BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//American Security Project - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for American Security Project REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20140309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20141102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20150308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20151101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20160313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20161106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20170312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20171105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20180311T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20181104T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20190310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20191103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20200308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20201101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20210314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20211107T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230928T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230928T103000 DTSTAMP:20260501T214214 CREATED:20230808T183219Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230911T131748Z UID:72345-1695891600-1695897000@www.americansecurityproject.org SUMMARY:Clean Cars and National Security: The Importance of Increased Electrification and Strong Standards DESCRIPTION:Increased electrification and widespread electric vehicle (EV) adoption plays a key role in mitigating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and achieving U.S. climate goals. As such\, with the second largest federal fleet of vehicles\, Department of Defense adoption of EVs has significant implications for emissions reduction\, zero-emissions vehicle (ZEV) market demand\, and operational effectiveness both at home and abroad. \nPlease join ASP for an in-person discussion exploring the challenges and benefits of increased electrification\, implications of strong clean car standards\, and what all of this means for national security. Moderated by Jessica Olcott Yllemo\, panelists include: \n  \nMr. Richard G. Kidd\, IV\, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Environment and Energy Security and expert on public sector sustainability practices. Recently retired after 31 years of government service\, Mr. Kidd oversaw several critical climate and energy resilience programs\, including the DoD’s Climate Adaptation Plan and Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Mitigation Plan. \n  \n  \nMs. Sunjoo Hwang\, ASP Adjunct Fellow\, 2023 Environmental Defense Fund Climate Corps Fellow\, and a PhD Candidate at the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill. She previously worked as an energy and greenhouse gas analyst at General Motors and serves as a subject matter expert on clean energy\, infrastructure\, and energy resilience. \n  \n  \nMr. Neil Chatterjee\, former Commissioner and Chairman of the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)\, current Senior Advisor\, Global Regulatory at Hogan Lovells\, and member of ASP’s Consensus for American Security. \n  \n  \nMr. Stan Darbro\, is the President and CEO of Darbro Solutions LLC. Before establishing Darbro Solutions LLC he joined the Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office (RCCTO)\, as the Deputy for the National Capital Region\, in June 2019 thru March 2023. Mr. Darbro retired from 20 years in the Army and in March 2023 he retired from the Army acquisition as a government civilian. \n  URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/clean-cars-and-national-security-the-importance-of-increased-electrification-and-strong-standards/ LOCATION:American Security Project\, 1201 Pennsylvania Ave NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20004\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured Event,National Security & Climate Change ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Cl-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221116T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221116T131500 DTSTAMP:20260501T214214 CREATED:20221028T171752Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230124T212321Z UID:71253-1668601800-1668604500@www.americansecurityproject.org 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:DC CATEGORIES:Climate Security,Energy Security,Featured Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221115T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221115T124500 DTSTAMP:20260501T214214 CREATED:20221103T160936Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221208T172500Z UID:71271-1668513600-1668516300@www.americansecurityproject.org SUMMARY:The Recruiting Crisis: Obesity’s Challenge to Military Readiness DESCRIPTION:A recap and video of this event is available here.\nThis year\, the U.S. Army missed its recruiting goal by 25%\, marking the worst ever recruiting year since the inception of the All-Volunteer Force. In June of 2018\, the American Security Project published a report titled “Obesity: An Epidemic that Impacts our National Security.” The report highlighted that obesity was a major factor in the dwindling number of “qualified military available” to recruit\, and the situation has worsened. As this trend is likely to continue\, it represents a compounding problem which will cripple the military’s ability to meet its national security obligations. \nThis month\, ASP is releasing a new report analyzing the threat that obesity poses to military readiness as the military struggles to find enough qualified applicants to fill its ranks. Join us as we discuss the report’s findings and recommendations to deal with obesity’s impacts on the recruiting crisis. \nAbout the Speakers \nBGen Stephen A. Cheney\, USMC (Ret.) is the President Emeritus of the American Security Project. He 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. BGen 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. Cheney also served as Inspector General of the Marine Corps\, and commanded the Marines’ entire Eastern Recruiting Region. BGen Cheney has been on the Board of Directors for ASP since 2006\, and served as ASP’s CEO from 2011-2019\, and as ASP’s President from 2019-2022. \nBG Stephen N. Xenakis\, M.D.\, USA (Ret.) is a retired brigadier general and Army medical corps officer with 28 years of active service. He is an adjunct clinical professor at the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences. He has been a senior adviser to the Department of Defense on neurobehavioral conditions and medical management. He serves on the editorial board of the Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law and the Executive Board of the Center for Ethics and Rule of Law at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Xenakis is a co-founder for Reason for Hope and an anti-torture advisor to Physicians for Human Rights and Center for Victims of Torture. Dr. Xenakis is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in General Psychiatry\, as well as Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. \n \nAmy E. Rothberg\, M.D.\, PhD. is a Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine at the University of Michigan in the Division of Metabolism\, Endocrinology and Diabetes (MEND)\, Research Professor in the Department of Nutritional Sciences in the School of Public Health at the University of Michigan and Director of the Michigan Weight Management Program and Diabetes Cure Clinic. Her primary research is funded by the National Institutes of Health. She also receives funding through the Michigan Obesity and Nutrition Center\, Michigan Diabetes Research Center\, Michigan Institute for Clinical Research (NIH funded centers)\, the Taubman Institute and from Blue Cross Blue Shield. Her publications focus on the epidemiology of obesity and diabetes\, effectiveness\, and cost effectiveness of lifestyle intervention for obesity\, and their impact on reproductive function\, diabetes remission\, metabolic syndrome\, pain and health-related quality of life. \n  \nImage credit: Will Buckner via Flickr under CC by 2.0 URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/the-recruiting-crisis-obesitys-challenge-to-military-readiness/ LOCATION:Zoom Discussion CATEGORIES:Featured Event,National Security Strategy ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Recruiting-Station-Times-Square.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220701T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220701T103000 DTSTAMP:20260501T214214 CREATED:20220621T183317Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220728T133918Z UID:70900-1656669600-1656671400@www.americansecurityproject.org SUMMARY:Rapid Response Briefing – Unpacking the 2022 NATO Summit – A Conversation with Admiral James Stavridis DESCRIPTION:A video and recap of this event is available here.\n  \nPlease join us on Friday\, July 1 for a special conversation with Admiral James G. Stavridis\, former NATO Supreme Allied Commander. Admiral Stavridis will share his analysis of the NATO Summit in Madrid\, the new NATO Strategic Concept\, NATO enlargement\, and threats to the Alliance as well as his unique insights on the role of naval leadership in NATO’s strategy. \nAbout the speaker: \nAdmiral James Stavridis is a retired four-star U.S. naval officer. He is currently Vice Chair\, Global Affairs and Managing Director of The Carlyle Group\, a global investment firm. He is also 12th Chair of Rockefeller Foundation board. Previously he served for five years as the 12th Dean of The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. He led the NATO Alliance in global operations from 2009 to 2013 as 16th Supreme Allied Commander with responsibility for Afghanistan\, Libya\, the Balkans\, Syria\, counter piracy\, and cyber security. He also served as Commander of U.S. Southern Command\, with responsibility for all military operations in Latin America from 2006-2009. He earned more than 50 medals\, including 28 from foreign nations in his 37-year military career. His latest book\, To Risk it All: Nine Conflicts and the Crucible of Decision\, was released by Penguin Press in May\, 2022. URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/rapid-response-briefing-unpacking-the-2022-nato-summit-a-conversation-with-admiral-james-stavridis/ LOCATION:DC CATEGORIES:Featured Event,National Security Strategy,Russia ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Screen-Shot-2022-06-17-at-4.38.19-PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220516T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220516T153000 DTSTAMP:20260501T214214 CREATED:20220427T183423Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220506T155016Z UID:70654-1652709600-1652715000@www.americansecurityproject.org SUMMARY:Climate Change Impacts on National Security in South Florida DESCRIPTION:On 16 May join the American Security Project (ASP) and Florida International University (FIU) for an in-person discussion with Executive Director of the South Florida Defense Alliance Richard M. Miller\, Florida House Representative James Vernon “Jim” Mooney\, JR.\, ASP Consensus for American Security Member and former Florida Chief Resilience Officer Julia Nesheiwat\, PhD.\, and FIU Professor Dr. Jayantha Obeysekera\, on military base resilience and the national security implications of climate change on foreign policy. This event is a continuation of ASP’s National Climate Security Tour. Interim FIU President Kenneth A. Jessell will open the event and Miami Chief Bay Officer Irela Bague will moderate the discussion. \nSouth Florida is home to key U.S. national security assets like Homestead Air Reserve Base which hosts the U.S. Southern Command\, Naval Air Station Key West\, and Coast Guard Station Miami. Acute shocks from rising seas\, flooding\, heat waves\, and other climate change related threats can reduce military readiness at these installations. Coordinated partnerships between the public and private sectors are key to making bases and adjacent communities resilient to the impacts of climate change. \n  \nThank you to our partner\, Florida International University. \n  \nEvent Details: \nThis in-person event is open to the public.  \n16 May 2022\, 2:00 – 3:30 PM EDT \nAddress: Florida International University Pavilion\, Modesto A. Maidique Campus (MMC) \n11200 SW 8th Street – Management and Advanced Research Center 210 Miami\, FL 33199 \nClick here to be directed to the nearest parking garage. \n\nAbout the Moderator & Panelists\nJulia Nesheiwat\, PhD. \nDr. Julia Nesheiwat is a recognized expert for energy\, environment\, climate change\, and national security issues as a public servant\, academic\, former military officer\, and US diplomat. She is a Distinguished Fellow at the Atlantic Council\, and since December 2020\, has served as Commissioner on the US Arctic Research Commission reporting to the White House and Congress on domestic and international Arctic issues. \nDr. Nesheiwat brings unique experiences having served over twenty years in international energy diplomacy\, critical infrastructure protection\, climate\, environmental science\, and national security serving in the Bush\, Obama\, Trump\, and Biden administrations. From July 2019 to February 2020\, she served as Florida’s first Chief Resilience Officer\, launching a new office dedicated to addressing the environmental\, physical\, and economic impacts of climate change and emergency preparedness for the state. \nFrom February 2020 to January 2021\, Dr. Nesheiwat served as the Deputy Assistant to the President for Homeland Security & Resilience\, and from 2011 to 2014\, she served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State where she worked to build the first Energy Resources Bureau at the Department of State. Prior to holding those positions\, she served as Chief of Staff to US Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy as well as the Under Secretary for Energy\, Environment\, and Business. Her PhD dissertation from Tokyo Tech\, “Post-Disaster Reconstruction in Energy Policy & Resiliency” focused on post-disaster reconstruction of coastal towns suffering from lack of power\, flooding\, and rising sea levels. She served on the World Economic Forum’s Global Advisory Council on low-carbon energy transformation as well as an International Affairs Fellow with the Council on Foreign Relations. Dr. Nesheiwat is a visiting professor at the Naval Postgraduate School on Energy Security and has lectured at Stanford University and the University of California San Diego. \nShe received her BA from Stetson University\, MA from Georgetown University\, and PhD from Tokyo Institute of Technology. \nIrela Bagué \nChief Bay Officer \nMiami-Dade County \nIrela Bagué is Miami-Dade County’s first Chief Bay Officer (CBO). The CBO focuses on water quality issues\, policies\, and appropriations related to the health and recovery of Biscayne Bay. She acts as an advisor to the County Mayor and County Commission and a liaison between County departments\, County boards\, external agencies\, stakeholder groups\, and local\, state\, and federal governments. \nPreviously\, Ms. Bagué chaired Miami-Dade County’s Biscayne Bay Task Force\, leading the development of a final report listing a series of recommendations to improve Biscayne Bay’s health and sets a path forward for long term recovery and restoration. \nBagué is a former Governing Board Member of the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD)\, where she held the position of Vice-Chair. During her time at SFWMD\, she was responsible for kicking off the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan\, establishing policy for water resources development\, flood control\, and water quality protection\, including serving as Chair of the Miami River Commission leading the Miami River dredging project. She is a longtime advocate of Everglades and Biscayne Bay restoration\, climate change and promotes ethnic diversity and inclusion in the environmental movement. \nBefore rejoining the County government\, Ms. Bagué served as President & CEO of Bagué Group\, a full-service consulting firm with over 20 years of experience in Florida with expertise in strategic communications\, water policy\, sustainability\, climate mitigation\, adaptation\, and resilience. \nMs. Bagué serves as Chair of the Resilience Committee of the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce and recently served as the acting Executive Director for Resiliency Florida and Chair of the City of Coral Gables Sustainability Advisory Board. \nJayantha T. Obeysekera \nDirector of the Sea Level Solutions Center; Research Professor \nJayantha Obeysekera is the Director and Research Professor in the Sea Level Solutions Center. Obeysekera previously served as the chief modeler at the South Florida Water Management District\, where he had a leading role in the modeling of the Everglades and Kissimmee River restoration projects. He was the co-author of the sea level rise projections report published by NOAA for the National Climate Assessment and a lead author for the Southeast Chapter of the National Climate Assessment. He served on the federal advisory committee which directed the development of the National Climate Assessment in 2014. Obeysekera was a member of multiple National Research Council panels dealing with water resources issues\, focusing on the Edwards Aquifer system in Texas\, Klamath River in California and Oregon\, and the California Bay-Delta. He also served on the Coastal Assessment Regional Scenario Working Group associated with the Department of Defense and co-authored a report on regional sea level projections for Department of Defense facilities across the globe. \nHe previously worked as an assistant professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at Colorado State University and a research affiliate professor at Florida Atlantic University. He also has taught courses in the water resources area at George Washington University in Washington\, D.C. Obeysekera is the 2015 recipient of the Norman Medal of the American Society of Civil Engineers. \n  \n \nRichard M. Miller\nFounder/CEO PHAROS Mission Critical Solutions\nExecutive Director\, South Florida Defense Alliance\nVice Chair\, Florida Defense Alliance\nDeputy Director\, Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center\, Atlantic Council \nRick founded PHAROS Mission Critical Solutions to provide a network of functional\, government\, and commercial business sector experts who work collaboratively with enterprises to achieve success by capturing risks\, gaps\, and inefficiencies in their unique operations\, technology\, management\, and leadership elements that are critical to sustained mission success. PHAROS also partners with numerous technology companies to design and build integrated\, bespoke technical solutions to tough operational challenges. \nAs a former cruise line operations executive\, he had responsibility for the largest\, single global fleet of ships in the industry leading over a dozen functional shore-based teams and thousands of shipboard mariners. He was involved in guiding corporate-wide maritime safety initiatives\, developing enhanced policies\, procedures and training programs for over 100 ships and 100\,000 employees across a broader corporate fleet. Additionally\, he personally led the design\, development\, and operation of the largest and most advanced Fleet Operations Center in the commercial maritime industry. \nRick’s cruise line experience followed a successful career in the U.S. Navy including command at sea\, with numerous shipboard and staff assignments across a number of specialties. Operationally\, he was on extended deployments seven times across multiple regions\, sailing all the world’s oceans around five continents. He participated in Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm\, Operating Enduring Freedom\, counter-piracy and counter-terrorism operations\, and dozens of contingency operations in Europe and the Balkans\, Africa\, the Middle East\, Central and South Asia\, the Caribbean and Latin America. \nAshore\, he led current operations for U.S. Southern Command. A proven specialist in both strategic planning and financial management\, he served 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 with Congress and various administrations. He served on the personal staffs of both the Vice Chief of Naval Operations and Chief of Naval Operations and worked special support on several issues for the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He also spent a year as the Navy’s Federal Executive Fellow at the Institute for the Study of Conflict\, Ideology and Policy. \nRick is active in the South Florida community. He leads the Arsht-Rock Resilience Center’s Resilience Hubs Networking Strategy project for Miami-Dade County. He is on the Board of Directors of the South Dade Economic Development Council and is Executive Director of the South Florida Defense Alliance (SFDA). Through SFDA\, he assists the South Florida Regional Planning Council in developing and executing a regional Military Installation Resilience Review (MIRR). The South Florida MIRR is the first of-its-kind regional approach in the United States encompassing four installations\, four military Services\, three counties and multiple municipalities. Additionally\, he serves as Vice Chair of the state-wide Florida Defense Alliance. \nRick is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy\, distinguished graduate of both the U.S. Naval War College and U.S. National War College and the Catholic University of America with undergraduate and graduate degrees in engineering\, international affairs\, and strategic planning disciplines\, as well as doctoral work in political economy. He is the author of over 30 articles\, professional papers\, and the book Funding Extended Conflicts\, a history of U.S. war financing. Rick was the winner of the Naval War College’s B. Franklin Reinauer Defense Economics Prize and the U.S. Naval Institute’s Naval History Essay Prize. URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/climate-change-impacts-on-national-security-in-south-florida/ LOCATION:Florida International University\, 11200 SW 8TH ST\, MIAMI\, FL\, 33199\, United States CATEGORIES:Climate Security,Featured Event,National Security & Climate Change ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Key_West_Coast_Guard_Station_8364658654.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220516T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220516T143000 DTSTAMP:20260501T214214 CREATED:20220425T174026Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220518T150526Z UID:70679-1652709600-1652711400@www.americansecurityproject.org SUMMARY:A Conversation with Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) on the Ongoing War in Ukraine DESCRIPTION:A recap and video of this event is available here.\nAs Ukrainians continue to fight for their very lives and the right to determine their own future\, the impact of Russia’s invasion will undoubtedly be felt for generations. With no end to Russia’s hostilities in sight\, and Ukraine’s future uncertain\, the U.S. and its allies must continue to provide material and financial support\, pursue strategies that recognize Ukraine’s challenges\, and help Ukraine chart a realistic post-conflict vision. Join us at 2:00 pm ET on Monday\, May 16\, as we host a conversation with Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) on the United States’ continued support for Ukraine and the implications of Russia’s war in Ukraine for European security and stability. \nAbout the Speakers \nChris Murphy\, the junior United States Senator for Connecticut\, is a forward-thinker in United States foreign policy. As a member of the Foreign Relations Committee\, he has been an outspoken proponent of diplomacy\, international human rights and the need for clear-eyed American leadership abroad. Murphy is also renowned as one of the most vociferous critics of Russia in the Senate. Prior to his election to the U.S. Senate\, Murphy served Connecticut’s Fifth Congressional District for three terms in the U.S. House of Representatives. Before getting elected to Congress\, Murphy served for eight years in Connecticut General Assembly. He attended Williams College in Massachusetts and graduated from the University of Connecticut School of Law. \n  \nNelson Cunningham\, moderating\, is Vice Chair and Co-Founder of McLarty Associates and an ASP Board member. Mr. Cunningham was also Special Advisor to President Clinton for Western Hemisphere Affairs and previously served as a counsel at the White House and as General Counsel of the Senate Judiciary Committee under Senator Joseph Biden. He is a past member of the State Department’s Advisory Committee on International Economic Policy and the Secretary of State’s Foreign Affairs Policy Board\, and is the former Chairman of the Export-Import Bank Advisory Committee. URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/a-conversation-with-senator-chris-murphy-d-ct-on-the-ongoing-war-in-ukraine/ LOCATION:DC CATEGORIES:Featured Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/800px-Chris_Murphy_official_portrait_113th_Congress_cropped.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220428T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220428T124500 DTSTAMP:20260501T214214 CREATED:20220418T175413Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220602T192347Z UID:70626-1651147200-1651149900@www.americansecurityproject.org SUMMARY:Evaluating Cyber Warfare and Espionage DESCRIPTION:A recap and video of this event is available here.\nTheaters for conflict have grown in the last several decades to now include the digital universe and cyberspace. The borderless nature of these forums enables perpetrators to attack critical infrastructure\, large populations and pose a serious threat to U.S. national security. Cyber disruptions are widespread with the potential to impact every aspect of society in both the public and private spheres. With the importance of protecting intellectual property also being a major consideration in the cyber realm\, this event will answer questions regarding how the U.S. and private industry can innovate to protect against malign actors using technology for nefarious purposes. \nAbout the Speakers \n Hon. Manisha Singh has over 25 years of public and private sector experience in business\, finance and trade. She currently provides strategic advisory services for companies. She sits on the board of advisors for the American Foreign Policy Council. She is also a Senior Visiting Fellow at the Center for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue University. \nShe is a former Assistant Secretary for Economic and Business Affairs at the U.S. State Department. She also served as Acting Undersecretary of State and she was nominated to be U.S. Ambassador to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). She was previously Deputy Chief Counsel to the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee. In addition to government\, she was a senior executive at J.P. Morgan Chase. She is an attorney and has practiced corporate law at Reed Smith and Squire Patton Boggs. \nManisha has a B.A. from the University of Miami and a J.D. from the University of Florida College of Law. She studied international law at the University of Leiden in The Netherlands and has an LL.M in International Legal Studies from the American University Washington College of Law. She has bar admissions in Florida\, the District of Columbia and Pennsylvania. She speaks fluent Hindi and conversant Spanish. \nGuillermo Christensen is the Office Managing Partner of Ice Miller’s Washington DC Office. Guillermo combines his experience as a former CIA intelligence officer\, a diplomat with the U.S. Department of State and an attorney to shape and inform the advice he provides to clients on enterprise risks involving cybersecurity\, national security and complex international business matters. \nAs an intelligence officer\, Guillermo served in numerous inter-agency roles with the Departments of Defense and State\, the FBI and several national intelligence fusion centers. In 2001\, Guillermo was selected by the CIA Director to serve as the National Intelligence Fellow to the Council on Foreign Relations and from 2010 to 2011 Guillermo served as the Science and Technology Advisor to the U.S. Mission to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). \nGuillermo received his Bachelor of Arts in International Relations in 1988 from American University\, earned his master’s degree in Foreign Service from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service\, and his Juris Doctor in 2005 from the Georgetown University Law Center. \n \nGlenn S. Gerstell is the former General Counsel of the National Security Agency and Central Security Service from 2015 to 2020\, spanning both the Obama and Trump administrations\, and a thought leader on the role of technology in national security\, cybersecurity\, privacy\, and geo-political affairs. \nGerstell is currently a non-resident Senior Adviser at the Center for Strategic & International Studies\, as well as a consultant and corporate board member in a variety of industries. Gerstell previously served on the President’s National Infrastructure Advisory Council\, which reports to the president and the secretary of homeland security on security threats to the nation’s infrastructure\, as well as on the District of Columbia Homeland Security Commission. \nPrior to the NSA\, Gerstell practiced law at Milbank LLP\, where he focused on the global telecommunications industry\, international business strategy and political-risk analysis\, and served as the managing partner of the firm’s Washington D.C.\, Singapore\, and Hong Kong offices (residing in Asia for eight years). He is an honors graduate of Columbia University School of Law. URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/evaluating-cyber-warfare-and-espionage/ LOCATION:DC CATEGORIES:Featured Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ComputerProgrammer.