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SUMMARY:Leadership Breakfast with GEN Paul M. Nakasone\, USA
DESCRIPTION:Intelligence and National Security Alliance | In-Person Event \nDescription: Join colleagues from across the intelligence and national security on December 8\, from 7:45-10:00 am at the Westin Arlington Gateway\, for a Leadership Breakfast with GEN Paul M. Nakasone\, USA\, Commander\, U.S. Cyber Command and Director\, NSA/Chief\, CSS. GEN Nakasone\, USA\, will sit down with INSA Chairwoman Letitia A. Long for a Q&A\nfocused on top mission priorities\, including: \n\nNSA’s new AI Security Center\nState and non-state actor cyber threats\nReauthorization of Section 702\nSecuring DoD information networks\nOSINT and strategic downgrades\n…and more!\n\nThe registration link can be found below.
URL:https://haydencenter.gmu.edu/event/leadership-breakfast-with-gen-paul-m-nakasone-usa/
LOCATION:Westin Arlington Gateway\, Arlington\, VA
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SUMMARY:Book Event - Leftover Women: The Resurgence of Gender Inequality in China
DESCRIPTION:Center for Strategic & International Studies| Virtual Event \nDescription: Please join the Freeman Chair in China Studies for a roundtable with Leta Hong Fincher\, author of Leftover Women: The Resurgence of Gender Inequality in China (Bloomsbury\, 10th Anniversary Edition\, 2023). Leta is a research associate at Columbia University’s Weatherhead East Asian Institute\, and an award-winning former journalist with extensive experience in China and the United States. Drawing on this experience\, her book sheds light on gender and gender politics in modern China\, exploring the resurgence of structural discrimination against women and implications for China’s economy\, politics\, and development. The 10th anniversary edition includes a new preface examining developments in China since the book’s original publication\, including Beijing’s new “three child policy\,” growing online feminist and LGBTQ activism\, and the state’s increasing repression against dissent. Fincher will be joined in conversation by Chinese feminist activist and organizer Churan Zheng\, and CSIS Senior Associate for the Smart Women\, Smart Power Initiative Emily Whalen. CSIS Freeman Chair Deputy Director and Fellow Lily McElwee will moderate the discussion. \nThe registration link can be found below.
URL:https://haydencenter.gmu.edu/event/book-event-leftover-women-the-resurgence-of-gender-inequality-in-china/
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231211T123000
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SUMMARY:Human Rights and International Affairs: How Can the International Community Right Wrongs?
DESCRIPTION:Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies | Virtual Event \nDescription: Christophe Kamp\, Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe\, The Netherland\, delivers a seminar in the Bologna Institute for Policy Research Seminar Series. The event is hosted by Mark Gilbert\, C. Grove Haines Professor\, Professor of History and International Studies. \nThe registration link can be found below. 
URL:https://haydencenter.gmu.edu/event/human-rights-and-international-affairs-how-can-the-international-community-right-wrongs/
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231212T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231212T113000
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SUMMARY:Researching Central Asia. Navigating Positionality in the Field
DESCRIPTION:Elliot School of International Affairs | Virtual Event \nDescription: Researching Central Asia can be interesting\, entertaining\, life-changing\, traumatizing and\, at the very least\, thought-provoking. The way we\, Central Asians and Central Asianists\, experience the region differs\, but it certainly impacts our lives in a multitude of small and not-so-small ways. Based on first-hand personal and professional experiences of Central Asia experts coming from both inside and outside the region\, the book contributes to a much-needed global conversation on identity\, positionality\, knowledge production\, and the intricate interplay between researchers’ values and principles and the pressures of the job. Written for scholars still in the planning stages of their research\, it addresses key questions\, including: \n\nHow shall we problematize and reconceptualize the concept of positionality through lenses of local voices from the region?\nHow does practitioners’ and scholars’ positionality contribute to their experiences of inclusion\, exclusion\, and access to the field?\nHow do scholars navigate issues of personal safety and mental well-being in the more closely monitored societies of Central Asia?\n\nThis roundtable provides an opportunity to learn more about the book and engage in a conversation about doing research in and on Central Asia. The speakers include contributors from both Central Asia and Western countries\, who will discuss how their subjectivity and positionality shape how they are received in the region\, which\, in turn\, influences how they write about and disseminate their research. \nThe registration link can be found below. 
URL:https://haydencenter.gmu.edu/event/researching-central-asia-navigating-positionality-in-the-field/
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231213T120000
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SUMMARY:China\, Taiwan\, and the United States: The Coming War?
