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SUMMARY:Department of Defense Action on Climate Change
DESCRIPTION:Insights from the Pentagon \nand a Two Year National Tour\n\n\n\nDate\nDecember 11th\, 2015\n\n\nTime\n12:00pm – 1:30pm\n\n\nLocation\nAmerican Security Project – 1100 New York Ave.\, 7th Floor\, West Tower\, Washington DC 20005\n\n\n\n  \nOne year ago\, the Department of Defense released its landmark Climate Adaptation Roadmap\, which outlined the steps that all areas of the DoD must take to prepare for a changing climate. On Friday\, December 11\, ASP will host Maureen Sullivan\, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Environment\, Safety & Occupational Health\, responsible for overseeing the implementation of the Department’s climate change adaptation efforts. She will give an update on DoD efforts around Climate Change. \nTwo members of ASP’s Board of Directors\, Vice Admiral Lee Gunn\, USN (Ret.) and BGen Stephen Cheney\, USMC (Ret.) will also report on what they have learned as a part of ASP’s national climate security tour\, and how important the DoD’s efforts on climate change are for national climate preparedness. \n  \nSpecial Remarks: \n\nMs. Maureen Sullivan\n\nPanel Includes:\nModerator: \n\nMr. Andrew Holland\n\nPanelists: \n\nVice Admiral Lee Gunn\, USN (Ret.)\nBGen Stephen Cheney\, USMC (Ret.)\nDr. Leo Goff\n\n  \nSpeaker Biographies:\nMs. Maureen Sullivan is the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Environment\, Safety & Occupational Health in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Energy\, Installations & Environment). She is responsible for DoD’s policies and programs related to compliance with environmental laws; management of natural and cultural resources; cleanup of contaminated sites; safety & occupational health; fire and emergency services; green/sustainable buildings; installation emergency management; international environmental compliance and cleanup efforts; climate change adaptation planning; strategic sustainability planning; planning to address emerging contaminants; and international defense environmental cooperation. Ms. Sullivan is also responsible for the DoD Native American program. She oversees the Armed Forces Pest Management Board and the Department of Defense Explosives Safety Board. Ms. Sullivan is the Department of Defense Federal Preservation Officer and represents the Secretary of Defense on the President’s Advisory Council on Historic Preservation. Ms. Sullivan is a member of the General Services Administration’s Green Building Advisory Committee. \nShe also represents the Department of Defense on the White House Climate and Natural Resources Working Group and the White House Pollinator Task Force. \nFor the past 23 years\, Ms. Sullivan has served in various leadership positions as a member of the Office of the Secretary of Defense environmental staff\, and possesses wide ranging experience in numerous DoD environmental programs to include Pollution Prevention\, Environmental Compliance\, Historic Preservation\, and the Clean Air Act. \nFrom 2013 thru 2014\, Ms. Sullivan served as the DoD member of the Federal Interagency Floodplain Management Task Force. From 2009 to 2012\, Ms. Sullivan served as the Department of Defense member of the White House Interagency Climate Change Adaptation Task Force. She served as the DoD representative to the Office of Management and Budget Interagency Panel which negotiated the final Ozone and Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standards in 1997. She also served as the DoD Liaison to the President Clinton’s Council on Sustainable Development. \nMs. Sullivan was a member of the team that authored Executive Order 13148\, “Greening the Government Through Leadership in Environmental Management\,” which President Clinton signed on April 22\, 2000. She also helped draft Executive Order 12856\, “Federal Compliance with Right-to-Know Laws and Pollution Prevention Requirements.” After President Clinton signed Executive Order 12856\, she was detailed to the Office of the Administrator\, Environmental Protection Agency\, to guide initial implementation. \nHer total DoD career spans 35 years. Prior to joining the Office of the Secretary of Defense\, she held positions with the Defense Logistics Agency in Virginia\, Michigan\, Ohio and Germany where she worked in hazardous waste management\, international environmental activities and pollution prevention. Ms. Sullivan has been a member of the Senior Executive Service since 2008. \nVice Admiral Lee Gunn served in the U.S. Navy for thirty-five years prior to his retirement in 2000. His last active duty assignment was Inspector General of the Department of the Navy where\, together with his Marine Deputy\, he was responsible for the Department’s overall inspection program and its assessments of readiness\, training\, and quality of service. \nServing in the Surface Navy in a variety of theaters\, Admiral Gunn rose through the cruiser/destroyer force to command the Frigate USS Barbey\, then command of the Navy’s antisubmarine warfare tactical and technical evaluation Destroyer squadron\, DESRON 31. He later commanded Amphibious Group Three\, comprising 19 ships\, 12 other\, separate commands\, and 16\,000 Sailors and Marines. As Commander of PHIBGRU THREE he served (in addition to many other duties) as the Combined Naval Forces Commander\, and Deputy Task Force Commander of Combined Task Force United Shield. Task Force United Shield conducted the final withdrawal of United Nations peacekeeping forces from Somalia in February and March of 1995. United Shield was\, and still is\, the only amphibious withdrawal operation under fire conducted since the Korean War. \nAdmiral Gunn’s awards include the Distinguished Service Medal\, the Defense Superior Service Medal\, six Legions of Merit\, two Meritorious Service Medals\, the Navy Commendation Medal (with Combat Distinguishing Device)\, the Navy Achievement Medal\, the Combat Action Ribbon\, and numerous theater and service awards. \nImmediately after concluding his active duty career\, Admiral Gunn was asked by the Chief of Naval Operations to lead the Executive Review of Navy Training. The nine-month Review was conducted by a senior team of experts in a variety of disciplines from the uniformed Navy\, the corps of Department of the Navy Civilians\, and the business and education communities. The recommendations of the Review continue to be implemented by the Navy\, bringing about a revolution in training and learning for Navy men and women. \nAdmiral Gunn has extensive experience with and substantial accomplishments in the areas of manpower\, personnel and training. He served in eight assignments in those areas during his career. During his last manpower assignment (as Deputy Chief of Naval Personnel\, and Commander\, Navy Personnel Command) he played a key role in redesigning the Navy’s manpower and personnel establishment and orchestrated the transfer of the Navy’s Personnel Command from Arlington\, Virginia to Millington\, Tennessee. Relations he developed with the Congressional delegations and the business and academic communities were key to the success of this BRAC–directed move. \nGunn serves as: President of the Institute for Public Research at CNA in Alexandria\, VA. (he joined CNA in 2001); Chair of the Board of Advisors of the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey\, CA; an Advisor to the Global Perspectives Initiative at the University of Central Florida; and a member and Executive Board member of the Surface Navy Association\, the professional association of more than 7000 surface warriors and supporters. He served as President of the Surface Navy Association from 2001-2006. \n \nBGen Stephen Cheney USMC(Ret) is the Chief Executive Officer of the American Security Project (ASP) and a member of the Department of State’s Foreign Affairs Policy Board. \nHe is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and has over 30 years experience as a Marine.  His career included a wide variety of command and staff positions with the operating forces and the supporting establishment.  Gen. Cheney’s primary specialty was artillery\, but he focused extensively on entry-level training\, commanding at every echelon at both Marine Corps Recruit Depots\, to include being the Commanding General at Parris Island.  He served several years in Japan and has traveled extensively throughout the Middle East and Asia. \nOther selected highlights of Gen. Cheney’s military career include tours as Deputy Executive Secretary to Defense Secretaries Cheney and Aspin; ground plans officer for Drug Enforcement Policy in the Pentagon; liaison to the Congressional Commission on Roles and Missions of the Armed Forces; and Inspector General of the Marine Corps. \nFollowing retirement from the Marines\, Gen. Cheney became the Chief Operating Officer for Business Executives for National Security (BENS)\, in Washington\, D.C.