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220422T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220422T124500 DTSTAMP:20260501T214214 CREATED:20220418T175503Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220427T151040Z UID:70631-1650628800-1650631500@www.americansecurityproject.org SUMMARY:Special Earth Day Discussion – A Conversation with Dr. Varun Sivaram DESCRIPTION:A recap and video of this event is available here.\nAround the world\, governments\, organizations\, and industry partners are increasingly focused on energy technology\, energy security\, and the transition to net-zero. While there is cause for optimism\, the scope\, scale\, and speed of innovation and investments present unique challenges\, and sectors are unevenly exposed to the net-zero transition. Join us this Earth Day\, Friday\, April 22\, as we discuss trends in energy research and development and the path to net-zero with physicist\, bestselling author\, and senior advisor to the Special Presidential Envoy for Climate\, Dr. Varun Sivaram. \nAbout the Speaker \n \nDr. Varun Sivaram\, Senior Director for Clean Energy & Innovation\, Office of the U.S. Special Presidential for Climate\, is a physicist\, bestselling author\, and clean energy technology expert with experience spanning the corporate\, public\, and academic sectors. He serves in the Biden-Harris administration as senior advisor to U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry and the senior director for clean energy\, innovation\, and competitiveness. \nPreviously\, as chief technology officer of ReNew Power\, Sivaram led research and development for a multibillion-dollar company recognized as India’s largest producer of renewable energy as well as its most innovative energy company; his corporate experience also includes consulting for McKinsey & Co’s energy practice. Sivaram has also shaped government policies supportive of innovation as the director of the energy and climate program at the Council on Foreign Relations and as a senior energy advisor to the Los Angeles mayor and New York governor’s office. \nA widely published scientist and innovation scholar\, he has served on the faculty of Columbia University\, on the boards of Stanford University’s energy and environment institutes\, and created the course “Clean Energy Innovation” as a Georgetown University professor to train the next generation of energy leaders. URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/special-earth-day-discussion-a-conversation-with-dr-varun-sivaram-senior-director-for-clean-energy-innovation-office-of-the-u-s-special-presidential-for-climate/ LOCATION:DC CATEGORIES:Featured Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Blue_Marble_Eastern_Hemisphere.jpg.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220330T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220330T130000 DTSTAMP:20260501T214214 CREATED:20220314T181734Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220401T154133Z UID:70524-1648641600-1648645200@www.americansecurityproject.org SUMMARY:Going\, Going\, Green: Winning a Global Skills Revolution DESCRIPTION:A recap and video of this event is available here.\nIn a race against rising temperatures—which the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) says is a “grave and mounting threat to our wellbeing and a healthy planet”—governments\, multilateral institutions\, and the private sector have all made commitments to decarbonize by mid-century. It will require a skilled global workforce to achieve those commitments. The good news: Meeting this environmental challenge is also an opportunity if we can close the global green skills gap. \nDemand for green skills grew globally by 38.5% over the past five years\, but will soon outpace supply. LinkedIn’s 2022 Global Green Skills Report reveals how and where people are contributing to the transition to a green economy\, where gaps are emerging\, and what policymakers\, companies and individuals can do to help make the net-zero transition an economic opportunity on par with the Industrial Revolution. \nJoin this event featuring former New Jersey Governor and EPA Administrator and current chairperson of The American Security Project Christine Todd Whitman in conversation with Sue Duke\, Global Head of Public Policy and Economic Graph at LinkedIn\, for a discussion on how green skills can\, will\, and must drive the future global economy. \nPlease note: You must be logged into LinkedIn to register for this event. \nDon’t have an account yet? Here’s how to create one. \n*A recording will be available to registrants after the event.* \nAbout the Speakers \nChristine Todd Whitman is the President of The Whitman Strategy Group (WSG)\, a consulting firm that specializes in energy and environmental issues. WSG offers a comprehensive set of solutions to problems facing businesses\, organizations\, and governments; they have been at the forefront of helping leading companies find innovative solutions to environmental challenges. \nGovernor Whitman served in the cabinet of President George W. Bush as Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from January of 2001 until June of 2003. She was the 50th Governor of the State of New Jersey\, serving as its first woman governor from 1994 until 2001. \nAs Governor\, Christie Whitman earned praise from both Republicans and Democrats for her commitment to preserve a record amount of New Jersey land as permanent green space. She was also recognized by the Natural Resources Defense Council as having instituted the most comprehensive beach monitoring system in the nation. As EPA Administrator\, she promoted common-sense environmental improvements such as watershed-based water protection policies.  She championed regulations requiring non-road diesel engines to reduce sulfur emissions by more than 95 percent.  During her tenure\, the Agency was successful in passing and implementing landmark brownfields legislation to promote the redevelopment and reuse of “brownfields”\, previously contaminated industrial sites. \nSue Duke leads and manages the rollout of the LinkedIn Economic Graph team globally. In this role\, the team’s work has focused on uncovering actionable insights around skill gaps\, AI and emerging technologies\, talent migration\, gender parity\, and education. \nPrior to joining LinkedIn\, Sue worked as head of public policy at Google Ireland. Before that\, she was special advisor to the minister for communications\, energy\, and natural resources in the Irish government. \nSue holds a BA in European studies from Trinity College Dublin and a master of philosophy in international relations from the University of Cambridge. URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/going-going-green-winning-a-global-skills-revolution/ LOCATION:DC CATEGORIES:American Competitiveness & Economic Diplomacy,Climate Security,Featured Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/greenskillslinkedin.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220211T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220211T133000 DTSTAMP:20260501T214214 CREATED:20220208T145647Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220211T221411Z UID:70424-1644584400-1644586200@www.americansecurityproject.org SUMMARY:Rapid Response Briefing: On the Brink of War in Ukraine DESCRIPTION:A recap and video of this event is available here.\nRussian troops are amassed along the Ukrainian border and the Pentagon has warned that they have sufficient combat power to take cities and substantial swaths of territory in Ukraine. President Biden says the United States and its allies are looking to ward off “the most consequential thing that’s happened in the world\, in terms of war and peace\, since World War II.” What options does the West have? What is motivating Mr. Putin? What is the situation on the ground in Ukraine? \nPlease join the American Security Project (ASP) on Friday\, February 11\, for a conversation with Vivian Salama\, national security reporter at The Wall Street Journal. Salama will share her perspective from recent reporting on the ground in Ukraine and discuss the origins of the crisis\, the latest developments on the Russia-Ukraine border\, and where we go from here. \nAbout the Speaker: \nVivian Salama covers national security for The Wall Street Journal\, based in Washington. She has covered U.S. foreign policy and national security issues for nearly two decades\, reporting from more than 75 countries. A native of New York\, she earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Rutgers University\, a master’s degree in Middle East politics from Columbia University and a law degree from Georgetown University. \n  \nPhoto credit: U.S. Army URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/rapid-response-briefing-on-the-brink-of-war-in-ukraine/ LOCATION:DC CATEGORIES:Featured Event,Russia ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/ukrainiantraining.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210406T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210406T163000 DTSTAMP:20260501T214214 CREATED:20210324T202814Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210326T194010Z UID:69019-1617721200-1617726600@www.americansecurityproject.org SUMMARY:Beneath the Waves: A Deeper Look at the National Security Threats of Illicit Fishing in “Seaspiracy” DESCRIPTION:Illegal\, Unreported\, and Unregulated (IUU) fishing is a threat multiplier for areas with ongoing regional instability. In addition to keystone species being victims of overfishing and by-catch\, causing degradation in the marine ecosystem\, the increase in Chinese IUU vessels has had a detrimental impact extending far beyond the ocean. Chinese IUU fishing operations are the largest in the world and have exacerbated resource scarcity\, food insecurity\, and economic instability – all factors that can fuel chaotic instability in vulnerable regions. \nJoin Congressman Peter Welch (D-VT) for introductory remarks to a conversation with ADM William Fallon\, USN (Ret.)\, Sea Shepherd CEO Alex Cornelissen\, Sea Shepherd Director of Campaigns Peter Hammarstedt\, and Seaspiracy Directors Ali and Lucy Tabrizi as they discuss how IUU fishing and overfishing act as a threat multiplier to U.S. national security. The event will be moderated by ASP COO Andrew Holland. \n  \nRSVP Now \n  \n \n  \nAbout the Speakers\nCongressman Peter Welch (D-VT) has represented Vermonters in Congress since 2007.  In an era of partisanship and division\, he is widely recognized as a skillful legislator who chooses governing over gridlock. \nHe was born in Springfield\, Massachusetts and graduated from the College of the Holy Cross.  As a member of the first class of Robert F. Kennedy Fellows\, he fought housing discrimination in Chicago after college and went on to earn a law degree from the University of California\, Berkeley.  After law school\, he settled in Vermont’s Upper Valley where he founded a small law practice. \nHe was elected to the Vermont Senate in 1980 and later was selected to lead the chamber\, becoming the first Democrat in Vermont’s history to hold the position of Senate President Pro Tem. \nIn Congress\, Peter is focused on delivering immediate aid to Vermont individuals\, small businesses\, and our community anchor institutions hurt by the coronavirus pandemic. Peter is also a leading advocate for energy efficiency\, cutting the price of prescription drugs\, investing in infrastructure\, and expanding broadband and telemedicine in rural America. \nHe serves as a chief deputy whip for the House Democratic Caucus and is a senior member of the influential Energy and Commerce Committee.  He is also a member of the House Intelligence Committee and the Oversight and Reform Committee. \n  \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. \nChairman and CEO of a new company in the cyber security business\, Admiral Fallon is a partner and advisor to several other businesses and a Distinguished Fellow at the Center for Naval Analyses. He has been a member of the Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the U.S. and also serves as Co-Chair of the Center for Strategic and International Studies Commission on Smart Global Health Policy and Co-Chair of the National Association of Corporate Directors 2009 Blue Ribbon Commission. \nCaptain Alex Cornelissen has participated in more than 25 Sea Shepherd campaigns\, including five trips down to the Antarctic to stop the Japanese whale poachers. He first joined Sea Shepherd in 2002 as Chief Cook on the Farley Mowat\, at that time the organization’s flagship vessel. What was supposed to be a sabbatical turned into a life-changing experience. On his first day onboard the Farley Mowat\, he dove into the waters of the Galapagos Marine Reserve to save a turtle from a long line. Even though such an initiation seems hard to beat\, he has since had many inspirational moments. Saving 15 dolphins from the nets in Taiji in 2003. Saving seals in Canada in 2005 and 2008\, campaigns that are by far the bloodiest and most brutal to witness. Freeing wildlife from long lines over the years and seeing Japan lose the court case at the International Court of Justice in the Hague. \nOver 14 years he served as a member of the Sea Shepherd crew on a number of ships in Sea Shepherd’s fleet\, working his way up to the bridge to become the First Officer under Captain Paul Watson and appointed Captain in 2006. \nHe served nonstop onboard the ships until the end of 2007 when he started working as the Director of Operations in the Galapagos Islands. There\, he remained for seven years\, running an effective campaign to stop poaching in the Galapagos Marine Reserve. In January 2014\, Captain Cornelissen became the CEO of Sea Shepherd Global and is now responsible for all the movements of the vessels in Sea Shepherd’s Global fleet. Even though his focus shifted from the ships to the general management of the Global movement\, he still participates in campaigns when time allows it. \nCaptain Cornelissen is the president of the board of directors for Sea Shepherd Germany\, Luxemburg\, Netherlands\, and Switzerland and serves as a board member in most of the other established Sea Shepherd countries. \n  \nPeter Hammarstedt Swedish-American Peter Hammarstedt\, 36\, is the Director of Campaigns for Sea Shepherd and is Chairman of Sea Shepherd Australia. He is captain of the ocean-going vessel Bob Barker\, having spent more than 18 years at-sea including 10 years in Antarctica. \nIn 2014/15\, the Bob Barker\, with Peter as captain\, set the world record for the longest pursuit of a poaching vessel at sea after chasing the Interpol-wanted fishing vessel Thunder for 110 days\, covering three oceans and 11\,000 nautical miles\, before its captain intentionally sank his own vessel in the Gulf of Guinea in a bid to destroy evidence. \nSince then\, Peter\, has provided civilian offshore patrol vessels (COPVs)\, under so-called ‘ship rider’ agreements\, to the African coastal states of Liberia\, Gabon\, São Tomé and Príncipe\, Benin\, Namibia\, The Gambia and Tanzania in order to combat illegal\, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. \nOn-going partnerships between Sea Shepherd and the law enforcement agents of African coastal and island States have resulted in the arrest of 67 vessels for illegal fishing and other fisheries crimes over the past four years; joint at-sea patrols have detected and deterred IUU fishing activity while also monitoring legal compliance by licensed fishing operators. The COPVs have served as critical platforms for capacity-building of law enforcement agencies in increasing monitoring\, control and surveillance capabilities in the maritime domain. \n  \nAli Tabrizi grew up on the Southeast coast of England\, and spent much of his early childhood exploring the world with his camera\, daydreaming about the ocean and the hidden world beneath the waves. After his family moved to Iran for several years during a time of political turmoil and revolution\, he became intimately aware of how untold stories can lead to corruption and injustice\, sparking an interest in war photojournalism. After spending his teenage years reading as much as he could about global issues and studying Art & Design and Art History at Canterbury College\, Tabrizi was accepted into London College of Communication to study photojournalism. Instead\, he turned down the offer and bought a one-way ticket to India\, and began to teach himself filmmaking soon after. His interest in wanting to expose the truth and his passion for environmental issues soon led him to start working on the Netflix Original documentary\, Seaspiracy. \n  \nLucy Tabrizi was born in Melbourne\, Australia\, and growing up she was never far from the sea. Originally studying to become an architect\, she quickly became disenchanted with the career choice and wanted to get involved in issues she cared more deeply about. After many years of travelling\, she became immensely concerned about conservation and the unethical treatment of other species. Combining her passion for the natural world with her creative skill set\, she is dedicated to furthering the conversation on effective environmental and animal advocacy. \n  \nModerator\nAndrew Holland is the American Security Project’s Chief Operating Officer. His area of research is on on energy\, climate change\, trade\, innovation and infrastructure policy. 