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SUMMARY:Zero Trust with Zero Budget
DESCRIPTION:Intelligence and National Security Alliance | In-Person Event \nDescription: Adoption of a zero trust architecture is critical to secure networks and protect sensitive data. While investing in new technology is an option\, some businesses may not have resources available for these investments. Join us for a breakfast and panel discussion focused on how to leverage current capabilities in your IT architecture to improve cybersecurity aligned with Zero Trust principles. Confirmed Speakers include: \n\nAlexis Bonnell\, Chief Information Officer/Director\, Digital Capabilities Directorate\, AFRL\nSteve Orrin\, Federal CTO\, Intel Corporation\nNeal Ziring\, Technical Director\, Cybersecurity Directorate\, NSA – NEW!\nJohn Doyon\, Executive Vice President\, INSA (moderator)\n\nThe registration link can be found below. 
URL:https://haydencenter.gmu.edu/event/zero-trust-with-zero-budget/
LOCATION:INSA/NRECA Conference Center\, Arlington\, VA
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SUMMARY:Beyond the Start-Up: Navigating scalability for Bahraini women entrepreneurs
DESCRIPTION:The Atlantic Council | Virtual Event  \nDescription: Join us on February 7th\, 2024\, for the final session of this year’s Bahrain WIn Fellowship. Our workshop\, “Beyond the Start-Up: Navigating Scalability for Bahraini Women Entrepreneurs\,” at 10:00 AM EST (6 PM Manama time)\, will offer key insights on growing businesses across the MENA region. Bahrain’s commitment to advancing gender equality has seen remarkable improvements when it comes to women’s business participation\, both in the public sector where women hold 54 percent of workforce\, and in the private sector where they comprise 35 percent of the workforce. These figures come in light of improved legislations between 2020 and 2022 related to pay equity\, entrepreneurship\, and pensions; but also amidst efforts aimed at sustaining Bahrain’s liberal business environment\, making it rank as the fourth most improved economy in the world as per the ease of doing business report published by the World Bank in 2020. These developments continue to support an environment conducive to innovation\, creating along the way an attractive market for investors and offering a culture of mentorship for entrepreneurs in general\, and businesswomen in particular. As Bahraini women entrepreneurs seek expansion beyond their borders\, this workshop will delve into effective scaling strategies\, network leverage\, and investor attraction\, featuring wisdom from experienced business leaders. Don’t miss this opportunity to explore the avenues of business scalability in Bahrain and beyond. \nThe registration link can be found below. 
URL:https://haydencenter.gmu.edu/event/beyond-the-start-up-navigating-scalability-for-bahraini-women-entrepreneurs/
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SUMMARY:Political Violence in America: A Conversation with Mary B. McCord
DESCRIPTION:Carnegie Endowment For International Peace | Virtual Event \nDescription: In its threat assessment for 2024\, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security forecast that\, among other threats\, the 2024 election cycle will be a “key event for possible violence and foreign influence targeting our election infrastructure\, processes and personnel.” Indeed\, Attorney General Merrick Garland noted that in recent months there had been a “deeply disturbing spike” in threats against government workers and public servants. \nWhat is the nature of these threats? What is driving and enabling political violence in America today? Can law enforcement cope with these threats\, and are the nation’s institutions strong and resilient enough to deal with these challenges in the years ahead? \nJoin Aaron David Miller as he sits down in conversation with former U.S. acting assistant attorney general for national security Mary B. McCord to unpack these and other issues. \nThe registration link can be found below. 
URL:https://haydencenter.gmu.edu/event/political-violence-in-america-a-conversation-with-mary-b-mccord/
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240207T140000
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SUMMARY:Malaysiakini and the Power of Independent Media in Malaysia
DESCRIPTION:Elliott School of International Affairs| In-Person Event  \nDescription: The Elliott School Book Launch Series\, GW School of Media and Public Affairs\, and Sigur Center for Asian Studies present a book launch for Malaysiakini and the Power of Independent Media in Malaysia\, the newest monograph from GWU Professor of Media and Public Affairs and International Affairs Janet Steele. Dean of the Elliott School of International Affairs\, Alyssa Ayres\, will offer opening remarks and Dr. Steele with follow with her keynote book talk. After the author’s remarks\, we’ll open things up for Q&A with the audience. \nThe registration link can be found below. 
URL:https://haydencenter.gmu.edu/event/malaysiakini-and-the-power-of-independent-media-in-malaysia/
LOCATION:Elliott School of International Affairs\, Lindner Commons (Room 602)
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SUMMARY:Assessing the impact of generative AI and other online threats in a historic election year
DESCRIPTION:The Brookings Institute | Virtual Event \nDescription: 2024 will be a historic year for elections. Democracies comprising 41% of the world’s population and 42% of its GDP will cast their votes around the globe. Yet recent shifts in the information space threaten to turbocharge the spread of false content at the same time major social media platforms are scaling back investments in content moderation. The widespread proliferation of generative AI systems has drastically reduced barriers to creating and disseminating wholly fabricated content or coordinating cyberattacks against political campaigns and electoral infrastructure. Many are concerned that a wave of AI-generated content could derail democratic processes globally. However\, it remains to be seen whether these fears will be borne out in practice or how this technology will impact the information space over the coming year. On February 7\, the Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technology Initiative at Brookings will host an expert panel moderated by Valerie Wirtschafter to assess the effects of generative AI and other novel online threats to global elections in 2024\, disentangle the facts from the hype\, and discuss recommendations for tech companies and policymakers to address these challenges. \nThe registration link can be found below. 
URL:https://haydencenter.gmu.edu/event/assessing-the-impact-of-generative-ai-and-other-online-threats-in-a-historic-election-year/
LOCATION:Virtual
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SUMMARY:Coffee & Conversation with CIA and SCSP
DESCRIPTION:Intelligence and National Security Alliance | Virtual Event \nDescription: Join colleagues online on Thursday\, February 8\, from 9:00-9:45 am ET for Coffee & Conversation with Dr. Kyle Rector\, Deputy Director\, Office of Artificial Intelligence\, Directorate of Digital Innovation\, CIA; Chip Usher\, Senior Director for Intelligence\, Special Competitive Studies Project (SCSP); and INSA President Suzanne Wilson Heckenberg. This is the second of our three-part Data and Quantum Computing series\, sponsored by Microsoft. \n\nTopics for discussion include: \n\nBuilding an AI-Ready IC Workforce\nData Authenticity and Trustworthiness\nChallenges and Opportunities with the spread of Generative AI\nNavigating the path to Effective LLM Deployment\n…and more!\n\nPlus\, there will be ample time for audience Q&A! \nAll registrants will receive a link to the session recording! \n\nThe registration link can be found below. 
URL:https://haydencenter.gmu.edu/event/coffee-conversation-with-cia-and-scsp/
LOCATION:Virtual
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SUMMARY:The Continued Need for Support to Ukraine: A Conversation with Former President of Poland Lech Walesa
DESCRIPTION:Center For Strategic & International Studies | Virtual Event  \nDescription: Please join the CSIS Project on Prosperity and Development to welcome former president of Poland Lech Walesa as he delivers keynote remarks regarding the necessity of continued U.S. support for Ukraine. Following his remarks\, President Walesa will participate in a moderated discussion with CSIS Europe\, Russia\, and Eurasia Program director Max Bergmann. As a young labor leader and pro-democracy activist\, Mr. Walesa created the Solidarity (NSZZ\, Solidarność’) movement in 1980 which promoted human rights and opposed Communist rule in Poland. Solidarity’s non-violent\, principled approach to protesting earned Mr. Walesa the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1983. By 1989\, Solidarity became the driving force behind a peaceful transition to democracy in Poland and the template democratic leaders in nearby nations needed to finally end Soviet Russia’s control of Eastern Europe. His prominent role as a catalyst for these historic developments in Poland and across Europe led to his election as the first president of a newly democratic Poland in 1990. \nThe registration link can be found below. 
URL:https://haydencenter.gmu.edu/event/the-continued-need-for-support-to-ukraine-a-conversation-with-former-president-of-poland-lech-walesa/
LOCATION:Virtual
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SUMMARY:China peripheries seminar\, session 02: Ecology & Development
DESCRIPTION:Elliott School of International Affairs| Virtual Event  \nDescription: \n\n\nFrom 1-2pm: Development and the Environment in Tibet\nEmily Yeh\, Professor of Geography at University of Colorado-Boulder\nFrom 2-3pm: Ecology and Settler Colonialism in Xinjiang\nGuldana Salimjan\, Professor of ethnic and gender politics in China at Simon Fraser University \nThe China Peripheries Seminar is a series of policy-oriented talks that provide nuanced\, expert discussion of politics on the ethnically diverse and currently highly contested regions along China’s geographical edges. This year’s seminar focuses on three key transformations taking place in China and Greater China today in the fields of environment\, migration\, and Islam. \nThe three sessions will discuss developments in China’s territorial peripheries (Xinjiang\, Tibet\, Inner Mongolia\, and Hong Kong) and explore dynamics on China’s internal and overseas frontiers. Each session will look at the specific ways that policies affect grassroot politics\, and vice versa. Several of our speakers come from a new generation of scholars who are themselves from China’s territorial peripheries and who combine deep insider-outsider knowledge with analysis of policy. \n\n\nThe registration link can be found below. 
URL:https://haydencenter.gmu.edu/event/china-peripheries-seminar-session-02-ecology-development/
LOCATION:Virtual
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SUMMARY:Outlook for 2024 Global and Japanese Energy
DESCRIPTION:Center For Strategic & International Studies | Virtual Event  \nDescription: Please join the CSIS Energy Security and Climate Change Program for a conversation with Ken Koyama\, Chief Economist and Senior Managing Director\, The Institute of Energy Economics\, Japan (IEEJ). Dr Koyama will present highlights from the IEEJ Outlook 2024. The latest Outlook from IEEJ provides global energy supply and demand projections to 2050. The IEEJ Outlook 2024 includes a focus on the emerging global energy landscape with increasing geopolitical tensions\, political divides growing price volatility\, and market uncertainty. Dr. Koyama will present his views on the outlook for the global and Japan’s energy situation in 2024. \nFollowing his presentation of the Outlook highlights\, he will join Jane Nakano\, Senior Fellow\, CSIS Energy Security and Climate Change Program\, for a discussion on the importance of a stable natural gas supply in Asia\, the energy transition pathway for developing Asia\, and global decarbonization policy discussions. \nThe registration link can be found below. 
URL:https://haydencenter.gmu.edu/event/outlook-for-2024-global-and-japanese-energy/
LOCATION:Virtual
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SUMMARY:Reforming DoD’s Planning\, Programming\, