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SUMMARY:Balancing global engagement and domestic growth: Iraq’s future in an evolving
DESCRIPTION:The Atlantic Council | In-Person and Virtual Event \nDescription: Join the Atlantic Council for its upcoming Iraq Initiative Conference on October 26\, 2023. The conference will convene a community of leading experts and policymakers\, comprised of Americans and Iraqis\, and including senior-level\, former\, and current officials\, and scholars. This year\, the conference will focus on two pertinent themes: Iraq’s rising role in the international arena and the dire impact of climate change on the country. The conference will present series of dynamic panel discussions\, fireside chats\, and keynote speeches\, each exploring the ways in which Iraq\, the United States\, and the international community can positively engage Iraq as it faces unique sociopolitical\, economic\, security\, and environmental shifts. The program will be in a hybrid format\, combining in-person and virtual participation. In-person sessions will be held at the Atlantic Council Headquarters at 1030 15th St NW\, 12th Floor in Washington DC. \nThe registration link can be found below.
URL:https://haydencenter.gmu.edu/event/balancing-global-engagement-and-domestic-growth-iraqs-future-in-an-evolving/
LOCATION:1030 15TH STREET\, NW 12TH FLOOR WASHINGTON\, DC 20005
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SUMMARY:Expanding Ukraine’s Democratic and Electoral Progress During War
DESCRIPTION:The United States Institute of Peace | In-Person and Virtual Event \nDescription: Amid Russia’s full-scale invasion\, the timing of future Ukrainian elections has recently come into the spotlight of international and Ukrainian media. Regular\, competitive\, free and fair elections are fundamental pillars of resilient democracies across the world — but can the same be said for democracies facing a full-scale invasion? Join USIP\, in collaboration with the International Foundation for Electoral Systems and the National Endowment for Democracy\, for a discussion on refortifying Ukraine’s democratic and electoral foundations. The conversation will delve into the key steps Ukraine can undertake now to prepare for free and fair elections once Russia’s invasion ends\, while also addressing strategies for Ukraine to safeguard itself against disruptive Russian disinformation narratives targeting its democracy and the postponement of elections. \nThe registration link can be found below.
URL:https://haydencenter.gmu.edu/event/expanding-ukraines-democratic-and-electoral-progress-during-war/
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SUMMARY:Virtual Spy Chat with Chris Costa
DESCRIPTION:International Spy Museum | Online Event \nDescription: Join us for an online discussion of the latest intelligence\, national security\, and terrorism issues in the news. Spy Museum Executive Director Chris Costa will lead the briefing. Costa\, a former intelligence officer of 34 years with 25 of those in active duty in hot spots such as Panama\, Bosnia\, Afghanistan\, and Iraq\, is also a past Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Counterterrorism on the National Security Council. He will be joined by Zamawang Almemar\, a Fellow at the National Defense University. Almemar has over a decade of experience supporting Special Operations Forces in Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction as a Program Manager at the Department of Defense. She has produced numerous publications on spreading awareness about the chemical and biological threats from non-state actors and has conducted countless seminars and briefs to senior leaders and military commanders in the US and the international community. She has earned three master’s degrees at various universities in the US including a degree in biodefense at George Mason University with emphasis on global terrorism and their use and acquisition of chemical\, biological\, radiological\, nuclear\, and high yield explosive threats to national security. At the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs\, she earned her master’s degrees in chemistry and mechanical engineering and conducted research focused on nanobiotechnology while teaching graduate courses in biology and mechanical engineering. Almemar was born and raised in Iraqi Kurdistan during the Iran-Iraq war\, where she fled the atrocities of the Saddam regime\, seeking asylum in the United States in 1997. \nThe registration link can be found below.
URL:https://haydencenter.gmu.edu/event/virtual-spy-chat-with-chris-costa/
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