\, and most recently was President/CEO of the Marine Military Academy in Harlingen\, Texas. \nGen. Cheney is a graduate of the Marine Corps Command and Staff College\, the National War College\, and the University of Southern California. He was a military fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York City\, where he is a member. Additionally\, he is also a member of the Secretary of State’s International Security Advisory Board. \nDr. Leo Goff is the program manager for CNA’s Military Advisory Board\, a group of retired three- and four-star flag and general officers from the Army\, Navy\, Air Force and Marine Corps who study pressing issues of the day to assess their impact on America’s national security. Their focus for the last several years has been on climate\, energy\, and national security. Additionally\, he is a retired Navy Captain\, having served for 30 years in submarines or working at the strategic leadership level in the Pentagon. He was the commanding officer of a nuclear submarine and a submarine tender. Since retirement in early 2011 he has held the position of president and owner of ACARYIS; a consulting company providing executive solutions\, focused on the ways in which energy and the environment impact organizational alignment and strategic direction. \nDoctor Goff holds a PhD in organizational behavior with a concentration in leadership; a Master’s degree in Public Administration; and a Master’s Degree in Executive Business Administration. He was a distinguished fellow at Maxwell School for Strategic Studies at Syracuse. He earned his commission at the United States Naval Academy\, graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Ocean Engineering. \nMr. Andrew Holland is the American Security Project’s Director of Studies and Senior Fellow for Energy and Climate. As an expert on energy\, climate change\, and infrastructure policy\, he has worked at the center of debates about how to achieve sustainable energy security and how to effectively address climate change for the last decade. \nHe served as Legislative Assistant on Energy\, Environment\, and Infrastructure for United States Senator Chuck Hagel of Nebraska for three years from 2006 through 2008.  He worked in the US House of Representatives for the House Ways and Means Committee and the Office of Congresswoman Roukema. \nHe holds a Master’s Degree in International Strategy and Economics from the University of St. Andrews in Scotland and a  Bachelor’s Degree in History and Economics from Wake Forest University in North Carolina. \nResources:\nNational Security and Climate Change – Perspectives from the Military \nSecurity Impacts of Climate Change \nPay Now\, Pay Later: A State-by-State Assessment of the Costs of Climate Change \n  \nABOUT THE AMERICAN SECURITY PROJECT  \nThe American Security Project is a non-profit\, non-partisan public policy and research organization dedicated to fostering knowledge and understanding of a range of national security issues\, promoting debate about the appropriate use of American power\, and cultivating strategic responses to 21st century challenges. For more information\, visit www.americansecurityproject.org.
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/department-of-defense-action-on-climate-change/
CATEGORIES:Climate Security,Energy Security,Featured Event,National Security & Climate Change,National Security Strategy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160217T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160217T163000
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SUMMARY:Lloyd’s and ASP Risk Forum: Pathways to City Resilience
DESCRIPTION:Due to limited space guests will need to request an RSVP\n \n  \n\n\n\nDate\nFebruary 17\, 2016\n\n\nTime\n12:00pm – 4:30pm\n\n\nLocation\nArnold & Porter LLP\, 601 Massachusetts Ave NW\, 11th Floor\, Washington DC 20001\n\n\n\n  \nOn September 3\, 2015 Lloyd’s launched the City Risk Index\, the first ever analysis of economic output at risk (GDP at risk) in 301 major cities from 18 manmade and natural threats over a ten-year period. The index includes: cyber-attack; terrorism; flood\, freeze\, heat\, and other climate security risks; and market crash\, among others. \nThe Index aims to help build understanding and shape the world’s response to the shifting risk landscape by stimulating discussions between insurers\, governments and businesses on the need to improve resilience to these threats. \n \nOn Wednesday\, February 17th\, American Security Project will host Lloyd’s and ASP Risk Forum: Pathways to City Resilience in partnership with Lloyd’s\, JLT\, and Risk Cooperative. This is an invitation-only opportunity for policymakers\, business leaders and regulators to introduce the findings of the City Risk Index and share best practices and insights on risk assessment\, mitigation\, adaptation and transfer to help U.S. cities and institutions build greater resilience \nDownload an executive summary of the City Risk Index here. \nFollow the conversation with #ASPRisk \n. \nConference Agenda\n12:00 – 12:30 Guest Arrival – Bridge Building Session/Lunch \n12:30 – 12:40 General Cheney / Dante Disparte / Glenn Dorr Welcome \n12:40 – 1:00 Featured Speaker 1: Judge Alice Hill\, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Resilience Policy at National Security Council\, White House. Introduction: Andrew Holland\, Director of Studies- ASP \n1:00 – 2:00 Risk & Resiliency: Understanding the City Risk Index \n“Understanding the City Risk Index” will explore Lloyd’s GDP@Risk metric alongside complementary initiatives including NDGain\, Rockefeller Foundation’s Resilient Cities project\, and Lloyd’s previous Climate Risk Index. The discussion will examine how these programs can be used to change the dialogue around risk and resiliency\, and build concrete solutions. \nPanelists: Meghan Doherty\, Project Manager Urban Adaptation Assessment\, ND-GAIN; Tommy Wells\, DC City Council; David Flandro\, Global Head of Analytics\, JLT; Dr. Nancy Kete\, Managing Director of Rockefeller Foundation \nModerator: Dante Disparte\, CEO and Founder\, Risk Cooperative\, Chairperson BCAS \n2:00 – 2:15 Featured Speaker 2: Governor Tom Ridge “Emerging Risks and Pathways to Resilience.” Introduction: Dante Disparte\, CEO and Founder- Risk Cooperative \n2:15 – 3:15 Emerging Risks: Impacts and Opportunities \n“Emerging Risks: Impacts and Opportunities” will offer a multi-disciplinary conversation among leading experts across policy\, the military\, and the private sector for a discussion of adaptation and impacts of specific risk domains including climate change\, cyber risk\, terrorism\, and pandemic. \nPanelists: LtGen. Norm Seip\, USAF (Ret.)\, ASP Board Member; Gov. Tom Ridge\, Fmr Gov. PA\, Secretary of Homeland Security; Daniel Wagner\, CEO\, Country Risk Solutions; Brad Kieserman\, VP of Disaster Operations & Logistics\, Red Cross \nModerator: Glenn Dorr\, Northeast Regional Director\, Lloyd’s \n3:15 – 3:30 Bridge Building / Break \n3:30 – 4:30 The Way Forward: How to Build Resiliency \nA cross-sector dialogue\, “The Way Forward: Solutions for Progress” will examine best practices to build comprehensive resiliency through public and private collaboration.  Financing for building resilient cities and exploring long range implications for policy\, city leaders and the private sector. \nPanelists: Erwann Michel-Kerjan\, Executive Director of the Risk Management and Decision Processes Center\, Wharton; Sean McGovern\, Chief Risk Officer & General Counsel\, Lloyd’s; Charles Rath\, President and CEO\, Resilient Solutions 21; Josh Sawislak\, Global Director of Resilience\, AECOM \nModerator: BGen. Stephen A. Cheney\, USMC (Ret.)\, CEO\, ASP \n4:30 – 4:40 Glenn Dorr – Closing Remarks \n. \nTo request an invitation\, contact: \nevents@americansecurityproject.org \n. \nIn Partnership with: \n \nand \n \n \n. \nAdditional Resources:\nCities@Risk \n2016’s Unhappy New Year of Risk (co-authored with Daniel Wagner) \nDante Disparte – Chairman of the Business Council for American Security \n. \nABOUT THE AMERICAN SECURITY PROJECT  \nThe American Security Project is a non-profit\, non-partisan public policy and research organization dedicated to fostering knowledge and understanding of a range of national security issues\, promoting debate about the appropriate use of American power\, and cultivating strategic responses to 21st century challenges. For more information\, visit www.americansecurityproject.org.