DESCRIPTION:RAND Corporation | Virtual Event \nDescription: Taiwan has been a major flashpoint amid rising U.S.-China tensions. In this Policy Lab\, RAND’s Timothy Heath and David Ochmanek will discuss the complex politics of the Taiwan Strait\, examine how the United States figures into the defense of Taiwan\, and break down the possibility of a large-scale Chinese military attack on the island. \nThe registration link can be found below. 
URL:https://haydencenter.gmu.edu/event/china-taiwan-and-the-united-states-the-coming-war/
LOCATION:Virtual
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SUMMARY:Artificial Intelligence and Society: The Beautiful Promise and the Dystopian Threat
DESCRIPTION:The Hudson Institute | Virtual & In-Person Event \nDescription: Advances in artificial Intelligence promise to bring a new era of prosperity. Self-driving cars\, smart health care devices\, and generative AI to automate mundane intellectual tasks are all on the horizon. But as society embraces AI\, policymakers and industry leaders will need to address many practical and ethical challenges. \nAI can be influenced by past human biases\, manipulated by hackers and criminals\, or corrupted through various attack vectors\, including data poisoning\, malformed input\, and model tampering. AI threatens to replace humans in many jobs and concentrate power and wealth among companies that most effectively integrate AI-enabled systems. For example\, defense companies will increasingly incorporate AI in military systems like drones and precision missiles. Personal information can be either leaked or reconstructed from AI models’ training data\, risking users’ privacy. Finally\, face and voice recognition will make surveillance very efficient\, allowing governments to track citizens in real time. \nJoin Hudson Institute and Sanjay Goel\, chair of the Information Security and Digital Forensics Department in the School of Business at the University of Albany\, for a discussion on the future benefits\, threats\, and challenges that come with the rise of AI. \nThe registration link can be found below. 
URL:https://haydencenter.gmu.edu/event/artificial-intelligence-and-society-the-beautiful-promise-and-the-dystopian-threat/
LOCATION:Virtual
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SUMMARY:The Perils of Corporate Engagement with China
DESCRIPTION:The Hudson Institute | In-Person & Virtual Event \nDescription: The future of the West’s economic engagement with the People’s Republic of China is increasingly uncertain. Though the PRC seems integral to the global economy\, it is an increasingly untrustworthy and dangerous partner for Western corporations. The Chinese government’s August 2023 raids on American corporations operating in China further signaled the need for firms to reconsider their relationships with the PRC. Against the backdrop of an international conversation regarding “decoupling” and “de-risking\,” concerns about human rights in Chinese manufacturing\, and the increasing national security risks the PRC poses\, the United States business community needs a clearer understanding of the Chinese economy and the risks it poses to US corporations. At issue is not merely a few instances of aberrant behavior on the part of the PRC. Rather\, US corporations hold a fundamental misconception about the PRC as a free and open market economy. \nThe registration link can be found below. 
URL:https://haydencenter.gmu.edu/event/the-perils-of-corporate-engagement-with-china/
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SUMMARY:Assessing the DRC’s high-stakes presidential elections amid uncertainty
DESCRIPTION:The Brookings Institution | Virtual Event \nDescription: The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) heads to the polls on December 20. The country’s history of corruption\, election irregularities\, and fraud casts a shadow of doubt over the integrity of the vote\, and the absence of a single credible contender worries observers who believe a united front is the only viable chance to challenge incumbent President Félix Tshisekedi. Even so\, it is unclear whether the results would reflect the will of the Congolese people. The election unfolds against a tumultuous backdrop of widespread violence in the eastern region\, human rights abuses in the mining industry\, the departure of two international peacekeeping forces\, and the European Union’s withdrawal of its election observation mission. Fragile hopes for a lawful election linger amidst these pressing concerns. A transparent\, inclusive\, and peaceful electoral process and independent electoral institutions — namely the National Independent Electoral Commission (CENI)\, whose independence is regarded with mistrust — are critical. On December 18\, join the Brookings Africa Security Initiative for a conversation with policy experts on what to watch for during the pivotal days preceding the election\, the significance of the vote for peace and prosperity in the DRC and the region\, and the appropriate international response based on the results. \nThe registration link can be found below. 