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. \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. \nHe is originally from New York City\, grew up in New Jersey\, and currently resides in Alexandria\, VA. \nFor press inquiries\, please reach out to Annie Aleman at press@americansecurityproject.org URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/beneath-the-waves-a-deeper-look-at-the-national-security-threats-of-iuu-fishing-in-seaspiracy/ LOCATION:DC CATEGORIES:American Security & The Oceans,Climate Security,Featured Event,National Security & Climate Change,National Security Strategy ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/image-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201007T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201007T161500 DTSTAMP:20260501T214214 CREATED:20200924T135151Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200929T210842Z UID:68266-1602082800-1602087300@www.americansecurityproject.org SUMMARY:Building the U.S. Strategic Relationship with African Nations DESCRIPTION:Africa is the fastest-growing continent of the 21st Century\, and yet U.S. foreign policy has long ignored the region. As another election approaches\, the American Security Project will take a broad look at the diplomatic and security challenges across Africa. The conversation will focus on the economic opportunities\, military options\, and use of soft power throughout the continent. \nJoin General Waldhauser\, USMC (Ret.)\, the former Commander of USAFRICOM and Congressman Adam Smith\, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee\, for a conversation with ASP Board Member Matthew Bergman about the strategic challenges and opportunities presented across Africa. Following General Waldhauser’s and Congressman Smith’s discussion\, a panel of experts- Ambassador Johnnie Carson\, Lauren Blanchard\, and ASP Board Member Matthew Bergman- will discuss the current geopolitical and security dynamics of the U.S. relationship with East African nations. \nAbout the Speakers\nGen. Thomas D. Waldhauser\, USMC (Ret.) was the fourth Commander of the United States Africa Command. In this capacity\, General Waldhauser was responsible for building defense capabilities\, responding to crises\, deterring and defeating transnational threats in order to advance U.S. national interests and promote regional security\, stability\, and prosperity\, all in concert with interagency and international partners. \nHe has served as an infantry officer at all levels in the U.S. Marine Corps\, including command of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) during combat operations in Afghanistan and Iraq. His General Officer commands included the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory\, 1st Marine Division\, I Marine Expeditionary Force\, and Commander\, Marine Corps Forces Central Command. \nGeneral Waldhauser’s flag officer Joint assignments included Chief of Staff\, U.S. Special Operations Command\, Senior Military Assistant to the Secretary of Defense\, Joint Staff Director of Operations J3 (Acting)\, and Joint Staff Director for Joint Force Development J7. \nCongressman Adam Smith is currently the U.S. Representative for Washingtons’ 9th congressional district. Congressman Smith was elected to the district in 1996. \nBefore serving as Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee\, Adam formerly chaired the Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces (ALF)\, the Terrorism\, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities subcommittee\, and has also previously served on the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. \nAmbassador Johnnie Carson was the former Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of African Affairs (2009-2013). Prior to this he was the National Intelligence Officer for Africa at the National Intelligence Council\, after serving as the Senior Vice President of the National Defense University in Washington\, D.C. (2003-2006). \nCarson’s 37-year foreign service career includes ambassadorships to Kenya (1999-2003)\, Zimbabwe (1995-1997)\, and Uganda (1991-1994); and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of African Affairs (1997-1999). Earlier in his career he had assignments in Portugal (1982-1986)\, Botswana (1986-1990)\, Mozambique (1975-1978)\, and Nigeria (1969-1971). He has also served as desk officer in the Africa section at State’s Bureau of Intelligence and Research (1971-1974); Staff Officer for the Secretary of State (1978-1979)\, and Staff Director for the Africa Subcommittee of the U.S. House of Representatives (1979-1982). \nBefore joining the Foreign Service\, Ambassador Carson was a Peace Corps volunteer in Tanzania from 1965-1968. \nLauren Ploch Blanchard is a Specialist in African Affairs with the Congressional Research Service (CRS)\, where she provides nonpartisan analysis on African political\, military and diplomatic affairs\, and on U.S. policy in the region\, to Members of Congress\, congressional committees\, and congressional staff. \nPrior to joining CRS\, she managed democracy support initiatives in East and Southern Africa\, where she coordinated governance programs funded by USAID\, the State Department\, and the National Endowment for Democracy. During that time\, she supervised and conducted training on political party and coalition strengthening\, parliamentary support\, civil society capacity building\, women’s leadership development\, and public opinion research. She also consulted on constitutional reform efforts in Kenya and the development of democratic institutions in Southern Sudan. Previously\, Lauren served as Legislative Assistant in the United States Senate. \nMatthew Bergman is an attorney\, philanthropist and entrepreneur based in Seattle. \nBergman has been active in politics at the state and national level for 40 years.  As a disciple of Henry (“Scoop”) Jackson\, he worked to promote a close US-Israel relationship and mobilize American political support for the Solidarity movement in Poland\, black trade unions in South Africa and anti-totalitarian forces in the developing world.  After establishing his law practice\, Bergman led the Bradley\, Kerry and Obama primary campaigns in Washington State and served as delegate to the Democratic Conventions in 2000\, 2004 and 2008. \nBergman has maintained a keen interest in international politics\, military strategy and third world development. In 2008\, he founded the Masai Children’s Initiative which established two girl’s schools in remote Maasai communities in Southern Kenya.  The program included solar powered computer labs\, clean drinking water\, school feeding programs and cultural programs that served 350 girls and surrounding community. URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/building-the-u-s-strategic-relationship-with-african-nations/ LOCATION:Zoom Discussion CATEGORIES:Featured Event,National Security Strategy,Public Diplomacy ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/4151546-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191206T121500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191206T133000 DTSTAMP:20260501T214214 CREATED:20191115T155856Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191203T144216Z UID:66966-1575634500-1575639000@www.americansecurityproject.org SUMMARY:A New American Message: A Discussion on U.S. Rhetoric DESCRIPTION:Join us on December 6 for a panel and discussion on the “New American Message”.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout this Event\n\n\nAmerican credibility is in jeopardy. For decades\, the United States has struggled to communicate an effective message to the world. The post-9/11 era demonstrates serious inadequacies in America’s ability to build relationships with foreign audiences and out-communicate those who wish to do it harm. \nThese problems have continued through successive administrations and have allowed adversaries to capitalize on inconsistencies between America’s rhetoric and its policies. \nJoin us for a lunch discussion with introductory remarks from Secretary Chuck Hagel as we discuss the steps necessary to establish a new and effective American message to the world. \nKeynote Speaker:\nSecretary Chuck Hagel was the 24th Secretary of Defense\, serving from February 2013 to February 2015. He is the only Vietnam veteran and the first enlisted combat veteran to serve as Secretary of Defense. \nSome of Hagel’s current commitments include service on the Board of Trustees of RAND; Advisory Board of Corsair Capital; Senior Advisor to GALLUP and to the McCarthy Group; Centennial Scholar\, Georgetown Walsh School of Foreign Service; Distinguished Scholar\, University of Nebraska at Omaha; Distinguished Statesman at the Atlantic Council; Board of Directors of Public Broadcasting Service (PBS); Director and Founding Member of the American Security Project; and Advisory Board Chairman of the HillVets Veterans Organization. \nHagel served two terms in the United States Senate (1997-2009) representing the state of Nebraska. Hagel was a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations; Banking\, Housing and Urban Affairs; and Intelligence Committees. He Chaired the Foreign Relations International Economic Policy\, Export and Trade Promotion Subcommittee; and the Banking Committee’s International Trade and Finance\, and Securities Subcommittees. Hagel also served as the Chairman of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China and the Senate Climate Change Observer Group. \nPreviously\, Secretary Hagel was a Distinguished Professor at Georgetown University\, Co- Chairman of the President’s Intelligence Advisory Board\, Chairman of the Atlantic Council. He served as a member of the Secretary of Defense’s Policy Board\, Secretary of Energy’s Blue Ribbon Commission on the Future of Nuclear Power\, Systemic Risk Council Board of Directors; and as a member of the Board of Directors of Chevron. \nPanelists:\nMohamed Younis manages the direction of analysis and research featured on Gallup’s digital news page \nAs editor in chief\, Mohamed leads the Gallup News team. For the past 10 years\, Mohamed has led some of Gallup’s largest global and regional studies on social\, political and economic issues. His research at Gallup has focused on geopolitics and the shifting global order\, U.S. foreign policy\, state stability\, youth employment challenges\, and relations between Muslim communities and Western societies. \nMohamed provides briefings to world leaders and institutions on Gallup’s research and provides expert insights to television\, radio and print media worldwide. Since 2012\, Mohamed has led Gallup’s initiatives on situational intelligence and open-source monitoring. He leads a team of strategic advisers who monitor and consult on real-time geopolitical shifts around the world. Mohamed is a member of the Virginia State Bar\, has studied and worked in Egypt\, Saudi Arabia and Qatar\, and is fluent in Arabic. \nDokhi Fassihian is the Executive Director of Reporters without Borders USA \nBefore joining Reporters Without Borders\, she led the Middle East and North Africa division at Freedom House where she oversaw the organization’s regional portfolio. Fassihian also led the Democracy Coalition Project\, where she monitored the state of democracy and human rights around the world and tracked the foreign policies of governments on international human rights priorities. She has facilitated the work of civil society coalitions on a broad range of thematic\, emergency\, and chronic human rights situations and led successful international campaigns at the UN Human Rights Council and UN General Assembly. Fassihian has also worked on elections\, civil rights in the post 9/11 period\, and U.S. national security. \nFassihian holds a B.A. from George Mason University and an M.A. in international relations and Middle East Studies at the John Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies. She has lived and worked in Iran and Egypt. \nDr. John Glenn is the Policy Director of the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition \nJohn Glenn joined the USGLC after serving as Director of Foreign Policy at the German Marshall Fund of the United States\, where he led Transatlantic Trends\, an annual survey of foreign policy attitudes in the United States and Europe\, and oversaw GMF’s foreign policy grantmaking and programming. His background also includes academic expertise as executive director of the Council for European Studies and project manager at the Institute of War and Peace Studies at Columbia University. He is adjunct faculty at the Elliott School for Public Affairs at George Washington University and has written numerous books\, articles\, and policy briefs\, as well as appears in the media regularly as a commentator on international affairs. Dr. Glenn holds a Ph.D. and M.A. in sociology from Harvard University and a bachelor’s degree from Oberlin College. \nMatthew Wallin leads ASP’s research on public diplomacy and strategic communications. \nWallin completed his Masters in Public Diplomacy at the University of Southern California in 2010. While at USC\, his studies focused on the public diplomacy implications of military conflict\, and viral communication by non-state actors. Prior to that\, he received his B.A. in Political Science with a focus in international relations from California State University\, Long Beach. \nWallin is the author of the report “A New American Message”. URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/a-new-american-message-a-discussion-on-u-s-rhetoric/ LOCATION:American Security Project\, 1201 Pennsylvania Ave NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20004\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured Event,National Security Strategy,Public Diplomacy ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/https___cdn.evbuc_.com_images_81171871_70892168611_1_original-e1575993726684.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190219T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190219T150000 DTSTAMP:20260501T214214 CREATED:20190129T161143Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190130T155537Z UID:65619-1550584800-1550588400@www.americansecurityproject.org SUMMARY:Migration and Security in the Age of Climate Change DESCRIPTION:In 2018\, more people were displaced from their homes worldwide than ever before\, including post-World War II. Already\, studies have linked that surge of refugees to a changing climate. As the effects of climate change worsen\, the numbers displaced could surge. \nHow will the world prepare for the anticipated influx of people on the move? What does that mean for the communities that hold them? And what security consequences could arise? \nJoin ASP on February 19th for a discussion on the future of climate change\, migration\, and security and how we can begin to build resiliency both from the ground up and top down. \n  \nLocation: American Security Project\, 1201 Pennsylvania Ave NW (Lower Level Conference Room)\, Washington\, DC \nDate: Tuesday\, February 19th\, 2019 \nTime: 2:00pm-3:00pm \n  \nRSVP \n  \nSpeakers: \nBrigadier General Stephen A. Cheney (Ret.)\, American Security Project\, CEO \nBGen Stephen Cheney\, USMC (Ret) is the Chief Executive Officer of the American Security Project (ASP). \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 was also a member of the Secretary of State’s International Security Advisory Board and the Department of State’s Foreign Affairs Policy Board. \n  \nMajor General Muniruzzaman (Ret.) \nMajor General Muniruzzaman (Ret.) is a former career military officer who spent over 38 years on active duty. During his active duty tenure he served at various levels including the command of an artillery brigade and infantry division. General Muniruzzaman was also the head of Bangladesh artillery. He has served as military adviser to the President of Bangladesh\, and has been on the faculties of the Defense Command and Staff College and the National Defence University. General Muniruzzaman has extensive experience in UN Peace Support operations and had the distinct honour of heading the post-election UN Mission in Cambodia. \n  URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/migration-and-security-in-the-age-of-climate-change/ LOCATION:American Security Project\, 1201 Pennsylvania Ave NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20004\, United States CATEGORIES:Climate Security,Featured Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Blog-2-Global-Security-and-Climate-Change-Photo.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181018T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181018T133000 DTSTAMP:20260501T214214 CREATED:20181001T200515Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181102T160142Z UID:65154-1539865800-1539869400@www.americansecurityproject.org 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:DC CATEGORIES:Energy Security,Featured Event,National Security Strategy ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Guyana-Flag.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180906T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180906T213000 DTSTAMP:20260501T214214 CREATED:20180815T145158Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180829T131833Z UID:50516-1536222600-1536269400@www.americansecurityproject.org SUMMARY:Obesity and National Security: Meeting the Recruiting Challenge DESCRIPTION:The Congress and the President have tasked the U.S. Military with increasing the number of active duty service men and women. Increasingly\, however\, recruiters are facing challenges meeting their targets. One big reason is that a growing number of America’s youth – the recruiting pool for the military – are obese. It is not an exaggeration to say that\, without targeted action to increase nutrition and reduce sedentary behavior\, our national security is at risk. \nOn September 6\, join BGen Stephen A. Cheney\, USMC (Ret) and BG Dr. Stephen Xenakis\, USA (Ret) as they discuss the findings of their report on obesity’s threat to national security. Also on the panel\, Express Scripts Chief Innovation Officer Dr. Glenn Stettin will discuss private industry’s role in combating the obesity epidemic. \n1201 Pennsylvania Ave NW\, Washington\, DC \nLower Lobby Conference Facility \nSeptember 6\, 2018 \n8:30-9:30AM \nBreakfast refreshments will be served. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker Biographies:\nBGen Stephen A. Cheney\, USMC (Ret)\nBGen Stephen Cheney is the Chief Executive Officer of the American Security Project (ASP). He 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. \nBG Stephen Xenakis. USA (Ret)\nDr. Stephen Xenakis is a retired brigadier general and Army medical corps officer with 28 years of active service. He is an adjunct clinical professor at the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences. He is the Founder of the Center for Translational Medicine\, a nonprofit that conducts clinical research and development. He has been a senior adviser to the Department of Defense on neurobehavioral conditions and medical management. Dr. Xenakis serves as an anti-torture advisor to Physicians for Human Rights and belongs to the group of retired generals and admirals convened by Human Rights First. Dr. Xenakis is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in General Psychiatry\, as well as Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. \nDr. Glenn Stettin\nGlen Stettin\, MD\, heads up clinical products\, Consumerology\, the Therapeutic Resource Centers\, specialty\, channel\, trend and formulary management\, as well as integrated health solutions. Dr. Stettin earned his bachelor and medical degrees through Lehigh University and the Medical College of Pennsylvania. Dr. Stettin completed his residency in internal medicine at the University of California\, San Francisco\, where he also served as medical chief resident at Moffitt-Long Hospital\, fellow in cardiology and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholar at UCSF and Stanford University. URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/obesity-and-national-security-meeting-the-recruiting-challenge/ LOCATION:DC CATEGORIES:Featured Event,National Security Strategy ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Obesity-An-Epidemic-that-Impacts-Natsec.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180712T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180712T093000 DTSTAMP:20260501T214214 CREATED:20180625T171421Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180628T142143Z UID:50250-1531384200-1531387800@www.americansecurityproject.org SUMMARY:Congressman Adam Smith on US-Africa Security Relations DESCRIPTION:Join the American Security Project on Tuesday\, July 12 for a discussion with Congressman Adam Smith\, Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee\, about security challenges in Africa\, the American national security interests in the region\, and his proposals for addressing the problems. Congressman Smiths remarks will be followed by a discussion with LtGen John Castellaw\, USMC (ret). ASP Board Member Matthew Bergman will introduce Congressman Smith and moderate the discussion. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker Biographies:\nCongressman Adam Smith\nCongressman Adam Smith represents Washington’s 9th congressional district in the House of Representatives\, and is a Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee. Having served as congressman since 1997\, Congressman Smith has chaired the subcommittee on Air and Land Forces (ALF)\, and the Terrorism\, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities subcommittee\, which oversees the US Special Operations Forces and counter-terrorism policy. Congressman Smith has also served on the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. \nCongressman Smith’s background gives him a unique insight into today’s most important national security issues\, especially throughout the Middle East\, the war in Afghanistan\, Northern Africa\, and US efforts to stop the spread of violent extremism. He recognizes the need for poverty reduction\, education access\, sustainable global markets\, diplomatic engagement\, good governance\, among other measures to strengthen national and international security. \n  \nLtGen John “Glad” Castellaw\, USMC (Ret.) – Discussant \nJohn “Glad” Castellaw is co-founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Farmspace Systems LLC.\, a provider of aerial (drone) services and equipment. During his 36-year career with the Marines\, he 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 was the chief of staff for the U.S. Central Command at the height of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. He also commanded Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 264 (REINFORCED)\, Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1\, and the 2d Marine Aircraft Wing. His last tours were in the Pentagon as head of Marine Aviation and then overseeing the Marine Corps budget. \nCastellaw\, a recognized national security expert\, is a member of the USGLC National Security Advisory Council\, lectures on National Security at UTM\, serves on several Washington\, DC based groups including the Nuclear Security Working Group (NSWG)\, the American Security Project Consensus\, and the Climate Security Working Group (CSWG). His honors\, in addition to several military decorations\, include membership in the UTM Army Reserve Officer Training Corps Hall of Fame\, selection as the 1990 Marine Aviator of the Year\, and as a recipient of the 2016 R. Clayton McWhorter Innovation Award given by the Ned Ray McWherter Institute. He was awarded the Order of Timor Leste (East Timor) by Prime Minister de Araujo for his service in restoring peace and security to that country. \n  \nMatthew Bergman – Moderator\nMatthew Bergman is an attorney\, philanthropist and entrepreneur based in Seattle.  Bergman has been involved in promoting educational reform\, professional development and equal access to justice. He serves as a Trustee of Reed College on the Board of Visitors of Lewis & Clark Law School. He chaired the Cardozo Society of the Seattle Jewish Federation and currently serves on the House of Delegates of the Oregon State Bar Association. He is an adjunct professor at Lewis & Clark Law School where he teaches litigation strategy. Bergman is a board member of the Mississippi Center for Justice which prosecutes voting rights\, fair housing and consumer protection litigation in Mississippi. \nBergman has been active in politics at the state and national level for 40 years. As a disciple of Henry (“Scoop”) Jackson\, he worked to promote a close US-Israel relationship and mobilize American political support for the Solidarity movement in Poland\, black trade unions in South Africa and anti-totalitarian forces in the developing world. Bergman has traveled extensively in Africa and the Middle East and established relationships with business and political leaders there. Bergman is particularly interested in female literacy as a bridge to economic\, social and political development. In 2008\, he founded the Maasai Children’s Initiative which established two girl’s schools in remote Maasai communities in Southern Kenya. The program included solar powered computer labs\, clean drinking water\, school feeding programs and cultural programs that served 350 girls and surrounding community. \n  URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/congressman-adam-smith-on-us-africa-security-relations/ LOCATION:DC CATEGORIES:Featured Event,National Security Strategy,Terrorism ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/adam-smith.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180405T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180405T133000 DTSTAMP:20260501T214214 CREATED:20180322T142245Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180404T171912Z UID:49855-1522931400-1522935000@www.americansecurityproject.org SUMMARY:U.S. Military Facilities in the Middle East - Furthering America's Strategic Interests DESCRIPTION:Check in time and refreshments served from 12:00-12:30. \nPlease arrive no later than 12:30. \nAmerica’s presence in the Middle East has long been a subject of interest\, influence\, and controversy. Over the past 15 years\, the nature and location of some of the bases and facilities the U.S. operates from has evolved and changed along with the security environment. These facilities have become the focal point of a security relationship with many of America’s partners in the Middle East. \nJoin us as we discuss the role these facilities play in maintaining America’s influence in the region\, their effects on security and stability\, and the contributions host governments make to assist the U.S. military. \n \nWatch live on our Facebook page\nSpeakers\nDavid Des Roches\, Near East South Asia Center for Security Studies \nDavid Des Roches is an Associate Professor at the Near East South Asia Center for Security Studies. Prior to this\, he was the director responsible for defense policy concerning Saudi Arabia\, Kuwait\, Qatar\, Bahrain\, Oman\, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen. He has also served in the Office of the Secretary of Defense as the DoD Liaison to the Department of Homeland Security\, as the senior country director for Pakistan\, as the NATO operations director\, and as the deputy director for peacekeeping. His first job in government was as a special assistant for strategy and later as the international law enforcement analyst in the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy. \nA British Marshall Scholar\, he has also attended the Federal Executive Institute\, the German Staff College’s Higher Officer Seminar\, the US Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare School and the US Army Command and General Staff College. \nAn Airborne Ranger in the Army Reserve\, he was awarded the Bronze Star for service in Afghanistan. He has commanded conventional and special operations parachute units and has served on the US Special Operations Command staff as well as on the Joint Staff. \n  \nStaff Major General Nasser AbdulAziz Al-Attiyah\, Inspector General\, Qatar Armed Forces \nAfter graduating from the Royal Naval College in the UK\, Staff Major General Al-Attiyah joined the Qatar Armed Forces in 1986. He was an executive officer and navigation officer on the Rebega missile boat\, on-surface weapons officer on the Hiwar missile boat as well as the Hiwar missile boat assistant commander and the Hiwar (G5) missile boat commander. \nHe was then transferred QEN to GHQ as the office director of His Highness’ Commander in Chief from 2003 to 2008.  