DC 20005\n\n\n\nASP will host Special Envoy Hochstein as he speaks on energy as a tool for regional cooperation in the Middle East and Mediterranean\, and on coalition efforts to deny oil revenues to ISIL. \nLunch refreshments will be served prior to the event from 12:00pm – 12:30pm. \n(Early response is encouraged\, as space is limited) \nSpeakers\n  \n\nAmos J Hochstein\, Special Envoy\, Bureau of Energy Resources\n\n\n\nAmos J Hochstein currently serves as the Special Envoy and Coordinator for International Energy Affairs leading the Bureau of Energy Resources (ENR) at the U.S. Department of State. He oversees U.S. foreign policy engagement in the critical intersection of energy and national security. In this role\, he advises the Secretary on global energy security and diplomacy\, as well as promotes U.S. interests to ensure energy resources are used to increase economic opportunity\, stability and prosperity around the world. Special Envoy Hochstein also advises the Secretary on U.S. strategy to advance global integration of renewable and clean energy sources. Prior to this role\, Mr. Hochstein served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Diplomacy and in that capacity oversaw the Office of Middle East and Asia and the Office of Europe\, the Western Hemisphere and Africa where he lead the bureau’s energy diplomacy efforts. \nPrior to joining the State Department\, Mr. Hochstein spent more than 15 years advising U.S. elected officials\, candidates for public office and thought leaders on domestic and global energy policy initiatives. He began his career in Washington\, DC\, on Capitol Hill where he served in a variety of senior level positions\, ultimately serving as the Senior Policy Advisor to the Foreign Affairs Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives. \nMr. Hochstein first served as the principal Democratic staff person on the Economic Policy\, Trade and Environment Subcommittee where he oversaw work authorizing Ex-Im Bank\, OPIC and USTDA\, as well as drafting legislation on export controls and trade-related multilateral organizations and regimes. \nMr. Hochstein served as Policy Director to Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT). Prior to his work with Sen. Dodd\, he worked as a Senior Policy Advisor to Senator (then Governor) Mark Warner (D-VA). \nHarnessing his experience in the policy\, campaign and public sector\, Mr. Hochstein moved to the private sector as Executive Vice President of International Operations at Cassidy & Associates. Throughout his career\, he has been a counselor for both domestic and international oil and gas companies\, as well as companies focusing on renewable energy. In this capacity\, he assisted corporations in assessing potential new markets and the development of alternative sources of power and best strategies to bring them to market.
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/energy-diplomacy-in-the-middle-east-cooperation-and-counter-terrorism/
LOCATION:Iowa
CATEGORIES:Energy Security,Terrorism
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20141119T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20141119T163000
DTSTAMP:20260430T222140
CREATED:20141020T160356Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20141117T154056Z
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SUMMARY:Electricity Supply: What it means for Security\, Development\, and Geopolitics
DESCRIPTION:Electricity Supply: What it means for Security\, Development\, and Geopolitics\n  \n\n\n\nDate\nNovember 19\, 2014\n\n\nTime\n12:00pm – 4:30pm\n\n\nLocation\nAmerican Security Project – 7th Floor West Tower\, 1100 New York Ave.\, Washington DC\n\n\n\n  \nThe nexus of electricity\, development\, and security is significant\, yet its nuances are too often overlooked. The half-day event will bring together development and energy experts\, government officials\, and policy makers to better establish the important linkages between power\, security\, and development\, share successful implementation strategies and consider how these successes can be replicated in diverse contexts. \n  \nAgenda\n12:00pm – 12:25pm Networking Lunch \n12:25pm – 12:30pm: APR Introduction Video \n12.30 – 12:45pm: Welcome\, BGen. Stephen A. Cheney\, USMC (Ret.)– ASP \n  \n12:45 pm – 1:45pm: Panel One – Electricity: The Catalyst for Change \nThe panel will examine electricity as a foundation for sustainable development and security with a specific focus on the distinct needs of rural versus urban communities. Panelists will discuss the potential impact of reliable electricity supply on local and national security\, education\, women’s economic empowerment\, and agriculture. Focus will also include the problems generated by lack of access to affordable electricity and how communities are currently affected. \nChair: Joanne Trotter\, Adjunct Senior Fellow of ASP \nPanelists:  \n\nDr. Ryan Shelby\, Energy Engineering Advisor –USAID Bureau for Economic Growth\, Education and Energy\nHolly Dranginis\, Policy Analyst – Enough Project\nSasanka Thilakasiri\, Policy Advisor – Oxfam\nMark Kustra\,  US Marine / Stability Operations Advisor\n\n1:45pm – 2:00pm: Coffee and Networking \n  \n2:00pm – 3:00pm: Panel Two – The Challenges of Generating and Delivering Electricity \nThe panel will discuss the roles of security\, governance\, and general stability\, as well as financing in delivering a sustainable electricity supply. There will also be discussion of regionally focused case studies as an opportunity for a more comprehensive understanding of these challenges\, with particular interest in Public-Private Partnerships. \nChair: Brian Rich\, COO\, APR Energy \nPanelists: \n\nDante Disparte\, CEO and Founder – The Risk Cooperative\nFaith Corneille\, Director of the Office of Electricity and Energy Efficiency – State Department\nJohn Morton\, Chief of Staff to President – OPIC\n\n  \n3:00pm – 3:30pm: Coffee and Networking \n  \n3:30pm – 4:30pm: Panel Three – Innovative Solutions to Providing Reliable Power \nThe final panel will include presentations of strategies and technologies that are already providing cities and larger communities with electricity and what that has meant to these communities’\, stability\, security\, and future development. \nChair: BGen. Stephen A. Cheney\, USMC (Ret.); CEO\, American Security Project \nPanelists:  \n\nEric Toumayan\, Managing Director – Government Relations APR Energy\nKen Ditzel. Managing Director – FTI Consulting\n\n  \nResources:\nElectricity: The Catalyst \n  \nSponsored By: \n \nABOUT THE AMERICAN SECURITY PROJECT \nThe American Security Project is a non-profit\, non-partisan public policy and research organization dedicated to fostering knowledge and understanding of a range of national security issues\, promoting debate about the appropriate use of American power\, and cultivating strategic responses to 21st century challenges. For more information\, visit www.americansecurityproject.org. \n  \n 
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/electricity-supply-what-it-means-for-security-development-and-geopolitics/
LOCATION:Iowa
CATEGORIES:Energy Security,Featured Event,National Security Strategy
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20141119
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20141120
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SUMMARY:Geography 2050: Mounting an Expedition to the Future
DESCRIPTION:AN EVENT OF THE AMERICAN GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY AND THE EARTH INSTITUTE\n\n\n\nDate: November 19th\n\n\nLocation: Low Memorial Library\, Columbia University\, 116th Street and Broadway\, New York City\, NY 10027\n\n\n\nThe world of 2050 will be radically different. It is not at all clear how we will get there from here and what we can do to navigate through the uncharted waters of the future. Climate change\, urbanization\, rapid expansion of the Internet and the availability and use of information\, the continued evolution of human identity\, and changing modes of commerce\, cooperation\, and conflict from local to global scales are just some of the many trends influencing the future. Each poses many challenges and opportunities for how we perceive and shape our world’s geography now and in coming decades. \nTo help lay the foundation for exploring these local\, regional and global challenges—and the investments in technology\, data\, laws\, policies\, and capacities needed to improve our ability to navigate through them—the American Geographical Society is collaborating with the Earth Institute\, Columbia University to organize an “Expedition to the Future.” \nThe one-day inaugural event\, to be held at Columbia’s Low Library in Manhattan\, offers an opportunity for thought leaders in industry\, government\, the social sector\, and academe to come together to think about collectively exploring the future\, and to examine how geography\, geographic thinking\, and geospatial data and technologies will enable this new age of exploration. \nThis inaugural event will focus the thought leaders in attendance on 6 major areas of focus. All seek to help us understand how our world will change geographically over time\, and the challenges that these processes pose as we seek to navigate an uncertain future.\nPopulations\, Shifting Identity\, and Well Being \nOver the next few decades\, the geography of human populations will change materially. Urbanization will continue\, and the concentration of people in coastal zones will increase. The geography of human well being will be re-written\, as health and wealth shift radically. And\, borders and sovereignty within borders will face and possibly succumb to new pressures as new social movements arise\, reshaping identity. \nClimate\, Risk and Opportunity \nThe onslaught of climate change will result in increased volatility in weather patterns and the resulting natural hazards that will impact populations along the coasts\, on islands\, in river basins\, and in inland agricultural areas. And the secular rise in sea level will only magnify the effects of these natural hazards. Additionally\, climate change will fundamentally remap the Arctic\, opening it up to intercontinental transportation\, energy and mineral exploitation\, and geopolitical competition. \nThe Future Energy Landscape \nWith huge changes in the geography of humanity\, the future energy landscape will also change enormously.The geography of global energy demand will evolve as developing nations increase their energy consumption to present day first world patterns. The acceleration of renewable energy development will change the nature of energy dependency between different regions\, and will change the landscapes on which we live. And\, the emergence of new fossil fuel resources will fundamentally alter the global network of exploitation\, distribution\, processing\, and consumption – re-writing power relationships across the globe. \nThe Emerging Geography of the Internet of Things \nThe Internet remapped the geography of human access to knowledge\, and what it meant to be connected to the global society. The Internet’s initial geography\, connecting government labs\, agencies and universities has expanded to touch billions of computers and mobile devices\, yet again remapping the distribution of societal capabilities. However\, this geography is far from ubiquitous\, and the spatial distribution of this digital divide materially shapes how societies can develop. The recent emergence of the Internet of Things promises to yet again reshape the geography of technical capability that societies have access to and can leverage to meet their goals. \nThe God’s Eye View \nIn the 20th Century\, human society came to understand its world geographically through a technical lens. Satellite and airborne remote sensing transformed how we observed and understood our planet. The rise of the Internet and social media opened up wholly new ways of thinking about the geography of human expression and activity. And\, as every living human becomes sophisticated\, location-aware sensor\, ground truth can be provided to validate broad-scoped change observed from above. How we understand our world’s geography in 2050 will be fundamentally different from our way of knowing our world only yesterday. \nInvestment\, Law and Policy \nIn order to successfully navigate our way to this new future\, deliberate action will be required in the realm’s of investment\, legal and policy development. The ability to properly observe and anticipate changes to our world’s geography – at a local\, regional and global scale – will require investment in new geospatial technologies\, data\, and methodologies. It will also require thoughtful engagement in legal and policy development (at local\, national\, and international levels) to ensure that these techniques and technologies are leveraged to meet societal goals\, so they do not become technics out of control. Geography 2050 will not just happen. It will be the sum of many thoughtful\, and perhaps thoughtless\, actions by the private\, public academic\, and social sectors.
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/geography-2050-mounting-an-expedition-to-the-future/
LOCATION:Low Library\, Columbia University\, 2960 Broadway\, Manhattan\, NY\, 10027\, United States
CATEGORIES:Climate Security,Energy Security,National Security Strategy
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