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/lloyds-and-asp-risk-forum-pathways-to-city-resilience/
LOCATION:Arnold & Porter\, 601 Massachusetts Ave NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20001\, United States
CATEGORIES:American Competitiveness & Economic Diplomacy,Climate Security,Energy Security,National Security & Climate Change,National Security Strategy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160526T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160526T133000
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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/
CATEGORIES:Cuba Engagement,Featured Event,National Security Strategy,Public Diplomacy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160615T120000
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SUMMARY:Arctic Strategy: One Year into the U.S. Leadership of the Arctic Council
DESCRIPTION:Date\nJune 15\, 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  \nThe Arctic is warming faster than anywhere else on earth\, opening a new sea to humanity. America is an Arctic nation\, a notion that Americans too often forget. This gives America a leading role in determining whether the 21st Century opening of the Arctic will happen peacefully and sustainably\, or whether it will be characterized by conflict and exploitation. \nJoin the American Security Project and The Arctic Institute for Circumpolar Studies for a panel discussion on “Arctic Strategy: One Year into the U.S. Leadership of the Arctic Council” \nWe can build a peaceful and prosperous Arctic\, but American leadership is necessary. The Department of State’s International Security Advisory Board (ISAB) will soon publish a report on American policy in the region. BGen Stephen Cheney\, USMC (ret)\, the CEO of the American Security Project and a member of the ISAB will discuss the report and America’s emerging Arctic strategy. \nThe panel will reflect on the first year of U.S. Leadership of the Arctic Council and discuss how to build a region that is at peace\, is sustainable\, and provides economic opportunity to its inhabitants. \nLunch refreshments will be served from 12:00pm – 12:30pm. \nPlease arrive at 12:00pm for registration. \n \n  \n  \n  \nSpeakers \nBGen. Stephen A. Cheney\, USMC (Ret.)\, CEO of American Security Project and member of the Foreign Affairs Policy Board and International Security Advisory Board. \nSeth Myers\, Fellow at the Arctic Institute\, will discuss developments in and the implications of regional security considerations\, including non-Arctic state engagement in the region. \nCapt. Erik Bøe\, RNoN\, Assistant Defense and Naval Attache at the Royal Norwegian Embassy will offer perspective on Norway’s long interest in Arctic affairs. \nVictoria Herrmann\, Managing Director of The Arctic Institute will introduce the event. \n  \nModerator \nAndrew Holland\, Director of Studies for the American Security Project\, who has testified before the House Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Eurasia and Emerging Threats about U.S. Arctic Strategy\, will moderate. \n  \n  \nSelected Additional Resources \nUS Withdrawal from Arctic Drilling Cedes Leadership \nIceland\, Like All Arctic Nations\, is Drilling for Oil \nThe Arctic at the Center of World Affairs \nEnergy Challenges Mean the US Must Strengthen its Arctic Engagement \nAmerica’s Role in the Arctic: Opportunity in Securing the High North \nAndrew Holland Testifies Before House Foreign Affairs on Arctic \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/arctic-strategy-one-year-into-the-u-s-leadership-of-the-arctic-council/
CATEGORIES:American Security & The Oceans,Climate Security,National Security Strategy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160621T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160621T133000
DTSTAMP:20260409T073230
CREATED:20160602T205029Z
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SUMMARY:What Comes After? Strategy for Stabilization and Reconstruction in Syria
DESCRIPTION:Date \n\nJune 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 \nAs the conflict in Syria enters its 5th year\, questions of stabilization\, peace\, and reconstruction seem far away. However\, building a sustainable peace will require clear planning now.  \nJoin American Security Project on June 21st for the launch of its latest White Paper on Syrian stabilization and reconstruction to discuss building a coherent strategy for building a durable peace.  \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. \nSpeakers \nHani Masri\, ASP Board of Directors and Founder of Tomorrow’s Youth Foundation \nDavid Pollock\, Kaufman Fellow and Director of Project Fikra at The Washington Institute for Near East Policy \nBetty Bernstein-Zabza\, Senior Advisor and Director of Operations for Global Women’s Issues in the Office of the Secretary of State \nMatthew Wallin\, Fellow for Public Diplomacy at American Security Project \nModerator \nBGen. Stephen A. Cheney\, USMC (Ret.)\, CEO of American Security Project and member of the Foreign Affairs Policy Board and International Security Advisory Board.
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/what-comes-after-strategy-for-stabilization-and-reconstruction-in-syria/
CATEGORIES:Asymetric Operations,National Security Strategy,Terrorism
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160622T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160622T100000
DTSTAMP:20260409T073230
CREATED:20160616T144956Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160616T144956Z
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SUMMARY:TPP Strategy Roundtable
DESCRIPTION:Date\nJune 22nd\, 2016\n\n\nTime\n8:30am – 10:00am\n\n\nLocation\nAmerican Security Project – 1100 New York Ave.\, 7th Floor\, West Tower\, Washington DC 20005\n\n\n\n\n\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. \nTPP stands for more than economic benefits\, offering a historic opportunity to increase stability and security across the region. \n  \n\nJoin American Security Project for an off-the-record roundtable with embassies and private sector leaders on how to best move the national security argument for TPP forward.  \nBreakfast will be served. \n\nTo request an invitation contact events@americansecurityproject.org \n\n\n\n\nAdditional Resources \nBusiness Council for American Security \n“What’s Next?” with Dante Disparte \nTPP: Implications for Regional Stability \nNational Security Leaders Back TPP \nTPP: A Matter of National Security \nTTIP Conference \nAfrica- Promoting Investment and Extending National Security \nLaw of the Sea- Fact Sheet \nISDS: An In-Depth Look at a Crucial Part of Free Trade \nFree Trade Agreement Roundup
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/tppstrategy/
CATEGORIES:American Competitiveness & Economic Diplomacy,American Security & The Oceans,National Security Strategy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161101T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161101T133000
DTSTAMP:20260409T073230
CREATED:20161006T150515Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161025T160723Z
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SUMMARY:The Arctic: Assessing the geopolitical\, economic\, military\, and environmental drivers of U.S. Arctic policy
DESCRIPTION:Date\n\n\nNovember 1\, 2016\n\n\n\n\nTime\n\n\n12:00pm – 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  \nIn September 2016\, the State Department International Security Advisory Board completed a comprehensive study of developments in U.S. Policy towards the Arctic. The Arctic Committee\, chaired by ASP Board Member Gen. Lester Lyles\, USAF (Ret.)\, included ASP CEO BGen. Stephen Cheney\, USMC (Ret.). Recommendations were made in six key areas: \n\nRussia’s interests\, intentions\, and capabilities in the Arctic\nUS Leadership in the Arctic\nRatification of UNCLOS\nPresence and “Domain Awareness” in the Region\nCooperation Among Arctic Nations\nThe Need for Transparency and Confidence Building Measures in the Region\n\n  \nJoin the American Security Project on November 1\, 2016 for a panel discussion including ISAB members to discuss the results of the report submitted to the Department of State by the ISAB Sub-Committee on the Arctic. \n  \nLunch refreshments will be served from 12:00pm – 12:30pm.  \nPanel 12:30 to 1:30 pm. \nPlease arrive at 12:00pm for registration. \n  \n  \nPanel members:  \nHon. Sherri Goodman\, Public Policy Fellow Wilson Center\, former Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Environmental Security \nAmb. Robert Hunter\, Director Center for Transatlantic Security Studies at NDU\, former US Ambassador to NATO \nHon. Walter Slocombe\, Senior Counsel in Caplin & Drysdale\, former Under Secretary for Defense Policy \nHon. James Bodner\, Co-President of the Cohen Group\, former Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy  \nModerator \nBGen. Stephen A. Cheney\, USMC (Ret.)\, CEO of American Security Project; Former Inspector General\, USMC \n  \nThe views expressed by panelists and moderator at this event are their own\, and not necessarily those of the U.S State Department\, the U.S Government\, or other affiliates of participants \n  \n-This event is sponsored by the Arctic Energy Center-
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/isabarctic/
CATEGORIES:National Security Strategy,Russia
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161208T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161208T133000
DTSTAMP:20260409T073230
CREATED:20161121T164239Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170215T155910Z
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SUMMARY:U.S. - Russia Policy for the Next Administration
DESCRIPTION:  \n\n\n\n\nDate\n\n\nDecember 8\, 2016\n\n\n\n\nTime\n\n\n12:00pm – 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  \nAs the United States prepares for a new president to take office\, one of the most pressing challenges ahead for the new administration involves determining effective policy and strategy towards Russia. From Syria to cyber\, Russia has a stake in many of the challenges the US faces. How can the new administration develop smart strategies that protect US interests overseas while facing Russian opposition? \n  \nJoin American Security Project on December 8th as we launch the U.S. – Russia Relations Program with its inaugural event. Panelists will lay out options for an effective strategy\, and explore the various policy tools that can encourage Russia to make the right choices\, while recognizing the legitimate interests Russia may have. \n  \nPart of American Security Project’s U.S.- Russia Relations Program\n \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: \n \nMatthew Rojansky\, Director of the Kennan Institute at the Wilson Center \n \nJames Lewis\, SVP and Director of Strategic Technologies Program at CSIS \n \nMarc Schleifer\, Regional Director for Eurasia and South Asia at CIPE
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/russiapolicy/
CATEGORIES:American Competitiveness & Economic Diplomacy,National Security Strategy,Nuclear Security,Public Diplomacy,Russia
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161213T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161213T153000
DTSTAMP:20260409T073230
CREATED:20161108T191544Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161121T163617Z
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SUMMARY:Organizational Resilience in the Era of Man-made Risk: A Book Discussion
DESCRIPTION:Date\n\n\nDecember 13\, 2016\n\n\n\n\nTime\n\n\n2:30pm – 3:30 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  \nThe agile risk manager is part sociologist\, anthropologist\, psychologist\, and quant. Risk agility implies not treating risk as a cost of doing business\, but as a catalyst for growth. Once mighty organizations can be brought to their knees\, and even their demise\, by simple miscalculations or a failure to just do the right thing. The reader is offered deep insights into specific risk domains that are shaping our world — including terrorism\, cyber risk\, climate change\, and economic resource nationalism — as well as a frame of reference from which to think about risk management and decision making in our increasingly complicated world. \nJoin Daniel Wagner and Dante Disparte\, authors of Global Risk Agility and Decision Making\, on December 13th as they make a compelling case for the need to bring traditional approaches to risk management and decision making into the twenty-first century. \n  \nLight refreshments will be served from 2:00pm – 2:30pm. \nDiscussion 2:30 to 3:30 pm. \nPlease arrive by 2:15pm for registration. \n \nAbout the Book: \nSet against the era of man-made risk\, where transnational terrorism\, cyber risk\, and climate change are making traditional risk models increasingly obsolete\, Wagner and Disparte argue that remaining passively on the side-lines of the global economy is dangerous\, and that understanding and actively engaging the world is central to achieving risk agility. Their definition of risk agility taps into the survival and risk-taking instincts of the entrepreneur while establishing an organizational imperative focused on collective survival. \nAbout the Authors \nDaniel Wagner is Managing Director of Risk Solutions at Risk Cooperative. He was previously CEO of Country Risk Solutions — a cross-border risk advisory firm he founded — and Senior Vice President of Country Risk at GE Energy Financial Services. \nDante A. 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 Chariperson of the Business Council for American Security. Prior to founding Risk Cooperative\, Disparte was the Managing Director of Clements Worldwide and Managing Director of Land Rover’s operations in 32 Sub Saharan African markets. \nModerated by BGen. Stephen A. Cheney\, USMC (Ret.)
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/manmaderisk/
CATEGORIES:American Competitiveness & Economic Diplomacy,Climate Security,National Security Strategy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170124T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170124T130000
DTSTAMP:20260409T073230
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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170125T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170125T170000
DTSTAMP:20260409T073230
CREATED:20170111T192021Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170215T155944Z
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SUMMARY:Financial Intelligence & Information Sharing Working Group (FIIS WG) 2017 Winter Symposium
DESCRIPTION:Date\n\n\nJanuary 25\, 2017\n\n\n\n\nTime\n\n\n12:00pm – 5:00 PM\n\n\n\n\nLocation\n\nBooz Allen Hamilton Auditorium \n8283 Greensboro Drive \nMcLean\, VA 22102\n\n\n\nFinancial Intelligence & Information Sharing Working Group (FIIS WG) 2017 Winter Symposium \nA program proudly presented by \nThe FIIS WG\, an element of the American Security Project \nIn cooperation with the Intelligence & National Security Alliance (INSA) Financial Threats Task Force\, the FBI’s InfraGard National Capital Region (InfraGardNCR)\, and the American Bar Association’s Section of International Law. \n  \n  \n  \nAGENDA: \n\nMR. CHARLES BRETZ\, Director of Payment Risk\, FS-ISAC –“The ‘Sheltered Harbor’ Initiative”\n\n\nMR. YAYA FANUSIE\, Director of Analysis\, Center on Sanctions and Illicit Finance (CSIF)\, Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) – “Blockchain Technology: Benefits and Risks for National Security”\n\n\nMR. BROCK RENSHAW\, Threat Intelligence Analyst\, Strategic Intelligence Analysis Group\, Citigroup –“Sanctions Evasion within Iran’s Aviation Sector”\n\n\nMS. SARAH LANGFORD\, Data Manager\, and MS. KIMBERLY HORNIK\, VP Compliance and Administration\, Integrity Management Services\, Inc. (IntegrityM) – “Aberrancies in Home Health Agency Beneficiary Sharing: A Healthcare Fraud Analysis Case”\n\n\nMR. SCOTT DUEWEKE\, President\, The Digital Identities and Payments Association’s (IDPAY) – “Banking and ISO 27001 standards”\n\n\nMR. SONNY CARPENTER\, Associate\, BakerHostetler –“International Anti-Corruption Enforcement and Impact on Financial Institutions”\n\n\nMR. ADAM DRUCKER\, Assistant Section Chief\, Counter-Terrorism Division\, FBI – “Terrorist Facilitation Networks”\n\nModerators: \n\nMs. Lesley Rockwell\, Citigroup and Co-Chair of the FIIS WG\nMs. Danielle Camner Lindholm\, Whitehorse Technologies and Co-Chair of the FIIS WG and the ABA Natl Security Committee; Immediate Past Co-Chair of the ABA Intl AML Committee\n\nMANY THANKS TO BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON\, CITIGROUP\, AND INSA FOR THEIR SUPPORT IN ORGANIZING THIS EVENT. \n 
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/44463/
LOCATION:Booz Allen Hamilton Auditorium\, 8283 Greensboro Drive\, McLean\, VA\, United States
CATEGORIES:American Competitiveness & Economic Diplomacy,National Security Strategy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180405T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180405T133000
DTSTAMP:20260409T073230
CREATED:20180322T142245Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180404T171912Z
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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/
CATEGORIES:Asymetric Operations,Featured Event,National Security Strategy,Terrorism
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180712T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180712T093000
DTSTAMP:20260409T073230
CREATED:20180625T171421Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180628T142143Z
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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/
CATEGORIES:Featured Event,National Security Strategy,Terrorism
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180906T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180906T213000
DTSTAMP:20260409T073230
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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/
CATEGORIES:Featured Event,National Security Strategy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181018T123000
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SUMMARY:Guyana: Building Sustainable Security
DESCRIPTION:This event has passed. For more information\, please see video and a summary at the Event Recap: Guyana Building Sustainable Security \nIn 2015\, oil was found off the coast of the small South American country of Guyana. Since then\, successive test wells have confirmed that these reserves are some of the richest oil discoveries in decades. \nOil production\, and the revenues it will generate\, will transform the country and the region. As chaos continues to grow in its neighbor Venezuela\, a growing and more prosperous Guyana could become a linchpin of stability for the greater Caribbean Basin. If properly managed\, these new resources could help Guyana become a model for how to build sustainable security and prosperity. For too long\, US policy has ignored the interests of the Caribbean and Latin America- seeing it only as a source of problems. During his career\, VAdm. Kevin Green\, USN (Ret)\, commanded the naval forces of U.S. Southern Command\, responsible for this region. Join ASP for a discussion with Admiral Green about the geopolitical challenges and opportunities presented by the coming oil boom\, why American policymakers should be interested\, and policy options for both the U.S. and Guyana to ensure sustainable\, long-term security. \n1201 Pennsylvania Ave NW\, Washington\, DC \nLower Lobby Conference Facility \nOctober 18\, 2018 \n12:30-1:30PM \nLunch will be served from 12:00-12:30 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \nSpeakers: \nKevin Green \nVice Admiral Kevin Green\, USN (Ret) served more than thirty years as a naval officer\, completing his Navy career as Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Operations\, Plans\, and Policy at the grade of vice admiral. As DCNO\, he coordinated global naval operations\, strategic planning\, information operations and policy development; and managed service relationships with the Office of the Secretary of Defense\, the Joint Staff\, the National Security Council staff\, the US military services\, other federal agencies\, and allied navies. As a flag officer he commanded Naval Forces U.S. Southern Command\, the ABRAHAM LINCOLN Carrier Group\, and Naval Training Center Great Lakes\, Illinois. Kevin consults with the Defense Science Board\, the National Academy of Sciences\,  the Council on Foreign Relations\, and on behalf of Defense Industry clients as General Manager of Robertson Blodgett Consulting\, LLC. He is a member of the American Civil Liberties Union\, the U.S Naval Institute\, the Surface Navy Association and the American College of National Security Leaders. He serves on the Tuskegee University Board of Trustees and as a director of the Air Force Retired Officers Community. \nSonya Boodoo  \nSonya Boodoo is a Senior Analyst at Rystad Energy focusing on upstream activity. Her experience in the oil and gas sector includes fiscal regime modelling\, petroleum economics and exploration geology for E&P companies and consulting companies based in the United Kingdom\, Norway and Trinidad. She holds a BSc. In Petroleum Geoscience from the University of the West Indies and an MSc. In Energy Economics from the University of Dundee. \n  \nLisa Viscidi \nLisa Viscidi is the director of the Energy\, Climate Change\, and Extractive Industries Program at the Inter-American Dialogue. A specialist in Latin American energy issues\, Viscidi has written numerous reports and articles on energy policy and regulations\, oil and gas markets\, climate change\, sustainable transport\, social and environmental impacts of natural resources development\, and the geopolitics of energy in the region. Viscidi conducted her undergraduate work in History at the George Washington University and the University of Barcelona and completed a master’s degree in Latin American Studies with a focus on economic development and public policy from New York University. \nAndrew Holland \nAndrew Holland is the American Security Project’s Chief Operating Officer. His area of research is on on energy\, climate change\, trade\, and infrastructure policy and how they intersect with national security. For more than 15 years\, he has worked at the center of debates about how to achieve sustainable energy security and how to effectively address climate change. He served as Legislative Assistant on Energy\, Environment\, and Infrastructure for United States Senator Chuck Hagel of Nebraska. He holds an MSc. in International Strategy and Economics from the University of St. Andrews and a BA in History and Economics from Wake Forest University. \n  \n 
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/guyana-building-sustainable-security/
CATEGORIES:Energy Security,Featured Event,National Security Strategy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191206T121500
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DTSTAMP:20260409T073230
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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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200409T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200409T150000
DTSTAMP:20260409T073230
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SUMMARY:A New Crisis: A Discussion of the Oil-Price War with Admiral Dennis Blair
DESCRIPTION:Join ASP COO Andrew Holland and Admiral Dennis Blair (Ret.) for a VIRTUAL conversation on the current oil-price crisis amidst Coronavirus. \nDate: Thu\, April 9\, 2020 \nTime: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM EDT \nThis event will be held on Zoom and audience members will be capped at 100. Call-in information will be provided to those who previously RSVPed via email 24 hours before the event. \nRegister and Learn More about the Event here.
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/a-new-crisis-a-discussion-of-the-oil-price-war-with-admiral-dennis-blair/
CATEGORIES:Energy Security,National Security Strategy,Russia
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201007T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201007T161500
DTSTAMP:20260409T073230
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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
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210111
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210117
DTSTAMP:20260409T073230
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SUMMARY:Looking Beyond the First 100 Days: Challenges and Opportunities for a New Biden Administration
DESCRIPTION:Since the founding of the American Security Project in 2005\, the world has changed. New norms\, changing politics\, new technologies\, and unpredicted crises have changed America’s focus onto the world. As we head into a new presidential administration and Congress\, we must reexamine current and future threats to U.S. national security and find new policy solutions to enable the U.S. to succeed and prosper. \nOver the week of January 11th\, ASP will convene national security leaders and policymakers to discuss the three looming threats to U.S. national security that the Biden administration will need to rapidly address: climate change\, emerging great power competition\, and how to tell America’s story to a world that’s not listening. Each theme will be discussed in a one hour conversation with a panel of experts moderated by Andrew Holland. \n  \n\n  \nBeyond Our Borders: A Discussion on the International Cooperation Needed for Climate Change\nJanuary 12\, 2021 \nTime: 3:00pm – 4:00pm EST \nClimate change is a threat to national security. President-elect Biden’s creation of the Special Presidential Envoy for Climate Change and Secretary John Kerry’s appointment to the office is a clear signal to the world that he recognizes climate change is a threat to national security and is serious about reigniting U.S. climate diplomacy to mitigate the threat. \nThe Biden administration’s international climate efforts will be driven by competition and cooperation. The U.S. must prepare for climate-driven geopolitical competition\, but also work with international partners to dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions. \nCongressman Jim Langevin (D-RI)\, Norwegian Ambassador to the U.S. Ambassador Anniken Krutnes\, Vice Admiral Lee Gunn\, USN (Ret.)\, and ASP Director of Climate and Energy Security Alex Hackbarth will discuss what climate competition and cooperation may look like in the Biden administration in a panel moderated by ASP COO Andrew Holland. \nRegister Now \n  \n\n  \nMatching Rhetoric to Actions: A Hard Look at U.S. Soft Power in a Biden Administration\nJanuary 13\, 2021 \nTime: 1:00pm – 2:00pm EST \nBuilding a lasting positive American image abroad is far more difficult than destroying the credibility of America as a global leader\, especially in light of the U.S.’ handling of COVID-19\, foreign publics’ favorable view of the U.S. is at a historic low. The Biden administration has the opportunity to restore the U.S. image abroad and strengthen American soft power\, but it will not be a simple task. \nAmbassador (ret.) Barbara Bodine\, Jed Willard\, the Director of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Center for Global Engagement\, Matthew Wallin\, ASP Fellow for Public Diplomacy will discuss how to successfully rebuild America’s reputation abroad over the next four years in a panel moderated by ASP COO Andrew Holland. \nRegister Now \n  \n  \n\n  \nThinking Clearly About the ‘Infinite Game’: A Look at Great Power Competition Over the Next Administration\nJanuary 14\, 2021 \nTime: 9:30am – 10:30am EST \nGreat power competition will continue to define the international stage over the next decade. As the U.S. reorients its foreign policy away from asymmetric actors\, China and Russia have been steadily increasing their spheres of influence. In this new age of international norms\, it is more important than ever to study and utilize the tools within America’s national security toolbox to counter foreign aggression. \nCongressman Don Bacon (R-NE) and ADM William Fallon\, USN (Ret.) will discuss the future of great power competition and what to expect from the new presidential administration in a conversation facilitated by ASP COO Andrew Holland. \nRegister Now
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/looking-beyond-the-first-100-days-challenges-and-opportunities-for-a-new-biden-administration/
CATEGORIES:National Security Strategy
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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/
CATEGORIES:American Security & The Oceans,Climate Security,Featured Event,National Security & Climate Change,National Security Strategy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210526T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210526T110000
DTSTAMP:20260409T073230
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SUMMARY:Maintaining A Strategic U.S. Presence in the Persian Gulf
DESCRIPTION:The U.S. has key security and geopolitical interests that make access to the Persian Gulf region a critical national security priority. Ongoing conflict stemming from ISIL and in Yemen will continue to exacerbate regional instability. The U.S. should continue to engage GCC states\, which remain critical allies in meeting the shifting security challenges in the Middle East. \nPlease join Dr. Khalid Al-Khater\, Director of Planning and Policy Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Qatar\, Lieutenant General Daniel Christman\, USA (Ret.)\, and Colonel David Des Roches for a discussion on maintaining U.S. strategic presence in the Persian Gulf. This conversation will be moderated by Brigadier General Stephen Cheney\, USMC (Ret.). \n  \nAbout the Speakers\nDr. Khalid Al-Khater \nDr. Al-Khater was tasked in early 2017 to establish the Policy and Planning Department after returning as Ambassador to the Kingdom of the Netherlands from 2014-2016 and Permanent Representative to the OPCW. Prior to that Dr. Al-Khater was leading climate change diplomacy as Head of the COP18/CMP8 Presidency Negotiation Team from 2012-2013 that resulted in the ‘Doha Climate Gateway’ agreements. From Sep 2006 until 2011 Dr. Al-Khater was posted at the Gulf Cooperation Council Secretariat in Riyadh. There he was tasked to establish and direct the Strategic Dialogues Department\, to initiate systematic and comprehensive engagements between the members of the GCC and key countries and IGOs. In 2007 he was appointed Director of International Affairs Department at the GCC and was head of Strategic and Political Analysis in the Secretary General’s Office from 2006-2007. Prior to that he was the Director of Information and Research Department in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 2003\, which included Research\, IT\, Media among its responsibilities. Dr. Al-Khater started his career at the Amiri Diwan where he worked 11 years before joining the MOFA. He was Director of Studies and Research\, head of Strategic Studies\, and also worked in the Media department and political affairs Department. He has a PhD from the University of Zurich (2018)\, an Msc. in International Politics from the School of Oriental and African Studies (2001)\, and a B.A in Political Science from George Washington University (1992) with a minor in CIS. \n  \nLieutenant General Daniel Christman\, USA (Ret.) \nDaniel William Christman is a retired United States Army lieutenant general and former Senior Vice President for International Affairs at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. From 1996 to 2001\, General Christman was Superintendent of the United States Military Academy at West Point. He has also served as President and Executive Director of the Kimsey Foundation. During his tenure with the U.S. Army\, he was the assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and represented the United States as a member of NATO’s Military Committee in Brussels\, Belgium. \n  \n  \nColonel David Des Roches \n \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. Prior to this assignment\, he 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  \nBrigadier General Stephen Cheney\, USMC (Ret.) \nPresident of the American Security Project\nBGen Stephen Cheney USMC (Ret) 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 and 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.