The Staff Major General was the Qatari Duty Force Commander for Peacekeeping 2006 to 2008 (UNIFIL) and then transferred from His Highness the Emir’s Office to the Office of Inspector General in 2016\, where he now works.  Staff Major General Al-Attiyah has attended military courses in the US\, EUK\, France\, Holland and Qatar. \n  \nBGen Stephen A. Cheney\, USMC (Ret)\, CEO American Security Project \nBGen Stephen Cheney\, USMC (Ret) is the Chief Executive Officer of the American Security Project (ASP). He 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. \n  \nModerator:\nAsha Castleberry\, Adjunct Fellow\, American Security Project \n \nAsha Castleberry is an adjunct faculty professor at Fordham University. She teaches U.S. Foreign Policy and International Politics. A U.S. Army veteran\, Asha recently completed a 30-month deployment in the Middle East. Since the 2014 ISIL incursion in Iraq\, she served for Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve in Iraq and Kuwait. From December 2012 to June 2014\, Asha served as the Kuwait Desk Officer for International Military Affairs\, U.S. Army Central. During the Obama Administration\, she worked with the U.S. Mission to the United Nations at the State Department.  Asha is an adjunct fellow at the American Security Project\, a fellow at Foreign Policy Interrupted and Defense Council Member at the Truman National Security Project. \n  URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/u-s-military-facilities-in-the-middle-east-furthering-americas-strategic-interests/ LOCATION:DC CATEGORIES:Asymetric Operations,Featured Event,National Security Strategy,Terrorism ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/a10aludeid.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171004T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171004T133000 DTSTAMP:20260501T214214 CREATED:20170922T183650Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170925T180938Z UID:49256-1507120200-1507123800@www.americansecurityproject.org SUMMARY:Build Back Better - Responding to Puerto Rico's Crisis after Hurricane Maria DESCRIPTION:Check-in time and Refreshments served from 12:00-12:30 \nPlease arrive no later than 12:30 \nThe devastation of Hurricane Maria has shattered Puerto Rico’s already feeble economy; adding to devastation around the Caribbean and U.S. Virgin Islands this storm season. Puerto Rico faces months without power. Alone\, the islands cannot bounce back. That is why the United States now must look beyond the immediate task of disaster relief\, to the task of preventing a humanitarian crisis from devolving into a crisis of security and social order. Responding to the needs of 3.4 million Americans on la isla del encanto and the USVI will require urgent measures from Washington. \nJoin ASP for a discussion about the policy and security options for hurricane response in Puerto Rico\, the USVI and Caribbean and a roadmap for how we can ensure that Puerto Ricans can Build Back Better. \n \nSpeakers\nDante Disparte \nChairman of ASP’s Business Council for American Security \n \nDante 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 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 the Chairman of ASP’s Business Council for American Security. \nBrigadier General Stephen A. Cheney\, USMC (Ret.) \nChief Executive Officer\, American Security Project \n \nBGen Stephen Cheney USMC(Ret) is the Chief Executive Officer of the American Security Project (ASP). \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. \nAndrew Holland \nDirector of Studies\, Senior Fellow for Energy and Climate  \nAndrew 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. \n  \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. \n \n  URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/build-back-better-responding-to-puerto-ricos-energy-crisis-after-hurricane-maria/ LOCATION:DC CATEGORIES:Featured Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Hurricane-Maria-and-Jose.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170628T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170628T133000 DTSTAMP:20260501T214214 CREATED:20170619T143614Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170622T173907Z UID:47841-1498651200-1498656600@www.americansecurityproject.org SUMMARY:Facing Russian Propaganda and Disinformation DESCRIPTION:Date: \n\nJune 28\, 2017\n\n\n\nTime:\n\n\n12:00 PM – 1:30 PM\n\n\n\n\nLocation:\n\n\nAmerican Security Project\n1100 New York Ave NW Suite 710W\nWashington\, DC 20005\n\n\n\n\nCheck-in time and Refreshments served from 12:00-12:30 \nPlease arrive no later than 12:30 \nFor years\, the Russian Government has been engaging in a large scale propaganda and disinformation campaign aimed at confusing audiences and spreading its influence abroad. From RT and Sputnik\, to warehouses full of internet trolls\, Russia’s efforts have been prominent and concerning. Join us as we discuss Russia’s efforts to cloud the information space\, and ways the US can contribute to clarity. \n \nSpeakers\nVera Zakem\, CNA\, Research scientist; Director\, Strategy and Partnerships for the Center for Strategic Studies\n \nVera Zakem specializes in developing innovative solutions\, analytics\, and partnerships in assessing root causes of conflict and instability for vulnerable populations\, European stability\, media and Russia’s information operations\, and civil-military operations. She incorporates development\, diplomacy\, and civil-military operations in assessing today’s security environment. She currently leads CNA’s work in assessing internal vulnerabilities to vulnerable populations\, Europe and Russia\, joint civil affairs\, and media and influence. \nZakem has conducted field-work in the Balkans\, Baltics\, Central Asia\, and the Middle East. Earlier in her career\, she has collaborated with special operations forces\, multinational organizations\, and other U.S. Government agencies in analyzing and assessing human security. She taught adversary\, futures analytics and red teaming at the Elliot School of International Affairs\, George Washington University. Throughout her career\, Zakem has worked with diverse sectors in promoting the role of women in security and development. \nZakem has an M.A. in Government from Johns Hopkins University\, a B.A. in Politics and Economics from the University of San Francisco and has also spent a year at Tel Aviv University in Israel. She speaks Russian\, Spanish\, and Hebrew. She is a Term Member\, Council on Foreign Relations and a Member of Pacific Council on International Policy. \n  \nJeffrey N. Trimble\, IBB Deputy Director \nAs IBB Deputy Director\, Jeffrey Trimble works with the Global Strategy team focusing on special projects that advance collaboration and coordination across the BBG.  He provides strategic editorial guidance to enhance BBG content in an environment of increasing global competition. \nTrimble joined the BBG in 2007 as Director of Programming and later served as Executive Director\, managing the Board staff and providing strategic guidance and program oversight. He became IBB Deputy Director in 2012. Trimble also worked for 10 years at RFE/RL\, where his positions included Acting President\, Counselor to the President for Programs and Policy\, Director of Policy and Strategic Planning\, and Director of Broadcasting. \nPreviously Trimble worked at U.S. News & World Report magazine for 15 years\, in positions including Assistant Managing Editor\, Foreign Editor\, Moscow Bureau Chief\, and diplomatic correspondent. \nHe holds a master’s degree and a bachelor’s degree from Ohio State University and is a fluent Russian-speaker. \n  \nHelle C. Dale\, Senior Fellow for Public Diplomacy\, The Heritage Foundation \nHelle C. Dale is the Heritage Foundation’s Senior Fellow in Public Diplomacy studies. Her current work focuses on the U.S. government’s institutions and programs for strategic outreach to the public of foreign countries\, as well as more traditional diplomacy\, critical elements in American global leadership and in the war of ideas against violent extremism. \nShe joined The Heritage Foundation in 2002 as Deputy Director of Heritage’s Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Institute for International Studies\, the think tank’s umbrella institute for all branches of study relating to international relations. In this capacity\, among other tasks\, she supervised the institute’s production of research papers. \nAfter 2005\, she also was Director of Heritage’s Douglas and Sarah Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies\, which currently houses the fields of Middle Eastern\, Latin American and Eurasian studies as well as defense and homeland security research \n  \nWith brief introductory remarks by\nRasa Juknevičienė\, Vice-President of NATO Parliamentary Assembly\, Former Minister of National Defense of Lithuania \nRasa Juknevičienė is a member of the Lithuanian Parliament (Seimas)\, as well as Deputy Chair of the Committee on National Security and Defense\, and Head of the Seimas Delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly.  In 2014\, she became a member of an Advisory Council of the Center for European Policy Analysis. From 2008 to 2012 Rasa Juknevičienė served as Lithuania’s Minister of National Defense. Juknevičienė is also a Signatory to the Act of Lithuanian Independence\, signed on March 11\, 1990. In 2008 Rasa Juknevičienė was elected as the Vice-President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly. Rasa Juknevičienė is a graduate of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences and worked as a doctor until 1992. URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/facing-russian-propaganda-and-disinformation/ LOCATION:DC CATEGORIES:Featured Event,Russia ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/sputnikdisinfo.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170228T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170228T133000 DTSTAMP:20260501T214214 CREATED:20170215T171530Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170217T181416Z UID:45431-1488283200-1488288600@www.americansecurityproject.org SUMMARY:US-Russia Nuclear Policy in the Trump Era DESCRIPTION:Date:\n\n\nFebruary 28\, 2017\n\n\n\n\nTime:\n\n\n12:00 PM – 1:30 PM\n\n\n\n\nLocation:\n\n\nAmerican Security Project\n1100 New York Avenue NW\nSuite 710 West\n\n\n\n\n\n  \nFor 3 decades\, the bedrock of nuclear security has come in the form of arms control agreements. Nuclear buildups have given way to nuclear reductions\, and overall reliance on these earth-ending weapons has fallen by the wayside. But with Russia’s violation of the INF\, and Trump Administration doubts about the New START Treaty\, a healthy discussion of nuclear policy is necessary. What is Russia’s modern nuclear strategy\, and how should the US incorporate Russian strategy into its own planning? Join us as we map out appropriate nuclear policy options for 2017 and beyond. \nJoin American Security Project on February 28th for the second event in our U.S. – Russia Relations Program event series. \nPart of American Security Project’s U.S.- Russia Relations Program \nRegister Now \nDoors open at 12:00 PM \nLunch will be available from 12:00- 12:30 PM. \nDiscussion 12:30 to 1:30 pm. \nPlease arrive by 12:25pm for registration. \nAbout the Speakers: \nCol. Guy B. Roberts\, USMC (Ret)\, Consensus for American Security \nCol. Guy Roberts has over thirty years of experience in public policy\, foreign affairs\, international organizations\, bi-lateral and multilateral negotiations on strategic issues\, and international legal matters. \nUntil August 2011 he was the Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Weapons of Mass Destruction Policy and Director\, Nuclear Policy Planning Directorate for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).  In that capacity he was responsible for developing policy on issues related to combating the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction\, missile defense\, and overseeing and implementing NATO’s nuclear deterrence policy and posture. \nPrior to that Mr. Roberts was Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense and Principal Director for Negotiations Policy in the Office of the Secretary of Defense responsible for advising senior Defense Department officials on the entire range of United States arms control and non-proliferation policies.  He was also responsible for implementing policy guidance and Department of Defense positions for current and emerging proliferation issues in multilateral arms control and disarmament fora. \n  \nOlga Oliker\, Senior Adviser and Director\, Russia and Eurasia Program\, CSIS \nOlga Oliker is a senior adviser and director of the Russia and Eurasia Program at CSIS. Her recent research has focused on military\, political\, economic\, and social development in countries in transition\, particularly in Russia\, Ukraine\, and the Central Asian and Caucasian successor states to the Soviet Union. Prior to joining CSIS\, Oliker held a number of senior posts at the RAND Corporation\, most recently as director of RAND’s Center for Russia and Eurasia. She is the author or coauthor of “Russian Foreign Policy in Historical and Current Context: A Reassessment” (RAND Perspectives\, 2015)\, Building Afghanistan’s Security Forces in Wartime: The Soviet Experience (RAND\, 2011)\, Nuclear Deterrence in Europe: Russian Approaches to a New Environment and Implications for the United States (RAND\, 2011)\, and Russian Foreign Policy: Sources and Implications (RAND\, 2000)\, among other books\, articles\, and reports. She has also published commentary on Russia-related topics in print and online with the New York Times\, Chicago Tribune\, CNN\, U.S. News and World Report\, among others. Oliker holds a B.A. in international studies from Emory University\, an M.P.P. from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University\, and a Ph.D. in political science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. \n  \nAnya Loukianova Fink\, Stanton Nuclear Security Fellow\, RAND Corporation \nAnya Loukianova Fink is a Stanton Nuclear Security Fellow at the RAND Corporation\, where her research examines Russian views on nuclear escalation and risks. Previously\, she was a program officer at the Stanley Foundation\, where she focused on nuclear material security issues and brought together stakeholders involved in the Nuclear Security Summits. Between 2007 and 2012\, she was a research associate on Russian nuclear weapons and fuel cycle issues at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey. She holds an MPIA from the University of Pittsburgh’s Graduate School of Public and International Affairs and a PhD in international security and economic policy from the University of Maryland’s School of Public Policy. \nModerated by Matthew Wallin\, Fellow for Public Diplomacy \nRelated Resources \n\nUS Should Respond to Russia’s Violation of INF Treaty\nEvent Recap: U.S. – Russia Policy for the Next Administration\nFact Sheet: Chinese Nuclear Modernization\nDeterring US Adversaries with Fewer Nuclear Weapons\nWHITE PAPER: The 21st Century Nuclear Arsenal URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/us-russia-nuclear-policy-in-the-trump-era/ LOCATION:DC CATEGORIES:Featured Event,Russia ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/usshenrymjackson-nuclear.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170124T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170124T130000 DTSTAMP:20260501T214214 CREATED:20170111T203056Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170111T203056Z UID:44474-1485259200-1485262800@www.americansecurityproject.org 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/ASP-Logo-Social-Share.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161013T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161013T164500 DTSTAMP:20260501T214214 CREATED:20160808T160438Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161012T171203Z UID:42315-1476360000-1476377100@www.americansecurityproject.org SUMMARY:ASP and Lloyd's - Cities in the Crosshairs: The Case for Investing in Resilience DESCRIPTION:Date\nOctober 13\, 2016\n\n\nTime\n12:00pm – 4:45pm\, Cocktail Reception to Follow\n\n\nLocation\nCarnegie Hall\, 881 Seventh Avenue\, New York\, NY\n\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. \nASP and Lloyd’s explored the implications of the Index at the ASP Risk Forum: Pathways to City Resiliency in February 2016\, and the conversation continues this fall. \nIn an increasingly volatile world beset by man-made and natural emerging risks\, the case for business and political leaders to build a more resilient future continues to grow. \nJoin American Security Project and Lloyd’s on October 13th in New York City in conversation and collaboration\, bringing together key stakeholders to discuss how innovative partnerships can and should build greater resilience at the city level. \nSpace is limited. \nFollow the conversation with #ASPRisk \nIn Partnership with:\n  \n \n  \nDue to limited space guests will need to request an RSVP \n \n  \n\n  \nConference Agenda\n12:00 PM – 1:00 PM: Networking and Lunch \n  \n1:00 PM – 2:00 PM: A Global Risk Redux \nA sweeping review of the global risk landscape and the long range implications of the unprecedented change the world is facing. Learn what keeps senior business and policy leaders awake at night as they share their views on the forces shaping our future and the imperatives to build resilience into our present thinking. \nSpeakers: \nGov. Christine Todd Whitman\, ASP Chairperson \nInga Beale\, CEO of Lloyd’s \nKathleen Hamm\, Counselor to the Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Treasury \nModerator: Dante Disparte\, CEO of Risk Cooperative \n  \n2:00 PM – 2:15 PM: Networking Session/Break \n  \n2:15 PM – 3:15 PM: Resilient Collaboration \nWhile the call to action on addressing complex risk grows in volume\, best practice approaches and models for collaboration remain perilously distant. This panel brings together key practitioners and leaders from multiple sectors\, each sharing their views on building market-oriented public-private solutions for building resilience at the city\, state\, national\, and international levels. \nSpeakers: \nLtGen. John G. Castellaw\, USMC (Ret.) ASP Board Member \nChief Daniel Linskey\, former Superintendent-in-Chief of Boston Police Department  \nFielding L. Norton III\, Deputy Chief Enterprise Risk Officer of XL Catlin \nOmmeed Sathe\, Vice President of Impact Investments for Prudential \nModerator: BGen. Stephen A. Cheney\, USMC (Ret.) CEO of ASP \n  \n3:15 PM – 3:30 PM: Networking Session/Break \n  \n3:30 PM – 4:30 PM: A Resilient City – New York’s Perspective \nThe iconic global city of New York is at once a financial capital and home to more than 8.4 million people. The people of New York\, its businesses and public leaders have an uncanny ability to bounce back as evidenced by their responses to the tragic terrorist attacks on September 11\, 2001\, Super Storm Sandy\, a massive black out in 2003\, and others. This spring-like effect is a measure of New York’s resilience\, and the subject of the final panel exploring what other cities can learn from New York’s experience. \nSpeakers Include: \nDan Zarrilli\, New York’s Chief Resilience Officer and Senior Director\, Climate Policy and Programs \nMeghann Teubner\, Director of Counterintelligence Analysis\, NYPD \nGlenn Dorr\, Northeast Regional Director of Lloyd’s  \n  \n4:30 PM – 4:45 PM: Closing Remarks \n  \n5:00 PM – 6:30 PM: Cocktail Reception \n  \nAdditional Resources\nASP and Lloyd’s City Risk Forum \nASP and Lloyd’s Risk Forum: Understanding the City Risk Index \nASP and Lloyd’s Risk Forum: Featured Speaker\, Hon. Alice Hill \nASP and Lloyd’s Risk Forum: Featured Speaker\, Gov. Tom Ridge \nASP and Lloyd’s Risk Forum: Emerging Risks \nASP and Lloyd’s Risk Forum: How to Build Resiliency \n  \nTo request an invitation\, contact: \nevents@americansecurityproject.org \nImage Credit: Flickr User: Shankbone URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/asprisknyc/ LOCATION:Carnegie Hall\, 881 Seventh Avenue\, New York\, United States CATEGORIES:American Competitiveness & Economic Diplomacy,Climate Security,Featured Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/8139649191_c2fef39e2e_z.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160526T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160526T133000 DTSTAMP:20260501T214214 CREATED:20160505T183325Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160822T185606Z UID:40938-1464264000-1464269400@www.americansecurityproject.org SUMMARY:The Role of Military-to-Military Engagement in Building the U.S. – Cuba Relationship DESCRIPTION:  \n\n\n\nDate\nMay 26th\, 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  \nOn April 20th\, American Security Project formally launched its Cuba Program in Miami\, Florida. “Pathways to the Future of US-Cuba Relations” examines how to build confidence between Cuba and the United States\, and the benefits of closer relationships between the two governments and peoples through the lens of national security. \n  \nMilitary-to-Military Engagement (mil-to-mil or M2M) Programs are essential to strong inter-country relationships. Individual engagements\, traveling contact teams\, military liaison teams\, military and government exchange programs\, and seminars and conferences among various nation’s militaries develop partnerships between governments\, militaries\, and individuals. \nThese exchanges build relationships and establish communication and cooperation before an emergency\, and provide opportunities to discuss possible conflicts in advance. Long-standing M2M programs continue to play an important role in the U.S. foreign policy\, evidenced by their proliferation across the commands. The budding U.S. – Cuba relationship can be no different. \nJoin American Security Project on Thursday\, May 26th for “The Role of Military-to-Military Engagement in Building the U.S. – Cuba Relationship\,” a roundtable discussion on the first in a series of Cuba-focused Perspective Papers. The conversation\, and inaugural paper\, will examine the existing U.S.-Cuba mil-to-mil relationship and a strategy for successful engagement over the next decade. \nLunch refreshments will be served from 12:00pm – 12:30pm. \nPlease arrive by 12:00pm for registration. \nDue to limited space\, guests will need to request an RSVP\n \nSpeakers:\n\nBGen. Stephen A. Cheney\, USMC (Ret.) – CEO\, American Security Project\nCol. Ken Robbins\, USA (Ret.) – Senior Adjunct Fellow\, American Security Project\nCDR Louis Orsini\, USCG (Ret.) – Maritime Security Enforcement Specialist\, United States Coast Guard\n\nAdditional Resources:\n\nMiami at the Center of the Cuban- American Relationship\nCuba Preview: Obama Visit and Embargo Easing\nNew Cuba Crisis Means It’s Time to Kick Out Old Policies\nPODCAST: David Ferris talks to ASP about Cuban Energy\nAndrew Holland on Cuban Energy\nPerspective: Potential Areas of Cooperation Between the U.S. and Cuba\nASP Supports Cuba’s Removal from State Sponsors of Terrorism List\nBringing Cuba Into the Digital Age\nU.S. – Cuban Relations on the Edge of Formalization\nASP in Inter American Dialogue: Geopolitics and economics are bringing U.S. foreign policy back to the Caribbean\nEnergy Security in the Caribbean\n\n  \nSpeaker Bios: \nhttps://www.americansecurityproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Steve-Cheney-CROPPED.jpg \nBGen. Stephen A. Cheney\, USMC (Ret.)  \nis 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. \nCol. Ken Robbins\, USA (Ret.) \nKendric H. Robbins is a retired Army officer with more than twenty years of experience serving in tactical\, operational and strategic level assignments.  Most recently\, he served as a Special Assistant to the Chief of Staff of the United States Army. Prior to that assignment\, he commanded a Stryker infantry battalion forward stationed in Germany.  He has also served as the operations officer and later executive officer an infantry battalion while deployed to Salman Pak\, Iraq.  Ken commanded a cavalry troop as part of the NATO Stabilization Force (SFOR) in Bosnia.  As a platoon leader\, he and his Soldiers operated a remote observation post on the Macedonian and Serbian border conducting UN peacekeeping operations (UNPREDEP).  He also served as an assistant professor and executive officer in the Department of Social Sciences at West Point\, were he taught courses on American politics. \nIn 2009\, Ken was appointed as one of fifteen White House Fellows by President Obama.  He served as a Special Assistant to the Director of the Office of Personnel Management.  Ken worked closely with career civil servants and politcal appointees at OPM in the drafting of Executive Order 13518\, Employment of Veterans in the Federal Government\, which established the Veterans Employment Initiative. After his White House Fellowship\, Ken served as an Army Fellow at the Department of State. \nKen is the co-founder and CEO of Agent Hero Inc.\, which aims to connect home buyers and sellers with carefully selected professional real estate agents who are military veterans or spouses. \nHis educational background includes a B.S. in American Politics from the United States Military Academy and a Master in Public Administration from the Harvard Kennedy School where he was recognized for academic and leadership excellence.  His military awards include the Legion of Merit\, NATO medal\, and UN Medal. \nCDR Louis Orsini\, USCG (Ret.) \nLou Orsini is the Senior Maritime Law Enforcement Advisor for the Chief\, Office of Law Enforcement in U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington\, DC.  He provides expert advice on a variety of law enforcement strategies\, policies\, tactics\, techniques and procedures\, and is primarily responsible for all international aspects of USCG maritime law enforcement with a particular emphasis on western hemispheric initiatives.  His primary duty is to weave international considerations and requirements from all constituents into USCG law enforcement strategy and policy to ensure effective program management.  Mr. Orsini is a 1973 graduate of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy.  He received his Masters degree in National Security and Strategic Studies from the Naval War College and his Masters in Management from Salve Regina in 1990.  He commanded two cutters\, and served in four others during a 26-year active duty Coast Guard career.  Between seagoing assignments\, Mr. Orsini served in a wide variety of positions including Chief of Naval Operations Liaison Officer in the Pentagon\, and as the Maritime Security Assistance Officer and Deputy in the Military Liaison Office in Barbados.  He also served as Deputy Group Commander of USCG Group Fort Macon\, and as Chief\, Fisheries Enforcement Division for USCG Atlantic Area.   Mr. Orsini retired from active duty in 2000 as a Commander\, and has served in his current position since then. \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/uscubam2m/ LOCATION:DC CATEGORIES:Cuba Engagement,Featured Event,National Security Strategy,Public Diplomacy ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Cuban-Flag.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160321T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160321T133000 DTSTAMP:20260501T214214 CREATED:20160229T185251Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160822T185600Z UID:40236-1458561600-1458567000@www.americansecurityproject.org 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:DC CATEGORIES:American Competitiveness & Economic Diplomacy,Energy Security,Featured Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/PUERTO-RICO-FLAG-e1456771505912.