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SUMMARY:FIIS Working Group 2016 Summer Symposium
DESCRIPTION:Date: Wednesday\, July 13\, 2016\n12:00 PM – 4:30 PM\nLive in Person or by Teleconference\n(Hosted by Citigroup\, 388 Greenwich St\, New York\, NY 10013) \n\nThe Financial Intelligence & Information Sharing Working Group (FIIS WG)\, an element of the American Security Project\, provides the financial services industry\, the U.S. Government (USG) community\, and other relevant parties with a forum to informally discuss relevant Financial Intelligence (FININT) topics\, including protection of critical financial infrastructure\, prevention of fraud\, and obstruction of terror finance and money laundering. In cooperation with the FBI’s New York Metro InfraGard Members Alliance\, the FBI’s InfraGard National Capital Region\, and the American Bar Association’s Section of International Law\, we are pleased to present this slate of speakers and topics. The diversity of issues reflects the array of potential threats and vulnerabilities associated with abuses of financial and commercial systems. \nThe FIIS WG began in 2010 as a public-private partnerships pilot project out of the USG; grew into a free-standing\, member-supported community; and is now an element of the American Security Project. Members include 100s of representatives of both public and private-sector entities\, including regulatory\, intelligence\, defense\, and law enforcement agencies; financial institutions; think tanks; consultancies; and academia. \n  \nTo RSVP: Send an email to DANIELLE.LINDHOLM@WHITEHORSE.TECH\n(Please include contact information and specify whether you will attend in person or via teleconference.) \n\nSpeakers: \nMs. Amy Walraven (Chief Analytics Officer) and Ms. Anissa Roney (Chief Product Development Officer)\, Turnkey Risk Solutions “Case Studies on First Party Fraud” \nMs. Tonita Gillich (Assistant Director\, Forensic Audits and Investigative Service)\, Government Accountability Office (U.S. GAO) “Congressional Interest in Financial Crime through GAO Work: Resources for Compliance Units and Beyond” \nMr. Ilan Berman (Vice President) American Foreign Policy Council “JCPOA: Strategic Implications for Iran and the US” \nDr. Tamara Makarenko (Managing Director)\, West Sands Advisory Limited “Shadow Governance: A New Methodology to Analyse Country Risk” \nMr. James D. Katavolos (SVP – Citigroup Cyber Intelligence Center) and Mr. William J. Wansley (SVP\, Booz Allen Hamilton) Co-chairs\, FTTF: “Introduction to the Intelligence & National Security Alliance (INSA) Financial Threats Task Force” \nMr. Jim Dowling (Managing Director)\, Dowling Advisory Group Money Laundering Through the Gaming Industry \nMr. David A. Chaves (Coordinating Supervisory Special Agent/Complex Crimes)\, Federal Bureau of Investigations\, New York Field Office “FCPA: The FBI Perspective” \nModerators:  \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(Photo Credit: Flickr user: fdecomite)
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/fiis-working-group-2016-summer-symposium/
LOCATION:Unnamed Venue\, 388 Greenwich Street\, New York\, NY\, 10013\, United States
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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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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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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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SUMMARY:Fortinet Fast and Secure Tour
DESCRIPTION:An Invitation from Business Council for American Security Member Fortinet: \n  \nWednesday\, June 8th \n11:00am – 2:00pm \nRonald Reagan Building \nMoynihan Place\, Federal Triangle \n1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW \nLunch Buffet (Noon-1:30pm) and refreshments will be served \nOur FortiExpress is a state-of-the-art Advanced Threat Detection showcase and demo center on 18 wheels. Fortinet engineers and top industry experts will share the latest in cyber security research. Not a sales pitch\, not a song and dance – just the facts. Hear about evolving breach patterns\, emerging protection technologies\, and how to maximize the impact of your IT infrastructure – today. Register now to reserve your spot. \nIf you are unable to attend this FortiExpress event but would still like to attend one of our other events on June 7th or 9th\, please email Lee Moser at lmoser@fortinet.com \n  \nRegister Now \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/fortinet-fast-and-secure-tour/
LOCATION:Ronald Regan Building\, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160526T120000
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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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SUMMARY:Puerto Rico on the Brink: Energy\, Economy\, and Security
DESCRIPTION:Date\nMarch 21st\, 2016\n\n\nTime\n12:00pm – 1:30pm\n\n\nLocation\nAmerican Security Project – 1100 New York Ave.\, 7th Floor\, West Tower\, Washington DC 20005\n\n\n\n  \nPuerto Rico\, America’s largest Caribbean territory\, has long been an important U.S. geopolitical outpost and now finds itself on the verge of catastrophe under the weight of massive debt and a costly\, inefficient energy supply. The impacts have triggered a large-scale resettlement to the U.S. mainland where gridlock has turned the Island’s future into a political hot potato rather than an issue of long-term strategic importance for U.S. national security. \nAs Congress recommits itself to a resolution\, understanding the issues plaguing Puerto Rico through the lens of energy security and risk management offers opportunities to reverse the current trends\, gain political support and address the future of 3.3 million U.S. citizens on the island. \nJoin American Security Project on March 21st for a discussion on energy\, economy\, and security in Puerto Rico and how understanding the ongoing debt crisis through these lenses will strengthen our response. \n  \nLunch refreshments will be served from 12:00pm – 12:30pm. \nPlease arrive by 12:00pm for registration. \nThe event will be begin promptly at 12:30pm. \n. \nSpeakers: \n \nHon. Luis Fortuño was Governor of Puerto Rico from 2009 to 2013. He is currently partner in Steptoe’s Washington office\, where he is a member of the Corporate\, Securities & Finance Group and the Government Affairs and Public Policy Group.  The Governor is a former Chair of the Southern Governors Association\, a former Republican Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Puerto Rico\, and former Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Conference. \nHe began his career in public service in 1993 in Gov. Pedro Rossello’s administration as Executive Director of the Puerto Rico Tourism Company and President of Puerto Rico’s Hotel Development Corporation (HDC). He is a graduate of Georgetown’s School of Foreign Service and University of Virginia Law School. \nRep. Hernández Montañez\, Chairman of the House Treasury Committee\, represents House District 11 in the Puerto Rico House\, is a member of 10 committees\, and is the primary sponsor of 266 bills. First elected to office in 2009\, Rep. Montañez is affiliated with the Popular Democratic Party (PPD) of Puerto Rico\, nationally\, he is a Democrat. \n  \nMr. Alejandro Brito is President of Brito Development Group (BDG)\, LLP. In the last twenty years\, Mr. Brito has overseen the design\, construction\, development and management of over 1\,500 luxury housing units in Puerto Rico.\nCurrently\, BDG is developing three master planned communities in the city of Guaynabo\, encompassing 1\,000 residential units\, 750\,000 ft2 of retail\, office and entertainment. Mr. Brito recently finished a two year term as President of the National Home Builders Association\, Puerto Rico Chapter and in the Governor’s Advisory Council for the Construction Industry. As of March 2015\, Mr. Brito also co-heads Denny’s Caribbean\, the local franchisor for Denny’s Restaurants\, with 13 stores and 1\,200 employees. \nAlejandro graduated from the University of Michigan with a degree in Economics and from Columbia University in New York with a Masters in Real Estate Development. \n  \nModerator: \nMr. Dante Disparte is the founder and CEO of Risk Cooperative\, a strategy\, risk and capital management firm focusing on mid-market opportunities\, market expansion and equity investments on a global scale. He is the co-author of the forthcoming book “Global Risk Agility and Decision Making” (Macmillan\, Q2/2016).\nPrior to forming Risk Cooperative\, Mr. Disparte served as the Managing Director of Clements Worldwide\, a leading insurance brokerage with customers in more 170 countries. Mr. Disparte is a specialist in strategy and risk reduction through the design and delivery of comprehensive risk solutions of worldwide scope. He is credited with designing the world’s first card-based life insurance program for the United Nations\, a plan that has placed more than a half billion USD of risk with the markets in more than 150 countries. This innovation was heralded as one of the top product innovations of 2011 by the MENA Insurance Review. Mr. Disparte serves as the Chairman of the board of the Harvard Business School Club of Washington\, D.C.\, and on Harvard Business School’s global alumni board. He is a founding member of the Business Council for American Security and an advisory member with the American Security Project. \n. \nAdditional Resources: \nThe Economics of Debt in Puerto Rico \nDante Disparte on Puerto Rico Default \nRenewable Energy in Puerto Rico: A Way Forward \n. \nABOUT THE AMERICAN SECURITY PROJECT  \nThe American Security Project is a non-profit\, non-partisan public policy and research organization dedicated to fostering knowledge and understanding of a range of national security issues\, promoting debate about the appropriate use of American power\, and cultivating strategic responses to 21st century challenges. For more information\, visit www.americansecurityproject.org.
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/puerto-rico-on-the-brink-energy-economy-and-security/
CATEGORIES:American Competitiveness & Economic Diplomacy,Energy Security,Featured Event
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SUMMARY:Lloyd’s and ASP Risk Forum: Pathways to City Resilience
DESCRIPTION:Due to limited space guests will need to request an RSVP\n \n  \n\n\n\nDate\nFebruary 17\, 2016\n\n\nTime\n12:00pm – 4:30pm\n\n\nLocation\nArnold & Porter LLP\, 601 Massachusetts Ave NW\, 11th Floor\, Washington DC 20001\n\n\n\n  \nOn September 3\, 2015 Lloyd’s launched the City Risk Index\, the first ever analysis of economic output at risk (GDP at risk) in 301 major cities from 18 manmade and natural threats over a ten-year period. The index includes: cyber-attack; terrorism; flood\, freeze\, heat\, and other climate security risks; and market crash\, among others. \nThe Index aims to help build understanding and shape the world’s response to the shifting risk landscape by stimulating discussions between insurers\, governments and businesses on the need to improve resilience to these threats. \n \nOn Wednesday\, February 17th\, American Security Project will host Lloyd’s and ASP Risk Forum: Pathways to City Resilience in partnership with Lloyd’s\, JLT\, and Risk Cooperative. This is an invitation-only opportunity for policymakers\, business leaders and regulators to introduce the findings of the City Risk Index and share best practices and insights on risk assessment\, mitigation\, adaptation and transfer to help U.S. cities and institutions build greater resilience \nDownload an executive summary of the City Risk Index here. \nFollow the conversation with #ASPRisk \n. \nConference Agenda\n12:00 – 12:30 Guest Arrival – Bridge Building Session/Lunch \n12:30 – 12:40 General Cheney / Dante Disparte / Glenn Dorr Welcome \n12:40 – 1:00 Featured Speaker 1: Judge Alice Hill\, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Resilience Policy at National Security Council\, White House. Introduction: Andrew Holland\, Director of Studies- ASP \n1:00 – 2:00 Risk & Resiliency: Understanding the City Risk Index \n“Understanding the City Risk Index” will explore Lloyd’s GDP@Risk metric alongside complementary initiatives including NDGain\, Rockefeller Foundation’s Resilient Cities project\, and Lloyd’s previous Climate Risk Index. The discussion will examine how these programs can be used to change the dialogue around risk and resiliency\, and build concrete solutions. \nPanelists: Meghan Doherty\, Project Manager Urban Adaptation Assessment\, ND-GAIN; Tommy Wells\, DC City Council; David Flandro\, Global Head of Analytics\, JLT; Dr. Nancy Kete\, Managing Director of Rockefeller Foundation \nModerator: Dante Disparte\, CEO and Founder\, Risk Cooperative\, Chairperson BCAS \n2:00 – 2:15 Featured Speaker 2: Governor Tom Ridge “Emerging Risks and Pathways to Resilience.” Introduction: Dante Disparte\, CEO and Founder- Risk Cooperative \n2:15 – 3:15 Emerging Risks: Impacts and Opportunities \n“Emerging Risks: Impacts and Opportunities” will offer a multi-disciplinary conversation among leading experts across policy\, the military\, and the private sector for a discussion of adaptation and impacts of specific risk domains including climate change\, cyber risk\, terrorism\, and pandemic. \nPanelists: LtGen. Norm Seip\, USAF (Ret.)\, ASP Board Member; Gov. Tom Ridge\, Fmr Gov. PA\, Secretary of Homeland Security; Daniel Wagner\, CEO\, Country Risk Solutions; Brad Kieserman\, VP of Disaster Operations & Logistics\, Red Cross \nModerator: Glenn Dorr\, Northeast Regional Director\, Lloyd’s \n3:15 – 3:30 Bridge Building / Break \n3:30 – 4:30 The Way Forward: How to Build Resiliency \nA cross-sector dialogue\, “The Way Forward: Solutions for Progress” will examine best practices to build comprehensive resiliency through public and private collaboration.  Financing for building resilient cities and exploring long range implications for policy\, city leaders and the private sector. \nPanelists: Erwann Michel-Kerjan\, Executive Director of the Risk Management and Decision Processes Center\, Wharton; Sean McGovern\, Chief Risk Officer & General Counsel\, Lloyd’s; Charles Rath\, President and CEO\, Resilient Solutions 21; Josh Sawislak\, Global Director of Resilience\, AECOM \nModerator: BGen. Stephen A. Cheney\, USMC (Ret.)\, CEO\, ASP \n4:30 – 4:40 Glenn Dorr – Closing Remarks \n. \nTo request an invitation\, contact: \nevents@americansecurityproject.org \n. \nIn Partnership with: \n \nand \n \n \n. \nAdditional Resources:\nCities@Risk \n2016’s Unhappy New Year of Risk (co-authored with Daniel Wagner) \nDante Disparte – Chairman of the Business Council for American Security \n. \nABOUT THE AMERICAN SECURITY PROJECT  \nThe American Security Project is a non-profit\, non-partisan public policy and research organization dedicated to fostering knowledge and understanding of a range of national security issues\, promoting debate about the appropriate use of American power\, and cultivating strategic responses to 21st century challenges. For more information\, visit www.americansecurityproject.org.
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/lloyds-and-asp-risk-forum-pathways-to-city-resilience/
LOCATION:Arnold & Porter\, 601 Massachusetts Ave NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20001\, United States
CATEGORIES:American Competitiveness & Economic Diplomacy,Climate Security,Energy Security,National Security & Climate Change,National Security Strategy
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SUMMARY:Financial Intelligence & Information Sharing (FIIS) Working Group Winter Symposium 2015
DESCRIPTION:A non-CLE program proudly presented by\nthe ABA Section of International Law \nSponsored by \nthe FIIS WG\, an element of the American Security Project\,\nthe Section of International Law International Anti-Money Laundering Committee\, the International Criminal Law Committee\, the National Security Committe\, the Export Controls & Economic Sanctions Committee\, and the International Financial Products & Services Committee\, and the InfraGard National Capital Region Members Alliance \nHosted by Reed Smith\, Washington\, DC.\nTeleconference service provided by Citigroup. \nThursday\, December 17\, 2015 \n 1:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. EST \nIn-Person Event at: \nReed Smith\n1301 K St. NW #1100 \nWashington\, DC 20005 \nTeleconference Option Available \n  \nREGISTER HERE\nSpace is limited\nFREE PROGRAM \nThe FIIS WG provides the financial services industry\, the U.S. Government (USG) community\, and other relevant parties with a forum to informally discuss relevant Financial Intelligence (FININT) topics\, including protection of critical financial infrastructure\, prevention of fraud\, and obstruction of terror finance and money laundering.  In cooperation with the American Bar Association’s International Anti-Money Laundering Committee\, we are pleased to present this slate of speakers and topics. The diversity of issues reflects the array of potential threats and vulnerabilities associated with abuses of financial and commercial systems. \nThe FIIS WG began in 2010 as a public-private partnerships pilot project out of the USG; grew into a free-standing\, member-supported community; and is now an element of the American Security Project. Members include 100s of representatives of both public and private-sector entities\, including regulatory\, intelligence\, defense\, and law enforcement agencies; financial institutions; think tanks; consultancies; and academia. \n  \nSpeakers: \n\nSSA Hadley Etienne\, FBI\, Washington Field Office\, “Trends in Cyber-Financial Crime”\nMr. Lester M. Joseph (SVP\, Manager) and Ms. Kelley Chamberlain (Financial Crimes Consultant)\, Global Financial Crimes Intelligence Group\, Wells Fargo & Company\, “Business Email Compromise”\nMs. Kathleen A. Nandan\, Counsel\, Reed Smith LLP “FinCEN Enforcement Trends”\nMr. Michael Lowell\, Esq.\, Partner\, Reed Smith LLP “U.S. Sanctions Enforcement Trends / Lessons Learned From Enforcement During 2015.”\nMs. Stephanie Cripps\, Senior Associate\, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer US LLP\, “Compliance Risks And Challenges As Sanctions Are Lifted”\nMs. Susan Lea Smith\, Senior Counsel\, AML Compliance\, Western Union\, “Foreign Terrorist Fighter Typology”\nMs. Ximena Castro\, Threat Intelligence Analyst\, Strategic Intelligence Analysis Group\, Citigroup\, “Citi’s Analyst Career Path”\n\nModerators: \n\nMs. Lesley Rockwell\, Co-Chair of the FIIS WG\nMs. Danielle Camner Lindholm\, Co-Chair of the FIIS WG and the ABA Natl Security Committee; Immediate Past Co-Chair of the ABA Intl AML Committee\n\n\nABOUT THE AMERICAN SECURITY PROJECT  \nThe American Security Project is a non-profit\, non-partisan public policy and research organization dedicated to fostering knowledge and understanding of a range of national security issues\, promoting debate about the appropriate use of American power\, and cultivating strategic responses to 21st century challenges. For more information\, visitwww.americansecurityproject.org.
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/financial-intelligence-information-sharing-fiis-working-group-winter-symposium-2015/
LOCATION:Reed Smith\, 1301 K St. NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20005\, United States
CATEGORIES:American Competitiveness & Economic Diplomacy
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SUMMARY:Hill Briefing: Understanding What’s Next in Fusion Energy
DESCRIPTION:Date\nDecember 15\, 2015\n\n\nTime\n12:00pm – 1:30pm\n\n\nLocation\n385 Russell Senate Office Building\, Washington DC 20515\n\n\n\n  \nUnderstanding What’s Next in Fusion Energy will be held Tuesday\, December 15 in Russell 385 from 12:00pm – 1:30pm. This event will be an opportunity for leaders in fusion energy from the private sector and research labs to discuss the significant progress made in advancing fusion and what this clean\, safe\, and abundant energy source means for America’s national security and energy future. \nLeading experts in fusion from the public and private sector will discuss the new developments that have been featured over the last several months in major media outlets like Time Magazine\, the New York Times\, Science\, and Nature. ASP is the leading think tank detailing a plan for the future of fusion. We are excited to facilitate a greater understanding this complex but revolutionary energy source. \nPanel Includes:\nModerator: \n\nMr. Andrew Holland\n\nPanelists: \n\nDr. Dennis Whyte\nMr. Michael Delage\nDr. Douglas Witherspoon\nDr. Richard Barth\n\nAbout the Panelists:\nDr. Dennis Whyte \nDr. Whyte is the Professor and Head of MIT’s Nuclear Science and Engineering program and Director of the Plasma Science and Fusion Center. His research includes Magnetic Fusion Energy: Boundary plasma physics\, advanced plasma confinement regimes in tokamaks\, plasma diagnostics\, mitigation of disruption damages and also Plasma-Surface Interactions: basic physics of plasma-material interfaces\, dynamic measurement techniques for material evolution under plasma bombardment\, implications of plasma-surface interactions in magnetic fusion reactors. \nMr. Michael Delage\nMichael is an engineer and experienced technology entrepreneur with a career spent developing complex technologies and bringing them to market. His expertise lies in technology strategy and innovation\, systems engineering\, product management\, partnerships and joint development programs\, and founding\, building\, and growing new technology companies. Prior to joining General Fusion in 2010\, Michael co-founded and spent seven years building Energate Inc. into one of the leading residential demand response technology companies in North America. Under Michael’s leadership\, Energate secured partnerships with industry champions and pioneered many of the technologies and standards to integrate residential energy management into the smart grid. Earlier in his career\, Michael worked in the aerospace industry as a systems and design engineer on technologies from microsatellites to the robotic systems on the International Space Station\, where hardware he designed continues to operate today. Michael holds a B.Sc. in Engineering Physics and an M.B.A. for Science and Technology from Queen’s University. \nDr. Douglas Witherspoon \nDr. Witherspoon is President and Chief Scientist of HyperV Technologies Corp.\, where he has led the development of high-velocity plasma jets for fusion energy research since founding the company in 2004. Since 2008\, his main focus has been a collaboration with the Los Alamos National Laboratory Plasma Liner Experiment (PLX) to develop the science and technologies required for Plasma-Jet driven Magneto-Inertial-Fusion (PJMIF). PLX is now funded under ARPA-E’s recently launched ALPHA fusion program. From 1994-2003 he was President and Chief Scientist of UTRON\, Inc.\, where he was responsible for conceiving\, developing and directing the company’s research emphasizing the application of plasma and pulsed power technologies to defense\, industrial and commercial areas. From 1984-1994\, he was a Senior Scientist at GT-Devices\, Inc. working mainly on railguns for defense and energy applications. Dr. Witherspoon received his Ph.D. in Physics in 1984 from the University of Wisconsin (Madison)\, and a B.S. with Honors in Physics in 1976 from Indiana University. \nHe is an experimental plasma physicist with over 30 years of research experience in the field of plasma physics and pulsed power. His research experience includes capillary discharges\, plasma jets\, plasma thrusters\, electromagnetic and electrothermal mass launchers\, pulsed high current & high voltage engineering\, plasma magnetic confinement (tokamaks)\, and computational modeling. He has extensive experience with pulsed plasma accelerator technology. Dr. Witherspoon is a member of the American Physical Society\, IEEE\, AIAA\, and is a Past President of the Washington Academy of Sciences (2005-2006). Dr. Witherspoon is an author or coauthor on over 50 journal papers and reports\, and has been awarded 7 patents to date related to applying pulsed plasma discharge technology to industrial and materials processing applications. \nDr. Richard Barth \nDr. Richard Barth has served as Tri Alpha Energy’s Senior Vice President for government relations and communications since 2010. Tri Alpha Energy is a venture-backed company focused on developing fusion-powered electricity technology that is safe\, carbon-free and sustainable. Barth has over 40 years of experience in communication\, public policy and government relations with particular expertise in energy\, technology and security matters. He is a champion for alternative energy technology development and funding. \nPrior to joining Tri Alpha Energy Barth served as Assistant Secretary\, Policy Development\, for the Department of Homeland Security under Presidents Bush and Obama. Before that he was Corporate Vice President\, Government Relations\, at Motorola where he developed a funding strategy for public safety in the aftermath of 9-11. He also worked on international high tech trade policy in the White House on the National Security Council Staff for both Presidents Bush and Clinton. Barth holds a Ph.D. in inorganic chemistry from the University of Maryland and an AB from Franklin & Marshall College. \nMr. Andrew Holland \nMr. Andrew Holland is the American Security Project’s Director of Studies and Senior Fellow for Energy and Climate. As an expert on energy\, climate change\, and infrastructure policy\, he has worked at the center of debates about how to achieve sustainable energy security and how to effectively address climate change for the last decade. \nHe served as Legislative Assistant on Energy\, Environment\, and Infrastructure for United States Senator Chuck Hagel of Nebraska for three years from 2006 through 2008.  He worked in the US House of Representatives for the House Ways and Means Committee and the Office of Congresswoman Roukema. \nHe holds a Master’s Degree in International Strategy and Economics from the University of St. Andrews in Scotland and a  Bachelor’s Degree in History and Economics from Wake Forest University in North Carolina. \nAdditional Resources:\nPrivate Investors Back Nuclear Fusion Energy \nFusion Energy – The National Security Requirement \nFusion White Paper – 10 Year Plan for American Energy Security \n  \nABOUT THE AMERICAN SECURITY PROJECT  \nThe American Security Project is a non-profit\, non-partisan public policy and research organization dedicated to fostering knowledge and understanding of a range of national security issues\, promoting debate about the appropriate use of American power\, and cultivating strategic responses to 21st century challenges. For more information\, visitwww.americansecurityproject.org.
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/hill-briefing-understanding-whats-next-in-fusion-energy/
LOCATION:Russell Senate Office Building\, 188 Russell Senate Office Building\, Washington\, DC\, 20515\, United States
CATEGORIES:Energy Security,Fusion Energy,National Security & Climate Change
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SUMMARY:Department of Defense Action on Climate Change
DESCRIPTION:Insights from the Pentagon \nand a Two Year National Tour\n\n\n\nDate\nDecember 11th\, 2015\n\n\nTime\n12:00pm – 1:30pm\n\n\nLocation\nAmerican Security Project – 1100 New York Ave.\, 7th Floor\, West Tower\, Washington DC 20005\n\n\n\n  \nOne year ago\, the Department of Defense released its landmark Climate Adaptation Roadmap\, which outlined the steps that all areas of the DoD must take to prepare for a changing climate. On Friday\, December 11\, ASP will host Maureen Sullivan\, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Environment\, Safety & Occupational Health\, responsible for overseeing the implementation of the Department’s climate change adaptation efforts. She will give an update on DoD efforts around Climate Change. \nTwo members of ASP’s Board of Directors\, Vice Admiral Lee Gunn\, USN (Ret.) and BGen Stephen Cheney\, USMC (Ret.) will also report on what they have learned as a part of ASP’s national climate security tour\, and how important the DoD’s efforts on climate change are for national climate preparedness. \n  \nSpecial Remarks: \n\nMs. Maureen Sullivan\n\nPanel Includes:\nModerator: \n\nMr. Andrew Holland\n\nPanelists: \n\nVice Admiral Lee Gunn\, USN (Ret.)\nBGen Stephen Cheney\, USMC (Ret.)\nDr. Leo Goff\n\n  \nSpeaker Biographies:\nMs. Maureen Sullivan is the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Environment\, Safety & Occupational Health in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Energy\, Installations & Environment). She is responsible for DoD’s policies and programs related to compliance with environmental laws; management of natural and cultural resources; cleanup of contaminated sites; safety & occupational health; fire and emergency services; green/sustainable buildings; installation emergency management; international environmental compliance and cleanup efforts; climate change adaptation planning; strategic sustainability planning; planning to address emerging contaminants; and international defense environmental cooperation. Ms. Sullivan is also responsible for the DoD Native American program. She oversees the Armed Forces Pest Management Board and the Department of Defense Explosives Safety Board. Ms. Sullivan is the Department of Defense Federal Preservation Officer and represents the Secretary of Defense on the President’s Advisory Council on Historic Preservation. Ms. Sullivan is a member of the General Services Administration’s Green Building Advisory Committee. \nShe also represents the Department of Defense on the White House Climate and Natural Resources Working Group and the White House Pollinator Task Force. \nFor the past 23 years\, Ms. Sullivan has served in various leadership positions as a member of the Office of the Secretary of Defense environmental staff\, and possesses wide ranging experience in numerous DoD environmental programs to include Pollution Prevention\, Environmental Compliance\, Historic Preservation\, and the Clean Air Act. \nFrom 2013 thru 2014\, Ms. Sullivan served as the DoD member of the Federal Interagency Floodplain Management Task Force. From 2009 to 2012\, Ms. Sullivan served as the Department of Defense member of the White House Interagency Climate Change Adaptation Task Force. She served as the DoD representative to the Office of Management and Budget Interagency Panel which negotiated the final Ozone and Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standards in 1997. She also served as the DoD Liaison to the President Clinton’s Council on Sustainable Development. \nMs. Sullivan was a member of the team that authored Executive Order 13148\, “Greening the Government Through Leadership in Environmental Management\,” which President Clinton signed on April 22\, 2000. She also helped draft Executive Order 12856\, “Federal Compliance with Right-to-Know Laws and Pollution Prevention Requirements.” After President Clinton signed Executive Order 12856\, she was detailed to the Office of the Administrator\, Environmental Protection Agency\, to guide initial implementation. \nHer total DoD career spans 35 years. Prior to joining the Office of the Secretary of Defense\, she held positions with the Defense Logistics Agency in Virginia\, Michigan\, Ohio and Germany where she worked in hazardous waste management\, international environmental activities and pollution prevention. Ms. Sullivan has been a member of the Senior Executive Service since 2008. \nVice Admiral Lee Gunn served in the U.S. Navy for thirty-five years prior to his retirement in 2000. His last active duty assignment was Inspector General of the Department of the Navy where\, together with his Marine Deputy\, he was responsible for the Department’s overall inspection program and its assessments of readiness\, training\, and quality of service. \nServing in the Surface Navy in a variety of theaters\, Admiral Gunn rose through the cruiser/destroyer force to command the Frigate USS Barbey\, then command of the Navy’s antisubmarine warfare tactical and technical evaluation Destroyer squadron\, DESRON 31. He later commanded Amphibious Group Three\, comprising 19 ships\, 12 other\, separate commands\, and 16\,000 Sailors and Marines. As Commander of PHIBGRU THREE he served (in addition to many other duties) as the Combined Naval Forces Commander\, and Deputy Task Force Commander of Combined Task Force United Shield. Task Force United Shield conducted the final withdrawal of United Nations peacekeeping forces from Somalia in February and March of 1995. United Shield was\, and still is\, the only amphibious withdrawal operation under fire conducted since the Korean War. \nAdmiral Gunn’s awards include the Distinguished Service Medal\, the Defense Superior Service Medal\, six Legions of Merit\, two Meritorious Service Medals\, the Navy Commendation Medal (with Combat Distinguishing Device)\, the Navy Achievement Medal\, the Combat Action Ribbon\, and numerous theater and service awards. \nImmediately after concluding his active duty career\, Admiral Gunn was asked by the Chief of Naval Operations to lead the Executive Review of Navy Training. The nine-month Review was conducted by a senior team of experts in a variety of disciplines from the uniformed Navy\, the corps of Department of the Navy Civilians\, and the business and education communities. The recommendations of the Review continue to be implemented by the Navy\, bringing about a revolution in training and learning for Navy men and women. \nAdmiral Gunn has extensive experience with and substantial accomplishments in the areas of manpower\, personnel and training. He served in eight assignments in those areas during his career. During his last manpower assignment (as Deputy Chief of Naval Personnel\, and Commander\, Navy Personnel Command) he played a key role in redesigning the Navy’s manpower and personnel establishment and orchestrated the transfer of the Navy’s Personnel Command from Arlington\, Virginia to Millington\, Tennessee. Relations he developed with the Congressional delegations and the business and academic communities were key to the success of this BRAC–directed move. \nGunn serves as: President of the Institute for Public Research at CNA in Alexandria\, VA. (he joined CNA in 2001); Chair of the Board of Advisors of the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey\, CA; an Advisor to the Global Perspectives Initiative at the University of Central Florida; and a member and Executive Board member of the Surface Navy Association\, the professional association of more than 7000 surface warriors and supporters. He served as President of the Surface Navy Association from 2001-2006. \n \nBGen Stephen Cheney USMC(Ret) is the Chief Executive Officer of the American Security Project (ASP) and a member of the Department of State’s Foreign Affairs Policy Board. \nHe is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and has over 30 years experience as a Marine.  His career included a wide variety of command and staff positions with the operating forces and the supporting establishment.  Gen. Cheney’s primary specialty was artillery\, but he focused extensively on entry-level training\, commanding at every echelon at both Marine Corps Recruit Depots\, to include being the Commanding General at Parris Island.  He served several years in Japan and has traveled extensively throughout the Middle East and Asia. \nOther selected highlights of Gen. Cheney’s military career include tours as Deputy Executive Secretary to Defense Secretaries Cheney and Aspin; ground plans officer for Drug Enforcement Policy in the Pentagon; liaison to the Congressional Commission on Roles and Missions of the Armed Forces; and Inspector General of the Marine Corps. \nFollowing retirement from the Marines\, Gen. Cheney became the Chief Operating Officer for Business Executives for National Security (BENS)\, in Washington\, D.C.\, and most recently was President/CEO of the Marine Military Academy in Harlingen\, Texas. \nGen. Cheney is a graduate of the Marine Corps Command and Staff College\, the National War College\, and the University of Southern California. He was a military fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York City\, where he is a member. Additionally\, he is also a member of the Secretary of State’s International Security Advisory Board. \nDr. Leo Goff is the program manager for CNA’s Military Advisory Board\, a group of retired three- and four-star flag and general officers from the Army\, Navy\, Air Force and Marine Corps who study pressing issues of the day to assess their impact on America’s national security. Their focus for the last several years has been on climate\, energy\, and national security. Additionally\, he is a retired Navy Captain\, having served for 30 years in submarines or working at the strategic leadership level in the Pentagon. He was the commanding officer of a nuclear submarine and a submarine tender. Since retirement in early 2011 he has held the position of president and owner of ACARYIS; a consulting company providing executive solutions\, focused on the ways in which energy and the environment impact organizational alignment and strategic direction. \nDoctor Goff holds a PhD in organizational behavior with a concentration in leadership; a Master’s degree in Public Administration; and a Master’s Degree in Executive Business Administration. He was a distinguished fellow at Maxwell School for Strategic Studies at Syracuse. He earned his commission at the United States Naval Academy\, graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Ocean Engineering. \nMr. Andrew Holland is the American Security Project’s Director of Studies and Senior Fellow for Energy and Climate. As an expert on energy\, climate change\, and infrastructure policy\, he has worked at the center of debates about how to achieve sustainable energy security and how to effectively address climate change for the last decade. \nHe served as Legislative Assistant on Energy\, Environment\, and Infrastructure for United States Senator Chuck Hagel of Nebraska for three years from 2006 through 2008.  He worked in the US House of Representatives for the House Ways and Means Committee and the Office of Congresswoman Roukema. \nHe holds a Master’s Degree in International Strategy and Economics from the University of St. Andrews in Scotland and a  Bachelor’s Degree in History and Economics from Wake Forest University in North Carolina. \nResources:\nNational Security and Climate Change – Perspectives from the Military \nSecurity Impacts of Climate Change \nPay Now\, Pay Later: A State-by-State Assessment of the Costs of Climate Change \n  \nABOUT THE AMERICAN SECURITY PROJECT  \nThe American Security Project is a non-profit\, non-partisan public policy and research organization dedicated to fostering knowledge and understanding of a range of national security issues\, promoting debate about the appropriate use of American power\, and cultivating strategic responses to 21st century challenges. For more information\, visit www.americansecurityproject.org.
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/department-of-defense-action-on-climate-change/
CATEGORIES:Climate Security,Energy Security,Featured Event,National Security & Climate Change,National Security Strategy
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SUMMARY:TPP: Implications of the Trans-Pacific Partnership for Global and Regional Stability
DESCRIPTION:Date\nNovember 19\, 2015\n\n\nTime\n12:00pm – 2:00pm\n\n\nLocations\nAmerican Security Project1100 New York Ave. NW – 7th Floor\, West Tower\, Washington\, DC 20005\n\n\n\n  \nFinal negotiations on TPP concluded on October 5th\, 2015 and the long-awaited trade deal now begins a 90-day waiting period before being brought for discussion and vote by the United States Congress. \nTPP is a cornerstone of the Asia Pivot and includes 11 Pacific nations. Its implementation will increase US access to growing markets across the region while eliminating thousands of import tariffs and other barriers to free international trade. The deal also strengthens relationships between the US and vital partners including Japan\, Australia\, Canada\, Malaysia\, Vietnam\, and Mexico. \nDespite its strong economic and security benefits\, TPP faces significant scrutiny in a politically divided congress. While fast-track trade authority removes threats of amendments and filibusters\, its successful passage is far from certain. \nThis event will include a panel discussion featuring key leaders well versed in the economic and security impact of free trade from several TPP nations. The event will conclude with a keynote address from Representative Don Beyer (D\, VA-8)\, former Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein. \nThe event will be live tweeted\, using the hashtag #ASPTrade and will include an Event Review to be published on ASP’s website. Full video and audio recordings will also be made available via the website. \n  \nLunch refreshments will be served from 12:00pm – 12:30pm. \nPlease arrive by 12:00pm for registration. \nThe event will be begin promptly at 12:30pm. \nAbout the Keynote Speaker: \nCongressman Don Beyer is serving his first term as the U.S. Representative from Virginia’s 8th District\, representing Arlington\, Alexandria\, Falls Church\, and parts of Fairfax County. He serves on the Joint Economic Committee\, the House Committee on Natural Resources\, is Ranking Member on the Oversight Subcommittee to the Committee on Science\, Space\, and Technology and a member of the New Democrat Coalition. \nPrior to joining the U.S. House of Representatives\, Donald S. Beyer Jr. was sworn in as the United States Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein on August 5\, 2009. He took up his duties in Bern on August 15\, 2009 and left office on 29 April 2013 \nCongressman Beyer is a nationally recognized political\, business and philanthropic leader. Over the last thirty years\, he built a strong reputation in Virginia\, where he grew a successful and reputable business\, and spent eight years as Lieutenant Governor. Throughout his adult life\, Congressman Beyer has been very active in Virginia and national politics. In 2008\, he chaired the Transportation and Land Use working group of the Governor’s Virginia Commission on Climate Change. Before his nomination to be Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein\, he was asked by President-elect Barack Obama to lead the United States Department of Commerce Transition Team. \nCongressman Beyer is also a member of the Board of Directors for the American Security Project. \nAbout the Panelists: \n \nAmbassador Carl Worker of the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs is the Trade Principal Business Adviser and Charge d’affairs for the New Zealand Embassy in Washington\, D.C \nAmbassador Worker recently concluded an extended term as New Zealand Ambassador to China (2009-15) where he headed a NZ Inc operation totalling 300 staff from 10 government agencies based at 5 locations in China.  During his term in Beijing\, the NZ Inc China Strategy target of doubling two-way commodity trade with China from $10 to $20 billion between 2010 and 2015 was achieved and a new target set of $30 billion trade by 2020. Annual Chinese visitors to New Zealand more than doubled to over 250\,000. China became a significant source of FDI for the first time. \nA fluent Mandarin speaker\, Ambassador Worker had earlier postings at the Beijing Embassy in the 1980’s and  1990’s\, and was New Zealand Consul-General in Hong Kong from 1994-98 spanning Hong Kong’s return to China. \nAlso a fluent Spanish speaker\, Ambassador Worker was Ambassador to Argentina\, Uruguay and Paraguay from 2001-2006.  As Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Americas Division from 2006-08\, Carl worked to promote relationship improvement with the United States\, US participation in TPP\, and the goals of the New Zealand Latin America Strategy. The Ambassador took up the newly created role of MFAT Principal Business Adviser\, based at the MFAT Auckland office\, in March 2015. He was appointed Charge d’Affaires in June 2015. \n \nMinister Kanji Yamanouchi is Minister for Economic Affairs\, Embassy of Japan\, Washington\, DC. In 1984\, Minister Kanji Yamanouchi joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan.  Upon completing various overseas postings including an assignment in Washington\, in 2002\, Mr. Yamanouchi led the Prime Minister’s advance team in North Korea\, in preparation for the first ever state visit of a Japanese head of government to North Korea. In 2008\, Mr. Yamanouchi became the Director of the First North American Division. Proving himself an able diplomat\, Mr. Yamanouchi was then selected to be the Executive Assistant on Diplomatic Affairs for Japan’s Prime Minister Hatoyama and Prime Minister Kan.  As such\, Mr. Yamanouchi participated in high level meetings with Heads of State from around the world. \nAfter two years in the post of Executive Assistant\, Mr. Yamanouchi was promoted to Deputy Director General for the Asian Affairs Bureau where he focused on regional issues with close neighbors.  He played an instrumental role in negotiating with China on maritime issues\, and spearheaded the 1st round of Japan-China High Level Consultations on Maritime Issues. \nMinister Yamanouchi graduated from Tokyo University of Foreign Studies\, and holds an MA in Political Science from Wesleyan University in Middletown\, Connecticut\, USA. \n  \n \nDr. Robert J. Shapiro  is Co-founder and Chairman of Sonecon\, LLC. In addition to chairing Sonecon\, Dr. Shapiro is also a Senior Fellow of the Georgetown University School of Business\, advisor to the International Monetary Fund\, director of the Globalization Center at NDN\, chairman of the U.S. Climate Task Force and co-chair of America Task Force Argentina. From 1997 to 2001\, Dr. Shapiro was U.S. Under Secretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs. In that position\, he directed economic policy for the Commerce Department and oversaw the Nation’s major statistical agencies\, including the Census Bureau while it planned and carried out the 2000 decennial census. Prior to that appointment\, he was co-founder and Vice President of the Progressive Policy Institute. He also served as principal economic advisor to Bill Clinton in his 1991-1992 presidential campaign and senior economic advisor to Al Gore and John Kerry in their presidential campaigns. In 2008 and 2012\, he advised the campaigns and transition of Barack Obama. Dr. Shapiro also was as Legislative Director for Senator Daniel P. Moynihan and Associate Editor of U.S. News & World Report. He has been a Fellow of Harvard University\, the Brookings Institution\, and the National Bureau of Economic Research. \nDr. Shapiro holds a Ph.D. and M.A. from Harvard\, a M.Sc. from the London School of Economics\, and an A.B. from the University of Chicago. He is widely published\, and his most recent book is Futurecast: How Superpowers\, Populations and Demographics Will Change the You Live and Work (St Martins’ Press\, 2008). \nBGen Stephen Cheney USMC(Ret) is the Chief Executive Officer of the American Security Project (ASP) and a member of the Department of State’s Foreign Affairs Policy Board. \nHe is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and has over 30 years experience as a Marine.  His career included a wide variety of command and staff positions with the operating forces and the supporting establishment.  Gen. Cheney’s primary specialty was artillery\, but he focused extensively on entry-level training\, commanding at every echelon at both Marine Corps Recruit Depots\, to include being the Commanding General at Parris Island.  He served several years in Japan and has traveled extensively throughout the Middle East and Asia. \nOther selected highlights of Gen. Cheney’s military career include tours as Deputy Executive Secretary to Defense Secretaries Cheney and Aspin; ground plans officer for Drug Enforcement Policy in the Pentagon; liaison to the Congressional Commission on Roles and Missions of the Armed Forces; and Inspector General of the Marine Corps. \nFollowing retirement from the Marines\, Gen. Cheney became the Chief Operating Officer for Business Executives for National Security (BENS)\, in Washington\, D.C.\, and most recently was President/CEO of the Marine Military Academy in Harlingen\, Texas. \nGen. Cheney is a graduate of the Marine Corps Command and Staff College\, the National War College\, and the University of Southern California. He was a military fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York City\, where he is a member. Additionally\, he is also a member of the Secretary of State’s International Security Advisory Board. \nGen. Cheney has been on the Board of Directors for ASP since 2006. \n  \nModerator \n \nMr. Nelson Cunningham is President of American Security Project and President of McLarty Associates\, the international strategic advisory firm headed by former White House Chief of Staff and Special Envoy for the Americas Thomas F. “Mack” McLarty III. Mr. Cunningham was also Special Advisor to President Clinton for Western Hemisphere Affairs and previously served as a counsel at the White House and as General Counsel of the Senate Judiciary Committee under Senator Joseph Biden. Prior to that\, he was a federal prosecutor in New York under then-U.S. Attorney Rudolph Giuliani and also served as a foreign policy and trade advisor to the 2004 Kerry campaign. Mr. Cunningham is a member of the Secretary of State’s Foreign Affairs Policy Board\, the State Department Advisory Committee on International Economic Policy (ACIEP)\, and past chairman of the Export-Import Bank’s Advisory Committee. \nAdditional Resources: \nNational Security Leaders Back TPP \nISDS: An In-Depth Look at a Crucial Part of Free Trade \nFree Trade Agreement Roundup \nABOUT THE AMERICAN SECURITY PROJECT  \nThe American Security Project is a non-profit\, non-partisan public policy and research organization dedicated to fostering knowledge and understanding of a range of national security issues\, promoting debate about the appropriate use of American power\, and cultivating strategic responses to 21st century challenges. For more information\, visit www.americansecurityproject.org.
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/tpp-implications-of-trans-pacific-partnership-for-global-and-regional-stability/
CATEGORIES:Featured Event,National Security Strategy,Public Diplomacy
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SUMMARY:Hill Briefing: Opportunities in International Climate Cooperation
DESCRIPTION:Date\nNovember 10\, 2015\n\n\nTime\n3:00pm – 4:00pm\n\n\nLocations\n121 Canon House Office Building\, Washington DC 20515\n\n\n\n  \nPlease join us in 121 Canon HOB for a discussion of the latest updates and developments in international climate policy as nations prepare for international negotiations under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)\, set to take place in Paris\, France from November 30 – December 11\, 2015. \nPanelists will discuss key issues for the negotiations\, including national commitments to cut emissions and expand clean energy\, fairness and equity considerations\, and initiatives to build resilience in highly vulnerable countries. We’ll also explore subnational\, national\, and intergovernmental opportunities to work with private sector and civil society initiatives\, and the growing call from communities of faith for action on climate change. \nLunch refreshments will be served. \nPlease arrive by 3:00pm for registration. \nThe event will be begin promptly at 3:00pm. \nModerated by: Keya Chatterjee\, Executive Director\, U.S. Climate Action Network \nPanelists: \n\nJose Aguto\, Friends Committee on National Legislation\nHeather Coleman\, Oxfam American\nKathy Egland\, NAACP\nJake Schmidt\, Natural Resources Defense Council\n\n  \nPlease RSVP here\nSponsored By:\nAction Aid USA • American Security Project • Church World Service • Citizens for Global Solutions • Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life • Friends Committee on National Legislation • Moms Clean Air Force • National Association for the Advancement of Colored People • Natural Resources Defense Council • Oxfam America • Sierra Club • Sisters of Mercy • Sojourners • The Nature Conservancy • Union of Concerned Scientists • US Climate Action Network
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/hill-briefing-opportunities-in-international-climate-cooperation/
LOCATION:U.S. House of Representatives\, 2325 Rayburn House Office Building\, Washington\, DC\, 20515\, US
CATEGORIES:Climate Security,Energy Security,National Security & Climate Change,National Security Strategy
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SUMMARY:College of Charleston Event - Climate Change: Risks for National Security
DESCRIPTION:Climate Change: Risks for National Security\n\n\n\nDate\nNovember 9th\, 2015\n\n\nTime\n4:00pm – 5:30pm\n\n\nLocation\nCollege of Charleston\, Stern Center Ballroom\, Charleston\, South Carolina 29424\n\n\n\nToday\, the U.S. Navy is preparing for an open Arctic\, the Marines are deploying in response to historic typhoons\, and the Army is preparing its bases to use less energy than they produce. \nClimate change is already a major consideration for US military planners. Meanwhile\, American politicians continue to ignore the issue. \nJoin us for a discussion with senior flag officers as they discuss the steps the US military has taken and future implications for our national security. \nSpeakers\nBGen Stephen Cheney\, USMC (Ret\,) \n \nStephen Cheney is the Chief Executive Officer of the American Security Project (ASP) and a member of the Department of State’s Foreign Affairs Policy Board. \nHe is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and has over 30 years experience as a Marine.  His career included a wide variety of command and staff positions with the operating forces and the supporting establishment.  His primary specialty was artillery\, but he focused extensively on entry-level training\, commanding at every echelon at both Marine Corps Recruit Depots\, to include being the Commanding General at Parris Island.  He served several years in Japan and has traveled extensively throughout the Middle East and Asia. \nOther selected highlights of his military career include tours as Deputy Executive Secretary to Defense Secretaries Cheney and Aspin; ground plans officer for Drug Enforcement Policy in the Pentagon; liaison to the Congressional Commission on Roles and Missions of the Armed Forces; and Inspector General of the Marine Corps. \nFollowing retirement from the Marines\, he became the Chief Operating Officer for Business Executives for National Security (BENS)\, in Washington\, D.C.\, and most recently was President/CEO of the Marine Military Academy in Harlingen\, Texas. \nHe is a graduate of the Marine Corps Command and Staff College\, the National War College\, and the University of Southern California.  He was a military fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York City\, where he is a member. He is also a member of the Secretary of State’s International Security Advisory Board \nHe has been on the Board of Directors for ASP since 2006. \nLieutenant General Norm Seip\, USAF (Ret.)\n \nLieutenant General (ret) Norman R. Seip is a member of The American Security Project (ASP)\, a nonpartisan organization created to educate the American public and the world about the changing nature of national security in the 21st Century. \nLieutenant General Seip served in the Air Force for 35 years. His last assignment was Commander of 12th Air Force\, comprised of seven active-duty wings and two direct-reporting units in the Western and Midwestern United States. The fighter and bomber wings under his command possessed over 400 aircraft and had more than 33\,000 active-duty military and civilian assigned personnel. He was a command pilot with more than 4\,500 flying hours\, primarily in fighter aircraft and has flown in support of numerous military operations and contingencies around the world. \nHe is an independent consultant focused on defense and national security related matters. He is a Senior Mentor for the Air Force and also serves\, pro bono\, as the Chairman of the Board\, Council for a Strong America; Military Advisory Board\, Truman National Security Project; National Security Advisory Council\, U.S. Global Leadership Coalition; and International Advisory Board\, 911 Fund. \nAndrew Holland \n \nAndrew Holland is the American Security Project’s Director of Studies and Senior Fellow for Energy and Climate. He is a Washington-based expert on energy\, climate change\, and infrastructure policy. He has over seven years of experience working at the center of debates about how to achieve sustainable energy security and how to effectively address climate change. \nPrior to moving into the Think Tank world\, he was a Legislative Assistant on Energy\, Environment\, and Infrastructure for United States Senator Chuck Hagel of Nebraska from 2006 through 2008.  He also has experience working in the US House of Representatives for the House Ways and Means Committee and the Office of Congresswoman Roukema. \nHe holds a Master’s Degree in International Strategy and Economics from the University of St. Andrews in Scotland and a  Bachelor’s Degree in History and Economics from Wake Forest University in North Carolina. \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  \n \nEvent Sponsored by the Department of Political\, Office of Sustainability\, the Department of Geology and Environmental Geosciences\, and Masters and Minor Environmental Studies \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/college-of-charleston-event-climate-change-risks-for-national-security/
LOCATION:College of Charleston\, 66 George St\, Charleston\, SC\, 29424\, United States
CATEGORIES:Climate Security,National Security & Climate Change,National Security Strategy
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SUMMARY:Climate Change\, Diplomacy\, and National Security - A Conversation with Foreign Minister Tony de Brum\, Marshall Islands
DESCRIPTION:Date\nOctober 28\, 2015 \nTime\n12:30pm – 1:30pm \nLocations\nAmerican Security Project1100 New York Ave. NW – 7th Floor\, West Tower\, Washington\, DC 20005 \n \nIn December\, negotiators from around the world will convene in Paris to negotiate and agree to a deal to address the challenge of climate change. While most attention has been on the position of major economies like China\, Europe\, and the United States\, one group that has played a role in the negotiations far beyond the size of their populations are the Alliance of Small Island States. Their clear moral authority\, as “front-line” states of climate change\, shows how soft power can accelerate diplomacy.\nJoin ASP as we host Tony de Brum\, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Marshall Islands. He will discuss the importance of the upcoming COP in Paris and how effective climate diplomacy can still prevent the worst impacts of climate change.\nAt this event\, ASP will formally launch a new Perspective Paper – “Climate Diplomacy and American Leadership.” Copies will be available.\nLunch refreshments will be served from 12:00pm – 12:30pm.\nPlease arrive by 12:00pm for registration.\nThe event will be begin promptly at 12:30pm.\nAbout the Speaker: \nMinister Tony de Brum is the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Marshall Islands.  In February 2013\, he addressed the UN Security Council on the threats posed by climate change to global security. Later that year Minister de Brum coordinated the Marshall Islands’ hosting of the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders’ Meeting\, which produced the Majuro Declaration for Climate Leadership. You can follow him on twitter at: @MinisterTdB\nAdditional Resources:\nThe Global Security Defense Index on Climate Change\nClimate Security Report\nClimate Change and National Security\nThe Implications of Climate Change on the Islands of the Asia Pacific\nABOUT THE AMERICAN SECURITY PROJECT \nThe American Security Project is a non-profit\, non-partisan public policy and research organization dedicated to fostering knowledge and understanding of a range of national security issues\, promoting debate about the appropriate use of American power\, and cultivating strategic responses to 21st century challenges. For more information\, visit http://www.americansecurityproject.org.
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/national-security-implications-of-climate-change-a-conversation-with-minister-tony-de-brum/
CATEGORIES:Climate Security,Energy Security,National Security & Climate Change,National Security Strategy
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SUMMARY:Challenging Climate Change: Practical Solutions from Business\, National Security and Faith Perspectives
DESCRIPTION:Luncheon Briefing\, 12 Noon – 1:30 PM \nTuesday\, October 27\, 2015 \nRayburn House Office Building\, Room B340 \nThe Friends Committee on National Legislation\, The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands\, RepublicEN and the American Security Project invite you to a briefing that highlights solutions to mitigate climate change and adapt to its consequences (such as sea level rise and drought) which are already being implemented by members of the business\, national security and faith communities. \nSpeakers include: \n\nCongressman Chris Gibson (R\, NY-19)\nBrigadier General Stephen A. Cheney USMC (Ret.)\, CEO of the American Security Project: the impacts of climate change on national security\nBrad Figel\, Vice President of Public Affairs\, North America\, Mars Inc.: why food companies want broad action\nHugh Welsh\, President & General Counsel of DSM North America: from coalmine to a sustainable global company\nHenne Schuwer\, Ambassador of the Netherlands\, Washington D.C.: proactive steps a national government is taking to address sea level rise and other uncertainties\nDiane Randall\, Executive Secretary\, Friends Committee on National Legislation: the faith community’s role in fostering bipartisan dialogue and action\nAlex Bozmoski (moderator)\, Director\, Strategy & Operations at RepublicEN\n\nQ & A to follow \nThis briefing will create awareness of the risks and opportunities that climate change offers to business\, national security\, and faith communities\, and hopes to inspire bipartisan cooperation in Congress to catalyze solutions. \nMany people find it hard to grasp the potential consequences of climate change\, or are concerned that the proposed Congressional solutions will curb economic growth. This briefing seeks to inspire action by showcasing the successful strategies and practical solutions which many sectors of society are already implementing. \nPlease RSVP to Emily Wirzba at emily@fcnl.org
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/challenging-climate-change-practical-solutions-from-business-national-security-and-faith-perspectives/
LOCATION:U.S. House of Representatives\, 2325 Rayburn House Office Building\, Washington\, DC\, 20515\, US
CATEGORIES:Climate Security,Energy Security,Featured Event,National Security & Climate Change,National Security Strategy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150916T120000
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SUMMARY:Conference - Cyber Security: Risk\, Recovery\, and Resilience
DESCRIPTION:Date\nSeptember 16\, 2015\n\n\nTime\n12:00pm – 5:00pm\n\n\nLocations \nAmerican Security Project\, 1100 New York Ave. NW\, 7th Floor West Tower\, Washington DC\n\n\n\n  \nNew advancements in technology continue to integrate more of our private data and information together across multiple devises and access points. With this increase in accessibility comes greater risks of hacker attacks and breaches. Cyber security and the tools associated with it are on the front lines in protecting our information. \nIn the wake of major security breaches\, including OPM\, Sony\, and Target\, cyber security has taken center stage in talks of national security and defense. As the United States continues to rely on technology for government and military operations\, cyber security is needed more than ever before. \nOver the course of the conference\, our expert panelists will discuss the issues surrounding cyber security and challenges we will face moving forward. \nThe conference will be held Wednesday\, September 16\, 2015 at ASP’s conference facilities in Washington\, D.C. \n\nAgenda: Cyber Security: Risk\, Recovery\, and Resilience\n12:00pm – 12:30pm: Networking Lunch & Registration \n12:30pm – 1:15pm: Keynote – RDML Danelle Barrett\, Deputy Director of Current Operations\, US Cyber Command \n1:15pm – 1:30pm: Refreshments & Networking Break \n1:30pm – 2:30: Panel 1 – Lessons from the OPM Hack \nModerator:  Michael Riley\, Reporter\, Bloomberg \nPanelists: \n\nLogan Brown\, President\, Exodus Intelligence\nAamir Lakhani\, Senior Cyber Security Researcher\, Fortinet\nJeff Wagner\, Director of Security Operations\, OPM\n\n2:30pm – 2:45pm: Refreshments & Networking Break \n2:45pm – 3:45pm: Panel 2 – Threats and Consequences Facing the Military \nModerator: BGen. Stephen A. Cheney\, USMC (Ret.)\, CEO of ASP \nPanelists: \n\nMG Garrett Yee\, US Army Reserve\, Cyber Security Directorate Military Deputy\nLTC Scott Applegate\, G33 Current Operations Chief\, Defensive Cyberspace Operations\, United States Army Cyber Command\nIan Wallace\, Senior Fellow\, Co-Director Cyber Security Initiative\, New America\n\n3:45pm – 4:00pm: Refreshments & Networking Break \n4:00pm – 5:00pm: Panel 3 – Beyond the Technical – Defense\, Diplomacy and Deterrence \nModerator: William Lay\,Deputy Chief Information Officer\, Department of State \nPanelists: \n\nCOL Jon Brickey\, National Capital Region Liaison\, US Army West Point\nMichele Markoff\, Deputy Coordinator for Cyber Issues DoS\nHon. Bijan Kian\, Chairman of the Board of Directors\, iCelero\n\nEvent in Partnership ASP’s Business Council for American Security \nand \n \nABOUT THE AMERICAN SECURITY PROJECT  \nThe American Security Project is a non-profit\, non-partisan public policy and research organization dedicated to fostering knowledge and understanding of a range of national security issues\, promoting debate about the appropriate use of American power\, and cultivating strategic responses to 21st century challenges. For more information\, visit www.americansecurityproject.org.
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/conference-cyber-security-risk-recovery-and-resilience/
CATEGORIES:American Competitiveness & Economic Diplomacy,Featured Event,National Security Strategy,Public Diplomacy,Terrorism
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SUMMARY:COLORADO SPRINGS EVENT - Climate Change: Risks for National Security
DESCRIPTION:Climate Change: Risks for National Security\n\n\n\nDate\nSeptember 10th\, 2015\n\n\nTime\n12:00pm – 1:00pm\n\n\nLocation\nGill Center\, E Costilla St\, Colorado Springs\, CO 80903\n\n\n\nToday\, the U.S. Navy is preparing for an open Arctic\, the Marines are deploying in response to historic typhoons\, and the Army is preparing its bases to use less energy than they produce. \nClimate change is already a major consideration for US military planners. Meanwhile\, American politicians continue to ignore the issue. \nJoin us for a discussion with senior flag officers as they discuss the steps the US military has taken and future implications for our national security. \nTo request an invitation\, please follow the button below. \n\n\nSpeakers\nLt. General Dirk Jameson\, USAF (Ret.) \nLt. General Dirk Jameson\, USAF (Ret.)\, served as Deputy Commander in Chief and Chief of Staff of U.S. Strategic Command before retiring from the U.S. Air Force in 1996 after more than three decades of active service. Gen. Jameson was responsible for directing the headquarters staff of 4\,000 men and women and participating in numerous nuclear forums with the leaders of the Russian Federation Strategic Rocket Forces. Prior to his StratCom assignment\, Gen. Jameson commanded the 14\,500 men and women of the U.S. 20th Air Force\, and was responsible for all U.S. Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles\, seven major subordinate units\, operational training\, testing\, security and readiness. Gen. Jameson also served as the Chief of Staff\, Strategic Air Command and commanded the USAF Strategic Missile Center at Vandenberg AFB\, California. There\, he directed the activities of the Air Force’s third largest base\, staffed with 10\,000 military\, civilian and contractor employees. General Jameson had numerous other nuclear related assignments including Director of Command Control\, Strategic Air Command\, 4th Air Division Commander and Commander of the 90th Strategic Missile Wing. \nSince retiring from the Air Force\, General Jameson has continued to serve in a number of private sector leadership positions. General Jameson received his undergraduate degree in Business Management from the University of Puget Sound\, an MBA in Business Management from Ohio State University\, and completed the Northwestern University Kellogg School of Business Program for Senior Executives. General Jameson graduated from the National War College and attended the Harvard University Kennedy School National Security Program for Senior Executives. \nLieutenant General John Castellaw\, USMC (Ret.) \nJohn “Glad” Castellaw is the chief executive officer (CEO) of Farmspace Systems a provider of precision agriculture services and equipment in the Mid-South. \nCastellaw graduated from the University of Tennessee\, Martin (UTM) in 1972 with a commission in the Marines and a degree in Agriculture. For 36 years he led Marines around the world while flying more than two dozen different types of aircraft. Castellaw served with the UN during the Siege of Sarajevo\, commanded the American force in the multi-national security and stability operation in East Timor\, and as the chief of staff for the U.S. Central Command at the height of the war in Iraq. His last tours were in the Pentagon where he oversaw Marine Aviation and then the Marine Corps budget. \nIn 2008\, he returned to Tennessee where he operates the family farm\, is a teaching fellow at UTM\, and on the board of the Bank of Crockett. Castellaw is the president of the non-profit Crockett Policy Institute and is a senior associate with the Washington based Corvus Group. Other national security affiliations include membership on the Nuclear Security Working Group\, the Climate Security Working Group\, and the board of the American Security Project. \nAs a retired service member\, Castellaw maintains a deep interest in National Security issues and in veterans’ affairs. He participates actively with various groups working to ensure this nation’s defense needs are met and serves on the Department of the Navy’s Naval Research Advisory Committee. As a veteran\, he is a member of the Marine Corps League\, The Marine Corps Association\, and The Naval Institute and is beginning his first term as the National Commander of the Marine Corps Aviation Association. \nLt Colonel Hal Bidlack\, Ph.D. (USAF\, Ret.) \nDr. Hal Bidlack has pursued a career-long goal of exploring the relationship between national security\, environmental and energy policies.\nHe served as an Associate Professor at the United States Air Force Academy [USAFA] in Colorado Springs\, where he taught for more than 17 years. He earned his Doctorate in Political Science at the University of Michigan in 1996 with a focus on American National Government and Environmental Security Issues. His dissertation titled “Swords as Plowshares: The Military’s Environmental Role” studied the relationship between military mission requirements and environmental constraints. \nDr. Bidlack received his commission as an Air Force officer in 1980 and retired from active service in 2006 as a Lieutenant Colonel. He twice served as a Director on the National Security Council at the White House\, where he helped draft briefing materials\, position papers and speeches for the President and Vice President. He served as Deputy Director of US Air Force Institute for National Security Studies\, and was an Action Officer for the Strategic Arms Reduction Talks during duty at the Pentagon. His experience also includes a term as Deputy Director of Security Programs and Military Advisor for the Office of the Coordinator of US Assistance to the Former Soviet States at the US State Department\, as well as service as a Military Policeman. \nDr. Bidlack’s career since retiring from active service with the Air Force includes a run for the U.S. Congress (Democratic Party nominee)\, service as Chair of his County’s Democratic Party and an appointment by the Governor of Colorado to the Judicial Performance Review Committee\, and continuing to teach political science at USAFA as an Adjunct Professor. He also served as Program Chair for the Environmental Policy Panel at the Air Force Institute for National Security Studies. \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 \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/colorado-springs-event-climate-change-risks-for-national-security/
LOCATION:Gill Center\, E Costilla St\, Colorado Springs\, CO\, 80903\, United States
CATEGORIES:Climate Security,National Security & Climate Change,National Security Strategy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150909T073000
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SUMMARY:DENVER EVENT - Climate Change: Risks for National Security
DESCRIPTION:Climate Change: Risks for National Security\n\n\n\nDate\nSeptember 9th\, 2015\n\n\nTime\n7:30am – 9:00am\n\n\nLocation\nIreland Stapleton Law Firm\, 717 17th St.\, 28th Floor\, Denver CO 80202\n\n\n\nToday\, the U.S. Navy is preparing for an open Arctic\, the Marines are deploying in response to historic typhoons\, and the Army is preparing its bases to use less energy than they produce. \nClimate change is already a major consideration for US military planners. Meanwhile\, American politicians continue to ignore the issue. \nJoin us for a discussion with senior flag officers as they discuss the steps the US military has taken and future implications for our national security. \nTo request an invitation\, please follow the button below. \n\n\nSpeakers\nLt. General Dirk Jameson\, USAF (Ret.) \n  \n  \nLt. General Dirk Jameson\, USAF (Ret.)\, served as Deputy Commander in Chief and Chief of Staff of U.S. Strategic Command before retiring from the U.S. Air Force in 1996 after more than three decades of active service. Gen. Jameson was responsible for directing the headquarters staff of 4\,000 men and women and participating in numerous nuclear forums with the leaders of the Russian Federation Strategic Rocket Forces. Prior to his StratCom assignment\, Gen. Jameson commanded the 14\,500 men and women of the U.S. 20th Air Force\, and was responsible for all U.S. Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles\, seven major subordinate units\, operational training\, testing\, security and readiness. Gen. Jameson also served as the Chief of Staff\, Strategic Air Command and commanded the USAF Strategic Missile Center at Vandenberg AFB\, California. There\, he directed the activities of the Air Force’s third largest base\, staffed with 10\,000 military\, civilian and contractor employees. General Jameson had numerous other nuclear related assignments including Director of Command Control\, Strategic Air Command\, 4th Air Division Commander and Commander of the 90th Strategic Missile Wing. \nSince retiring from the Air Force\, General Jameson has continued to serve in a number of private sector leadership positions. General Jameson received his undergraduate degree in Business Management from the University of Puget Sound\, an MBA in Business Management from Ohio State University\, and completed the Northwestern University Kellogg School of Business Program for Senior Executives. General Jameson graduated from the National War College and attended the Harvard University Kennedy School National Security Program for Senior Executives. \nLieutenant General John Castellaw\, USMC (Ret.) \nJohn “Glad” Castellaw is the chief executive officer (CEO) of Farmspace Systems a provider of precision agriculture services and equipment in the Mid-South. \nCastellaw graduated from the University of Tennessee\, Martin (UTM) in 1972 with a commission in the Marines and a degree in Agriculture. For 36 years he led Marines around the world while flying more than two dozen different types of aircraft. Castellaw served with the UN during the Siege of Sarajevo\, commanded the American force in the multi-national security and stability operation in East Timor\, and as the chief of staff for the U.S. Central Command at the height of the war in Iraq. His last tours were in the Pentagon where he oversaw Marine Aviation and then the Marine Corps budget. \nIn 2008\, he returned to Tennessee where he operates the family farm\, is a teaching fellow at UTM\, and on the board of the Bank of Crockett. Castellaw is the president of the non-profit Crockett Policy Institute and is a senior associate with the Washington based Corvus Group. Other national security affiliations include membership on the Nuclear Security Working Group\, the Climate Security Working Group\, and the board of the American Security Project. \nAs a retired service member\, Castellaw maintains a deep interest in National Security issues and in veterans’ affairs. He participates actively with various groups working to ensure this nation’s defense needs are met and serves on the Department of the Navy’s Naval Research Advisory Committee. As a veteran\, he is a member of the Marine Corps League\, The Marine Corps Association\, and The Naval Institute and is beginning his first term as the National Commander of the Marine Corps Aviation Association. \nLt Colonel Hal Bidlack\, Ph.D. (USAF\, Ret.) \nDr. Hal Bidlack has pursued a career-long goal of exploring the relationship between national security\, environmental and energy policies.\nHe served as an Associate Professor at the United States Air Force Academy [USAFA] in Colorado Springs\, where he taught for more than 17 years. He earned his Doctorate in Political Science at the University of Michigan in 1996 with a focus on American National Government and Environmental Security Issues. His dissertation titled “Swords as Plowshares: The Military’s Environmental Role” studied the relationship between military mission requirements and environmental constraints. \nDr. Bidlack received his commission as an Air Force officer in 1980 and retired from active service in 2006 as a Lieutenant Colonel. He twice served as a Director on the National Security Council at the White House\, where he helped draft briefing materials\, position papers and speeches for the President and Vice President. He served as Deputy Director of US Air Force Institute for National Security Studies\, and was an Action Officer for the Strategic Arms Reduction Talks during duty at the Pentagon. His experience also includes a term as Deputy Director of Security Programs and Military Advisor for the Office of the Coordinator of US Assistance to the Former Soviet States at the US State Department\, as well as service as a Military Policeman. \nDr. Bidlack’s career since retiring from active service with the Air Force includes a run for the U.S. Congress (Democratic Party nominee)\, service as Chair of his County’s Democratic Party and an appointment by the Governor of Colorado to the Judicial Performance Review Committee\, and continuing to teach political science at USAFA as an Adjunct Professor. He also served as Program Chair for the Environmental Policy Panel at the Air Force Institute for National Security Studies. \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 \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/denver-event-climate-change-risks-for-national-security/
LOCATION:Ireland Stapleton Law Firm\, 717 17th St.\, Denver\, CO\, 80202\, United States
CATEGORIES:Climate Security,National Security & Climate Change
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150804T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150804T123000
DTSTAMP:20260428T090023
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SUMMARY:Understanding the Iran Nuclear Deal
DESCRIPTION:Date\nAugust 4\, 2015 \nTime\n12:30pm – 1:30pm \nLocation \nASP Conference Facilities\, 7th Floor West Tower\, 1100 New York Ave NW\, Washington DC \n \nThe international community and Iran have just concluded two years of negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program. After a series of set-backs\, continued negotiations\, and international pressure on all sides\, an Iranian Nuclear Deal was finally reached.\nThis event will be an opportunity to push past the politics and understand the components and implications of The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.\nJoin the American Security Project as we host this lunch event and discuss the important implications this deal has for the United States\, its partners\, and Iran.\nLunch refreshments will be served from 12:00pm – 12:30pm.\nPlease arrive by 12:00pm for registration.\nThe event will be begin promptly at 12:30pm.\nAbout the Speakers:\nBGen. Stephen A. Cheney\, USMC (Ret). \nStephen Cheney is the Chief Executive Officer of the American Security Project (ASP) and a member of the Department of State’s Foreign Affairs Policy Board.\nHe is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and has over 30 years experience as a Marine.  His career included a wide variety of command and staff positions with the operating forces and the supporting establishment.  Gen. Cheney’s primary specialty was artillery\, but he focused extensively on entry-level training\, commanding at every echelon at both Marine Corps Recruit Depots\, to include being the Commanding General at Parris Island.  He served several years in Japan and has traveled extensively throughout the Middle East and Asia.\nOther selected highlights of Gen. Cheney’s military career include tours as Deputy Executive Secretary to Defense Secretaries Cheney and Aspin; ground plans officer for Drug Enforcement Policy in the Pentagon; liaison to the Congressional Commission on Roles and Missions of the Armed Forces; and Inspector General of the Marine Corps.\nFollowing retirement from the Marines\, Gen. Cheney became the Chief Operating Officer for Business Executives for National Security (BENS)\, in Washington\, D.C.\, and most recently was President/CEO of the Marine Military Academy in Harlingen\, Texas.\nGen. Cheney is a graduate of the Marine Corps Command and Staff College\, the National War College\, and the University of Southern California. He was a military fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York City\, where he is a member. Additionally\, he is also a member of the Secretary of State’s International Security Advisory Board.\nAdm. William J. Fallon\, USN (Ret.)\nAdmiral William J. Fallon retired from the U.S. Navy after a distinguished 40 year career of military and strategic leadership. He has led U.S. and Allied forces in eight separate commands and played a leadership role in military and diplomatic matters at the highest levels of the U.S. government.\nAs head of U.S. Central Command\, Admiral Fallon directed all U.S. military operations in the Middle East\, Central Asia and Horn of Africa\, focusing on combat efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan. He led the U.S. Pacific Command for two years\, directing political-military activities in the Asia-Pacific region. His achievements include a resumption of military engagement with China\, new outreach to India\, a new agreement on a strategic framework with Japan\, and humanitarian assistance to the victims of the 2004 Tsunami in SE Asia. He also served as Presidential Envoy to Japan\, handling bi-lateral relations after the collision of a U.S. submarine and a Japanese fishing vessel.\nOn September 11\, 2001\, Admiral Fallon was serving in the Pentagon as Vice Chief of the Navy. He personally directed the recovery of the Navy staff in the wake of the attack and led in the planning of the retaliatory attacks on Al Qaeda and Taliban forces in Afghanistan. He later commanded the U.S. Atlantic Fleet and U.S. Fleet Forces Command\, with responsibility for the readiness of U.S. Naval forces worldwide.\nAdmiral Fallon began his Navy career as a combat aviator flying from an aircraft carrier during the Vietnam War and participated in many vital U.S. military operations during the Cold War. He led a Carrier Air Wing in combat during the Gulf War of 1991\, and commanded a Navy Battle Group and the U.S. 6th Fleet Battle Force during NATO military operations in Bosnia.\nDr. Trita Parsi\nTrita Parsi is an award winning author and the 2010 recipient of the Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order. He is the founder and president of the National Iranian American Council and an expert on US-Iranian relations\, Iranian foreign politics\, and the geopolitics of the Middle East. He is the author of Treacherous Alliance: The Secret Dealings of Iran\, Israel and the United States (Yale University Press 2007)\, for which he conducted more than 130 interviews with senior Israeli\, Iranian and American decision-makers. Treacherous Alliance is the silver medal winner of the 2008 Arthur Ross Book Award from the Council on Foreign Relations.\nParsi’s latest book A Single Roll of the Dice – Obama’s Diplomacy with Iran (Yale University Press) was released early 2012 and was selected by Foreign Affairs journal as the Best Book of 2012 on the Middle East. He interviewed 70 high-ranking officials from the U.S.\, Iran\, Europe\, Israel\, Saudi Arabia\, Turkey\, and Brazil—including the top American and Iranian negotiators—for this book. Parsi uncovers the previously unknown story of American and Iranian negotiations during Obama’s early years as president\, the calculations behind the two nations’ dealings\, and the real reasons for their current stalemate.\nParsi was born in Iran but moved with his family at the age of four to Sweden in order to escape political repression in Iran. His father was an outspoken academic and non-Muslim who was jailed by the Shah and then by the Ayatollah. He moved to the United States as an adult and studied foreign policy at Johns Hopkins’ School for Advanced International Studies where he received his Ph.D.\nHe founded NIAC to provide a non-partisan\, non-profit organization through which Iranian-Americans could participate in American civic life. NIAC is a vocal proponent of dialogue and engagement between the US and Iran\, which Parsi consistently has argued would enhance our national security by helping to stabilize the Middle East and bolster the moderates in Iran.\nParsi has followed Middle East politics through work in the field and extensive experience on Capitol Hill and at the United Nations. He is frequently consulted by Western and Asian governments on foreign policy matters. Parsi has worked for the Swedish Permanent Mission to the UN\, where he served in the Security Council\, handling the affairs of Afghanistan\, Iraq\, Tajikistan and Western Sahara\, and in the General Assembly’s Third Committee\, addressing human rights in Iran\, Afghanistan\, Myanmar and Iraq.\n \nLaura Rozen\nLaura Rozen writes the Back Channel news-blog for Al-Monitor. She previously served as senior foreign policy reporter for Politico and Yahoo News\, and wrote the “Cable” blog for Foreign Policy magazine. She is based in Washington\, D.C. You can follow her on Twitter at @lrozen\nRozen has reported from the Balkans\, Russia and Turkey and earned a masters degree in public administration from the Harvard Kennedy School. Her reporting has also been published by the Boston Globe\, the Los Angeles Times\, Washington Post\, Christian Science Monitor\, the Forward\, the Tablet\, National Journal\, Mother Jones\, the American Prospect and the Washington Monthly. She has appeared as a guest on CNN\, NPR\, the BBC\, MSNBC and other public affairs programs. She is also a columnist for World Politics Review.\nResources:\nPanel Recap: Can the IAEA Effectively Verify the Iran Nuclear Agreement?\nThe Iran Deal: Good for U.S. National Security\nWhat to Expect From The Iran Nuclear Talks\nABOUT THE AMERICAN SECURITY PROJECT \nThe American Security Project is a non-profit\, non-partisan public policy and research organization dedicated to fostering knowledge and understanding of a range of national security issues\, promoting debate about the appropriate use of American power\, and cultivating strategic responses to 21st century challenges. For more information\, visit www.americansecurityproject.org.
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/understanding-the-iran-nuclear-deal/
CATEGORIES:American Competitiveness & Economic Diplomacy,Energy Security,National Security Strategy,Nuclear Security,Public Diplomacy,Terrorism
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150709T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150709T120000
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SUMMARY:Climate Change and National Security: Press Conference - Chicago
DESCRIPTION:Senior retired Military officers from the American Security Project visit Chicago to discuss the far-reaching effects of climate change. \n  \nOn Thursday\, July 9\, two senior retired U.S. military officers Vice Admiral Lee Gunn\, USN (Ret). and Brigadier General Stephen Cheney\, USMC (Ret.) will speak about the national security importance of climate change. As members of the American Security Project (ASP)\, a non-partisan national security think tank\, they will talk about the importance of action on climate change at an event held at Chicago’s Vietnam Veterans Memorial. They will be accompanied by a group of younger veterans from all services. ASP’s Senior Fellow\, Andrew Holland\, who worked for then-Senator Chuck Hagel on this issue\, will also attend as a part of ASP’s nationwide tour highlighting the impacts of climate change on national security. \n  \nClimate Change affects our national security three ways: \n\nit creates global instability\, that the United States will need to respond to\nit threatens our homeland security\, through extreme weather\nit will cost our military\, and so every taxpayer\, vast amounts of money to rebuild military bases due to extreme weather\, rise in sea levels\, and global instability\n\n  \nBGen Stephen Cheney\, USMC (Ret.) stated: \n“Climate change is real and a clear threat to global stability and security around the world. We know that our military is preparing for it.” \n  \nVice Admiral Lee Gunn stated: \n“Climate Change poses a clear and present danger to the United States of America. National security\, linked to energy security and economic growth\, which undergird all of our nation’s power\, can be achieved by taking action now to avert the worst consequences of climate change. The imperative\, then\, is for leadership and action on a global scale. The United States must act. The United States must lead.” \n  \nClimate change alone will not cause wars\, but it serves as an “Accelerant of Instability” or a “Threat Multiplier” that makes already existing threats worse. Resource scarcity\, extreme weather\, food scarcity\, water insecurity\, and sea level rise will all threaten societies around the world. Too many governments are not prepared for these threats\, either because they do not have the resources or because they have not planned ahead. How those societies respond to the increase in instability will determine whether climate change will lead to war. \n  \nAmerican Security Project’s Climate Security Report  discusses the strategic security imperative of climate change to the United States and the necessity to prepare for the changes that lie ahead. \n  \nAdditional Resources and Publication \nThe Global Security Defense Index on Climate Change \nClimate Change and U.S. Military Basing \nClimate Change and Global Security \nClimate Change and the Homeland \nClimate Change and National Security \nPay Now\, Pay Later \nClimate Security Homepage
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/climate-change-and-national-security-press-conference-chicago/
LOCATION:Vietnam Veterans Memorial – Chicago\, Wacker Dr & Wabash Ave\, Chicago\, IL\, 60601\, United States
CATEGORIES:Climate Security,Featured Event,National Security & Climate Change,National Security Strategy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150616T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150616T140000
DTSTAMP:20260428T090023
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SUMMARY:New York City Event - The American Fusion Project: Scientific Breakthroughs
DESCRIPTION:As a part of New York’s annual “Energy Week\,” the American Security Project\, in conjunction with FTI Strategic Communications\, is proud to sponsor a lunch on new developments in fusion energy research. It will take place at FTI’s Wall Street Plaza office\, 88 Pine Street\, 32nd Floor\, New York City\, NY on Tuesday\, June 16 at 12:30pm. \nFusion energy is real. It would revolutionize the American energy system by providing clean\, safe\, secure\, and affordable energy. However\, fusion is not yet commercially available because it is a tremendous technical challenge. Today\, scientific breakthroughs in research institutions across America and around the world should allow for fusion to be a viable source of power much sooner than many had thought. \nDr. Dennis Whyte\, the Director of the MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center\, one of the world’s leading fusion experts\, will detail how groundbreaking advances in superconducting magnets\, 3D printing\, fusion configurations\, and super-computing mean that the day fusion provides powers to our economy could be closer than many had thought. \nMr. Edward Reilly\, Global CEO of FTI Strategic Communications\, will introduce\, and Brigadier General Stephen Cheney\, ASP’s CEO\, will discuss why fusion is important for America: our national security\, our economic competitiveness\, and our scientific leadership. \nFusion research has been underfunded for years\, relative to the game-changing potential it holds. Other countries aren’t waiting: right now America has the edge\, but we are in danger of losing our leadership. It is time to build a program that will allow us to research\, develop\, and deploy the next generation of energy. \n  \nRequest Your Invitation Today \n  \nIn conjunction with:
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/the-american-fusion-project-scientific-breakthroughs/
LOCATION:FTI Strategic Communications\, 88 Pine Street\, 32nd Floor\, New York\, NY\, 10005\, United States
CATEGORIES:Energy Security,Featured Event,Fusion Energy
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150428T140000
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SUMMARY:ASU EVENT - Climate Change: Risks for National Security
DESCRIPTION:Climate Change: Risks for National Security \nDate\nApril 28th\, 2015 \nTime\n1:30pm – 3:00pm \nLocation\nArizona State University\, Interdisciplinary Science and Technology Building 4\, Room 240 \nToday\, the U.S. Navy is preparing for an open Arctic\, the Marines are deploying in response to historic typhoons\, and the Army is preparing its bases to use less energy than they produce.\nClimate change is already a major consideration for US military planners. Meanwhile\, American politicians continue to ignore the issue.\nJoin us for a discussion with senior flag officers as they discuss the steps the US military has taken and future implications for our national security.\nSpeakers\nBGen Stephen Cheney\, USMC (Ret\,) \nStephen Cheney is the Chief Executive Officer of the American Security Project (ASP) and a member of the Department of State’s Foreign Affairs Policy Board.\nHe is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and has over 30 years experience as a Marine.  His career included a wide variety of command and staff positions with the operating forces and the supporting establishment.  His primary specialty was artillery\, but he focused extensively on entry-level training\, commanding at every echelon at both Marine Corps Recruit Depots\, to include being the Commanding General at Parris Island.  He served several years in Japan and has traveled extensively throughout the Middle East and Asia.\nOther selected highlights of his military career include tours as Deputy Executive Secretary to Defense Secretaries Cheney and Aspin; ground plans officer for Drug Enforcement Policy in the Pentagon; liaison to the Congressional Commission on Roles and Missions of the Armed Forces; and Inspector General of the Marine Corps.\nFollowing retirement from the Marines\, he became the Chief Operating Officer for Business Executives for National Security (BENS)\, in Washington\, D.C.\, and most recently was President/CEO of the Marine Military Academy in Harlingen\, Texas.\nHe is a graduate of the Marine Corps Command and Staff College\, the National War College\, and the University of Southern California.  He was a military fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York City\, where he is a member. He is also a member of the Secretary of State’s International Security Advisory Board\nHe has been on the Board of Directors for ASP since 2006.\n \nLieutenant General John Castellaw\, USMC (Ret.)\nJohn “Glad” Castellaw is the chief executive officer (CEO) of Farmspace Systems a provider of precision agriculture services and equipment in the Mid-South.\nCastellaw graduated from the University of Tennessee\, Martin (UTM) in 1972 with a commission in the Marines and a degree in Agriculture. For 36 years he led Marines around the world while flying more than two dozen different types of aircraft. Castellaw served with the UN during the Siege of Sarajevo\, commanded the American force in the multi-national security and stability operation in East Timor\, and as the chief of staff for the U.S. Central Command at the height of the war in Iraq. His last tours were in the Pentagon where he oversaw Marine Aviation and then the Marine Corps budget.\nIn 2008\, he returned to Tennessee where he operates the family farm\, is a teaching fellow at UTM\, and on the board of the Bank of Crockett. Castellaw is the president of the non-profit Crockett Policy Institute and is a senior associate with the Washington based Corvus Group. Other national security affiliations include membership on the Nuclear Security Working Group\, the Climate Security Working Group\, and the board of the American Security Project.\nAs a retired service member\, Castellaw maintains a deep interest in National Security issues and in veterans’ affairs. He participates actively with various groups working to ensure this nation’s defense needs are met and serves on the Department of the Navy’s Naval Research Advisory Committee. As a veteran\, he is a member of the Marine Corps League\, The Marine Corps Association\, and The Naval Institute and is beginning his first term as the National Commander of the Marine Corps Aviation Association.\n \nAndrew Holland \nAndrew Holland is the American Security Project’s Senior Fellow for Energy and Climate. He is a Washington-based expert on energy\, climate change\, and infrastructure policy. He\nhas over seven years of experience working at the center of debates about how to achieve sustainable energy security and how to effectively address climate change.\nPrior to moving into the Think Tank world\, he was a Legislative Assistant on Energy\, Environment\, and Infrastructure for United States Senator Chuck Hagel of Nebraska from 2006 through 2008.  He also has experience working in the US House of Representatives for the House Ways and Means Committee and the Office of Congresswoman Roukema.\nHe holds a Master’s Degree in International Strategy and Economics from the University of St. Andrews in Scotland and a  Bachelor’s Degree in History and Economics from Wake Forest University in North Carolina.\n \nResources:\nNational Security and Climate Change – Perspectives from the Military\nSecurity Impacts of Climate Change\nPay Now\, Pay Later: A State-by-State Assessment of the Costs of Climate Change\n \nABOUT THE AMERICAN SECURITY PROJECT \nThe American Security Project is a non-profit\, non-partisan public policy and research organization dedicated to fostering knowledge and understanding of a range of national security issues\, promoting debate about the appropriate use of American power\, and cultivating strategic responses to 21st century challenges. For more information\, visit http://www.americansecurityproject.org.
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/asu-event-climate-change-risks-for-national-security/
LOCATION:ASU\, 781 E. Terrace Mall\, Tempe\, AZ\, 85218\, US
CATEGORIES:Climate Security,Energy Security,National Security & Climate Change,National Security Strategy
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SUMMARY:Conference: The Geopolitics of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP)
DESCRIPTION:Date\nApril 16\, 2015\n\n\nTime\n12:00pm – 4:30pm\n\n\nLocations \nAmerican Security Project\, 1100 New York Ave. NW\, 7th Floor West Tower\, Washington DC\n\n\n\n  \nThe Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) will play a major role in deciding the future of transatlantic relations. TTIP has the potential to redefine transatlantic cooperation in the economic\, security\, and political spheres and provide the U.S. and the EU with a window of opportunity to advance core values that could help shape the international trading system in the 21st century. Our expert panelists will discuss these issues and attempt to examine TTIP’s potential to facilitate further trade liberalization on a global scale. \nThe conference will be held Thursday\, April 16\, 2015 at ASP’s conference facilities in Washington\, D.C. The conference will include a keynote speech by the Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation from the Netherlands\, Ms. Lilianne Ploumen. \n  \nAgenda: The Geopolitics of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership\nFull bios of the panelists and speakers can be found here: \nThe Geopolitics of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: Speakers and Panelists\n  \n12:00pm – 12:30pm: Registration and Networking Lunch\, sponsored by the Royal Netherlands Embassy \n  \n12:30pm – 12:40pm: Introduction by Nelson W. Cunningham\, President of ASP and President of McLarty Associates \n  \n12:40pm – 1:30pm: Panel 1: TTIP and the Geopolitics of the U.S.-EU relationship \nThis panel will address the geopolitical aspects of the transatlantic relationship and the many areas in which TTIP will influence transatlantic cooperation. We will be discussing how TTIP will alter the way the U.S. and the EU project their political\, economic\, and military influence in a changing security environment. We will also discuss to what extent the geopolitical aspects of TTIP should be highlighted in discussions on TTIP with the general public. \nPanelists: \n\nKurt Tong\, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary\, State Department Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs\nLt. Gen. Dan Christman\, USA (Ret.)\, Senior Vice President for International Affairs at the United States Chamber of Commerce\nDr. Daniel S. Hamilton\, Center for Transatlantic Relations Executive Director (SAIS)\nAmbassador Charles P. Ries\, vice president International\, RAND Corporation\n\nModerator: \nNelson W. Cunningham\, President of ASP and President of McLarty Associates \n1:30pm – 2:00pm: Coffee & Networking Session \n  \n2:00pm – 2:45pm: Introduction by Nelson W. Cunningham\, President of ASP and President of McLarty Associates \nKeynote speech by Ms. Lilianne Ploumen\, followed by Q&A: \nLilianne Ploumen has served as the Netherlands’ Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation since November 2012. In her expansive career\, Ploumen has worked in both for-profit and non-profit sectors. In 1995\, she founded Ploumen Projection\, an organization specializing in market research and innovation for commercial and non-profit clients. Ploumen has also worked as the director of the organization Mama Cash\, an international fund supporting women’s initiatives and she has served as the chair of the Labour Party in the Netherlands from October 2007 to January 2012. \n  \n2:45pm – 3:30pm: Coffee & Networking Session \n  \n3:30pm – 4:30pm: Panel 2: TTIP\, emerging markets and the multilateral trading system  \nThis panel will address the potential of TTIP as a catalyst for multilateral efforts to to liberalize trade. We will discuss what steps can be taken to make sure TTIP becomes an inclusive agreement that strengthens multilateral trade systems\, such as the WTO. We will also discuss how we can prevent TTIP from antagonizing emerging markets or widening the gap between the West and states such as Mexico\, Brazil and China. \nPanelists: \n\nChristopher Smart\, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for International Economic Affairs\nPeter S. Rashish\, Senior Advisor for Trade and Transatlantic Relations\, Transnational Strategy Group\nDaniel J. Ikenson\, Director\, Herbert A. Stiefel Center for Trade Policy Studies (CATO)\nDr. Susan Aaronson\, Research Professor of International Affairs\, Institute of International Economic Policy\, Elliott School of International Affairs\, George Washington University\nDr. Joshua Walker\, Director Global Programs\, APCO Worldwide\n\nModerator: \nPaul W. Hamill\, Director of Strategy and Communications at ASP \nInteract\nTweet #ASPtrade \nFollow @EconEngage \nFollow @AmSecProject \nFollow @CTR_SAIS \nFollow @USChamber \nFollow @catotrade \nFollow @NLintheUSA \nFollow @DutchMFA \nAdditional Resources:\nThe Geopolitics of Trade \nAmerican Competitiveness: A matter of national security \nRivkin: the link between prosperity and national security \nAmbassador Froman on the Geopolitical Stakes of America’s Trade Policy  \nFree Trade and National Security – 5 Key Issues \n Event Sponsored by: \n \n  \n  \nABOUT THE AMERICAN SECURITY PROJECT  \nThe American Security Project is a non-profit\, non-partisan public policy and research organization dedicated to fostering knowledge and understanding of a range of national security issues\, promoting debate about the appropriate use of American power\, and cultivating strategic responses to 21st century challenges. For more information\, visit www.americansecurityproject.org.
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/conference-the-geopolitics-of-the-transatlantic-trade-and-investment-partnership-ttip/
CATEGORIES:American Competitiveness & Economic Diplomacy,Featured Event,National Security Strategy,Public Diplomacy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150415T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150415T170000
DTSTAMP:20260428T090023
CREATED:20150313T144726Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150511T142849Z
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SUMMARY:Conference: Geopolitics of Energy Security in the Eastern Mediterranean
DESCRIPTION:Date\nApril 15\, 2015\n\n\nTime\n12:00pm – 5:00pm\n\n\nLocation \nASP Conference Facilities\, 7th Floor West Tower\, 1100 New York Ave NW\, Washington DC\n\n\n\n  \nASP will host a half day conference to examine the energy security challenges faced in the Eastern Mediterranean. Over the course of three panel discussions\, the event will first examine the geopolitical importance of the region\, focusing on the recent discovery of major natural gas fields in Israel.The next panel will look at the challenges of promoting energy cooperation throughout the Eastern Mediterranean\, and will attempt to offer prescriptions for increasing energy security. The final panel will discuss the potential role that the US can play in the region in terms of investment opportunities and regional cooperation. \n  \nAgenda: Geopolitics of Energy Security in the Eastern Mediterranean\n  \n12:00pm – 12:30pm: Networking Lunch \n  \n12:30pm: Welcome and Introduction: BGen. Stephen A. Cheney\, USMC (Ret.) – ASP \n  \n12:30pm – 1:45pm: Panel 1 – The Geopolitical Promise of Energy in the Eastern Mediterranean \nThe panel will examine the potential of using new found energy reserves to build international cooperation within the region. For the countries bordering the Eastern Mediterranean\, conflict\, mistrust\, and insecurity have characterized regional relationships for decades. Could the newly discovered undersea natural gas fields catalyze a more cooperative relationship among countries in the region? \nPanelists: \n\nTim Boersma\, Acting Director\, Energy Security and Climate Initiative\, Brookings\nZack Gold\, Fellow\, Institute for National Security Studies (INSS)\, Tel Aviv\nAndrew Holland\, Senior Fellow for Climate and Energy\, ASP\n\n  \nPANEL 1 RECAP \n  \n1:45pm – 2:00pm: Coffee & Networking Session \n  \n2:00pm – 3:15pm: Panel 2 – Building Effective Cross-Border Energy Relationships \nThe panel will examine the challenges to developing the newfound energy resources in the region. It will look at the challenges of providing energy security as well as how to ensure equity among energy consumers. \nPanelists: \n\nSir Michael Leigh\, Senior Fellow\, German Marshall Fund of the United States\nAnne Korin\, Co-Director Institute for the Analysis of Global Security\nEmre Tuncalp\, Managing Partner\, Sidar Global\n\n  \nPANEL 2 RECAP \n  \n3:15pm – 4:30pm: Panel 3 – American Interests in Eastern Mediterranean Energy \nThe US will not be a consumer of energy exported from the Eastern Mediterranean\, so why has it been so involved? This panel will discuss the role of outsiders in promote energy cooperation among the countries in the Eastern Mediterranean. The panel will examine America’s role in building energy cooperation between countries in the region\, as well as promoting economic and investment opportunities for new found energy reserves. \nPanelists: \n\nSteve Lutes\, Director\, Middle East and North Africa Affairs\, US Chamber of Commerce\nDavid Gillers\, Professional Staff\, US Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources\nBen Dillon\, Vice President for Communications and Government Relations\, Noble Energy\n\n  \nPANEL 3 RECAP \nABOUT THE AMERICAN SECURITY PROJECT  \nThe American Security Project is a non-profit\, non-partisan public policy and research organization dedicated to fostering knowledge and understanding of a range of national security issues\, promoting debate about the appropriate use of American power\, and cultivating strategic responses to 21st century challenges. For more information\, visitwww.americansecurityproject.org. \n 
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/conference-geopolitics-of-energy-security-in-the-eastern-mediterranean/
CATEGORIES:American Competitiveness & Economic Diplomacy,Energy Security,Featured Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150410T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150410T110000
DTSTAMP:20260428T090023
CREATED:20150129T210127Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150129T210127Z
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SUMMARY:Discussion with Gov. Christine Todd Whitman: Climate Change Calls for Clean and Safe Energy
DESCRIPTION:Governor Whitman at the World Affairs Council of Hilton Head Island as she discusses the important issue of climate change and its impact on clean\, safe energy. She will recount her experience as governor as well as the Administrator of the EPA. Come join this exciting event. \n  \nChristine Todd Whitman is the Chairwoman of American Security Project\, non-profit non-partisan DC based think tank that focuses on national security issues\, and the President of The Whitman Strategy Group (WSG)\, a consulting firm that specializes in helping leading companies find innovative solutions to environmental challenges. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nGovernor Whitman served in the cabinet of President George W. Bush as Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from January of 2001 until June of 2003. She was the 50th Governor of the State of New Jersey\, serving as its first woman governor from 1994 until 2001. \nAs Governor\, Christie Whitman earned praise from both Republicans and Democrats for her commitment to preserve a record amount of New Jersey land as permanent green space. She was also recognized by the Natural Resources Defense Council as having instituted the most comprehensive beach monitoring system in the nation. As EPA Administrator\, she promoted common-sense environmental improvements such as watershed-based water protection policies.  She championed regulations requiring non-road diesel engines to reduce sulfur emissions by more than 95 percent.  Under her tenure\, the Agency established the first federal program to promote redevelopment and reuse of “brownfields”\, that is\, previously contaminated industrial sites. \nGovernor Whitman serves on the Board of Directors of S.C. Johnson and Son\, Inc.\, Texas Instruments Inc.\, and United Technologies Corporation. \nGovernor Whitman serves a number of non-profit organizations including heading the Trustees’ Executive Committee of the Eisenhower Fellowships. She co-chairs Clean and Safe Energy (CASE) with Ambassador Ron Kirk and is a member of the Board of Directors of the Council on Foreign Relations\, the American Security Project and the Center for Sustainable Shale Development. \nGovernor Whitman holds a BA from Wheaton College in Norton\, MA\, and is married to John R. Whitman. They have two children and six grandsons.
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/discussion-with-gov-christine-todd-whitman-climate-change-calls-for-clean-and-safe-energy/
LOCATION:First Presbyterian Church\, 540 William Hilton Pkwy\, Hilton Head Island\, SC\, 29928\, United States
CATEGORIES:Climate Security,National Security & Climate Change
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150326T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150326T163000
DTSTAMP:20260428T090023
CREATED:20150309T142035Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180919T142017Z
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SUMMARY:TULANE UNIVERSITY EVENT - Climate Change: Risks for National Security
DESCRIPTION:Climate Change: Risks for National Security \nDate\nMarch 26th\, 2014 \nTime\n3:30pm – 5:30pm \nLocation\nKendall Cram Hall\, LBC – Tulane University: 201 Briggs Center\, New Orleans\, LA 70118 \nToday\, the U.S. Navy is preparing for an open Arctic\, the Marines are deploying in response to historic typhoons\, and the Army is preparing its bases to use less energy than they produce.\nClimate change is already a major consideration for US military planners. Meanwhile\, American politicians continue to ignore the issue.\nJoin us for a discussion with senior flag officers as they discuss the steps the US military has taken and future implications for our national security.\nSpeakers\n BGen 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.  His primary specialty was artillery\, but he focused extensively on entry-level training\, commanding at every echelon at both Marine Corps Recruit Depots\, to include being the Commanding General at Parris Island.  He served several years in Japan and has traveled extensively throughout the Middle East and Asia.\nOther selected highlights of his military career include tours as Deputy Executive Secretary to Defense Secretaries Cheney and Aspin; ground plans officer for Drug Enforcement Policy in the Pentagon; liaison to the Congressional Commission on Roles and Missions of the Armed Forces; and Inspector General of the Marine Corps.\nFollowing retirement from the Marines\, he became the Chief Operating Officer for Business Executives for National Security (BENS)\, in Washington\, D.C.\, and most recently was President/CEO of the Marine Military Academy in Harlingen\, Texas.\nHe is a graduate of the Marine Corps Command and Staff College\, the National War College\, and the University of Southern California.  He was a military fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York City\, where he is a member. He is also a member of the Secretary of State’s International Security Advisory Board\nHe has been on the Board of Directors for ASP since 2006.\n \nLt. General Dirk Jameson\, USAF (Ret.)\, served as Deputy Commander in Chief and Chief of Staff of U.S. Strategic Command before retiring from the U.S. Air Force in 1996 after more than three decades of active service. Gen. Jameson was responsible for directing the headquarters staff of 4\,000 men and women and participating in numerous nuclear forums with the leaders of the Russian Federation Strategic Rocket Forces. Prior to his StratCom assignment\, Gen. Jameson commanded the 14\,500 men and women of the U.S. 20th Air Force\, and was responsible for all U.S. Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles\, seven major subordinate units\, operational training\, testing\, security and readiness. Gen. Jameson also served as the Chief of Staff\, Strategic Air Command and commanded the USAF Strategic Missile Center at Vandenberg AFB\, California. There\, he directed the activities of the Air Force’s third largest base\, staffed with 10\,000 military\, civilian and contractor employees. General Jameson had numerous other nuclear related assignments including Director of Command Control\, Strategic Air Command\, 4th Air Division Commander and Commander of the 90th Strategic Missile Wing.\nSince retiring from the Air Force\, General Jameson has continued to serve in a number of private sector leadership positions. General Jameson received his undergraduate degree in Business Management from the University of Puget Sound\, an MBA in Business Management from Ohio State University\, and completed the Northwestern University Kellogg School of Business Program for Senior Executives. General Jameson graduated from the National War College and attended the Harvard University Kennedy School National Security Program for Senior Executives.\n \nResources:\nNational Security and Climate Change – Perspectives from the Military\nSecurity Impacts of Climate Change\nPay Now\, Pay Later: A State-by-State Assessment of the Costs of Climate Change\n \nThis event sponsored by the Environmental Studies Program at Tulane University\nABOUT THE AMERICAN SECURITY PROJECT \nThe American Security Project is a non-profit\, non-partisan public policy and research organization dedicated to fostering knowledge and understanding of a range of national security issues\, promoting debate about the appropriate use of American power\, and cultivating strategic responses to 21st century challenges. For more information\, visit http://www.americansecurityproject.org.
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/tulane-university-event-climate-change-risks-for-national-security/
LOCATION:Tulane University\, 201 Briggs Center\, New Orleans\, LA\, 70118\, US
CATEGORIES:Climate Security,National Security & Climate Change,National Security Strategy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150325T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150325T190000
DTSTAMP:20260428T090023
CREATED:20150310T145410Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180919T140346Z
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SUMMARY:LSU EVENT - Climate Change: Risks for National Security
DESCRIPTION:Climate Change: Risks for National Security \nDate\nMarch 25th\, 2014 \nTime\n6:00pm – 8:00pm \nLocation\nDalton J. Wood Auditorium – Louisiana State University: Energy\, Coast and Environment Building\, Nicholson Drive\, Baton Rouge\, LA 70803 \nToday\, the U.S. Navy is preparing for an open Arctic\, the Marines are deploying in response to historic typhoons\, and the Army is preparing its bases to use less energy than they produce.\nClimate change is already a major consideration for US military planners. Meanwhile\, American politicians continue to ignore the issue.\nJoin us for a discussion with senior flag officers as they discuss the steps the US military has taken and future implications for our national security.\nSpeakers\n BGen 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.  His primary specialty was artillery\, but he focused extensively on entry-level training\, commanding at every echelon at both Marine Corps Recruit Depots\, to include being the Commanding General at Parris Island.  He served several years in Japan and has traveled extensively throughout the Middle East and Asia.\nOther selected highlights of his military career include tours as Deputy Executive Secretary to Defense Secretaries Cheney and Aspin; ground plans officer for Drug Enforcement Policy in the Pentagon; liaison to the Congressional Commission on Roles and Missions of the Armed Forces; and Inspector General of the Marine Corps.\nFollowing retirement from the Marines\, he became the Chief Operating Officer for Business Executives for National Security (BENS)\, in Washington\, D.C.\, and most recently was President/CEO of the Marine Military Academy in Harlingen\, Texas.\nHe is a graduate of the Marine Corps Command and Staff College\, the National War College\, and the University of Southern California.  He was a military fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York City\, where he is a member. He is also a member of the Secretary of State’s International Security Advisory Board\nHe has been on the Board of Directors for ASP since 2006.\n \nLt. General Dirk Jameson\, USAF (Ret.)\, served as Deputy Commander in Chief and Chief of Staff of U.S. Strategic Command before retiring from the U.S. Air Force in 1996 after more than three decades of active service. Gen. Jameson was responsible for directing the headquarters staff of 4\,000 men and women and participating in numerous nuclear forums with the leaders of the Russian Federation Strategic Rocket Forces. Prior to his StratCom assignment\, Gen. Jameson commanded the 14\,500 men and women of the U.S. 20th Air Force\, and was responsible for all U.S. Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles\, seven major subordinate units\, operational training\, testing\, security and readiness. Gen. Jameson also served as the Chief of Staff\, Strategic Air Command and commanded the USAF Strategic Missile Center at Vandenberg AFB\, California. There\, he directed the activities of the Air Force’s third largest base\, staffed with 10\,000 military\, civilian and contractor employees. General Jameson had numerous other nuclear related assignments including Director of Command Control\, Strategic Air Command\, 4th Air Division Commander and Commander of the 90th Strategic Missile Wing.\nSince retiring from the Air Force\, General Jameson has continued to serve in a number of private sector leadership positions. General Jameson received his undergraduate degree in Business Management from the University of Puget Sound\, an MBA in Business Management from Ohio State University\, and completed the Northwestern University Kellogg School of Business Program for Senior Executives. General Jameson graduated from the National War College and attended the Harvard University Kennedy School National Security Program for Senior Executives.\n \nResources:\nNational Security and Climate Change – Perspectives from the Military\nSecurity Impacts of Climate Change\nPay Now\, Pay Later: A State-by-State Assessment of the Costs of Climate Change\n \nThis event sponsored by the School of the Coast and Environment or Louisiana State University\nABOUT THE AMERICAN SECURITY PROJECT \nThe American Security Project is a non-profit\, non-partisan public policy and research organization dedicated to fostering knowledge and understanding of a range of national security issues\, promoting debate about the appropriate use of American power\, and cultivating strategic responses to 21st century challenges. For more information\, visit http://www.americansecurityproject.org.
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/lsu-event-climate-change-risks-for-national-security/
LOCATION:Louisiana State University\, Nicholson Drive Extension\, Baton Rouge\, LA\, 70803\, US
CATEGORIES:Climate Security,National Security & Climate Change,National Security Strategy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150225T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150225T133000
DTSTAMP:20260428T090023
CREATED:20150127T214747Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150219T144036Z
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SUMMARY:Obama’s National Security Policy: A New Assessment
DESCRIPTION:Date\nFebruary 25\, 2015\n\n\nTime\n12:30pm – 1:30pm\n\n\nLocations\nAmerican Security Project1100 New York Ave. NW – 7th Floor\, West TowerWashington\, DC 20005\n\n\n\n  \nBased on the research for his new book\, Faces of Power: Constancy and Change in United States Foreign Policy from Truman to Obama\, Seyom Brown will argue that Obama’s national security policy resembles those of Reagan and George W. Bush in their second terms more than any of his other predecessors; and will assess the implications of  Obama’s evolving grand strategy for his successors. \nFaces of Power will be available for purchase at the event. \n  \nLunch refreshments will be served from 12:00pm – 12:30pm. \nPlease arrive by 12:00pm for registration. \nThe event will be begin promptly at 12:30pm. \n  \nAbout the Speaker: \nDr. Brown is a Adjunct Senior Fellow for ASP. He has also held senior research and policy analysis positions at the RAND Corporation\, the Brookings Institution\, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace\, and the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs in the John F.Kennedy School of Government. Mr. Brown has also served as a Special Assistant in the Office of International Security Affairs in the Department of Defense and a Special Assistant to the Director of Policy Planning in the Department of State. \nAdditionally\, he has taught at numerous universities\, including: Harvard\, Brandeis\, SAIS\, Columbia\, Chicago\, UCLA\, and SMU. \nMr. Brown is the author of twelve books on U.S. foreign policy and international relations\, including: Higher Realism: A New Foreign Policy for the United States; The Illusion of Control: Force and Foreign Policy in the 21st Century; The Faces of Power: Constancy and Change in United States Foreign Policy from Truman to Clinton; Human Rights in World Politics; The Causes and Prevention of War;  and New Forces\, Old Forces\, and the Future of World Politics. \n  \nResources: \nFaces of Power: Constancy and Change in United States Foreign Policy from Truman to Obama \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/obamas-national-security-policy-a-new-assessment/
CATEGORIES:National Security Strategy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150212T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150212T100000
DTSTAMP:20260428T090023
CREATED:20150209T163605Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150209T163637Z
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SUMMARY:Building Effective Measures to Combat Climate Change – Does Divestment Work?
DESCRIPTION:Date\nThursday\, February 12\, 2015\n\n\nTime\n9:00am – 10:00am\n\n\nLocation\nNational Press Club – 529 14th Street NW\, Washington\, DC\n\n\n\n  \nOn Thursday\, February 12th\, the American Security Project\, a nonpartisan think-tank\, will publish a report on effective measures to tackle climate change. It will highlight the ineffectiveness of divestment as a way to fight climate change and call for a campaign that instead focuses on effective measures to reduce emissions.  The report will explore effective solutions that would actually reverse the effects of accelerating changes in our climate. \nClimate change is real and it is a direct challenge to our national security. As citizens\, we owe it to our family\, community\, and country to educate ourselves on the facts about climate change and how human activity is the primary cause. \nThe report will call for our country to focus on effectiveness as the measure of success. We need to durably reduce emissions now\, and we cannot waste our effort on campaigns like divestment that will not reduce the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere by a single molecule. \nJoin the American Security Project at the National Press Club as our speakers discuss the release of this paper.
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/building-effective-measures-to-combat-climate-change-does-divestment-work-2/
LOCATION:National Press Club\, 529 14th Street\, NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20005\, US
CATEGORIES:Climate Security,Energy Security,Featured Event,National Security & Climate Change
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