URL:https://haydencenter.gmu.edu/event/assessing-the-drcs-high-stakes-presidential-elections-amid-uncertainty/
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231218T110000
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SUMMARY:Armchair Discussion with Pranay Vaddi
DESCRIPTION:Center for Strategic and International Studies | In-Person & Virtual Event \nDescription: Please join the Project on Nuclear Issues (PONI) for a discussion from 10:00–11:00am ET on January 18th\, 2024\, for an Armchair Discussion with Pranay Vaddi\, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Arms Control\, Disarmament\, and Nonproliferation at the National Security Council on the administration’s arms control agenda\, including updates on U.S.-Russia and U.S-China engagement.  The event will be moderated by CSIS PONI Director Dr. Heather Williams. The event will be in person and livestreamed. To register to attend\, please click the “Register” button below. \nThe registration link can be found below. 
URL:https://haydencenter.gmu.edu/event/armchair-discussion-with-pranay-vaddi/
LOCATION:Virtual
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SUMMARY:Reviewing COP28 Outcomes for Food Security
DESCRIPTION:Center for Strategic and International Studies | Virtual Event \nDescription: In the lead-up to COP28\, the UAE presidency promised to devote significant attention to agriculture and food security during COP proceedings. As negotiations are ongoing in Dubai\, hopes remain high that conference outcomes will spotlight climate finance\, adaptation\, and resilience among producers\, and emphasize the importance of reducing greenhouse gas emissions across food systems. The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is working to ensure COP28 outcomes are inclusive and supportive of rural communities\, doing so in part through the IFAD13 campaign that has a particular focus on supporting communities in fragile contexts\, investing in biodiversity\, and increasing private sector engagement. Please join the CSIS Global Food and Water Security Program on Monday\, December 18 at 11:00am EST for an engaging conversation on COP28 outcomes\, including the importance of investing in small-scale producers to support global food security. CSIS is honored to welcome U.S. Special Envoy for Global Food Security Dr. Cary Fowler and IFAD Associate Vice President for External Relations and Governance Satu Santala\, joined by Director of the CSIS Sustainable Development and Resilience Initiative Noam Unger for this panel discussion. \nThe registration link can be found below. 
URL:https://haydencenter.gmu.edu/event/reviewing-cop28-outcomes-for-food-security/
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231218T123000
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SUMMARY:Global Discord: Values and Power in a Fractured World Order
DESCRIPTION:Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies | Virtual Event \nDescription: Paul Tucker\, Former Deputy Governor of the Bank of England; Harvard University\, Alessandro Merli\, (Discussant)\, Johns Hopkins University SAIS Europe\, Justin Frosini (Chair)\, Johns Hopkins University SAIS Europe; Bocconi University. \nThe registration link can be found below. 
URL:https://haydencenter.gmu.edu/event/global-discord-values-and-power-in-a-fractured-world-order/
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231218T150000
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SUMMARY:Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen on the Future of US-Finland Relations
DESCRIPTION:The Hudson Institute | In-Person & Virtual Event \nDescription: The United States–Finland relationship has grown closer than ever\, and developments in the transatlantic community have shown that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s importance is greater now than it has been in decades. Additionally\, Russia’s large-scale invasion of Ukraine shows no sign of letting up as some Americans question continued military aid to Kyiv. Next year\, NATO will hold its historic seventy-fifth anniversary summit in Washington\, DC. As NATO’s newest member\, Finland plays a critical role in transatlantic security. Join Hudson as we host Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen on her inaugural visit to Washington. Valtonen will deliver a speech on the importance of transatlantic ties\, the need to support Ukraine\, and the future of the relationship between the United States and Finland. \nThe registration link can be found below. 
URL:https://haydencenter.gmu.edu/event/finnish-foreign-minister-elina-valtonen-on-the-future-of-us-finland-relations/
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SUMMARY:Coffee & Conversation with Linda Weissgold
DESCRIPTION:Intelligence & National Security Alliance | Virtual Event \nDescription: Join colleagues online on Tuesday\, December 19\, from 9:00-9:45 am ET for a virtual Coffee & Conversation with Linda Weissgold\, former Deputy Director of CIA for Analysis. This program is the first of our three-part Future of Open Source Intelligence series\, sponsored by Janes. \nTopics for discussion include: \n\nOSINT and Analytic Tradecraft\, including guarding against misinformation and disinformation\nOperational use of OSINT in ongoing international conflicts from the Russian invasion of Ukraine to the Hamas terrorist attack\nEmerging tools and technologies\n…and more!\n\nPlus\, there will be ample time for audience Q&A! All registrants will receive a link to the session recording! \nThe registration link can be found below. 
URL:https://haydencenter.gmu.edu/event/coffee-conversation-with-linda-weissgold-2/
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231219T093000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231219T153000
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CREATED:20231214T180742Z
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SUMMARY:Digital identities and border cultures
DESCRIPTION:The Atlantic Council | Virtual Event \nDescription: The Atlantic Council’s Digital Forensic Research Lab (DFRLab) invites you to join us Tuesday\, December 19th from 9:30-11:30 a.m. EST for the launch of Digital Identities and Border Cultures: The Limits of Technosolutionism in the Management of Human Mobility. This latest report from DFRLab Senior Nonresident Fellow Nanjala Nyabola explores how technology is used to manage refugee and migrant populations around the world\, creating risks and consequences for human rights. In 2021\, there were an estimated 281 million migrants globally\, comprising refugees and asylum seekers; students\, those fleeing environmental and natural disasters\, as well as those who relocated moving for work\, or leisure; by this count\, an estimated 3.6 percent of the world’s population was on the move. These populations exist in legal gray-areas\, where domestic laws and protections often do not apply\, and states increasingly leverage untested technologies to manage—and track—their movement. The often-charged political context in which policies regarding migration are formed has created a backdoor for states to shift from concepts of legal identity to digital identity outside democratic processes or serious consideration. Danish Tech Ambassador Anne Marie Engtoft Meldgaard will provide introductory remarks on the deployment of new technologies in environments involving migrants and refugees\, which served as the backdrop for this research. DFRLab Senior Nonresident Fellow Nanjala Nyabola will present her latest report\, finding that the absence of policy space for humane conversations around refugees and migrants is directly undermining democracy\, and that the deployment of new technologies to fill the gap is further entrenching ethnonationalism and racism towards the global majority. \nThe registration link can be found below. 
URL:https://haydencenter.gmu.edu/event/digital-identities-and-border-cultures/
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SUMMARY:Global actors in the war in Israel and Gaza
DESCRIPTION:The Brookings Institution | Virtual Event \nDescription: The war in Israel and Gaza has impacted many countries far beyond the combatants or their immediate neighbors. Major global actors are now both involved in and affected by the crisis. Key states including Russia\, China\, India\, and Turkey are deeply engaged with the developments in the Middle East and with the U.S. response to them. These countries’ different responses have varied according to their own interests\, including their global considerations and domestic public opinion constraints. On December 19\, the Center for Middle East Policy at Brookings will host a virtual event with experts on the foreign policies of key global actors to analyze the international aspects of the Middle East crisis. \nThe registration link can be found below. 
URL:https://haydencenter.gmu.edu/event/global-actors-in-the-war-in-israel-and-gaza/
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231219T110000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231219T120000
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SUMMARY:The Impossible State Live Podcast: U.S.-ROK Alliance Under Trump 2?
DESCRIPTION:Center for Strategic and International Studies | Virtual Event \nDescription: Please join the Impossible State podcast for a special discussion on the United States-South Korea alliance and the upcoming presidential election in 2024. The conversation will be moderated by Dr. Victor Cha and feature Mr. Scott Snyder\, Senior Fellow for Korea Studies and Director of the program on U.S.-Korea policy at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). During this episode\, Dr. Cha and Mr. Snyder will discuss the upcoming external and internal pressures on the U.S.-South Korea alliance and what a second Trump Administration would mean for the Korean peninsula. \nThe registration link can be found below. 
URL:https://haydencenter.gmu.edu/event/the-impossible-state-live-podcast-u-s-rok-alliance-under-trump-2/
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231219T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231219T143000
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SUMMARY:After the Coup d'état\, What Comes Next? A Conversation With Niger's Prime Minister
DESCRIPTION:Center for Strategic and International Studies | Virtual Event \nDescription: Prime Minister Ali Lamine Zeine was appointed Prime Minister and Minister of Finance by Niger’s military junta in August 2023. Just prior to his appointment he had served at the African Development Bank as its resident representative in Chad\, Ivory Coast\, and Gabon. An economist by training\, he served as Niger’s Minister of Finance from 2003-2010. Today as Prime Minister he represents a military junta to the outside world\, seeking to manage delicate relations with neighboring states\, which are calling for detained President Bazoum’s restoration\, as well as seeking to mitigate the effects of comprehensive regional sanctions imposed on Niger in July after the military’s coup and deliver some measure of government services to Niger’s long-suffering population. Niger is one of several states in the region that have seen military coups in the last two years and which now are stuck between managing a growing terrorist insurgency at home and balancing the demands of outside powers.  Several high level Russian delegations have visited Niger recently with offers of military assistance\, now cut off from Washington; as well as multiple high-level US visits seeking to maintain a platform for US intelligence collection in the country. The CSIS Africa Program’s discussion with the Prime Minister will touch on how Niger is managing this great power competition; what the government’s plan is to stabilize the economy and return to democracy; and what role the Prime Minister is trying to play inside the military government. This webinar will be in French and English with simultaneous interpretation. \nThe registration link can be found below. 
URL:https://haydencenter.gmu.edu/event/after-the-coup-detat-what-comes-next-a-conversation-with-nigers-prime-minister/
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231219T150000
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SUMMARY:President Isaac Herzog discusses the Israel-Hamas War and its impact on domestic and foreign policy
DESCRIPTION:The Atlantic Council | Virtual Event \nDescription Please join us on Tuesday\, December 19\, 2023\, at 2:00 p.m. ET for a virtual #ACFrontPage conversation with Israeli President Isaac Herzog on the October 7 Hamas attack and subsequent war in Gaza. The president will offer his perspective on military progress and the hostage situation\, the conflict’s humanitarian challenges and economic impact in Israel\, and Israel’s future relations with other Middle East states and global partners. Israel is now undertaking military operations in the southern part of Gaza in pursuit of its goal to destroy Hamas. Meanwhile\, aid distribution in Gaza has been interrupted by the resumption of military activity—and the region’s fears that the conflict could expand regionally continue to rise. This conversation will be live streamed on Atlantic Council TV\, YouTube\, Facebook\, and X (formerly Twitter). To register\, please use the form above. \nThe registration link can be found below. 
URL:https://haydencenter.gmu.edu/event/president-isaac-herzog-discusses-the-israel-hamas-war-and-its-impact-on-domestic-and-foreign-policy/
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231220T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231220T090000
DTSTAMP:20260606T070322
CREATED:20231214T181325Z
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SUMMARY:Countering Beijing’s economic coercion in the Indo-Pacific
DESCRIPTION:The Atlantic Council | Virtual Event \nDescription: On Wednesday\, December 20 at 8:00am (Eastern Time) / 9:00pm (Taiwan)\, please join the Atlantic Council’s Indo-Pacific Security Initiative (IPSI)\, housed in the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security\, and the Global China Hub (GCH) for a conversation on Countering Beijing’s economic coercion in the Indo-Pacific. As part of a broader strategy to advance its interests\, Beijing has threatened Taiwan and a range of countries in the Indo-Pacific with coercive economic measures\, in an effort to shape policy decisions in the region to its favor. On a number of occasions\, Beijing has moved beyond threats to taking such measures in an attempt to impose costs for defying its will. This challenge has key implications for the future security of Taiwan\, as well as for the broader interests of the United States and its allies and partners throughout the region. During this virtual event\, speakers will share their expert insights on past events of economic coercion\, the nature of the current and future threat\, along with the path forward. This event is part of IPSI and GCH’s Cross-Strait Seminar Series\, held in partnership with the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States (TECRO)\, a premier platform for informing the public debate on issues of importance for Taiwan and the United States. \nThe registration link can be found below. 
URL:https://haydencenter.gmu.edu/event/countering-beijings-economic-coercion-in-the-indo-pacific/
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240116T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240116T113000
DTSTAMP:20260606T070322
CREATED:20231214T172058Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231214T172058Z
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SUMMARY:Life After Putin: Potential Scenarios for a Post-Authoritarian Russia
DESCRIPTION:United States Institute of Peace | In-Person & Virtual Event \nDescription: Many hundreds of thousands of Russians have fled their ever-more authoritarian country since the start of Putin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine\, joining a global exile community that has been growing for years. These people are natural allies against Russia’s war in Ukraine\, and a key hope for reestablishing any future free and open Russian society. Join USIP\, the Institute of Current World Affairs\, and American Purpose for the final event in a series featuring prominent figures in Russia’s exile community. This conversation will examine plausible scenarios for a post-authoritarian Russia\, including questions on decolonialization\, collective understanding of history and Russian identity\, the interests of minority regions\, and the possible role of the United States and other Western countries based on lessons learned from the post-Soviet 1990s. \nThe registration link can be found below. 
URL:https://haydencenter.gmu.edu/event/life-after-putin-potential-scenarios-for-a-post-authoritarian-russia/
LOCATION:U.S. Institute of Peace 2301 Constitution Ave\, Washington\, DC 20037
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SUMMARY:Commission on Defense Innovation Adoption: Final Report Launch
DESCRIPTION:The Atlantic Council | In-Person Event \nDescription: Please join the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security and its Forward Defense program for the hybrid public launch of the Commission on Defense Innovation Adoption’s Final Report on Tuesday\, January 16\, 2023 from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. ET at the Atlantic Council headquarters (1030 15th Street\, 12th Floor\, NW\, Washington\, DC 20005) and via Zoom. This event will launch the Commission’s final report which expands on the recommendations of the interim report released in April\, and adds eight vignettes which examine cases of innovation success in the defense enterprise. The event will feature remarks by Commission Co-chairs\, former Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark T. Esper and former Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James as well as a panel with the report authors and Commissioners. The event will also honor the recipient of the Atlantic Council’s 2023 Award for Defense Innovation\, which is awarded to an individual who has demonstrated exceptional leadership\, creativity\, and dedication to advancing the Department of Defense’s ability to innovate by overcoming challenges of adopting cutting-edge technology from commercial and defense industries. This final report advances ten policy recommendations and includes eight cases of success to demonstrate how the Department of Defense and Congress can increase the speed at which technological innovation can be transformed into capabilities in the hands of US warfighters. \nThe registration link can be found below. 
URL:https://haydencenter.gmu.edu/event/commission-on-defense-innovation-adoption-final-report-launch/
LOCATION:1030 15TH STREET\, NW 12TH FLOOR WASHINGTON\, DC 20005
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SUMMARY:Religious Actors and Peacebuilding in Ukraine
DESCRIPTION:United States Institute of Peace | Virtual Event \nDescription: The current war in Ukraine involves the intersection of numerous geopolitical and ideological forces — many of which are not explicitly religious. Nevertheless\, religion and religious actors have an important effect on the evolution of conflict dynamics\, Ukrainian society at large\, and prospects for future peacebuilding. USIP’s new report\, “Mapping the Religious Landscape of Ukraine\,” analyzes the nuanced connections between religion and Ukrainian society — which are crucial to understanding the broader war — and offers lessons that can guide effective\, feasible peacemaking and peacebuilding interventions. Join USIP for a conversation with the report’s authors and other experts on religion in Ukraine. The discussion will examine the report’s key findings and offer important insights on the latest developments at the intersection of religion\, politics and security in Ukraine today. \nThe registration link can be found below. 
URL:https://haydencenter.gmu.edu/event/religious-actors-and-peacebuilding-in-ukraine/
LOCATION:Virtual
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SUMMARY:PONI Live Debate: U.S. Nuclear Targeting
DESCRIPTION:Center for Strategic and International Studies | In-Person & Virtual Event \nDescription: The Project on Nuclear Issues (PONI) Live Debate Series is back! The PONI Debate Series was started in 2009 to have a more dynamic and free flowing exchange of ideas\, resulting in an enriched and focused examination of critical issues. We are pleased to invite you to a live debate on U.S. Nuclear Targeting. The Strategic Posture Commission Report called for modifying the U.S. nuclear forces to address the possibility that China will field counterforce-capable missiles\, a threat that U.S. strategic forces face on par with Russia. There is an ongoing fundamental debate on the U.S. nuclear targeting policy of counterforce and whether it is sufficient for maintaining deterrence. Debate Question: Should the US maintain its current nuclear targeting policy of holding at risk China’s and Russia’s leaders\, nuclear command-and-control capabilities\, military forces\, and war supporting industry (WSI)\, or should it shift to an approach that focuses solely on conventional forces and WSI?  Join Mr. Franklin Miller\, Principal at the Scowcroft Group\, and Dr. James Acton\, Jessica T. Mathews Chair and co-director of the Nuclear Policy Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in a live debate moderated by Dr. Heather W. Williams\, Director\, Project on Nuclear Issues. PONI Mid-Career Stephanie Stapleton\, Research Analyst at the Center for Naval Analyses will be the discussant. The debate will take place on January 25th\, 10:00am-11:00am ET at CSIS and will be livestreamed. \nThe registration link can be found below. 
URL:https://haydencenter.gmu.edu/event/poni-live-debate-u-s-nuclear-targeting/
LOCATION:Virtual
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SUMMARY:OPEN-SOURCE INTELLIGENCE\, FEB 1\, 7 PM E
DESCRIPTION:The Michael V. Hayden Center | In-Person & Virtual Event \nWHAT: Open-Source Intelligence \nWHEN: Thursday\, February 1\, 7:00 pm E \nWHERE: Van Metre Auditorium at Mason Square\, Arlington\, VA\n\n\nREGISTRATION: https://signup.e2ma.net/signup/1996129/1968319/\n\n\n  \nThe Michael V. Hayden Center for Intelligence\, Policy\, and International Security invites you to join us in person and virtually on Thursday\, February 1st at 7 pm ET to discuss the growth of open-source intelligence\, its benefits\, its limitations\, and how to bridge the divide between corporate and government intelligence. \nOur panel will comprise: \n–    Kristin Wood\, a leading voice in the open-source community\, the CEO and co-founder of August Interactive\, a recent fellow at the Intelligence Project at Harvard University’s Belfer Center\, and a former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) analyst and briefer; \n–    Dr. Deborah Wituski\, Vice President and Head of Global Engagement at Google\, formerly led Global Intelligence at Google\, former Chief of Staff to both the Director and Deputy Director of the CIA\, former CIA Deputy Assistant Director for Counterterrorism\, and former Associate Executive Assistant Director of the National Security Branch of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; and \n–    Moderator\, Dr. David Priess\, Hayden Center senior fellow\, Director of Intelligence for Bedrock Learning\, former publisher of Lawfare & chief operating officer of the Lawfare Institute\, author\, and a former CIA analyst and briefer. \nThere will be time for audience questions. The event will be recorded and posted on our website and YouTube channel. There will be a reception for all in-person attendees immediately following in the nearby Multipurpose Room. \nThe Hayden Center is located at George Mason University‘s Schar School of Policy and Government in Arlington\, VA. General Michael V. Hayden\, our founder and former Director of both the CIA and the National Security Agency\, has been a distinguished visiting professor at Schar School for 15 years. \nFor more about the Hayden Center\, visit our website at haydencenter.gmu.edu. Please visit our YouTube channel at youtube.com/c/haydencenter for videos of all of our past presentations. \n\n 
URL:https://haydencenter.gmu.edu/event/open-source-intelligence-feb-1-7-pm-e/
LOCATION:Van Metre Hall Auditorium 3351 Fairfax Drive\, Arlington\, Virginia
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SUMMARY:Implications of the Chinland Council for Myanmar’s Resistance in 2024
DESCRIPTION:Stimson Center | Virtual Event \nDescription: Join us for a discussion with Zo Tum Hmung\, Executive Director of the Chin Association of Maryland\, about what the restructuring of governance in Chin State means for Myanmar’s resistance. The creation of a Chinland Council in northwestern Myanmar is helping to bring together a divided ethnic minority in a move that could have implications for the resistance against the military junta. While the new council faces barriers to progress and has raised many questions\, a new governance structure and constitution work to reinvent the relationship between Chin State and central power in Myanmar. Featured Speaker: \nZo Tum Hmung\, Executive Director\, Chin Association of Maryland \nZo Tum Hmung is the Executive Director of Chin Association of Maryland\, Inc. He previously co-founded the Ethnic Nationalities Affairs Center-Union of Burma (ENAC)\, a research center that supports the peace process and development of democratic institutions in Burma\, and served as its first Executive Director. In 2003\, he completed his Master of Public Administration from Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government\, focusing on foreign policy and negotiations. \nThe registration link can be found below. 
URL:https://haydencenter.gmu.edu/event/implications-of-the-chinland-council-for-myanmars-resistance-in-2024/
LOCATION:Virtual
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SUMMARY:Report launch: Five scenarios for Russia’s future
DESCRIPTION:The Atlantic Council | Virtual Event  \nDescription: Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has reverberated around the world\, challenging many preconceived notions about Russia and the global order. Moscow’s war has sparked debate about the future of Ukraine\, NATO\, and Western institutions\, but also requires a renewed understanding of the continued threat posed by a revanchist Kremlin. To respond to the specter of continued Russian aggression\, it is essential to take stock of how Russia looks and interacts with the world today and how it might change—or not—in the future. \nA new paper series from the Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center seeks to reevaluate our understanding of Russia in the wake of Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The first paper of this series\, from author Casey Michel\, explores what five paths Russia’s future might take. The paper examines possible future developments in Russia\, their respective likelihoods\, and how Western policymakers should prepare for each scenario. What forces will shape Russia’s wartime reality and its longer-term future? What fate awaits Russian President Vladimir Putin? How will the course of Russia’s war on Ukraine be shaped by Russia’s domestic situation? The Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center gathers a panel of experts to discuss these questions and more. \nThe registration link can be found below. 
URL:https://haydencenter.gmu.edu/event/report-launch-five-scenarios-for-russias-future/
LOCATION:Virtual
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SUMMARY:Historical\, Cultural\, and Linguistic Approaches to Elections in Southeast Asia
DESCRIPTION:Elliott School of International Affairs| In-Person Event  \nDescription: As Benedict Anderson once observed\, “normal voting is in many ways a peculiar activity”: One joins a queue of people whom one does not typically know\, to take a turn to enter a solitary space\, where one pulls levers or marks pieces of paper\, and then leaves the site with the same calm discretion with which one enters it – without questions being asked. It is almost the only political act imaginable in perfect solitude\, and it is completely symbolic. With alarm bells ringing in recent years about democracy’s decline\, the election experience is more closely watched than ever. But how just much can elections tell us? The panelists in this session consider historical\, linguistic and cultural contexts as a means of exploring the diverse ways in which electoral practices are framed\, interpreted and enacted in one of the most richly varied regions of the world: Southeast Asia. With experts presenting case studies from Myanmar\, Indonesia\, Malaysia\, Philippines\, Vietnam and Cambodia\, scholars will not only ask how the elections are events that point to the future\, but also how they presuppose cultural assumptions rooted in the past. \nDay and time: Feb 2\, 3-5:30\, with reception to follow. \nThe registration link can be found below. 
URL:https://haydencenter.gmu.edu/event/historical-cultural-and-linguistic-approaches-to-elections-in-southeast-asia/
LOCATION:1957 E Street NW\, Lindner Family Commons Room 602
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SUMMARY:Carnegie Global Dialogue: China and Central Asia
DESCRIPTION:Carnegie Endowment For International Peace | Virtual Event \nDescription: In recent years\, China’s influence among Central Asian states has been on a steady rise. Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine\, there is growing belief that Beijing is on the verge of supplanting Moscow as the dominant power in the region. This notion is supported by the first China-Central Asia Summit\, which took place in the city of Xi’an in May 2023. Since then\, China has deepened trade and investment ties within the region\, while increasing cooperation on domestic security issues. China’s presence is enabling Central Asia to diversify its global connections and reduce reliance on Russia. \nHow do Central Asian countries view China’s growing engagement and what are their priorities with Beijing? What are China’s goals and ambitions in the region? How will China’s relations with Central Asia evolve in the years to come? \nPlease join Carnegie China for the second event of the 2024 Carnegie Global Dialogue Series. Temur Umarov\, a fellow at Carnegie’s Russia and Eurasia Center\, will moderate a discussion with Nargis Kassenova and Jiayi Zhou on China–Central Asia relations. \nThe registration link can be found below. 
URL:https://haydencenter.gmu.edu/event/carnegie-global-dialogue-china-and-central-asia/
LOCATION:Virtual
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SUMMARY:Palestinian politics and society after the war
DESCRIPTION:The Brookings Institute | Virtual Event \nDescription: Israel’s military response to Hamas’s attack on October 7 has devastated Gaza\, killing tens of thousands and displacing hundreds of thousands\, at least. The war has also exposed again the deep rift within Palestinian politics between Hamas\, which governs the Gaza Strip\, and the Palestinian Authority\, which governs parts of the West Bank from Ramallah. How are the war and devastation shaping Palestinian attitudes? What impact will they have on the future of Palestinian society and politics in months and years to come? What might this mean for the future of the Gaza Strip itself? \nOn February 5\, the Center for Middle East Policy at Brookings will host a virtual panel to discuss the future of Palestinian politics and society in light of the war between Israel and Hamas and the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza. \nThe registration link can be found below. 
URL:https://haydencenter.gmu.edu/event/palestinian-politics-and-society-after-the-war/
LOCATION:Virtual
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SUMMARY:One-Year Later: Earthquakes in Syria and Turkey
DESCRIPTION:United States Institute of Peace | Virtual Event  \nDescription: On February 6\, 2023\, a series of devastating earthquakes rattled Syria and Turkey\, necessitating a robust international response in an already challenging environment amid ongoing conflict and displacement. The immediate effect of the 7.8-magnitude earthquake and its aftershocks resulted in the deaths of tens of thousands and left countless survivors without homes\, schools or hospitals. In Syria\, the earthquakes exacerbated the humanitarian crisis that had already left millions displaced. The international responsibility to rescue was hindered by tensions in the region between a medley of actors\, including the Syrian regime\, Turkey\, the Syrian Democratic Forces and the remnants of ISIS and its lasting effects. Join USIP for an event marking the one-year anniversary of the earthquakes featuring individuals who experienced the disaster firsthand and were involved in the relief effort. The conversation will examine lessons learned from the international response — with particular attention paid to comparing the responses in Turkey versus Northwest Syria to highlight the difficulties in delivering relief to the latter in a timely fashion. \nThe registration link can be found below. 
URL:https://haydencenter.gmu.edu/event/one-year-later-earthquakes-in-syria-and-turkey/
LOCATION:Virtual
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