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151211T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151211T133000 DTSTAMP:20260501T214214 CREATED:20151123T174256Z LAST-MODIFIED:20151207T205818Z UID:38849-1449835200-1449840600@www.americansecurityproject.org 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:DC CATEGORIES:Climate Security,Energy Security,Featured Event,National Security & Climate Change,National Security Strategy ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Polar-Bears-Military1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151119T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151119T140000 DTSTAMP:20260501T214214 CREATED:20151015T153658Z LAST-MODIFIED:20151118T203502Z UID:38329-1447934400-1447941600@www.americansecurityproject.org SUMMARY:TPP: Implications of the Trans-Pacific Partnership for Global and Regional Stability DESCRIPTION:Date\nNovember 19\, 2015\n\n\nTime\n12:00pm – 2:00pm\n\n\nLocations\nAmerican Security Project1100 New York Ave. NW – 7th Floor\, West Tower\, Washington\, DC 20005\n\n\n\n  \nFinal negotiations on TPP concluded on October 5th\, 2015 and the long-awaited trade deal now begins a 90-day waiting period before being brought for discussion and vote by the United States Congress. \nTPP is a cornerstone of the Asia Pivot and includes 11 Pacific nations. Its implementation will increase US access to growing markets across the region while eliminating thousands of import tariffs and other barriers to free international trade. The deal also strengthens relationships between the US and vital partners including Japan\, Australia\, Canada\, Malaysia\, Vietnam\, and Mexico. \nDespite its strong economic and security benefits\, TPP faces significant scrutiny in a politically divided congress. While fast-track trade authority removes threats of amendments and filibusters\, its successful passage is far from certain. \nThis event will include a panel discussion featuring key leaders well versed in the economic and security impact of free trade from several TPP nations. The event will conclude with a keynote address from Representative Don Beyer (D\, VA-8)\, former Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein. \nThe event will be live tweeted\, using the hashtag #ASPTrade and will include an Event Review to be published on ASP’s website. Full video and audio recordings will also be made available via the website. \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. \nAbout the Keynote Speaker: \nCongressman Don Beyer is serving his first term as the U.S. Representative from Virginia’s 8th District\, representing Arlington\, Alexandria\, Falls Church\, and parts of Fairfax County. He serves on the Joint Economic Committee\, the House Committee on Natural Resources\, is Ranking Member on the Oversight Subcommittee to the Committee on Science\, Space\, and Technology and a member of the New Democrat Coalition. \nPrior to joining the U.S. House of Representatives\, Donald S. Beyer Jr. was sworn in as the United States Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein on August 5\, 2009. He took up his duties in Bern on August 15\, 2009 and left office on 29 April 2013 \nCongressman Beyer is a nationally recognized political\, business and philanthropic leader. Over the last thirty years\, he built a strong reputation in Virginia\, where he grew a successful and reputable business\, and spent eight years as Lieutenant Governor. Throughout his adult life\, Congressman Beyer has been very active in Virginia and national politics. In 2008\, he chaired the Transportation and Land Use working group of the Governor’s Virginia Commission on Climate Change. Before his nomination to be Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein\, he was asked by President-elect Barack Obama to lead the United States Department of Commerce Transition Team. \nCongressman Beyer is also a member of the Board of Directors for the American Security Project. \nAbout the Panelists: \n \nAmbassador Carl Worker of the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs is the Trade Principal Business Adviser and Charge d’affairs for the New Zealand Embassy in Washington\, D.C \nAmbassador Worker recently concluded an extended term as New Zealand Ambassador to China (2009-15) where he headed a NZ Inc operation totalling 300 staff from 10 government agencies based at 5 locations in China.  During his term in Beijing\, the NZ Inc China Strategy target of doubling two-way commodity trade with China from $10 to $20 billion between 2010 and 2015 was achieved and a new target set of $30 billion trade by 2020. Annual Chinese visitors to New Zealand more than doubled to over 250\,000. China became a significant source of FDI for the first time. \nA fluent Mandarin speaker\, Ambassador Worker had earlier postings at the Beijing Embassy in the 1980’s and  1990’s\, and was New Zealand Consul-General in Hong Kong from 1994-98 spanning Hong Kong’s return to China. \nAlso a fluent Spanish speaker\, Ambassador Worker was Ambassador to Argentina\, Uruguay and Paraguay from 2001-2006.  As Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Americas Division from 2006-08\, Carl worked to promote relationship improvement with the United States\, US participation in TPP\, and the goals of the New Zealand Latin America Strategy. The Ambassador took up the newly created role of MFAT Principal Business Adviser\, based at the MFAT Auckland office\, in March 2015. He was appointed Charge d’Affaires in June 2015. \n \nMinister Kanji Yamanouchi is Minister for Economic Affairs\, Embassy of Japan\, Washington\, DC. In 1984\, Minister Kanji Yamanouchi joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan.  Upon completing various overseas postings including an assignment in Washington\, in 2002\, Mr. Yamanouchi led the Prime Minister’s advance team in North Korea\, in preparation for the first ever state visit of a Japanese head of government to North Korea. In 2008\, Mr. Yamanouchi became the Director of the First North American Division. Proving himself an able diplomat\, Mr. Yamanouchi was then selected to be the Executive Assistant on Diplomatic Affairs for Japan’s Prime Minister Hatoyama and Prime Minister Kan.  As such\, Mr. Yamanouchi participated in high level meetings with Heads of State from around the world. \nAfter two years in the post of Executive Assistant\, Mr. Yamanouchi was promoted to Deputy Director General for the Asian Affairs Bureau where he focused on regional issues with close neighbors.  He played an instrumental role in negotiating with China on maritime issues\, and spearheaded the 1st round of Japan-China High Level Consultations on Maritime Issues. \nMinister Yamanouchi graduated from Tokyo University of Foreign Studies\, and holds an MA in Political Science from Wesleyan University in Middletown\, Connecticut\, USA. \n  \n \nDr. Robert J. Shapiro  is Co-founder and Chairman of Sonecon\, LLC. In addition to chairing Sonecon\, Dr. Shapiro is also a Senior Fellow of the Georgetown University School of Business\, advisor to the International Monetary Fund\, director of the Globalization Center at NDN\, chairman of the U.S. Climate Task Force and co-chair of America Task Force Argentina. From 1997 to 2001\, Dr. Shapiro was U.S. Under Secretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs. In that position\, he directed economic policy for the Commerce Department and oversaw the Nation’s major statistical agencies\, including the Census Bureau while it planned and carried out the 2000 decennial census. Prior to that appointment\, he was co-founder and Vice President of the Progressive Policy Institute. He also served as principal economic advisor to Bill Clinton in his 1991-1992 presidential campaign and senior economic advisor to Al Gore and John Kerry in their presidential campaigns. In 2008 and 2012\, he advised the campaigns and transition of Barack Obama. Dr. Shapiro also was as Legislative Director for Senator Daniel P. Moynihan and Associate Editor of U.S. News & World Report. He has been a Fellow of Harvard University\, the Brookings Institution\, and the National Bureau of Economic Research. \nDr. Shapiro holds a Ph.D. and M.A. from Harvard\, a M.Sc. from the London School of Economics\, and an A.B. from the University of Chicago. He is widely published\, and his most recent book is Futurecast: How Superpowers\, Populations and Demographics Will Change the You Live and Work (St Martins’ Press\, 2008). \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  \nModerator \n \nMr. Nelson Cunningham is President of American Security Project and President of McLarty Associates\, the international strategic advisory firm headed by former White House Chief of Staff and Special Envoy for the Americas Thomas F. “Mack” McLarty III. Mr. Cunningham was also Special Advisor to President Clinton for Western Hemisphere Affairs and previously served as a counsel at the White House and as General Counsel of the Senate Judiciary Committee under Senator Joseph Biden. Prior to that\, he was a federal prosecutor in New York under then-U.S. Attorney Rudolph Giuliani and also served as a foreign policy and trade advisor to the 2004 Kerry campaign. Mr. Cunningham is a member of the Secretary of State’s Foreign Affairs Policy Board\, the State Department Advisory Committee on International Economic Policy (ACIEP)\, and past chairman of the Export-Import Bank’s Advisory Committee. \nAdditional Resources: \nNational Security Leaders Back TPP \nISDS: An In-Depth Look at a Crucial Part of Free Trade \nFree Trade Agreement Roundup \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/tpp-implications-of-trans-pacific-partnership-for-global-and-regional-stability/ LOCATION:DC CATEGORIES:Featured Event,National Security Strategy,Public Diplomacy ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/tpp-made-in-america-300x200.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151027T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151027T133000 DTSTAMP:20260501T214214 CREATED:20151022T165958Z LAST-MODIFIED:20151022T170022Z UID:38409-1445947200-1445952600@www.americansecurityproject.org 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Climate-Security-Icon.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150916T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150916T170000 DTSTAMP:20260501T214214 CREATED:20150824T183716Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150916T131452Z UID:37492-1442404800-1442422800@www.americansecurityproject.org SUMMARY:Conference - Cyber Security: Risk\, Recovery\, and Resilience DESCRIPTION:Date\nSeptember 16\, 2015\n\n\nTime\n12:00pm – 5:00pm\n\n\nLocations \nAmerican Security Project\, 1100 New York Ave. NW\, 7th Floor West Tower\, Washington DC\n\n\n\n  \nNew advancements in technology continue to integrate more of our private data and information together across multiple devises and access points. With this increase in accessibility comes greater risks of hacker attacks and breaches. Cyber security and the tools associated with it are on the front lines in protecting our information. \nIn the wake of major security breaches\, including OPM\, Sony\, and Target\, cyber security has taken center stage in talks of national security and defense. As the United States continues to rely on technology for government and military operations\, cyber security is needed more than ever before. \nOver the course of the conference\, our expert panelists will discuss the issues surrounding cyber security and challenges we will face moving forward. \nThe conference will be held Wednesday\, September 16\, 2015 at ASP’s conference facilities in Washington\, D.C. \n\nAgenda: Cyber Security: Risk\, Recovery\, and Resilience\n12:00pm – 12:30pm: Networking Lunch & Registration \n12:30pm – 1:15pm: Keynote – RDML Danelle Barrett\, Deputy Director of Current Operations\, US Cyber Command \n1:15pm – 1:30pm: Refreshments & Networking Break \n1:30pm – 2:30: Panel 1 – Lessons from the OPM Hack \nModerator:  Michael Riley\, Reporter\, Bloomberg \nPanelists: \n\nLogan Brown\, President\, Exodus Intelligence\nAamir Lakhani\, Senior Cyber Security Researcher\, Fortinet\nJeff Wagner\, Director of Security Operations\, OPM\n\n2:30pm – 2:45pm: Refreshments & Networking Break \n2:45pm – 3:45pm: Panel 2 – Threats and Consequences Facing the Military \nModerator: BGen. Stephen A. Cheney\, USMC (Ret.)\, CEO of ASP \nPanelists: \n\nMG Garrett Yee\, US Army Reserve\, Cyber Security Directorate Military Deputy\nLTC Scott Applegate\, G33 Current Operations Chief\, Defensive Cyberspace Operations\, United States Army Cyber Command\nIan Wallace\, Senior Fellow\, Co-Director Cyber Security Initiative\, New America\n\n3:45pm – 4:00pm: Refreshments & Networking Break \n4:00pm – 5:00pm: Panel 3 – Beyond the Technical – Defense\, Diplomacy and Deterrence \nModerator: William Lay\,Deputy Chief Information Officer\, Department of State \nPanelists: \n\nCOL Jon Brickey\, National Capital Region Liaison\, US Army West Point\nMichele Markoff\, Deputy Coordinator for Cyber Issues DoS\nHon. Bijan Kian\, Chairman of the Board of Directors\, iCelero\n\nEvent in Partnership ASP’s Business Council for American Security \nand \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/conference-cyber-security-risk-recovery-and-resilience/ LOCATION:DC CATEGORIES:American Competitiveness & Economic Diplomacy,Featured Event,National Security Strategy,Public Diplomacy,Terrorism ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/digital_world_184571.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150709T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150709T120000 DTSTAMP:20260501T214214 CREATED:20150707T151628Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150707T151628Z UID:36702-1436439600-1436443200@www.americansecurityproject.org SUMMARY:Climate Change and National Security: Press Conference - Chicago DESCRIPTION:Senior retired Military officers from the American Security Project visit Chicago to discuss the far-reaching effects of climate change. \n  \nOn Thursday\, July 9\, two senior retired U.S. military officers Vice Admiral Lee Gunn\, USN (Ret). and Brigadier General Stephen Cheney\, USMC (Ret.) will speak about the national security importance of climate change. As members of the American Security Project (ASP)\, a non-partisan national security think tank\, they will talk about the importance of action on climate change at an event held at Chicago’s Vietnam Veterans Memorial. They will be accompanied by a group of younger veterans from all services. ASP’s Senior Fellow\, Andrew Holland\, who worked for then-Senator Chuck Hagel on this issue\, will also attend as a part of ASP’s nationwide tour highlighting the impacts of climate change on national security. \n  \nClimate Change affects our national security three ways: \n\nit creates global instability\, that the United States will need to respond to\nit threatens our homeland security\, through extreme weather\nit will cost our military\, and so every taxpayer\, vast amounts of money to rebuild military bases due to extreme weather\, rise in sea levels\, and global instability\n\n  \nBGen Stephen Cheney\, USMC (Ret.) stated: \n“Climate change is real and a clear threat to global stability and security around the world. We know that our military is preparing for it.” \n  \nVice Admiral Lee Gunn stated: \n“Climate Change poses a clear and present danger to the United States of America. National security\, linked to energy security and economic growth\, which undergird all of our nation’s power\, can be achieved by taking action now to avert the worst consequences of climate change. The imperative\, then\, is for leadership and action on a global scale. The United States must act. The United States must lead.” \n  \nClimate change alone will not cause wars\, but it serves as an “Accelerant of Instability” or a “Threat Multiplier” that makes already existing threats worse. Resource scarcity\, extreme weather\, food scarcity\, water insecurity\, and sea level rise will all threaten societies around the world. Too many governments are not prepared for these threats\, either because they do not have the resources or because they have not planned ahead. How those societies respond to the increase in instability will determine whether climate change will lead to war. \n  \nAmerican Security Project’s Climate Security Report  discusses the strategic security imperative of climate change to the United States and the necessity to prepare for the changes that lie ahead. \n  \nAdditional Resources and Publication \nThe Global Security Defense Index on Climate Change \nClimate Change and U.S. Military Basing \nClimate Change and Global Security \nClimate Change and the Homeland \nClimate Change and National Security \nPay Now\, Pay Later \nClimate Security Homepage URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/climate-change-and-national-security-press-conference-chicago/ LOCATION:Vietnam Veterans Memorial – Chicago\, Wacker Dr & Wabash Ave\, Chicago\, IL\, 60601\, United States CATEGORIES:Climate Security,Featured Event,National Security & Climate Change,National Security Strategy ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Climate-Security-Icon.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR