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SUMMARY:War in Ukraine – A Conversation with Former NATO Supreme Allied Commander General Philip Breedlove\, USAF (Ret)
DESCRIPTION:A recap and video of this event is available here.\nThe war in Ukraine continues to drag on\, with Russia having to abandon early invasion goals and Ukrainian forces bravely countering the Russian offensive with significant assistance from the West. Please join us on Wednesday\, June 1 for a special conversation with General Philip M. Breedlove\, USAF (Ret)\, former NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe. General Breedlove will share his assessment of the ongoing conflict\, the utility of the lethal assistance provided by the West and Ukraine’s ongoing needs\, and the implications of this war for European security and the NATO alliance. \n  \nAbout the speaker: \nPhilip Breedlove is retired General of the United States Air Force. Highly decorated\, he reached the pinnacle of the United States Military as one of six geographic Combatant Commanders and Supreme Allied Commander of NATO. During 39 years of service\, he held a variety of demanding command and staff positions: Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR)\, Commander of US European Command; Commander\, US Air Forces Europe and Air Forces Africa; Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force; and Assistant Chief of Staff for Air Operations\, Plans and Requirements. \nGen. Breedlove is a proven strategic planner\, a motivational leader and talented communicator. He currently serves on the Georgia Tech Advisory Board\, serves as a Distinguished Professor at the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs at Georgia Tech\, as CEO of Emerald Coast Strategic Solutions\, and is on the Board of Directors of the Atlantic Council.
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/war-in-ukraine-a-conversation-with-former-nato-supreme-allied-commander-general-philip-breedlove-usaf-ret/
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SUMMARY:The Cost of Climate Change & Benefits of Action
DESCRIPTION:The economic costs and national security significance of climate change are growing\, but so are the economic opportunities of climate action. From enhanced energy security to maintaining military readiness and resilience\, there is no shortage of activities that can benefit communities. ASP and Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2) are joining forces to co-host an event in Norfolk\, VA to discuss both the rising costs of climate change on the region’s military installations\, including the rise in extreme weather and severe weather events and sea-level rise\, and the myriad of economic opportunities presented by ambitious climate action. The public panel discussion will provide insights into existing plans and potential job opportunities in the growing clean energy economy for veterans returning to civilian life and much more. Moderated by E2’s Executive Director Bob Keefe\, author of Climatenomics: Washington\, Wall Street and the Economic Battle to Save Our Planet and ASP CEO Patrick Costello\, the panel also includes: \n\nCouncilwoman Andria McClellan\, City of Norfolk\, Superward 6\nCaptain David Dees\, Commanding Officer\, Naval Station Norfolk\nCol Dave Belote\, USAF (Ret.) ASP Consensus for American Security Member\,\n\n 
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/the-cost-of-climate-change-benefits-of-action/
LOCATION:The Blue Moon Taproom – Waterside District\, 333 Waterside Drive\, Norfolk\, VA\, 23510\, United States
CATEGORIES:Climate Security
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SUMMARY:rEVolution: The Future of Electric Vehicles (EVs) and the Military
DESCRIPTION:A recap and video of this event is available here.\nSeveral recent Department of Defense strategies and plans have specified electric vehicles as a key component necessary to reduce U.S. military carbon emissions. From transitioning tactical vehicle fleets to the electrification of warfighting platforms\, the future of EVs and the military has no shortage of possibilities\, and no shortage of challenges. Join us for conversation about the state of EVs in the military\, exciting developments of military EV technology and use\, and implications for planners and future operations. \nAbout the Speakers \nMr. Stanley (Stan) Darbro is the Deputy Director of the U.S. Army’s Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office (RCCTO). The Office produces and acquires materiel solutions consistent with the Army’s modernization priorities as tasked by a Board of Directors chaired by the Secretary of the Army. Mr. Darbro oversees the Rapid Acquisition Prototyping Project Office (RAPPO)\, which conducts rapid prototyping and delivers residual capabilities to tactical units; the Advanced Concepts and Experimentation (ACE) Project Office\, which rapidly develops\, tests\, and transitions high priority advanced technologies; and the Computing and Electronics Security Dominance (CESD) Project Office\, which executes experimental prototyping projects in the Cyber and Electronic Warfare domains. \n  \nCommander Michael Knickerbocker is a Surface Warfare Officer currently assigned to the Clements Center as part of the US Navy’s Federal Executive Fellowship. Most recently\, he served as Battle Watch Captain in U.S. Fleet Forces Command. As a lieutenant commander\, he was assigned to Carrier Striker Group Twelve and the USS Gerald R. Ford\, where he supported a wide variety of joint and theater level exercises in three distinct fleet areas of operations. His junior officer assignments included: service aboard the USS Gary\, the USS Decatur\, and the USS Ramage. He served ashore as the Associate Professor of Naval Science at the University of Villanova Naval ROTC. \n  \n \nJessica Olcott Yllemo\, moderating\, is Senior Fellow for Climate Security at ASP. Previously\, she provided support to the U.S. Department of State’s (DOS) Office of Emergency Management and has supported various U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) projects. In addition\, Ms. Yllemo has worked extensively with U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) entities\, including the Center for Naval Analyses and the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA). \n  \nPhoto courtesy of Noya Fields
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/revolution-the-future-of-electric-vehicles-evs-and-the-military/
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SUMMARY:Climate Change Impacts on National Security in South Florida
DESCRIPTION:On 16 May join the American Security Project (ASP) and Florida International University (FIU) for an in-person discussion with Executive Director of the South Florida Defense Alliance Richard M. Miller\, Florida House Representative James Vernon “Jim” Mooney\, JR.\, ASP Consensus for American Security Member and former Florida Chief Resilience Officer Julia Nesheiwat\, PhD.\, and FIU Professor Dr. Jayantha Obeysekera\, on military base resilience and the national security implications of climate change on foreign policy. This event is a continuation of ASP’s National Climate Security Tour. Interim FIU President Kenneth A. Jessell will open the event and Miami Chief Bay Officer Irela Bague will moderate the discussion. \nSouth Florida is home to key U.S. national security assets like Homestead Air Reserve Base which hosts the U.S. Southern Command\, Naval Air Station Key West\, and Coast Guard Station Miami. Acute shocks from rising seas\, flooding\, heat waves\, and other climate change related threats can reduce military readiness at these installations. Coordinated partnerships between the public and private sectors are key to making bases and adjacent communities resilient to the impacts of climate change. \n  \nThank you to our partner\, Florida International University. \n  \nEvent Details: \nThis in-person event is open to the public.  \n16 May 2022\, 2:00 – 3:30 PM EDT \nAddress: Florida International University Pavilion\, Modesto A. Maidique Campus (MMC) \n11200 SW 8th Street – Management and Advanced Research Center 210 Miami\, FL 33199 \nClick here to be directed to the nearest parking garage. \n\nAbout the Moderator & Panelists\nJulia Nesheiwat\, PhD. \nDr. Julia Nesheiwat is a recognized expert for energy\, environment\, climate change\, and national security issues as a public servant\, academic\, former military officer\, and US diplomat. She is a Distinguished Fellow at the Atlantic Council\, and since December 2020\, has served as Commissioner on the US Arctic Research Commission reporting to the White House and Congress on domestic and international Arctic issues. \nDr. Nesheiwat brings unique experiences having served over twenty years in international energy diplomacy\, critical infrastructure protection\, climate\, environmental science\, and national security serving in the Bush\, Obama\, Trump\, and Biden administrations. From July 2019 to February 2020\, she served as Florida’s first Chief Resilience Officer\, launching a new office dedicated to addressing the environmental\, physical\, and economic impacts of climate change and emergency preparedness for the state. \nFrom February 2020 to January 2021\, Dr. Nesheiwat served as the Deputy Assistant to the President for Homeland Security & Resilience\, and from 2011 to 2014\, she served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State where she worked to build the first Energy Resources Bureau at the Department of State. Prior to holding those positions\, she served as Chief of Staff to US Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy as well as the Under Secretary for Energy\, Environment\, and Business. Her PhD dissertation from Tokyo Tech\, “Post-Disaster Reconstruction in Energy Policy & Resiliency” focused on post-disaster reconstruction of coastal towns suffering from lack of power\, flooding\, and rising sea levels. She served on the World Economic Forum’s Global Advisory Council on low-carbon energy transformation as well as an International Affairs Fellow with the Council on Foreign Relations. Dr. Nesheiwat is a visiting professor at the Naval Postgraduate School on Energy Security and has lectured at Stanford University and the University of California San Diego. \nShe received her BA from Stetson University\, MA from Georgetown University\, and PhD from Tokyo Institute of Technology. \nIrela Bagué \nChief Bay Officer \nMiami-Dade County \nIrela Bagué is Miami-Dade County’s first Chief Bay Officer (CBO). The CBO focuses on water quality issues\, policies\, and appropriations related to the health and recovery of Biscayne Bay. She acts as an advisor to the County Mayor and County Commission and a liaison between County departments\, County boards\, external agencies\, stakeholder groups\, and local\, state\, and federal governments. \nPreviously\, Ms. Bagué chaired Miami-Dade County’s Biscayne Bay Task Force\, leading the development of a final report listing a series of recommendations to improve Biscayne Bay’s health and sets a path forward for long term recovery and restoration. \nBagué is a former Governing Board Member of the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD)\, where she held the position of Vice-Chair. During her time at SFWMD\, she was responsible for kicking off the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan\, establishing policy for water resources development\, flood control\, and water quality protection\, including serving as Chair of the Miami River Commission leading the Miami River dredging project. She is a longtime advocate of Everglades and Biscayne Bay restoration\, climate change and promotes ethnic diversity and inclusion in the environmental movement. \nBefore rejoining the County government\, Ms. Bagué served as President & CEO of Bagué Group\, a full-service consulting firm with over 20 years of experience in Florida with expertise in strategic communications\, water policy\, sustainability\, climate mitigation\, adaptation\, and resilience. \nMs. Bagué serves as Chair of the Resilience Committee of the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce and recently served as the acting Executive Director for Resiliency Florida and Chair of the City of Coral Gables Sustainability Advisory Board. \nJayantha T. Obeysekera \nDirector of the Sea Level Solutions Center; Research Professor \nJayantha Obeysekera is the Director and Research Professor in the Sea Level Solutions Center. Obeysekera previously served as the chief modeler at the South Florida Water Management District\, where he had a leading role in the modeling of the Everglades and Kissimmee River restoration projects. He was the co-author of the sea level rise projections report published by NOAA for the National Climate Assessment and a lead author for the Southeast Chapter of the National Climate Assessment. He served on the federal advisory committee which directed the development of the National Climate Assessment in 2014. Obeysekera was a member of multiple National Research Council panels dealing with water resources issues\, focusing on the Edwards Aquifer system in Texas\, Klamath River in California and Oregon\, and the California Bay-Delta. He also served on the Coastal Assessment Regional Scenario Working Group associated with the Department of Defense and co-authored a report on regional sea level projections for Department of Defense facilities across the globe. \nHe previously worked as an assistant professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at Colorado State University and a research affiliate professor at Florida Atlantic University. He also has taught courses in the water resources area at George Washington University in Washington\, D.C. Obeysekera is the 2015 recipient of the Norman Medal of the American Society of Civil Engineers. \n  \n \nRichard M. Miller\nFounder/CEO PHAROS Mission Critical Solutions\nExecutive Director\, South Florida Defense Alliance\nVice Chair\, Florida Defense Alliance\nDeputy Director\, Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center\, Atlantic Council \nRick founded PHAROS Mission Critical Solutions to provide a network of functional\, government\, and commercial business sector experts who work collaboratively with enterprises to achieve success by capturing risks\, gaps\, and inefficiencies in their unique operations\, technology\, management\, and leadership elements that are critical to sustained mission success. PHAROS also partners with numerous technology companies to design and build integrated\, bespoke technical solutions to tough operational challenges. \nAs a former cruise line operations executive\, he had responsibility for the largest\, single global fleet of ships in the industry leading over a dozen functional shore-based teams and thousands of shipboard mariners. He was involved in guiding corporate-wide maritime safety initiatives\, developing enhanced policies\, procedures and training programs for over 100 ships and 100\,000 employees across a broader corporate fleet. Additionally\, he personally led the design\, development\, and operation of the largest and most advanced Fleet Operations Center in the commercial maritime industry. \nRick’s cruise line experience followed a successful career in the U.S. Navy including command at sea\, with numerous shipboard and staff assignments across a number of specialties. Operationally\, he was on extended deployments seven times across multiple regions\, sailing all the world’s oceans around five continents. He participated in Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm\, Operating Enduring Freedom\, counter-piracy and counter-terrorism operations\, and dozens of contingency operations in Europe and the Balkans\, Africa\, the Middle East\, Central and South Asia\, the Caribbean and Latin America. \nAshore\, he led current operations for U.S. Southern Command. A proven specialist in both strategic planning and financial management\, he served multiple tours in the Pentagon as part of both the Navy and Joint Staffs directing and planning Navy’s programs and budgets as well as guiding development of defense appropriations to support wartime activities with Congress and various administrations. He served on the personal staffs of both the Vice Chief of Naval Operations and Chief of Naval Operations and worked special support on several issues for the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He also spent a year as the Navy’s Federal Executive Fellow at the Institute for the Study of Conflict\, Ideology and Policy. \nRick is active in the South Florida community. He leads the Arsht-Rock Resilience Center’s Resilience Hubs Networking Strategy project for Miami-Dade County. He is on the Board of Directors of the South Dade Economic Development Council and is Executive Director of the South Florida Defense Alliance (SFDA). Through SFDA\, he assists the South Florida Regional Planning Council in developing and executing a regional Military Installation Resilience Review (MIRR). The South Florida MIRR is the first of-its-kind regional approach in the United States encompassing four installations\, four military Services\, three counties and multiple municipalities. Additionally\, he serves as Vice Chair of the state-wide Florida Defense Alliance. \nRick is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy\, distinguished graduate of both the U.S. Naval War College and U.S. National War College and the Catholic University of America with undergraduate and graduate degrees in engineering\, international affairs\, and strategic planning disciplines\, as well as doctoral work in political economy. He is the author of over 30 articles\, professional papers\, and the book Funding Extended Conflicts\, a history of U.S. war financing. Rick was the winner of the Naval War College’s B. Franklin Reinauer Defense Economics Prize and the U.S. Naval Institute’s Naval History Essay Prize.
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/climate-change-impacts-on-national-security-in-south-florida/
LOCATION:Florida International University\, 11200 SW 8TH ST\, MIAMI\, FL\, 33199\, United States
CATEGORIES:Climate Security,Featured Event,National Security & Climate Change
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SUMMARY:A Conversation with Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) on the Ongoing War in Ukraine
DESCRIPTION:A recap and video of this event is available here.\nAs Ukrainians continue to fight for their very lives and the right to determine their own future\, the impact of Russia’s invasion will undoubtedly be felt for generations. With no end to Russia’s hostilities in sight\, and Ukraine’s future uncertain\, the U.S. and its allies must continue to provide material and financial support\, pursue strategies that recognize Ukraine’s challenges\, and help Ukraine chart a realistic post-conflict vision. Join us at 2:00 pm ET on Monday\, May 16\, as we host a conversation with Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) on the United States’ continued support for Ukraine and the implications of Russia’s war in Ukraine for European security and stability. \nAbout the Speakers \nChris Murphy\, the junior United States Senator for Connecticut\, is a forward-thinker in United States foreign policy. As a member of the Foreign Relations Committee\, he has been an outspoken proponent of diplomacy\, international human rights and the need for clear-eyed American leadership abroad. Murphy is also renowned as one of the most vociferous critics of Russia in the Senate. Prior to his election to the U.S. Senate\, Murphy served Connecticut’s Fifth Congressional District for three terms in the U.S. House of Representatives. Before getting elected to Congress\, Murphy served for eight years in Connecticut General Assembly. He attended Williams College in Massachusetts and graduated from the University of Connecticut School of Law. \n  \nNelson Cunningham\, moderating\, is Vice Chair and Co-Founder of McLarty Associates and an ASP Board member. Mr. Cunningham was also Special Advisor to President Clinton for Western Hemisphere Affairs and previously served as a counsel at the White House and as General Counsel of the Senate Judiciary Committee under Senator Joseph Biden. He is a past member of the State Department’s Advisory Committee on International Economic Policy and the Secretary of State’s Foreign Affairs Policy Board\, and is the former Chairman of the Export-Import Bank Advisory Committee.
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/a-conversation-with-senator-chris-murphy-d-ct-on-the-ongoing-war-in-ukraine/
CATEGORIES:Featured Event
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SUMMARY:Electrified: Strategic Opportunities for Decarbonization
DESCRIPTION:A recap and video of this event is available here.\nThe Biden Administration has ambitious climate goals\, and the Department of Energy (DOE) is a critically important player. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law provided new authorities for DOE’s Loan Programs Office (LPO) to advance the commercialization of key technologies that are critical to our nation’s economic and climate goals—serving “a bridge to bankability for innovative and high-impact energy technologies.” Join us at 11 a.m. ET on Thursday\, May 12 for a conversation with Jigar Shah\, director of the DOE Loan Programs Office\, on the department’s role in the future of U.S. clean energy demonstration and deployment. \n  \nAbout the speaker: \nJigar Shah was most recently co-founder and President at Generate Capital\, where he focused on helping entrepreneurs accelerate decarbonization solutions through the use of low-cost infrastructure-as-a service financing. Prior to Generate Capital\, Shah founded SunEdison\, a company that pioneered “pay as you save” solar financing. After SunEdison\, Shah served as the founding CEO of the Carbon War Room\, a global non-profit founded by Sir Richard Branson and Virgin Unite to help entrepreneurs address climate change. Originally from Illinois\, Shah holds a B.S. from the University of Illinois-UC and an MBA from the University of Maryland College Park.
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/electrified-strategic-opportunities-for-decarbonization/
LOCATION:Zoom Discussion
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SUMMARY:Evaluating Cyber Warfare and Espionage
DESCRIPTION:A recap and video of this event is available here.\nTheaters for conflict have grown in the last several decades to now include the digital universe and cyberspace. The borderless nature of these forums enables perpetrators to attack critical infrastructure\, large populations and pose a serious threat to U.S. national security. Cyber disruptions are widespread with the potential to impact every aspect of society in both the public and private spheres. With the importance of protecting intellectual property also being a major consideration in the cyber realm\, this event will answer questions regarding how the U.S. and private industry can innovate to protect against malign actors using technology for nefarious purposes. \nAbout the Speakers \n Hon. Manisha Singh has over 25 years of public and private sector experience in business\, finance and trade. She currently provides strategic advisory services for companies. She sits on the board of advisors for the American Foreign Policy Council. She is also a Senior Visiting Fellow at the Center for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue University. \nShe is a former Assistant Secretary for Economic and Business Affairs at the U.S. State Department. She also served as Acting Undersecretary of State and she was nominated to be U.S. Ambassador to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). She was previously Deputy Chief Counsel to the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee. In addition to government\, she was a senior executive at J.P. Morgan Chase. She is an attorney and has practiced corporate law at Reed Smith and Squire Patton Boggs. \nManisha has a B.A. from the University of Miami and a J.D. from the University of Florida College of Law. She studied international law at the University of Leiden in The Netherlands and has an LL.M in International Legal Studies from the American University Washington College of Law. She has bar admissions in Florida\, the District of Columbia and Pennsylvania. She speaks fluent Hindi and conversant Spanish. \nGuillermo Christensen is the Office Managing Partner of Ice Miller’s Washington DC Office. Guillermo combines his experience as a former CIA intelligence officer\, a diplomat with the U.S. Department of State and an attorney to shape and inform the advice he provides to clients on enterprise risks involving cybersecurity\, national security and complex international business matters. \nAs an intelligence officer\, Guillermo served in numerous inter-agency roles with the Departments of Defense and State\, the FBI and several national intelligence fusion centers. In 2001\, Guillermo was selected by the CIA Director to serve as the National Intelligence Fellow to the Council on Foreign Relations and from 2010 to 2011 Guillermo served as the Science and Technology Advisor to the U.S. Mission to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). \nGuillermo received his Bachelor of Arts in International Relations in 1988 from American University\, earned his master’s degree in Foreign Service from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service\, and his Juris Doctor in 2005 from the Georgetown University Law Center. \n \nGlenn S. Gerstell is the former General Counsel of the National Security Agency and Central Security Service from 2015 to 2020\, spanning both the Obama and Trump administrations\, and a thought leader on the role of technology in national security\, cybersecurity\, privacy\, and geo-political affairs. \nGerstell is currently a non-resident Senior Adviser at the Center for Strategic & International Studies\, as well as a consultant and corporate board member in a variety of industries. Gerstell previously served on the President’s National Infrastructure Advisory Council\, which reports to the president and the secretary of homeland security on security threats to the nation’s infrastructure\, as well as on the District of Columbia Homeland Security Commission. \nPrior to the NSA\, Gerstell practiced law at Milbank LLP\, where he focused on the global telecommunications industry\, international business strategy and political-risk analysis\, and served as the managing partner of the firm’s Washington D.C.\, Singapore\, and Hong Kong offices (residing in Asia for eight years). He is an honors graduate of Columbia University School of Law.
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/evaluating-cyber-warfare-and-espionage/
CATEGORIES:Featured Event
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SUMMARY:Special Earth Day Discussion – A Conversation with Dr. Varun Sivaram
DESCRIPTION:A recap and video of this event is available here.\nAround the world\, governments\, organizations\, and industry partners are increasingly focused on energy technology\, energy security\, and the transition to net-zero. While there is cause for optimism\, the scope\, scale\, and speed of innovation and investments present unique challenges\, and sectors are unevenly exposed to the net-zero transition. Join us this Earth Day\, Friday\, April 22\, as we discuss trends in energy research and development and the path to net-zero with physicist\, bestselling author\, and senior advisor to the Special Presidential Envoy for Climate\, Dr. Varun Sivaram. \nAbout the Speaker \n \nDr. Varun Sivaram\, Senior Director for Clean Energy & Innovation\, Office of the U.S. Special Presidential for Climate\, is a physicist\, bestselling author\, and clean energy technology expert with experience spanning the corporate\, public\, and academic sectors. He serves in the Biden-Harris administration as senior advisor to U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry and the senior director for clean energy\, innovation\, and competitiveness. \nPreviously\, as chief technology officer of ReNew Power\, Sivaram led research and development for a multibillion-dollar company recognized as India’s largest producer of renewable energy as well as its most innovative energy company; his corporate experience also includes consulting for McKinsey & Co’s energy practice. Sivaram has also shaped government policies supportive of innovation as the director of the energy and climate program at the Council on Foreign Relations and as a senior energy advisor to the Los Angeles mayor and New York governor’s office. \nA widely published scientist and innovation scholar\, he has served on the faculty of Columbia University\, on the boards of Stanford University’s energy and environment institutes\, and created the course “Clean Energy Innovation” as a Georgetown University professor to train the next generation of energy leaders.
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/special-earth-day-discussion-a-conversation-with-dr-varun-sivaram-senior-director-for-clean-energy-innovation-office-of-the-u-s-special-presidential-for-climate/
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SUMMARY:Bear-ing down: Geopolitical Implications of Russian Sanctions
DESCRIPTION:A recap and video of this event is available here.\nIn response to the illegal invasion of Ukraine\, the United States and allied partners imposed an unprecedented sanctions regime on Russian President Vladimir Putin\, Russian individuals\, and the Russian economy. But questions remain on whether these economic measures will alter the political calculations in Moscow. Please join the American Security Project at 3:00 PM EST on Wednesday\, April 6\, for a conversation with Dr. Louise Shelley\, Juan Zarate\, and Mandeep Walia on the geopolitical implications of sanctions. \nAbout the Speakers \nDr. Louise Shelley is the Omer L. and Nancy Hirst Endowed Chair\, University Professor in the Schar School of Policy and Government\, and the founder and Director of the Terrorism\, Transnational Crime and Corruption Center (TraCCC) at George Mason University. \nShe is a leading expert on the relationship among terrorism\, organized crime and corruption as well as human trafficking\, transnational crime and terrorism with a particular focus on the former Soviet Union. She also specializes in illicit financial flows and money laundering. She has recently completed an inaugural Andrew Carnegie Fellowship\, and is the recipient of the Guggenheim\, NEH\, IREX\, Kennan Institute\, and Fulbright and Rockefeller Foundation Fellowships and received MacArthur Grants to establish the Russian Organized Crime Study Centers and to study the role of non-state actors in nuclear proliferation. Professor Shelley served on the Global Agenda Council on Illicit Trade and Organized Crime of the World Economic Forum (WEF) and was the first co-chair of its Council on Organized Crime. Professor Shelley is a life member of the Council on Foreign Relations. \nThe Honorable Juan Zarate is global co-managing partner and chief strategy officer at K2 Integrity. Juan has advised on the most challenging anti-money laundering (AML) and financial integrity enforcement issues facing the private sector\, working with key financial intelligence units\, regulators\, finance ministries\, prosecutors\, and law enforcement agencies around the world. \nPrior to K2 Integrity\, Juan served as the deputy assistant to the president and deputy national security adviser for combating terrorism\, where he was responsible for developing and implementing the U.S. counterterrorism strategy and policies related to transnational security threats\, including anti-money laundering\, kleptocracy\, and transnational organized crime. He was the first-ever assistant secretary of the treasury for terrorist financing and financial crimes. Juan sits on the boards of various organizations\, including Northwestern Mutual\, Boston Dynamics\, Cambridge Quantum Computing (North America)\, the Director’s Advisory Board for the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC)\, is the chair of the Center on Economic and Financial Power at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies\, senior advisor at the Center for Strategic and International Studies\, and an independent advisor to Coinbase. \n \nMandeep Walia is Chief Compliance and Risk Officer of Circle Internet Financial. Mandeep joined Circle’s leadership following an extensive career in global financial compliance and risk management at leading organizations. Mandeep served as the Chief Compliance Officer and Head of Enterprise Risk Management for Novi\, which is a part of Facebook. Prior to Novi\, where Mandeep is largely credited for building a comprehensive compliance and risk framework for blockchain-based payment systems\, Mandeep served as the Chief Risk and Compliance Officer for LendUp and as a Senior Director of Global Risk and Compliance for PayPal\, among senior leadership roles in other global financial institutions.
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/bear-ing-down-geopolitical-implications-of-russian-sanctions/
CATEGORIES:Russia
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SUMMARY:The Climate Agenda on Capitol Hill – A Conversation with Congressman John Curtis (R-UT)
DESCRIPTION:A recap and video of this event is available here.\nPlease join the American Security Project at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday\, April 5 for a conversation with Congressman John Curtis (R-UT)\, chairman of the Conservative Climate Caucus. Congressman Curtis will share his perspective the climate agenda on Capitol Hill and how to provide Americans\, and the rest of the world\, access to cheaper\, reliable\, and cleaner energy. \nAbout the Speaker \nCongressman John R. Curtis proudly represents Utah’s 3rd Congressional District. Since being elected to Congress on November 13\, 2017\, John has worked on 11 pieces of legislation that were signed into law\, ranging in diverse topics such as better managing public lands\, combatting human trafficking\, supporting small businesses\, and more. Additionally\, he serves as the inaugural Chairman of the Conservative Climate Caucus and a member of the powerful House Committee on Energy and Commerce. He previously served on the House Natural Resources Committee and Foreign Affairs Committee. \nThe Congressman cares deeply about hearing the diverse perspectives and feedback from his constituents: he held over 100 town halls during his first full year in office. Utah’s third district is the youngest in the country\, with an average age of 26 years old. John is also sensitive to the many constituents that live in rural Utah and has focused on legislation that can fit needs of both demographics. \nJohn has been committed to helping Utah’s growing tech scene flourish and was recognized by Silicon Slopes as their first Community Hero Award recipient. Other personal awards comprise of Civic Innovator of the Year by Utah Valley University\, Thayne Robson Award for Leadership in Economic Development\, and Outstanding Citizen Award from the Office of Civic Engagement Leadership by Brigham Young University. \nPrior to coming to Washington\, John was the 45th mayor of Provo City\, serving two terms. He was named the #1 Top Elected Official on Social Media 2015 by the Government Social Media group and has been recognized by Forbes for his commitment to citizen engagement. As mayor\, he averaged an approval rating of 93%. \nBefore becoming mayor\, John was a small business owner in Provo\, working with his partners to build their business “Action Target\,” where he led sales and operations strategy. \nCongressman Curtis and his wife Sue have six children and twelve grandchildren. He loves to hike and waterski\, practice his Mandarin Chinese and maintains a closet full of stately socks.
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/the-climate-agenda-on-capitol-hill-a-conversation-with-congressman-john-curtis-r-ut/
CATEGORIES:Climate Security
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SUMMARY:A View From Kyiv – A Conversation with Minister Tymofiy Mylovanov
DESCRIPTION:A recap and video of this event is available here.\nAt 10AM EST on Friday\, April 1\, the American Security Project will host a virtual meeting with Dr. Tymofiy Mylovanov\, President of the Kyiv School of Economics and former Minister of Economic Development\, Trade and Agriculture of Ukraine. Dr. Mylovanov will provide a first-hand account of the war in Ukraine and the situation in Kyiv. \n  \nAbout the Speaker \n\n\nTymofiy Mylovanov\, the President of Kyiv School of Economics\, graduated from Kyiv Polytechnic Institute (Management) in 1997 and from Kyiv-Mohyla Academy majoring in Economic Theory in 1999. In 2004 he got his PhD in Economics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (USA). \nDuring his professional career\, he has been teaching for a long time at the European and American universities\, including Rheinische Friedrich–Wilhelms–Universität Bonn\, University of Pennsylvania and University of Pittsburgh. Tymofiy’s research interests cover such areas as theory of games and contracts\, institutional design. His articles on these topics have been published in the leading international academic magazines\, including Econometrica\, American Economic Review\, the Review of Economic Studies. \nDuring the Revolution of Dignity\, jointly with other leading economists of Ukraine and the world\, he founded the VoxUkraine platform aimed to increase the level of economic discussion in Ukraine. Tymofiy Mylovanov has been a member of the Academic Supervisory Board of Kyiv School of Economics for a long time. \nOn July 7\, 2016 the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine elected Tymofiy Mylovanov to the Board of the National Bank of Ukraine\, and since October 2016 and until August 2019 he has been holding the position of Deputy Chairman of the Board. From August 2019 to March 2020\, Tymofiy Milovanov held the post of Minister of Economic Development\, Trade and Agriculture of Ukraine. On April 6th\, Tymofiy Milovanov returned to work at the Kyiv School of Economics as President. \nIn 2014 and 2015 (the rating was not issued anymore) Forbes Ukraine included Tymofiy Mylovanov in the ranking of the best Ukrainian economists. Thanks to extensive economic knowledge\, belonging to the international academic community and familiarity with the situation in Ukraine Tymofiy Mylovanov makes a significant contribution to the development of KSE.
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/a-view-from-kyiv-a-conversation-with-minister-tymofiy-mylovanov/
LOCATION:Virtual
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SUMMARY:Going\, Going\, Green: Winning a Global Skills Revolution
DESCRIPTION:A recap and video of this event is available here.\nIn a race against rising temperatures—which the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) says is a “grave and mounting threat to our wellbeing and a healthy planet”—governments\, multilateral institutions\, and the private sector have all made commitments to decarbonize by mid-century. It will require a skilled global workforce to achieve those commitments. The good news: Meeting this environmental challenge is also an opportunity if we can close the global green skills gap. \nDemand for green skills grew globally by 38.5% over the past five years\, but will soon outpace supply. LinkedIn’s 2022 Global Green Skills Report reveals how and where people are contributing to the transition to a green economy\, where gaps are emerging\, and what policymakers\, companies and individuals can do to help make the net-zero transition an economic opportunity on par with the Industrial Revolution. \nJoin this event featuring former New Jersey Governor and EPA Administrator and current chairperson of The American Security Project Christine Todd Whitman in conversation with Sue Duke\, Global Head of Public Policy and Economic Graph at LinkedIn\, for a discussion on how green skills can\, will\, and must drive the future global economy. \nPlease note: You must be logged into LinkedIn to register for this event.  \nDon’t have an account yet? Here’s how to create one. \n*A recording will be available to registrants after the event.* \nAbout the Speakers \nChristine Todd Whitman is the President of The Whitman Strategy Group (WSG)\, a consulting firm that specializes in energy and environmental issues. WSG offers a comprehensive set of solutions to problems facing businesses\, organizations\, and governments; they have been at the forefront of helping leading companies find innovative solutions to environmental challenges. \nGovernor Whitman served in the cabinet of President George W. Bush as Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from January of 2001 until June of 2003. She was the 50th Governor of the State of New Jersey\, serving as its first woman governor from 1994 until 2001. \nAs Governor\, Christie Whitman earned praise from both Republicans and Democrats for her commitment to preserve a record amount of New Jersey land as permanent green space. She was also recognized by the Natural Resources Defense Council as having instituted the most comprehensive beach monitoring system in the nation. As EPA Administrator\, she promoted common-sense environmental improvements such as watershed-based water protection policies.  She championed regulations requiring non-road diesel engines to reduce sulfur emissions by more than 95 percent.  During her tenure\, the Agency was successful in passing and implementing landmark brownfields legislation to promote the redevelopment and reuse of “brownfields”\, previously contaminated industrial sites. \nSue Duke leads and manages the rollout of the LinkedIn Economic Graph team globally. In this role\, the team’s work has focused on uncovering actionable insights around skill gaps\, AI and emerging technologies\, talent migration\, gender parity\, and education. \nPrior to joining LinkedIn\, Sue worked as head of public policy at Google Ireland. Before that\, she was special advisor to the minister for communications\, energy\, and natural resources in the Irish government. \nSue holds a BA in European studies from Trinity College Dublin and a master of philosophy in international relations from the University of Cambridge.
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/going-going-green-winning-a-global-skills-revolution/
CATEGORIES:American Competitiveness & Economic Diplomacy,Climate Security,Featured Event
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SUMMARY:Digital Diplomacy and the Shaping of the New Diplomatic Landscape
DESCRIPTION:A recap and video of this event is available here.\nThe past two years have reshaped the landscape of digital diplomacy\, revealing not only new opportunities\, but new limitations on what can be accomplished with the myriad of tools at the world’s disposal. Given the numerous critical global events in the past few years\, what have governments and people alike learned about the power of digital diplomacy and the inherent challenges its use poses? Join us at 1pm on Thursday\, March 24 as ASP’s COO Matthew Wallin discusses the new landscape of digital diplomacy with Macon Phillips and Gerry Diaz Bartolome. \nAbout the Speakers \nMacon Phillips combines creativity with hard-earned experience and relationships to develop digital strategies that deliver results through advocacy\, civic engagement\, international development and other emergent opportunities. President Barack Obama appointed Macon to lead his White House’s digital strategy after he played a central role in the 2008 presidential campaign’s pioneering use of new media and technology to mobilize supporters. Phillips’ team spent five years providing the strategic and technological capacity for the President to engage emerging communities of influence\, communicate complex ideas\, and promote a culture of digital innovation throughout the federal government. \nPhillips joined Secretary of State John Kerry at the U.S. State Department for the last three years of Obama’s Administration\, developing public engagement strategies to support foreign policy priorities in over forty countries. In this role\, Phillips created a new model of public diplomacy by uniting communities of emerging influence with initiatives like the YALI Network\, which connects 500\,000 young leaders across Africa. In two years as CARE USA’s Chief Digital Officer\, Macon supported digital impact innovations such as digitizing health systems in India and building apps to digitize micro-lending in Tanzania. Phillips created a foundation of digital infrastructure across more than 30 countries\, including sector-leading cybersecurity capacity. He also supported new models of supporter participation\, including the successful implementation of an enterprise CRM. \nGerardo Diaz Bartolome is a career diplomat and currently Director of International Organizations at Argentina’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Keen advocate and passionate about foreign affairs\, multilateralism and digital diplomacy. He served in Argentina’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations (2008-2014) and later as Deputy Chief of Mission of the Argentine Embassy in Washington DC (2018-2021)\, having previously headed the Political Affairs section of the Embassy (2016-2018). \nHe joined Argentina’s Foreign Service in 2000 and graduated with honors in 2002 as career diplomat at Argentina’s Diplomatic Academy. Due to his academic performance\, he was sent to Brasilia in 2001 to finish his diplomatic studies at the Brazilian Diplomatic Academy Rio Branco as trainee of the bilateral exchange program. As a diplomat\, he served at the General Directorate of Malvinas and South Atlantic (2002-2003)\, at the Deputy Foreign Minister’s Office (2004-2005) to be later appointed member of the Foreign Minister’s Private Office (2005- 2008).
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/digital-diplomacy-and-the-shaping-of-the-new-diplomatic-landscape/
LOCATION:Zoom Discussion
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SUMMARY:Crisis in Ukraine: A Conversation with Baroness Catherine Ashton
DESCRIPTION:A recap and video of this event is available here.\nRussia’s invasion of Ukraine has shattered 30-years of peace in Europe. Scores of Ukrainian soldiers and civilians have died in the Russian offensive and thousands of Russian combatants have been killed by the resistance. Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians civilians are fleeing the conflict and pouring into NATO member states in Eastern Europe—this could be the largest refugee crisis in Europe in a century. European and American allies have been unified in imposing a heavy price on Russia for their aggression and the Russian economy is spiraling into deepening crisis. \nPlease join the American Security Project on Wednesday\, 9 March at 2 PM ET for a conversation with the Right Honourable Baroness Catherine Ashton\, former European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. Baroness Ashton will share her views on the war in Ukraine\, European perspectives on the conflict\, alliance cohesion\, and the risks of escalation. \n  \nThe Right Honourable Baroness Catherine Ashton served as the European Union’s first High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy from 2009 to 2014. She earned wide praise as a negotiator\, leading the P5+1 talks on Iran’s nuclear program and galvanizing agreement between Serbia and Kosovo. \nPreviously\, Baroness Ashton served as the first woman Commissioner for Trade in the European Commission and the first woman British European Commissioner. A Life Peer in the British House of Lords\, she is a former nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize\, among other accolades.
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/ukraine-crisis-baroness-ashtons-european-union-perspective/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Nuclear Security,Russia
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SUMMARY:Global Implications of Climate Change
DESCRIPTION:A recap and video of this event is available here.\nSince January 2021\, the Biden administration has made climate policy a priority for the U.S. government. A flurry of climate related activities in the public and private sectors have occurred in the ensuing 12 months\, reinforcing the importance of businesses\, communities\, and policymakers’ need to understand the dynamics of climate and how it can impact operations. Join Brigadier General Stephen A. Cheney\, USMC (Ret.)\, former President and current Board of Directors member of the American Security Project\, as he speaks to the World Affairs Council of Albuquerque\, New Mexico to provide his insights on the progress made so far\, how to tackle the ultimate threat multiplier\, and what it means for international relations. \n  \nAbout the Speaker \nBrigadier General Stephen Cheney\, USMC (Ret.) is a Board Member and former President of the American Security Project (ASP). \nHe is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and has over 30 years experience as a Marine.  His career included a wide variety of command and staff positions with the operating forces and the supporting establishment.  Gen. Cheney’s primary specialty was artillery\, but he focused extensively on entry-level training\, commanding at every echelon at both Marine Corps Recruit Depots\, to include being the Commanding General at Parris Island.  He served several years in Japan and has traveled extensively throughout the Middle East and Asia. \nOther selected highlights of Gen. Cheney’s military career include tours as Deputy Executive Secretary to Defense Secretaries Cheney and Aspin; ground plans officer for Drug Enforcement Policy in the Pentagon; liaison to the Congressional Commission on Roles and Missions of the Armed Forces; and Inspector General of the Marine Corps. \nFollowing retirement from the Marines\, Gen. Cheney became the Chief Operating Officer for Business Executives for National Security (BENS)\, in Washington\, D.C.\, and most recently was President/CEO of the Marine Military Academy in Harlingen\, Texas. \nGen. Cheney is a graduate of the Marine Corps Command and Staff College\, the National War College\, and the University of Southern California. He was a military fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York City\, where he is a member. Additionally\, he was also a member of the Secretary of State’s International Security Advisory Board and the Department of State’s Foreign Affairs Policy Board. \nGeneral Cheney has appeared on CNN\, Fox\, BBC\, NPR\, and Sky news\, and many other stations worldwide discussing the national security implications of climate change and energy security.  His television and public appearances include being on a panel with Vice President Al Gore on his 24 hours of Reality program; on AMHQ at The Weather Channel with Sam Champion; and on stage for Climate Week in New York City with Prime Minister Tony Blair\, Richard Branson\, and Secretary of State John Kerry.  He has been quoted and had articles in Politico\, Foreign Affairs\, and The New York Times.  In 2015 he was recognized by The Weather Channel as a member of the Climate 25 for his leadership in identifying climate change as a national and global security issue.  He has spoken at the Chatham House in London\, the Chicago Council on Global Affairs\, and in over a dozen cities around the world on this topic.  His most recent testimony (2017) was on energy security\, climate change\, and cyber in front of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources; the House Committee on Science\, Space\, and Technology; and the EPA. \nGen. Cheney has been on the Board of Directors for ASP since 2006 and served as ASP’s CEO from 2011-2019.
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/global-implications-of-climate-change/
LOCATION:Virtual
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SUMMARY:War in Ukraine: Rapid Response Briefing with Chuck Hagel\, Former Secretary of Defense
DESCRIPTION:A recap and video of this event is available here.\nRussia’s invasion of Ukraine and the rhetoric coming from the Kremlin demonstrate that this crisis has entered a new\, and dangerous phase. \nPlease join the American Security Project on Monday\, 28 February to hear former Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel discuss the rapidly evolving situation between Ukraine\, Russia\, the United States and NATO\, and the potential global impacts should the crisis worsen. \nAbout the Speaker \nChuck Hagel was the 24th Secretary of Defense\, serving from February 2013 to February 2015. He is the only Vietnam veteran and the first enlisted combat veteran to serve as Secretary of Defense. \nSome of Hagel’s current commitments include service on the Board of Trustees of RAND; Advisory Board of Corsair Capital; Senior Advisor to GALLUP and to the McCarthy Group; Centennial Scholar\, Georgetown Walsh School of Foreign Service; Distinguished Scholar\, University of Nebraska at Omaha; Distinguished Statesman at the Atlantic Council; Board of Directors of Public Broadcasting Service (PBS); Director and Founding Member of the American Security Project; and Advisory Board Chairman of the HillVets Veterans Organization. \nHagel served two terms in the United States Senate (1997-2009) representing the state of Nebraska. Hagel was a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations; Banking\, Housing and Urban Affairs; and Intelligence Committees. He Chaired the Foreign Relations International Economic Policy\, Export and Trade Promotion Subcommittee; and the Banking Committee’s International Trade and Finance\, and Securities Subcommittees. Hagel also served as the Chairman of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China and the Senate Climate Change Observer Group. \nPreviously\, Secretary Hagel was a Distinguished Professor at Georgetown University\, Co-Chairman of the President’s Intelligence Advisory Board\, Chairman of the Atlantic Council. He served as a member of the Secretary of Defense’s Policy Board\, Secretary of Energy’s Blue Ribbon Commission on the Future of Nuclear Power\, Systemic Risk Council Board of Directors; and as a member of the Board of Directors of Chevron. \nPrior to his election to the U.S. Senate\, Hagel was president of McCarthy & Company\, an investment banking firm in Omaha\, Nebraska. In the mid-1980’s\, Hagel co-founded VANGUARD Cellular Systems\, Inc.\, a publicly traded corporation. He was President and CEO of the World USO\, Private Sector Council (PSC)\, and Chief Operating Officer of the 1990 Economic Summit of Industrialized Nations (G-7 Summit). Hagel also served as Deputy Administrator of the Veterans Administration under President Ronald Reagan and Deputy Commissioner General of the 1982 World’s Fair. \nHe is the author of the book\, America: Our Next Chapter and was the subject of a 2018 book by General Daniel Bolger entitled\, Our Year of War\, and a 2006 book by Charlyne Berens entitled\, Chuck Hagel: Moving Forward. He is a graduate of the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Hagel and his wife\, Lilibet\, have a daughter (Allyn) and son (Ziller).
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/war-in-ukraine-rapid-response-briefing-with-chuck-hagel-former-secretary-of-defense/
LOCATION:Virtual
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SUMMARY:Rapid Response Briefing: On the Brink of War in Ukraine
DESCRIPTION:A recap and video of this event is available here.\nRussian troops are amassed along the Ukrainian border and the Pentagon has warned that they have sufficient combat power to take cities and substantial swaths of territory in Ukraine. President Biden says the United States and its allies are looking to ward off “the most consequential thing that’s happened in the world\, in terms of war and peace\, since World War II.” What options does the West have? What is motivating Mr. Putin? What is the situation on the ground in Ukraine? \nPlease join the American Security Project (ASP) on Friday\, February 11\, for a conversation with Vivian Salama\, national security reporter at The Wall Street Journal. Salama will share her perspective from recent reporting on the ground in Ukraine and discuss the origins of the crisis\, the latest developments on the Russia-Ukraine border\, and where we go from here. \nAbout the Speaker: \nVivian Salama covers national security for The Wall Street Journal\, based in Washington. She has covered U.S. foreign policy and national security issues for nearly two decades\, reporting from more than 75 countries. A native of New York\, she earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Rutgers University\, a master’s degree in Middle East politics from Columbia University and a law degree from Georgetown University. \n  \nPhoto credit: U.S. Army
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/rapid-response-briefing-on-the-brink-of-war-in-ukraine/
CATEGORIES:Featured Event,Russia
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SUMMARY:Global Trends: Forces Shaping National Security in Coming Decades
DESCRIPTION:A recap and video of this event is available here.\n  \nEvery four years\, the National Intelligence Council (NIC) releases an assessment of the forces and dynamics likely to shape the national security environment over the next 20 years. Known as the Global Trends Report\, it is intended to provide each incoming or returning U.S. presidential administration an unclassified assessment of the strategic environment. The most recent report identified four structural forces that will shape the future and five potential scenarios for the world in 2040. \nPlease join the American Security Project (ASP) on Thursday\, February 10\, for a conversation with Dr. Gregory Treverton\, former chairman of the National Intelligence Council. Dr. Treverton will discuss the most recent Global Trends report and the conceptual and practical value of the long-term thinking Global Trends provides. \n  \nRegister in advance for this webinar:\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_H7KPXDefTeiCwoUnVhUtCw \nGlobal Trends Report: https://www.dni.gov/files/ODNI/documents/assessments/GlobalTrends_2040.pdf \n  \n\n\nAbout the Speaker\nGregory F. Treverton is Professor of the Practice of International Relations and Spatial Sciences at the University of Southern California. \nHe served as chairman of the National Intelligence Council from September 2014 to January 2017. Earlier\, he directed the RAND Corporation’s Center for Global Risk and Security\, and before that\, its Intelligence Policy Center and its International Security and Defense Policy Center. He also was associate dean of the Pardee RAND Graduate School. \nHe has served in government for the first Senate Select Committee on Intelligence\, handling Europe for the National Security Council and as vice-chair of the National Intelligence Council\, overseeing the writing of America’s National Intelligence Estimates (NIEs).  In addition to RAND\, he has taught at Harvard and Columbia universities\, has been a Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations\, and also Deputy Director of the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London. \nHis latest books are Dividing Divided States\, University of Pennsylvania Press\, 2014; and Beyond the Great Divide: Relevance and Uncertainty in National Intelligence and Science for Policy (with Wilhelm Agrell)\, Oxford University Press\, 2015.
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/global-trends-forces-shaping-national-security-in-coming-decades/
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SUMMARY:How the United Kingdom is Decarbonizing Defense & Adapting to Climate Change
DESCRIPTION:A recap and video of this event is available here.\n  \nIn March 2021\, the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence (MOD) released strategic guidance on how the MOD will address the challenge of climate change\, the Climate Change and Sustainability Strategic Approach. The new strategy highlights how climate change is relevant to defense\, how the UK’s defense enterprise can reduce emissions and increase sustainability\, and how decarbonizing defense will contribute to the UK’s ‘net zero by 2050’ target. \nPlease join the American Security Project (ASP) on Tuesday\, February 1\, for a conversation with Lieutenant General Richard Edward Nugee\, CB\, CVO\, CBE\, British Army\, (Ret.). General Nugee was appointed Climate Change and Sustainability Strategy Lead for the Ministry of Defence in 2020 and is the architect of the new UK strategy. He will discuss how the strategy was developed\, its implications for military capabilities\, and how the strategy will be implemented. \nRegister here to join us:\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_frb7KflCQvucv_ZybprqGA \nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. \n  \nSpeaker bio: \n \nLieutenant General Richard Nugee was appointed Climate Change and Sustainability Strategy Lead for the Ministry of Defence in 2020. Previous appointments include Chief of Defence People\, Assistant Chief of Defence Staff (Personnel and Training) and Defence Services Secretary\, Chief of Staff to the International Security Assistance Force Joint Command in Kabul\, Army Director General Personnel\, Director of Manning (Army)\, Chief Joint Fires and Influence at Headquarters Allied Rapid Reaction Corps in Afghanistan. He was appointed MBE in June 1998\, CBE in January 2012 and CVO in September 2016. He was awarded the US Legion of Merit for his services in Afghanistan in 2014. \n  \nAdditional information: \nMinistry of Defence\, Climate Change and Sustainability Strategic Approach \nMilitaries are among the world’s biggest emitters. This general wants them to go green. \n 
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/united-kingdom-decarbonizing-defense-adapting-climate-change/
CATEGORIES:Climate Security,National Security & Climate Change,National Security Strategy
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SUMMARY:Addressing the China Challenge – A Conversation with the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission
DESCRIPTION:A recap and video of this event is available here.\nThe rivalry between the United States and China is the defining feature of international politics today. China has grown increasingly aggressive in recent years\, and China’s actions present unique threats to American economic and security interests. \nPlease join the American Security Project (ASP) on Friday\, January 21 for a conversation with the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC). Commission Chairman Carolyn Bartholomew and vice-chair Dr. Robin Cleveland will join ASP chief executive officer Patrick Costello to discuss the USCC annual report to Congress and review economic\, security\, and political developments in the U.S.-China relationship. \nAbout the Speakers\nCarolyn Bartholomew was elected as Chairman of the Commission for the 2021 Report cycle. Chairman Bartholomew is the former Chief of Staff\, Counsel\, Legislative Director\, and Foreign Policy Advisor to U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi. She also served as a Professional Staff Member on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. Chairman Bartholomew previously served as the Commission’s Chairman for four report cycles and served as Vice Chairman for six report cycles. She was reappointed by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for a two-year term expiring December 31\, 2023. \nDr. Robin Cleveland was elected as the Commission Vice Chairman for the 2021 Report cycle. She is currently a psychotherapist in private practice after earning her PhD in Counseling. Previously\, she served as the Executive Director at the Graduate School of Education and Human Development at The George Washington University. Chairman Cleveland worked in a variety of positions for U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell including service on the Senate Intelligence\, Foreign Relations\, and Appropriations Committees. She has also served as former Counselor to the President of the World Bank\, and as former Associate Director at the White House Office of Management and Budget. Vice Chairman Cleveland was reappointed by Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell for a two-year term expiring December 31\, 2022.
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/addressing-the-china-challenge-a-conversation-with-the-u-s-china-economic-and-security-review-commission/
CATEGORIES:American Competitiveness & Economic Diplomacy,National Security Strategy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211216T120000
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SUMMARY:What's Next for Afghanistan
DESCRIPTION:The fall of Kabul in August 2021 brought an ignominious end to two decades of war in Afghanistan. Having returned to power\, the Taliban have doubled down on their hard-line policies including harsh repression of women and girls. Short on revenues\, the cash-based Afghani economy is at risk of economic collapse and the country is on the brink of a humanitarian catastrophe as winter descends. \nPlease join the American Security Project on December 16th to discuss what created the conditions for Afghanistan’s collapse\, developments in Afghanistan post-withdrawal and conditions under Taliban rule\, and options for the West to prevent further destabilization in an already volatile neighborhood. ASP CEO Patrick Costello will be joined by Ambassador Doug Lute\, former U.S. Ambassador to NATO and former Senior Coordinator for Afghanistan and Pakistan\, and Dr. Carter Malkasian\, former special assistant for strategy to Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Joseph Dunford from 2015 to 2019 and author of The American War in Afghanistan: A History\, and the Honorable Mary Beth Long\, the first woman confirmed by the U.S. Senate as Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs in the Office of the Secretary of Defense. \nAbout the Speakers \n \nAmbassador Douglas Lute is the former United States Ambassador to NATO.  Appointed by President Obama\, he assumed the Brussels-based post in 2013 and served until 2017.   During this period\, he was instrumental in designing and implementing the 28-nation Alliance responses to the most severe security challenges in Europe since the end of the Cold War. \nA career Army officer\, in 2010 Lute retired from active duty as a lieutenant general after 35 years of service.  In 2007 President Bush named him as Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor to coordinate the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.  In 2009 he was the senior White House official retained by President Obama and his focus on the National Security Council staff shifted to South Asia.  Across these two Administrations\, he served a total of six years in the White House. \nBefore being assigned to the White House\, General Lute served as Director of Operations (J3) on the Joint Staff\, overseeing U.S. military operations worldwide.  From 2004 to 2006\, he was Director of Operations for the United States Central Command\, with responsibility for U.S. military operations in 25 countries across the Middle East\, eastern Africa and Central Asia\, in which over 200\,000 U.S. troops operated. \nThrough his military-diplomatic career\, he received numerous honors and awards\, including three awards of the Defense Distinguished Service Medal\, the State Department’s Distinguished Honor Award\, the Grand Officer of the Order of Merit for the Italian Republic\, and the Commander’s Cross of the Order of Merit for the Federal Republic of Germany. \nGeneral Lute holds degrees from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and United States Military Academy at West Point\, which named him a Distinguished Graduate in 2018.  He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations; a charter member of the Senior Military Advisory Group of the United States Institute of Peace; a member of the American Academy of Diplomacy; and a member of the board of the Atlantic Council of the United States. \n  \n \nDr. Carter Malkasian was the special assistant for strategy to Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford\, from 2015 to 2019. He has extensive experience working in conflict zones. He spent nearly two years in Garmser district\, Helmand province\, Afghanistan\, as a State Department political officer. Before that\, he deployed as a CNA civilian advisor with the Marines\, twice to Iraq’s al-Anbar province\, for a total of 18 months\, in 2004 and 2006. From May 2012 to May 2013\, From October 2006 to July 2009\, he directed the Stability and Development Program at CNA. \nIn his most recent book The American War in Afghanistan\, Dr. Malkasian provides the first comprehensive history of the entire conflict. Malkasian is both a leading academic authority on the subject and an experienced practitioner\, having spent nearly two years working in the Afghan countryside and going on to serve as the senior advisor to General Joseph Dunford\, the US military commander in Afghanistan and later the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. \n  \nThe Honorable Mary Beth Long is founder of M B Long & Associates\, PLLC\, an international legal and advisory firm. From 2007-2009\, Ms. Long served as the first woman confirmed by the U.S. Senate as Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs in the Office of the Secretary of Defense\, and as Chair of NATO’s High Level Group (HLG)\, responsible for NATO’s nuclear policy. In her defense department roles\, she also acted as Principal Deputy Secretary of Defense on the Middle East\, Africa\, the Western Hemisphere\, Asia\, and Southeast Asia; and was the Deputy Secretary of Defense for Counter Narcoterrorism with a budget of over $1 billion. To those credentials\, she adds more than a decade of Central Intelligence Agency operational experience (1986–99) on terrorism and other security issues. \nAfter leaving government\, Ms. Long founded Metis Solutions LLC. Under her tenure as CEO\, the company was recognized in Inc. Magazine’s List of America’s Fastest Growing Companies in 2014\, 2015\, and 2016.  She was recently featured in Forbes magazine’s Women Business Leaders. Ms. Long advises several Fortune 500 companies on international defense markets. From 2013-2016\, she served as a Senior Subject Matter Expert for the Supreme Allied Commander of NATO and as a Senior International Advisor to the Minister of Defense of Colombia. \n 
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/whats-next-for-afghanistan/
LOCATION:Zoom Discussion
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SUMMARY:Regional Solutions to Global Problems: Climate Security in Alaska
DESCRIPTION:December 15th\, 2021 \n1pm – 2pm AKT \nAlaska continues to play a crucial role in protecting U.S. national security. As the Arctic continues to melt\, the region is becoming a breeding ground for strategic competition and adversarial action. Leaders on all levels need to work together to both mitigate and adapt against the risks climate change poses to Alaska. \nJoin the Alaskan Municipal League and the American Security Project for a discussion on the impacts climate change is having in Alaska\, the ramifications it has on U.S. national security\, and potential regional solutions. Executive Director of the Alaskan Municipal League Nils Andreassen will be joined by ASP President Brigadier General Stephen Cheney\, USMC (Ret) for a one on one conversation. \n  \nAbout the Speakers \nNils Andreassen is the Executive Director of the Alaskan Municipal League\, a voluntary\, nonprofit\, nonpartisan\, statewide organization representing the unified voice of Alaska’s local governments to successfully influence state and federal decision making. Nils has a degree in Peace and Development from the University of Bradford in England with an extensive background in rural and international development\, Alaska\, and Arctic policy issues. Nils is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Governance and Entrepreneurship in Northern and Indigenous Areas through the University of Saskatchewan and the University of Tromso. Nils lives in Juneau with his family. \n  \nBGen Stephen Cheney\, USMC (Ret) is the President of the American Security Project. He is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and has over 30 years experience as a Marine.  His career included a wide variety of command and staff positions with the operating forces and the supporting establishment.  Gen. Cheney’s primary specialty was artillery\, but he focused extensively on entry-level training\, commanding at every echelon at both Marine Corps Recruit Depots\, to include being the Commanding General at Parris Island.  He served several years in Japan and has traveled extensively throughout the Middle East and Asia. \nOther selected highlights of Gen. Cheney’s military career include tours as Deputy Executive Secretary to Defense Secretaries Cheney and Aspin; ground plans officer for Drug Enforcement Policy in the Pentagon; liaison to the Congressional Commission on Roles and Missions of the Armed Forces; and Inspector General of the Marine Corps. \nFollowing retirement from the Marines\, Gen. Cheney became the Chief Operating Officer for Business Executives for National Security (BENS)\, in Washington\, D.C.\, and most recently was President/CEO of the Marine Military Academy in Harlingen\, Texas. \nGen. Cheney is a graduate of the Marine Corps Command and Staff College\, the National War College\, and the University of Southern California. He was a military fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York City\, where he is a member. Additionally\, he was also a member of the Secretary of State’s International Security Advisory Board and the Department of State’s Foreign Affairs Policy Board. \nGeneral Cheney has appeared on CNN\, Fox\, BBC\, NPR\, and Sky news\, and many other stations worldwide discussing the national security implications of climate change and energy security.  His television and public appearances include being on a panel with Vice President Al Gore on his 24 hours of Reality program; on AMHQ at The Weather Channel with Sam Champion; and on stage for Climate Week in New York City with Prime Minister Tony Blair\, Richard Branson\, and Secretary of State John Kerry.  He has been quoted and had articles in Politico\, Foreign Affairs\, and The New York Times.  In 2015 he was recognized by The Weather Channel as a member of the Climate 25 for his leadership in identifying climate change as a national and global security issue.  He has spoken at the Chatham House in London\, the Chicago Council on Global Affairs\, and in over a dozen cities around the world on this topic.  His most recent testimony (2017) was on energy security\, climate change\, and cyber in front of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources; the House Committee on Science\, Space\, and Technology; and the EPA. \nGen. Cheney has been on the Board of Directors for ASP since 2006\, and served as ASP’s CEO from 2011-2019.
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/regional-solutions-to-global-problems-climate-security-in-alaska/
LOCATION:Virtual
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SUMMARY:Addressing a Revanchist Russia
DESCRIPTION:Recent months have seen a series of provocative actions from Russian President Vladimir Putin. Nearly 100\,000 Russian troops are amassed along the border with Ukraine\, prompting fears that Moscow may be attempting to rehash its 2014 invasion. Moscow has also been developing and testing an array of new weapons systems and capabilities\, including carrying out its first ever strike on a satellite in space using an earth-based missile earlier this month. Within Europe\, tensions are increasing over the migration crisis on Belarus’s border with the European Union and several European leaders have blamed both Moscow and Minsk for the deepening crisis. The heightened animosity and tensions coincide with a series of high-level dialogues between senior Russian and American officials seeking to stabilize a volatile relationship. Nevertheless\, relations are strained\, and many observers contend they are at the lowest point since the Cold War. \nJoin the American Security Project for an on-the-record conversation on Friday\, December 3. Our guest speakers\, Ambassador Steven Pifer and Dr. Evelyn Farkas\, will discuss recent developments along Ukraine’s frontier\, tensions between Russia and the West\, and U.S. engagement with Russia\, more broadly. \n  \nAbout the Speakers \n \nAmbassador Steven Pifer is a William J. Perry Research Fellow at the Center for International Security and Cooperation at Stanford University as well as a non-resident senior fellow with the Brookings Institution.  He was a William J. Perry Research Fellow at the center from 2018-2020 and a fellow at the Robert Bosch Academy in Berlin from January-May 2021. \nPifer’s research focuses on nuclear arms control\, Ukraine\, Russia and European security. He has offered commentary on these issues on National Public Radio\, PBS NewsHour\, CNN\, Fox News and BBC\, and his articles have run in the New York Times\, Washington Post\, National Interest\, Moscow Times and Kyiv Post\, among others.  He is the author of The Eagle and the Trident: U.S.-Ukraine Relations in Turbulent Times (Brookings Institution Press\, 2017)\, and co-author of The Opportunity: Next Steps in Reducing Nuclear Arms (Brookings Institution Press\, 2012). \nA retired Foreign Service officer\, his more than 25 years with the State Department focused on U.S. relations with the former Soviet Union and Europe\, as well as arms control and security issues. He served as deputy assistant secretary of state in the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs with responsibilities for Russia and Ukraine (2001-2004)\, ambassador to Ukraine (1998-2000)\, and special assistant to the president and senior director for Russia\, Ukraine and Eurasia on the National Security Council (1996-1997). In addition to Ukraine\, Ambassador Pifer served at the U.S. embassies in Warsaw\, Moscow\, and London as well as with the U.S. delegation to the negotiation on intermediate-range nuclear forces in Geneva. From 2000 to 2001\, he was a visiting scholar at Stanford’s Institute for International Studies. \n  \nDr. Evelyn Farkas is a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council\, and CNA and a National Security Analyst for NBC/MSNBC. She served from 2012 to 2015 as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russia/Ukraine/Eurasia\, responsible for policy towards Russia\, the Black Sea\, Balkans and Caucasus regions and conventional arms control. \nFrom 2010 to 2012 she served as Senior Advisor to the Supreme Allied Commander Europe and Special Advisor to the Secretary of Defense for the NATO Summit. Prior to that\, she was a senior fellow at the American Security Project\, and Executive Director of the Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism. From April 2001 to April 2008\, she served as a Professional Staff Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee on Asia Pacific\, Western Hemisphere\, Special Operations Command\, peace and stability operations\, combatting terrorism\, counternarcotics\, homeland defense\, and export control policy. From 1997-2001 Farkas was a professor of international relations at the U.S. Marine Corps Command and Staff College. She served in Bosnia with the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in 1996-1997\, and was an election observer in Afghanistan in 2009. \nShe has published numerous journal articles and opinion pieces and “Fractured States and U.S. Foreign Policy: Iraq\, Ethiopia\, and Bosnia in the 1990s” (Palgrave/St. Martin’s Press\, 2003\, 2008). She speaks Hungarian and German\, has studied French\, Spanish\, Russian\, Serbo-Croatian\, and Hindi. Dr. Farkas obtained her MA and Ph.D. from The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. She is a member of the board of trustees of Franklin & Marshall College and Aspen Institute Socrates Seminar\, and Harold Rosenthal Fellowship advisory boards. She has received several Department of Defense and foreign awards and an honorary doctorate from Franklin & Marshall College.
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/addressing-a-revanchist-russia/
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SUMMARY:COP26 and the Future of Climate Diplomacy
DESCRIPTION:The 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) recently concluded and we are now left to assess the commitments and pledges made and whether they will be sufficient to address the most deleterious effects of climate change. What was agreed to and what are the gaps? How will the international community ensure commitments are met? After Glasgow\, what are the next steps in climate diplomacy? \nJoin the American Security Project for an on-the-record conversation on Thursday\, November 18 where we will discuss the urgency of the climate crisis\, the commitments made at COP26\, and the future of climate diplomacy. Our guest speakers include Sherri Goodman\, Senior Fellow in the Polar Institute and Environmental Change & Security Program at the Wilson Center; Scott Moore\, Director of the China Programs and Strategic Initiatives at the University of Pennsylvania; and Robert Orr\, Dean of the University of Maryland School of Public Policy and former Special Advisor to the United Nations Secretary-General on climate change. \n  \nAbout the Speakers \nSherri Goodman serves as a Senior Fellow at the Wilson Center’s Environmental Change and Security Program and Polar Institute. Goodman is credited with educating a generation of U.S. military and government officials about the nexus between climate change and national security\, using her famous coinage\, “threat multiplier\,” to fundamentally reshape the national discourse on the topic. A former first deputy undersecretary of defense (environmental security) and staff member on the Senate Armed Services Committee\, Goodman has founded\, led\, or advised nearly a dozen research organizations on environmental and energy matters\, national security\, and public policy. \n  \n  \nScott Moore \nis the Director of China Programs and Strategic Initiatives at the University of Pennsylvania. In this capacity\, Dr. Moore works with faculty members from across the University to design\, implement\, and highlight innovative\, high-impact global research initiatives in areas including sustainability and emerging technology. Dr. Moore directs Penn Global’s four research and engagement fund programs\, including those designed to support faculty-led projects in China\, India\, and Africa. Dr. Moore is a political scientist whose interests center on environmental sustainability\, technology\, and international relations. Prior to Penn\, Dr. Moore was a Young Professional and Water Resources Management Specialist at the World Bank Group\, and Environment\, Science\, Technology\, and Health Officer for China at the U.S. Department of State\, where he worked extensively on the Paris Agreement on climate change. \n  \nRobert Orr serves as Dean of the University of Maryland School of Public Policy. Prior to joining the University of Maryland\, Dr. Orr served as the Assistant Secretary-General for strategic planning in the Executive Office of the United Nations Secretary-General from 2004 to 2014\, and was the principal advisor to the Secretary-General on counter-terrorism\, peace building\, women’s and children’s health\, sustainable energy\, food and nutrition\, institutional innovation\, public-private partnership and climate change.
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/cop26-and-the-future-of-climate-diplomacy/
LOCATION:Virtual
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SUMMARY:A New Mission: Mainstreaming Climate Adaptation in the US Department of Defense
DESCRIPTION:Home to 7 military installations\, the state of Arizona plays a critical role in U.S. national security and these installations are at the forefront of our national security infrastructure. Arizona is also increasingly vulnerable to the effects of climate change; these defense installations are no exception. Scholars from the University of Arizona writing in the scientific journal Climate Services\, argue that the Department of Defense is inclined to prioritize the near-term threats over the long-term\, looming changes like climate change. \nOn November 16\, the American Security Project and University of Arizona will convene a panel of experts to discuss the recently published research led by University of Arizona faculty on the effects of climate change at Department of Defense installations\, including Fort Huachuca and the Barry Goldwater Ranges. The paper focuses on both the barriers and the opportunities for climate adaptation within DoD. \nThe event will highlight the nexus between climate resilience and national security in Arizona and why climate action in Southern Arizona is imperative for American national security. The panel discussion will feature report authors Dr. Gregg Garfin and Professor Katharine Jacobs\, contributors to the Climate Services journal article\, Lt Gen Norm Seip\, USAF\, (Ret.)\, and Rear Admiral David Titley\, USN\, (Ret.). \nAbout the Panelists\nLieutenant General Norm Seip\, USAF\, (Ret.) served in the Air Force for 35 years. His last assignment was Commander of 12th Air Force\, comprised of seven active-duty wings and two direct-reporting units in the Western and Midwestern United States. The fighter and bomber wings under his command possessed over 400 aircraft and had more than 33\,000 active-duty military and civilian assigned personnel. He was a command pilot with more than 4\,500 flying hours\, primarily in fighter aircraft and has flown in support of numerous military operations and contingencies around the world. \nHe is an independent consultant focused on defense and national security related matters. He is a Senior Mentor for the Air Force and also serves\, pro bono\, as the Chairman of the Board\, Council for a Strong America; Military Advisory Board\, Truman National Security Project; National Security Advisory Council\, U.S. Global Leadership Coalition; and International Advisory Board\, 911 Fund. \n  \nRear Admiral David Titley\, USN\, (Ret.) is a Professor of Practice in Meteorology and a Professor of International Affairs at the Pennsylvania State University. He is the founding director of Penn State’s Center for Solutions to Weather and Climate Risk. After graduating from Penn State\, Titley served as a naval officer for 32 years and rose to the rank of Rear Admiral. Dr. Titley’s career included duties as commander of the Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command\, and Oceanographer and Navigator of the Navy. While serving in the Pentagon\, Dr. Titley initiated and led the U.S. Navy’s Task Force on Climate Change. After retiring from the Navy\, Dr. Titley served as the Deputy Undersecretary of Commerce for Operations\, the chief operating officer position at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. \nIn 2017 Dr. Titley gave a TED talk on Climate Change and National Security that has been viewed over 850\,000 times. He serves on numerous advisory boards and National Academy of Science committees\, and currently chairs the National Academies of Science\, Engineering and Medicine Climate Communication Initiative committee. He received an honorary Doctorate degree from the University of Alaska Fairbanks and is a Fellow of the American Meteorological Society. \n  \nProf. Katharine Jacobs is the Director of the Center for Climate Adaptation Science and Solutions (CCASS) at the University of Arizona. CCASS builds and supports climate change adaptation and assessment capacity\, connects science with decision-making\, and works with stakeholders to build collaborative\, practical solutions to climate-related problems. Jacobs is a professor in Environmental Science and holds appointments in Geography and Regional Development and Hydrology and Water Resources. She was the director of the National Climate Assessment in the Obama Administration for four years and served as a White House water policy and adaptation advisor. She serves on a standing National Academies board\, has been a chair or panelist on nine Academies committees\, and serves on fifteen advisory committees. \n  \n\nDr. Gregg Garfin is Associate Professor and Associate Extension Specialist in Climate Science\, Policy & Natural Resources\, in the University of Arizona’s School of Natural Resources and the Environment\, as well as University Director of the Southwest Climate Adaptation Science Center. He works to bridge the science-society interface through dialogues between scientists and decision makers and collaborative climate and environment research projects. His research focuses on adaptation to a changing climate\, climate variability\, and drought. He was co-lead author for the Southwest chapter in the 2014 and 2018 National Climate Assessments. His recent projects include an assessment of National Park Service cultural resource vulnerability to climate extremes\, and an investigation of best practices for assessing the costs of floods in North America.
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/a-new-mission-mainstreaming-climate-adaptation-in-the-us-department-of-defense/
LOCATION:Zoom Discussion
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SUMMARY:Revising America’s Defense Strategy to Address China's Rising Aggression
DESCRIPTION:America’s intensifying competition with China is one of the defining features of geopolitics in the 21st century. Please join the American Security Project for an on-the-record discussion on Thursday\, November 4 with Elbridge Colby\, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy and Force Development and author of the newly released book The Strategy of Denial: American Defense in an Age of Great Power Competition. \nColby will discuss how to address a rising China\, why favorable regional balances of power matter for U.S. strategy\, the importance of alliances\, and his views on the best military strategy for the United States in light of this broad geopolitical challenge. This zoom webinar will run from 11:00 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. (EDT) and will include time for audience questions. \nElbridge Colby is co-founder and principal of The Marathon Initiative\, a policy initiative focused on developing strategies to prepare the United States for an era of sustained great power competition. He is the author of The Strategy of Denial: American Defense in an Age of Great Power Conflict (Yale University Press\, 2021). Previously\, Colby was from 2018-2019 the Director of the Defense Program at the Center for a New American Security\, where he led the Center’s work on defense issues. \nBefore that\, he served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy and Force Development\, leading the Department’s preeminent strategic planning guidance focusing on challenges posed by China and Russia\, the 2018 National Defense Strategy (NDS). He also served as the primary Defense Department representative in the development of the 2017 National Security Strategy. He has testified several times before Congress and the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission. \n 
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/winning-the-strategic-competition/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:National Security Strategy
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SUMMARY:East Central Florida: Security in a Changing Climate
DESCRIPTION:East Central Florida and the Treasure Coast are home to key assets to U.S. national security\, such as Patrick Space Force Base\, NASA\, and the Navy’s Air Warfare Center. Acute shocks from threats like flooding\, heat waves\, and rising seas can harmfully impact military readiness at these installations. Coordinated partnerships between the public and private sectors are key to making bases and adjacent communities resilient to climate-related threats. \nJoin the American Security Project and the East Central Florida Regional Planning Council\, in partnership with the Nature Conservancy\, for a panel discussion on military base resilience to climate change related threats and local resilience and mitigation efforts. Congressman Michael Waltz (R-FL) will provide initial remarks that will be followed by the panel. Panelists include Vice Admiral Kevin Green\, USN (Ret.)\, Brevard County Commissioner Bryan Lober\, City of Orlando Commissioner Tony Ortiz\, and Space Florida’s Vice President of Government & External Relations\, Dale Ketcham. Our panelists will discuss the nature of the threats to local national security installations as well as the federal programs available for local communities to improve climate change preparedness and offset the cost of resilience projects. \nThank you to our partners. \n \n  \n \n  \n\nEvent Details: \nThis in-person event is open to the public and N-95 rated masks will be provided at the door.  \nFull Sail University Orlando Health Fortress \nAddress: 3260 University Blvd #105\, Winter Park\, FL 32792 \nOctober 29\, 2021\, 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM EDT \n\n\nAbout the Speakers & Panelists\n \nCongressman Mike Waltz represents Florida’s 6th congressional district\, which includes Flagler and Volusia counties as well as portions of Lake and St. Johns counties. Mike is a proud Florida native\, a Colonel in the National Guard\, a combat-decorated Green Beret\, former White House and Pentagon policy advisor\, small business owner and a proud father. \nMike was born in Boynton Beach\, FL and grew up in Jacksonville\, Florida. He was raised by a hard-working single mother and is the son and grandson of Navy Chiefs. \nMike has served his country his entire life. He graduated from the Virginia Military Institute\, has served over 24 years in the U.S. Army\, and is presently serving in the National Guard. After being commissioned as an Army lieutenant\, Mike graduated Ranger School and was then selected for the elite Green Berets\, serving worldwide as a decorated Special Forces officer with multiple combat tours in Afghanistan\, the Middle East and Africa. For his actions in combat\, Mike was awarded 4 Bronze Stars and 2 with valor. He is the first Green Beret to be elected to Congress. \nDuring his time in Afghanistan\, Mike led the teams searching for deserter Pvt. Bowe Berghdal. Mike was one of the first to call into question then-President Obama’s labeling of Berghdal as a hero and has continued to lead call for justice on behalf of all the service-members Berghdal’s desertion put in harm’s way. \nMike’s servant leadership continued in the Pentagon as a defense policy director for Secretaries of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and Robert Gates. Mike then went on to serve in the White House as Vice President Dick Cheney’s counterterrorism advisor\, where he saw the difficult decisions the President and his Cabinet must make to protect our national security firsthand. Mike’s position in the White House was unique\, as he advised the Bush administration on policy he actually carried out in the military. \nIn 2020\, Mike was promoted to the rank of Colonel in a ceremony overseen by Secretary of the Army Ryan McCarthy\, a fellow graduate of the Virginia Military Institute. \nHis experiences as a soldier and a policy advisor inspired him to write his own book\, “Warrior Diplomat: A Green Beret’s Battles from Washington to Afghanistan\,” the proceeds of which continue to benefit the Green Beret Foundation. \nFollowing his time in the White House\, Mike then co-founded a small business which grew to over 400 employees and was listed on the Inc. 500\, a ranking index of the fastest-growing private companies in the America. \nAs an Army veteran and National Guardsman\, Mike knows how to accomplish a mission for his country. This is the warrior attitude he’s brought with him to Washington when he was first sworn in to represent Florida’s 6th congressional district in 2019. \nMike is determined to be part of the new generation of leadership in Congress: servant leaders who lead by example with their values and deliver results. His commitment is the same now as it was in combat: to serve with everything he has\, without regard for his own self and with a sense of duty. \nMike is the father of a teenage girl\, Anderson and is engaged to Dr. Julia Nesheiwat\, a combat veteran who served in the Trump administration as Homeland Security Advisor to the President. He lives in St. Johns County. \n  \n \nVice Admiral Kevin Green\, USN (Ret) served more than thirty years as a naval officer\, completing his Navy career as Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Operations\, Plans\, and Policy at the grade of vice admiral. As DCNO\, he coordinated global naval operations\, strategic planning\, information operations and policy development; and managed service relationships with the Office of the Secretary of Defense\, the Joint Staff\, the National Security Council staff\, the US military services\, other federal agencies\, and allied navies. As a flag officer he commanded Naval Forces U.S. Southern Command\, the ABRAHAM LINCOLN Carrier Group\, and Naval Training Center Great Lakes\, Illinois. He served in the Office of the Secretary of Defense\, Atlantic Fleet Headquarters\, the Bureau of Naval Personnel\, and commanded Destroyer Squadron 23 and the guided missile frigate USS TAYLOR. Kevin graduated from the United States Naval Academy and the National War College and received an M.S. in Applied Science from the Naval Postgraduate School. \nKevin retired from IBM Corporation in 2015\, where he led IBM’s Department of Defense and Intelligence Community business across the armed services\, joint commands\, defense agencies\, and the national intelligence agencies. He is a member of the American Civil Liberties Union\, the U.S Naval Institute\, the Surface Navy Association and the American College of National Security Leaders. He serves on the Tuskegee University Board of Trustees and as a director of the Air Force Retired Officers Community. \n  \nCommissioner Bryan Lober is the County Commissioner for Florida’s Second District\, containing the towns of Merritt Island\, Cocoa\, Rockledge\, Cape Canaveral and Cocoa Beach. Bryan and his wife\, Rebecca\, have lived in Brevard County since 2011. Since adopting their one-eyed rescue dog\, Winks\, Bryan and his family decided to make their forever home in Brevard County. \nAs Commissioner\, Bryan sits on the East Central Florida Regional Planning Council\, which is committed to reducing the carbon footprint\, understanding the risks and vulnerabilities of utilizing emergency management\, and increasing efforts towards sustainability on a regional scale. To develop regional resilience\, the council has identified 3 pillars: health + equity\, build infrastructure + national environment\, and economic resilience. \nBryan is the only attorney serving on the Board of County Commissioners. He served as the 2016 – 2017 President of the Brevard County Bar Association – the youngest individual\, on record\, to have served in such capacity in the organization’s 64+ year history. \n  \n  \n \nBorn in Manatí\, Puerto Rico\, Honorable Antonio “Tony” Ortiz is the first and only Puerto Rican elected official to hold a position as Commissioner of the City of Orlando. Having been raised in a home of public servants inspired commissioner Ortiz to develop a genuine sense of commitment for his community. At the age of eighteen\, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and for nine consecutive years he served his country in active and reserve military duty. Honorable Ortiz is a proud veteran of the Persian Gulf War. Graduated from the University of Central Florida\, commissioner Ortiz has also dedicated part of his professional career to the accounting and banking industries. \nPrior to being elected\, commissioner Ortiz served for 14 years as police officer for the Orlando Police Department. During his tenure in this department\, he successfully played important roles for various tactical units\, including: Special Task Forces\, Gangs Unit\, Uniform Drug Unit and the SWAT Team. His efforts and commitment to maintain a safe community for every citizen\, led Honorable Ortiz to continue academic courses and obtain greater knowledge in the area of law and order.  He became a crime prevention expert in specialty areas of crimes against the elderly and disabled citizen\, and crime prevention through environmental design. \nIn his desire to maintain the public informed about their rights and responsibilities\, he created a communications platform to develop direct contact with the community and in 2005 he wrote and hosted the television segment: “Behind the Badge” for the Orlando Police Department and the City of Orlando. From 2004 – 2007 commissioner Ortiz served as a Liaison Officer between the Government\, the Community and the Police Department. This experience revealed new angles of need among the community he served. \nCurrently\, as President of the Florida League of Cities\, he is leading a statewide initiative\, “Building Stronger Cities: Organizing\, Empowering and Delivering\,” to help every resident learn the ways of government so they will know what to expect from legislators and learn that legislation should be based upon the needs of the people. By being more informed and more engaged\, residents will feel more empowered to protect their cities and their right to make local decisions. \n  \n \nDale Ketcham serves as Space Florida’s Vice President Government & External Relations. In this role\, Ketcham utilizes existing and developing networks to advantage the State of Florida as the recognized leader in the exploration\, national security and commercial space marketplace through innovation\, collaboration\, and influence. \nDale spent 40 years at the Cape working with major contractors\, 8(a)’s\, the U.S. Congress\, Enterprise Florida and the University of Central Florida. \nAfter receiving his degree in philosophy from the University of Florida\, Dale returned to Cocoa Beach. He worked for Rockwell International on the Shuttle Program for 10 years\, then spent four years as District Director for then Congressman Jim Bacchus\, who represented the Cape area on the Space Subcommittee in the U.S. House of Representatives. \nDale then returned to the private sector\, becoming Director of Business Development for AJT & Associates\, a private engineering firm working with NASA\, the U.S. Navy and Air Force as well as at airports around the country. \nImmediately prior to Space Florida\, Dale worked for the University of Central Florida (UCF) as Director of the Spaceport Research & Technology Institute (SRTI) and as the Director of Space and Defense Programs with Enterprise Florida\, the State of Florida’s economic development agency.
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/east-central-florida-security-in-a-changing-climate/
LOCATION:Full Sail Orlando Health Fortress\, 3260 University Blvd #105\, Winter Park\, FL\, 32792\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Battle Against Illicit Fishing
DESCRIPTION:Illegal\, Unreported\, and Unregulated (IUU) fishing is the leading global maritime security threat. Without direct action\, illicit fishing stands to exacerbate food insecurity\, diminish the economic stability of coastal States\, and increase tension among foreign-fishing Nations. Combating IUU fishing on a global scale requires a strategic approach\, including a network of information sharing between governments and private-public partnerships. \nThe American Security Project will be hosting two panel discussions to facilitate information sharing between private-public partnerships and the US government. The first panel will discuss the challenges associated with combating IUU fishing and include observations from the field. The panel will be moderated by Joshua Goodman\, Associated Press Correspondent\, and include the Hon. Major Gen. Daniel Dee Ziankahn\, Jr. (Ret.)\, Liberian Minister of Defense; Admiral William Fallon\, USN (Ret.); Rear Admiral Scott Clendenin\, USCG; and Alex Cornelissen\, Chief Executive Officer for Sea Shepherd Global. \nThe second panel will feature experts in leading maritime organizations and highlight the public-private links and strategies to monitor\, control\, and combat IUU fishing practices. ASP’s Senior Climate Fellow\, David Haines\, will moderate the second panel\, including Peter Hammarstedt\, Director of Campaigns for Sea Shepherd Global; Charles Rego\, USN; and Sally Yozell\, Senior Fellow and Director of the Environmental Security program at the Stimson Center. \n  \nRSVP Now \n  \nAbout the Speakers\n \nMinister Daniel D. Ziankahn\, Jr.\, a retired Major General\, is the thirty-sixth Minister of National Defense of Liberia. He is one of Liberia’s most decorated retired senior military leaders\, bringing both theoretical and practical knowledge to the table in managing the defense sector of Liberia. \nMinister Ziankahn holds a Master of Military Art and Science (MMAS) from the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College\, Fort Leavenworth\, Kansas\, USA. Honorable Ziankahn acquired an executive education from the Harvard Kennedy School by attending the Senior Managers in Government and Senior Leaders in National and International Security courses. Minister Ziankahn also received a bachelor’s degree- BBA in Business Management- from AME Zion University\, Liberia. \n  \n \nAdmiral William J. Fallon retired from the U.S. Navy after a distinguished 40-year military and strategic leadership career. 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 the 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 South East 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. \nAdmiral Fallon was serving in the Pentagon as Vice Chief of the Navy on September 11\, 2001. He directed the recovery of Navy staff in the wake of the attack and led 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. \n  \nRear Admiral Scott Clendenin serves as the U.S. Coast Guard Assistant Commandant for Response Policy. He is responsible for U.S. Coast Guard policy in seven operational mission areas\, including emergency management and disaster response\, defense operations\, law enforcement\, search and rescue\, maritime security\, counterterrorism\, and marine environmental response.\n \n  \n  \n  \n \nCaptain Alex Cornelissen is the current Chief Executive Officer for Sea Shepherd Global\, an organization dedicated to protecting marine wildlife and ending habitat destruction in the world’s oceans. He first joined the organization in 2002\, steadily gathering extensive experience and leadership skills. Having participated in more than 25 Sea Shepherd campaigns\, he has played a crucial role in protecting marine wildlife globally. \n  \n \nSally Yozell is a Senior Fellow and Director of the Environmental Security program at the Stimson Center. Yozell’s research examines the suite of environmental threats that can undermine national\, regional\, or global security. Her work focuses on ocean security\, climate security\, and wildlife protection. \nBefore joining Stimson\, Yozell was a Senior Advisor to the Secretary of State. She provided advice and technical expertise to advance U.S. policies related to the ocean\, climate\, and wildlife protection in the international arena. She joined the State Department to support and manage the Our Ocean Conferences in 2014 and 2016. Her efforts helped steward close to $10 billion in conservation commitments and investments in marine protected areas\, including expanding the Pacific Remote Islands and the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monuments. \n  \nPeter Hammarstedt Swedish-American Peter Hammarstedt\, 36\, is the Director of Campaigns for Sea Shepherd and is Chairman of Sea Shepherd Australia. He is captain of the ocean-going vessel Bob Barker\, having spent more than 18 years at-sea including 10 years in Antarctica. \nIn 2014/15\, the Bob Barker\, with Peter as captain\, set the world record for the longest pursuit of a poaching vessel at sea after chasing the Interpol-wanted fishing vessel Thunder for 110 days\, covering three oceans and 11\,000 nautical miles\, before its captain intentionally sank his own vessel in the Gulf of Guinea in a bid to destroy evidence. \nSince then\, Peter\, has provided civilian offshore patrol vessels (COPVs)\, under so-called ‘ship rider’ agreements\, to the African coastal states of Liberia\, Gabon\, São Tomé and Príncipe\, Benin\, Namibia\, The Gambia and Tanzania in order to combat illegal\, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. \nOn-going partnerships between Sea Shepherd and the law enforcement agents of African coastal and island States have resulted in the arrest of 73 vessels for illegal fishing and other fisheries crimes over the past five years; joint at-sea patrols have detected and deterred IUU fishing activity while also monitoring legal compliance by licensed fishing operators. The COPVs have served as critical platforms for capacity-building of law enforcement agencies in increasing monitoring\, control and surveillance capabilities in the maritime domain. \n  \nCharles Rego enlisted in the Air Force in August 1994 as an F-15 Fighter Aircraft Technician and spent time on active duty and in the Air Force and Navy Reserves. While enlisted\, he also served as an MH-60G Flight Engineer and Special Agent. As a Special Agent in Charge\, Rego was responsible for all Air Force counterintelligence\, counterterrorism\, and protective service operations impacting Air Force interests throughout South Florida. In October 2015\, he received a direct commission in the Navy Reserve and now serves as the Division Officer for a U.S. Southern Command Targeting Team. Rego has been stationed in Hurlburt Field\, FL; the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center\, Glynco\, GA; and Homestead Air Reserve Base (HARB)\, FL. Rego has deployed in support of many operations and exercises throughout U.S. Southern and Central Commands. Rego owns South Florida Lab Testing and Cambridge Commercial Capital\, where he consults wealth management divisions of financial institutions. \n  \nModerators\nJoshua Goodman is a Miami-based Latin America Correspondent for The Associated Press (AP)\, previously oversaw the AP’s coverage in the Andes and has worked and lived as a journalist in Argentina\, Brazil\, Colombia\, and Venezuela. He possesses more than two decades worth of experience working in Latin America and has reported from 13 different countries in the region. He has served as News Director Bureau Chief for Colombia\, Venezuela\, and Panama\, leading big stories such as anti-government unrest in Venezuela and the volatile Colombian peace process.\n \n  \n \nDavid Haines is a Senior Fellow for Climate Security at the American Security Project. His research examines the national security implications of climate change. \nFrom 2006-2020 he was an officer and aviator in the United States Marine Corps. He completed his active-duty service at the United States Naval Academy. He served as the Associate Chair for the Political Science Department and taught both American Government and the Politics of Irregular Warfare. \nHaines was previously stationed in San Diego as an MV-22B Osprey pilot and Okinawa\, Japan as a CH-46E pilot. He has deployed multiple times to the Middle East and in Southeast Asia. \n 
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/the-battle-against-illicit-fishing/
LOCATION:Zoom Discussion
CATEGORIES:American Security & The Oceans
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SUMMARY:Climate Change and National Security in Northeastern Florida
DESCRIPTION:On August 24th\, please join the American Security Project and the Northeast Florida Regional Planning Council\, in partnership with ADAPT\, in Jacksonville\, Florida for a panel discussion with Lieutenant General John Castellaw USMC (Ret.) and City of Jacksonville Council Members Randy DeFoor and retired U.S. Navy Captain Aaron Bowman\, and others on progress made in Jacksonville on resilience\, what the future holds\, and why combating climate change in the greater Jacksonville area is imperative for America’s national security.  \nAs the home of two major Naval installations\, a Coast Guard sector headquarters\, a Marine Corps logistics facility\, and a major national guard base\, Jacksonville has an outsized impact on America’s national security. Rising sea levels\, more frequent and powerful hurricanes\, and increasing temperatures in Florida\, however\, all threaten training and readiness. Efforts by the City of Jacksonville and local bases are key\, both for the local community and Americans who depend on forces stationed in Northeast Florida. \n\nEvent Details: \nThis in-person event is open to the public. If you are unable to join in person but wish to watch the livestream you may register here. Otherwise\, please register using the button at the top of the page. \nWJCT Studios \nStudio A\, 100 Festival Park Ave\, Jacksonville\, FL 32202 \nAugust 24\, 2021\, 10:00 – 11:30 AM EDT \n \n  \nSpeaker Details: \nLieutenant General John Castellaw\, USMC (Ret.) \n \nJohn “Glad” Castellaw is co-founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Farmspace Systems LLC.\, a provider of aerial data collection\, management\, and equipment.\nDuring a 36-year career\, he led Marines around the world ashore and afloat\, flew over two dozen different aircraft\, served on the UN staff during the Siege of Sarajevo\, planned and executed humanitarian operations in Asia\, Africa\, and Europe\, commanded the American forces instability and security operations in East Timor\, and was the chief of staff for the U.S. Central Command during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. His final assignments were in the Pentagon where he oversaw Marine Aviation and the Marine Corps budget. \nA recognized national security expert\, he has testified before a Senate committee on food security and is affiliated with several Washington-based think tanks providing expertise on the impacts of climate\, food\, and energy insecurity. He frequently travels overseas recently visiting Cuba\, Israel\, Qatar\, the Central African Republic\, Rwanda\, and Australia. He lives on and operates his family farm in Crockett County\, Tennessee. \n  \nRandy DeFoor\, Jacksonville District 14 \n \nRandy DeFoor is Senior Vice President and National Agency Counsel for Fidelity National Financial\, a fortune 500 company. She earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of the South\, Sewanee and JD degree from Cumberland School of Law. Randy served as a commissioner of the Jacksonville Economic Development Commission from 2006-2012. She recently served as the chair of the Jacksonville International Airport Community Redevelopment Area. She served as a trustee on the boards of Episcopal School of Jacksonville for twelve years and Riverside Presbyterian day school for eight years. \nRandy was appointed by Governor Scott to the District Board of Trustees for Florida State College at Jacksonville for four years where she formerly served as Chair. She also serves on the Women’s Board of Wolfson Children’s Hospital\, the Cathedral Arts Project and the Innocence Project of Florida. Randy and her husband have six grown children and two grandchildren. \n  \nAaron Bowman\, Jacksonville District 3 \n \nAaron Bowman is the Senior Vice President of Business Development for the JAXUSA Partnership where he leads the business recruitment and expansion efforts for the Northeast Florida Regional Economic Development team. \nAaron served 28 years in the United States Navy and retired as a Captain after serving as the Commanding Officer of Naval Station Mayport. He began his navy career following graduation from the United States Naval Academy and attended flight school and received his wings in September of 1985. During his early career in the navy\, Aaron was an aircraft carrier pilot flying both the A-7 Corsair and F/A-18 Hornet. Following 15 years of flying\, Aaron earned a Masters of Business Administration and was selected to the Aeronautical Engineering Duty Officer Corps (AEDO). As an AEDO\, he was involved in the research and development\, testing\, and development of numerous advanced weapon systems. He is one of two AEDO’s ever selected to Command an Operational Naval Station and assumed Command of Naval Station Mayport in September 2007 until his retirement. \nHe is active in the community where he has served as Duval County Commissioner for the Florida Inland Navigation District\, as a commissioner for the St Johns River Ferry Commission\, an Advisory Board member for the Salvation Army\, and on the Dean’s Leadership Council for the University of North Florida. As a member of the Jacksonville City Council\, Aaron served as Council President for the 2018-2019 council year and currently serves as Chair of the Finance Committee and is a member of the Neighborhoods\, Community Services\, Public Health & Safety Committee\, as well as the Tourist Development Council. \nAaron is married to his childhood sweetheart\, Deborah and they have a son Blaise who attends the University of Florida where he is studying Engineering. \n  \nAdditional Information: \nClimate Security in Florida \nTampa Event Recap \nAs Climate Change Worsens Storms\, the US Military Must Prepare
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/climate-change-and-national-security-in-northeastern-florida/
LOCATION:100 Festival Park Ave\, Studio A\, Jacksonville\, FL 32202\, 100 Festival Park Ave\, Studio A\, Jacksonville\, FL\, 32202\, United States
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SUMMARY:Investing in Infrastructure - How Infrastructure Plays a Role in U.S. National Security
DESCRIPTION:America’s infrastructure priorities have far-reaching implications for national security – both within and outside the United States. Investments in the national grid\, renewable energy\, electric vehicles\, carbon capture\, and technological development\, among other opportunities\, have the potential to improve American competitiveness abroad while increasing resiliency and mitigation at home. Infrastructure legislation will play an outsized role in America’s climate security moving forward. \nJoin Council of Foreign Relations David M. Rubenstein Senior Fellow for Energy and the Environment Alice Hill\, Atlantic Council Deputy Director for Climate and Advanced Energy Maggie Jackson\, and Fusion Industry Association CEO Andrew Holland to discuss what an infrastructure bill means for the future of climate security at home and abroad. The conversation will be moderated by ASP Senior Climate Security Fellow David Haines. Click here to register. \nFor additional information\, view our recent article on the importance of infrastructure for the US’ competitiveness. \n\nAbout the Speakers\nAlice Hill \n \nAlice Hill is the David M. Rubenstein senior fellow for energy and the environment at the Council on Foreign Relations. Her work at CFR focuses on the risks\, consequences\, and responses associated with climate change. Hill previously served as special assistant to President Barack Obama and senior director for resilience policy on the National Security Council staff where she led the development of national policy to build resilience to catastrophic risks\, including climate change and biological threats. Her coauthored book\, Building a Resilient Tomorrow\, was published in 2019. In 2020\, Yale University and the Op-Ed Project awarded her the Public Voices Fellowship on the Climate Crisis. Hill’s new book\, The Fight For Climate After COVID-19\, will be published in summer 2021. \nMargaret Jackson \nMargaret Jackson is the deputy director for climate and advanced energy in the Atlantic Council’s Global Energy Center. From 2019 to 2020\, Maggie was a Council on Foreign Relations-Hitachi International Affairs fellow at the Institute of Economics\, Japan\, where she researched US-Japan energy security cooperation. Prior to working in Tokyo\, she was a Fulbright scholar at the Institute of Energy\, Environment\, and Economy at Tsinghua University in Beijing\, studying implications for Chinese overseas renewable energy investment. Maggie is also a former US Navy Surface Warfare Officer and served in Japan and on multiple deployments to the Western Pacific. During her time in Washington\, DC\, she briefed senior leaders on US-China affairs and worked in operations and plans related to East Asia under the Chief of Naval Operations. Early in her career\, she interned under the US Military Representative at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). \nAndrew Holland \nAndrew Holland is the Chief Executive Officer of the Fusion Industry Association. Located in Washington\, DC\, Holland has worked at the intersections of science\, energy\, policy\, and politics for two decades. He’s the author of the “Fusion Power – A 10 Year Plan for American Energy Security\,” first published in 2013\, laying out a roadmap for American leadership in fusion. Previously\, Andrew served as the Chief Operating Officer for the American Security Project\, researching energy\, climate change\, trade\, innovation\, and infrastructure policy. For more than 15 years\, he has worked at the center of debates about how to achieve sustainable energy security and how to effectively address climate change. \nDavid Haines – Moderator \nDavid Haines is a Senior Fellow for Climate Security at the American Security Project.  His research examines the national security implications of climate change. From 2006-2020 he was an officer and aviator in the United States Marine Corps.  He completed his active-duty service at the United States Naval Academy\, where he served as the Associate Chair for the Political Science Department and taught both American Government and the Politics of Irregular Warfare. \nPreviously he was stationed in San Diego as an MV-22B Osprey pilot and in Okinawa\, Japan as a CH-46E pilot.  He has deployed multiple times to the Middle East and in Southeast Asia.
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/investing-in-infrastructure-how-infrastructure-plays-a-role-in-u-s-national-security/
LOCATION:Zoom Discussion
CATEGORIES:Climate Security
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