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CSIS-DAPA Conference 2019: A New Generation of Partnership in the U.S.-ROK Alliance Conference Dec 10, 2019

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Please join CSIS’s Office of the Korea Chair and the Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group on December 10th for a joint conference titled “CSIS-DAPA 2019: A New Generation of Partnership in the US-ROK Alliance” that aims to explore deeper and more extensive cooperation between defense-industrial firms in the two nations. The public session will feature a conversation with the Republic of Korea's Defense Acquisition Program Administration Minister Mr. Jung-hong Wang and the US Department of Defense’s Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition Mr. Kevin Fahey.

Mr. Richard Armitage, President, Armitage International; Trustee, CSIS

Mr. Andrew Hunter, Senior Fellow and Director, Defense- Industrial Initiatives Group, CSIS

Mr. Jung-hong Wang, Minister, Defense Acquisition Program Administration

Honorable Kevin Fahey, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Department of Defense

Moderator: Dr. Victor D. Cha, Senior Adviser and Korea Chair, CSIS; D.S. Dong-KF Professor of Government, Georgetown University

This event is co-hosted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), the Defense Acquisition Program (DAPA), and the Defense Agency for Technology and Quality (DTaQ).
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Chinese Communist Espionage: An Intelligence Primer Book Discussion Dec 05, 2019

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Against the backdrop of recent allegations leveled against Huawei and other Chinese entities, the nature and scope of the Communist Party of China’s (CCP) secret operations overseas, including traditional espionage, influence operations, industrial espionage, and intellectual property theft have never been more important, yet this topic remains widely misunderstood and understudied. In their new book, Chinese Communist Espionage: An Intelligence Primer, co-authors Peter Mattis and Matt Brazil focus on the world of Chinese espionage both past and present, enabling a better understanding of how important its influence is, both in China and abroad.
Please join us at CSIS for a discussion of Chinese espionage with the two authors, as well as Aruna Viswanatha of The Wall Street Journal, in a discussion moderated by Jude Blanchette, CSIS Freeman Chair in China Studies.
This event is made possible through CSIS general support funds.

2019 Transatlantic Forum on Russia Nov 21, 2019

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In partnership with the Centre for Polish-Russian Dialogue and Understanding (CPRDU), CSIS is pleased to invite you to the eighth annual Transatlantic Forum on Russia. This year's conference will examine transatlantic policy towards Ukraine, Georgia, and Moldova five years after Russia's illegal annexation of Crimea and military incursion into eastern Ukraine. The Transatlantic Forum on Russia is part of a broader effort to formulate an enduring transatlantic policy framework towards Russia, with an examination of regional security, political, and economic developments.

Additional speakers will be announced in the coming weeks.

AGENDA

8:30-8:50am Registration and Light Breakfast

9:00am
Welcoming Remarks:

Ms. Heather A. Conley, Senior Vice President for Europe, Eurasia and the Arctic, CSIS Dr. Ernest Wyciszkiewicz, Director, Centre for Polish-Russian Dialogue and Understanding (CPRDU)

9:10-10:00am

Keynote Address: U.S. Policy toward Russia: A View from Congress

Senator Chris Van Hollen

(D-MD)

10:00-11:30am

Panel One: Five Years After the Annexation of Crimea and Military Incursion into the Donbas: Where Does the Transatlantic Community Go from Here?

Panelists: Dr. Pawel Kowal, former Deputy Foreign Minister of Poland (2005-2007), Institute of Political Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences Dr. Maria Snegovaya, Adjunct Fellow, Center for European Policy (CEPA) Dr. Alina Polyakova, Director, Global Democracy and Emerging Technologies, Brookings Jonathan D. Katz, Senior Fellow, German Marshall Fund Moderator: Dr. Ernest Wyciszkiewicz, Director, Centre for Polish-Russian Dialogue and Understanding (CPRDU)

11:30-11:45am
Coffee Break
11:45-1:15pm
Panel Two: Belarus, Moldova and Georgia: What Does the Future Hold?

Panelists: Dr. Adam Eberhardt, Director, Center for Eastern Studies, Warsaw Iulian Groza, former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Moldova (2013-2015) Executive Director, European Institute of Politics and Reforms, Chișinău Alex Johnson, Chief of Staff, U.S Helsinki Commission
Dr. Mamuka Tsereteli, Senior Fellow, Central Asia-Caucasus Institute at AFPC Moderator: Ms. Heather A. Conley, Senior Vice President for Europe, Eurasia and the Arctic, CSIS

1:15pm
Buffet Lunch
1:45pm
Journalist Roundtable: The White House and the Evolution of U.S. Policy toward Russia

Panelists: Peter Baker, White House Correspondent, New York Times Susan Glasser, Staff Writer, The New Yorker Rene Pfister, Washington Bureau Chief, DER SPIEGEL Moderator: Ms. Heather A. Conley, Senior Vice President for Europe, Eurasia and the Arctic, CSIS

This event is made possible through generous support from the Centre for Polish-Russian Dialogue and Understanding.

China’s Maritime Ambitions in the First Island Chain and Beyond Nov 18, 2019

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The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and The Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA) cordially invite you to "China’s Maritime Ambitions in the First Island Chain and Beyond"

Agenda
1:00 - 1:15 Welcoming Remarks

Michael J. Green
Senior Vice President for Asia and Japan Chair, CSIS; Director of Asian Studies, School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University

Yasunori Nakayama
Director General (Acting), JIIA

1:15 - 2:00 East China Sea

Jeffrey Hornung
Political Scientist, RAND Corporation
Masashi Murano
Japan Chair Fellow, Hudson Institute
Moderator
Bonnie Glaser
Senior Adviser for Asia; Director, China Power Project, CSIS

2:00 - 2:45 South China Sea

Greg Poling
Director, Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative and Fellow, Southeast Asia Program, CSIS

Collin Koh Swee Lean
Research Fellow, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Moderator
Michael J. Green
Senior Vice President for Asia and Japan Chair, CSIS; Director of Asian Studies, School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University

2:45 - 3:00 Break
3:00 - 3:45 Pacific Islands

Greg Poling
Director, Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative and Fellow, Southeast Asia Program, CSIS

Jonathan Pryke
Director, Pacific Islands Program, Lowy Institute

Moderator
Patrick Buchan
Director, The U.S. Alliances Project, and Fellow for Indo-Pacific Security, CSIS

3:45 - 4:30 Implications for Regional Policy Coordination

Atsuko Kanehara
Professor, Sophia University

Jeff Benson
Military Fellow, International Security Program, CSIS

Moderator
Michael J. Green
Senior Vice President for Asia and Japan Chair, CSIS; Director of Asian Studies, School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University

4:30 Adjourn

This event is made possible with support from JIIA.

Bonus Episode: Living History with Minister Song Min-soon Nov 14, 2019

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This bonus episode comes from CSIS's Beyond Parallel Living History video series. We invite former South Korean Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Song Min-soon to discuss global efforts to denuclearize North Korea during the six-party talks. Minister Song was the director general for North American affairs and chief delegate during the six-party talks in 2005. He played a key role in the September 2005 multilateral denuclearization agreement with North Korea, involving the U.S., Japan, South Korea, China and Russia.

Venture Capital, Social Impact and STEM Ed Nov 13, 2019

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Dr. Barbara Burger, president of Chevron Technology Ventures (CTV), joined guest host Melissa Dalton to discuss how CTV operates and how its work is impacting communities. They also discussed the importance of STEM education and finding allies.

The Republican Debate over Defense, Part 1 Nov 12, 2019

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How is the Republican Party approaching key national security and defense issues heading into the 2020 U.S. Election? In this episode of Defense 2020, host Kathleen Hicks continues a discussion about this crucial question with Republican defense experts Mark Cancian (Center for Strategic and International Studies), Thomas Mahnken (Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments), and Jen Stewart (Minority Staff Director, House Armed Services Committee).
Download the full transcript here.

A Mezze: Cosmic Intervention Nov 12, 2019

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The Egyptian government seems to be using horoscopes as a new avenue for disseminating pro-regime messages.

Lessons From Cyprus: Combating Illicit Finance Nov 06, 2019

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While countering terrorism financing may be prioritized by national governments, it is the rise of illicit finance and money laundering that constitutes a grave threat to national security and democratic institutions. As extensive research identified in the Kremlin Playbook and the Kremlin Playbook 2 demonstrated, illicit financial flows are increasingly used to influence policies and erode democratic systems. Anti-money laundering (AML) directives, Ultimate Beneficial Ownership (UBO) legislation as well as other transparency initiatives in the EU and U.S. can help safeguard democratic institutions. Prior to the 2013 financial crisis, Cyprus and the Cypriot financial system was frequently cited as a main conduit of illicit financial flows, particularly from Russia. Cyprus responded by implementing important AML and banking reforms in recent years, such as a register for beneficial ownership for trusts and enhanced compliance and due diligence policies. We welcome the leaders of the two largest banks in Cyprus, as well as Eric Lorber, Director for the Center for Economic and Financial Power at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, for a public discussion on what lessons were learned during this period as well as what more work needs to be done in the U.S. and the EU to prevent malign economic influence from penetrating Western financial systems.
This event was made possible through general support to CSIS.

The Islamic State's Next Wave Nov 05, 2019

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In this episode, Bob and Andrew invite back Seth Jones, CSIS's Harold Brown Chair and Director of the Transnational Threats Project. Seth discusses the U.S. raid on Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, and what it means for the future of the Islamic State as well as its implications on future relations between the U.S. and the Middle East.

Download the full transcript here.

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