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/maintaining-a-strategic-u-s-presence-in-the-persian-gulf/
LOCATION:Zoom Discussion
CATEGORIES:National Security Strategy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211104T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211104T114500
DTSTAMP:20260409T073230
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SUMMARY:Revising America’s Defense Strategy to Address China's Rising Aggression
DESCRIPTION:America’s intensifying competition with China is one of the defining features of geopolitics in the 21st century. Please join the American Security Project for an on-the-record discussion on Thursday\, November 4 with Elbridge Colby\, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy and Force Development and author of the newly released book The Strategy of Denial: American Defense in an Age of Great Power Competition. \nColby will discuss how to address a rising China\, why favorable regional balances of power matter for U.S. strategy\, the importance of alliances\, and his views on the best military strategy for the United States in light of this broad geopolitical challenge. This zoom webinar will run from 11:00 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. (EDT) and will include time for audience questions. \nElbridge Colby is co-founder and principal of The Marathon Initiative\, a policy initiative focused on developing strategies to prepare the United States for an era of sustained great power competition. He is the author of The Strategy of Denial: American Defense in an Age of Great Power Conflict (Yale University Press\, 2021). Previously\, Colby was from 2018-2019 the Director of the Defense Program at the Center for a New American Security\, where he led the Center’s work on defense issues. \nBefore that\, he served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy and Force Development\, leading the Department’s preeminent strategic planning guidance focusing on challenges posed by China and Russia\, the 2018 National Defense Strategy (NDS). He also served as the primary Defense Department representative in the development of the 2017 National Security Strategy. He has testified several times before Congress and the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission. \n 
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/winning-the-strategic-competition/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:National Security Strategy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220121T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220121T154500
DTSTAMP:20260409T073230
CREATED:20220113T223032Z
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SUMMARY:Addressing the China Challenge – A Conversation with the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission
DESCRIPTION:A recap and video of this event is available here.\nThe rivalry between the United States and China is the defining feature of international politics today. China has grown increasingly aggressive in recent years\, and China’s actions present unique threats to American economic and security interests. \nPlease join the American Security Project (ASP) on Friday\, January 21 for a conversation with the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC). Commission Chairman Carolyn Bartholomew and vice-chair Dr. Robin Cleveland will join ASP chief executive officer Patrick Costello to discuss the USCC annual report to Congress and review economic\, security\, and political developments in the U.S.-China relationship. \nAbout the Speakers\nCarolyn Bartholomew was elected as Chairman of the Commission for the 2021 Report cycle. Chairman Bartholomew is the former Chief of Staff\, Counsel\, Legislative Director\, and Foreign Policy Advisor to U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi. She also served as a Professional Staff Member on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. Chairman Bartholomew previously served as the Commission’s Chairman for four report cycles and served as Vice Chairman for six report cycles. She was reappointed by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for a two-year term expiring December 31\, 2023. \nDr. Robin Cleveland was elected as the Commission Vice Chairman for the 2021 Report cycle. She is currently a psychotherapist in private practice after earning her PhD in Counseling. Previously\, she served as the Executive Director at the Graduate School of Education and Human Development at The George Washington University. Chairman Cleveland worked in a variety of positions for U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell including service on the Senate Intelligence\, Foreign Relations\, and Appropriations Committees. She has also served as former Counselor to the President of the World Bank\, and as former Associate Director at the White House Office of Management and Budget. Vice Chairman Cleveland was reappointed by Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell for a two-year term expiring December 31\, 2022.
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/addressing-the-china-challenge-a-conversation-with-the-u-s-china-economic-and-security-review-commission/
CATEGORIES:American Competitiveness & Economic Diplomacy,National Security Strategy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220201T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220201T104500
DTSTAMP:20260409T073230
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SUMMARY:How the United Kingdom is Decarbonizing Defense & Adapting to Climate Change
DESCRIPTION:A recap and video of this event is available here.\n  \nIn March 2021\, the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence (MOD) released strategic guidance on how the MOD will address the challenge of climate change\, the Climate Change and Sustainability Strategic Approach. The new strategy highlights how climate change is relevant to defense\, how the UK’s defense enterprise can reduce emissions and increase sustainability\, and how decarbonizing defense will contribute to the UK’s ‘net zero by 2050’ target. \nPlease join the American Security Project (ASP) on Tuesday\, February 1\, for a conversation with Lieutenant General Richard Edward Nugee\, CB\, CVO\, CBE\, British Army\, (Ret.). General Nugee was appointed Climate Change and Sustainability Strategy Lead for the Ministry of Defence in 2020 and is the architect of the new UK strategy. He will discuss how the strategy was developed\, its implications for military capabilities\, and how the strategy will be implemented. \nRegister here to join us:\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_frb7KflCQvucv_ZybprqGA \nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. \n  \nSpeaker bio: \n \nLieutenant General Richard Nugee was appointed Climate Change and Sustainability Strategy Lead for the Ministry of Defence in 2020. Previous appointments include Chief of Defence People\, Assistant Chief of Defence Staff (Personnel and Training) and Defence Services Secretary\, Chief of Staff to the International Security Assistance Force Joint Command in Kabul\, Army Director General Personnel\, Director of Manning (Army)\, Chief Joint Fires and Influence at Headquarters Allied Rapid Reaction Corps in Afghanistan. He was appointed MBE in June 1998\, CBE in January 2012 and CVO in September 2016. He was awarded the US Legion of Merit for his services in Afghanistan in 2014. \n  \nAdditional information: \nMinistry of Defence\, Climate Change and Sustainability Strategic Approach \nMilitaries are among the world’s biggest emitters. This general wants them to go green. \n 
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/united-kingdom-decarbonizing-defense-adapting-climate-change/
CATEGORIES:Climate Security,National Security & Climate Change,National Security Strategy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220701T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220701T103000
DTSTAMP:20260409T073230
CREATED:20220621T183317Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220728T133918Z
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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/
CATEGORIES:Featured Event,National Security Strategy,Russia
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220712T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220712T104500
DTSTAMP:20260409T073230
CREATED:20220621T184448Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220728T134551Z
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SUMMARY:Previewing President Biden’s Middle East Trip
DESCRIPTION:A video and recap of this event is available here.\n  \nPlease join us on Tuesday\, July 12 for a conversation on President Joseph R. Biden’s upcoming trip to the Middle East with Linda Robinson\, Director of the Center for Middle East Public Policy and Senior International Defense Researcher at RAND\, and Steven A. Cook\, Senior Fellow for Middle East and Africa Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations\, ASP adjunct senior fellow Giorgio Cafiero will preside. Panelists will discuss the President’s visit to Israel\, the West Bank and Saudi Arabia and U.S. strategic priorities in the region. \nAbout the speakers: \nLinda Robinson is director of the Center for Middle East Public Policy and a senior policy researcher at the RAND Corporation. She is also a noted book author\, frequent public speaker\, and a prize-winning former foreign correspondent with 30 years of experience in international affairs and national security. Before joining RAND in 2013\, Robinson was a fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations\, the Wilson Center\, the International Institute for Strategic Studies\, the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies\, and the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University. She was a foreign correspondent for U.S. News and World Report and senior editor of Foreign Affairs magazine.  Robinson served on the boards of the National Defense University and the Army War College. For her contributions as chair of the latter board\, she received the Army’s Outstanding Civilian Service award. \n  \nSteven A. Cook is Eni Enrico Mattei senior fellow for Middle East and Africa studies and director of the International Affairs Fellowship for Tenured International Relations Scholars at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). He is an expert on Arab and Turkish politics as well as U.S.-Middle East policy. Cook is the author of False Dawn: Protest\, Democracy\, and Violence in the New Middle East; The Struggle for Egypt: From Nasser to Tahrir Square\, which won the 2012 gold medal from the Washington Institute for Near East Policy; and Ruling but Not Governing: The Military and Political Development in Egypt\, Algeria\, and Turkey. Oxford University Press is publishing his next book\, The End of Ambition: America’s Past\, Present\, and Future in the Middle East in 2022. \n  \nGiorgio Cafiero\, an ASP adjunct fellow\, is the CEO and founder of Gulf State Analytics\, a geopolitical risk consultancy based in Washington\, DC. His research interests include geopolitical and security trends in the Arabian Peninsula and the broader Middle East. Mr. Cafiero is a regular contributor to several publications including Al Monitor\, The National Interest\, and LobeLog. From 2014-2015\, he was an analyst at Kroll\, an investigative due diligence consultancy. He received an M.A. in International Relations from the University of San Diego.
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/previewing-president-bidens-middle-east-trip/
CATEGORIES:National Security Strategy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220726T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220726T123000
DTSTAMP:20260409T073230
CREATED:20220624T204606Z
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SUMMARY:NATO’s Next Act – A Conversation with Ambassador Doug Lute
DESCRIPTION:A video and recap of this event is available here.\n  \nPlease join us on Tuesday\, July 26 for a special conversation with former NATO Ambassador Douglas Lute. Ambassador Lute will share his views on NATO’s new Strategic Concept\, threats to the alliance\, NATO enlargement\, and how the alliance is responding to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. \nAbout the speaker: \nAmbassador Douglas Lute graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and is a decorated military officer of 35 years. He was Director of Operations on the Joint Staff\, overseeing U.S. military operations worldwide. He also was Director of Operations at U.S. Central Command in the Middle East\, had several tours as a NATO commander\, and served in combat during Operation Desert Storm. \nAmbassador Lute earned a Master of Public Administration degree from the Kennedy School of Government of Harvard University in 1983 and then taught in the U.S. Military Academy’s Department of Social Sciences. He is a member of the board of the Atlantic Council\, a member of the Council on Foreign Relations\, a charter member of the Senior Military Advisory Group of the United States Institute of Peace\, and a member of the American Academy of Diplomacy. \nDuring the second Obama-Biden term\, he was U.S. Ambassador to NATO where he focused on the 30-nation alliance’s responses to new security challenges in Europe and the Middle East. Ambassador Lute also served under President George W. Bush as Deputy National Security Advisor for Iraq and Afghanistan from 2007 to 2009. \nHe has received numerous honors and awards\, including three Defense Distinguished Service Medals and the State Department’s Distinguished Honor Award.
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/natos-next-act-a-conversation-with-ambassador-doug-lute/
CATEGORIES:National Security Strategy,Russia
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220831T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220831T123000
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SUMMARY:National Security\, Climate Resilience & Environmental Protection – A Conversation with Congressman Scott Peters
DESCRIPTION:A recap and video of this event is available here.\n  \nPlease join us on Wednesday\, August 31\, for a conversation with Congressman Scott Peters (D-CA) to discuss how to improve the climate resilience of the Armed Forces and installations operated by U.S. allies. Congressman Peters will explore gaps in current DoD programs & authorities needed to promote climate resilience\, offer guidance on integrating climate change risks into traditional security planning with strategic partners\, and elaborate on why meeting the climate challenge remains crucial to advancing US national security and foreign policy. \nCongressman Scott Peters serves California’s 52nd Congressional District\, which includes the cities of Coronado\, Poway and most of northern San Diego. Scott Peters currently serves on the House Budget Committee and the House Energy and Commerce Committee\, as well as the Joint Economic Committee. \nBefore becoming an elected representative\, Scott pursued a 15-year career as an environmental lawyer. Scott was also elected to the San Diego City Council\, where he later became the City’s first City Council President. On the Council\, Scott helped lead the cleanup of the city’s beaches and bays\, and the completion of a number of major infrastructure projects. \nScott earned his undergraduate degree from Duke University (magna cum laude\, Phi Beta Kappa) and worked as an economist for the United States Environmental Protection Agency before attending New York University School of Law.
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/national-security-climate-resilience-environmental-protection-a-conversation-with-congressman-scott-peters/
CATEGORIES:Climate Security,National Security Strategy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221115T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221115T124500
DTSTAMP:20260409T073230
CREATED:20221103T160936Z
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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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230620T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230620T134500
DTSTAMP:20260409T073230
CREATED:20230606T183724Z
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SUMMARY:National Guard Bureau’s State Partnership Program at 30: Reflecting on the Past and Looking Toward the Future
DESCRIPTION:2023 marks the 30th anniversary of the National Guard Bureau’s State Partnership Program (SPP). Established following the breakup of the Soviet Union\, the SPP pairs National Guards from every U.S. state and territory to increase security and advance U.S. interests with partner countries abroad. As a key U.S. security cooperation tool\, SPP has 88 partnerships with 100 nations around the globe which conduct military-to-military engagements in support of U.S. foreign policy goals and to build international partnerships. Please join us for a one-on-one discussion with Colonel Scott Humphrey\, as we explore highlights from SPP programs\, current activities\, and what lies ahead. \n \nColonel Scott C. Humphrey\, U.S. Air Force\, NGB J53\, Chief\, International Affairs Division. Col. Humphrey enlisted in the United States Air Force in 1988 and has served as a Survival School (SERE) Instructor and a variety of positions with the Washington Air National Guard\, including the 105th Air Control Squadron and the Western Air Defense Sector; founding member of the 262nd Information Warfare Aggressor Squadron; Operations Officer and Deputy Commander\, and Commander for the 10th Civil Support Team Weapons of Mass Destruction; Deputy Joint Chief of Staff and State Partnership Senior Project Officer (Malaysia); Washington Air National Guard\, Director of Staff for the Washington Air National Guard; and Commander\, 225th Air Defense Group\, Washington Air National Guard\, Joint Base Lewis-McChord\, Washington. Prior to assuming his current position\, Col. Humphrey served as the Commander\, Western Air Defense Sector\, Joint Base Lewis-McChord\, Washington. \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/national-guard-bureaus-state-partnership-program-at-30-reflecting-on-the-past-and-looking-toward-the-future/
CATEGORIES:National Security Strategy,Public Diplomacy
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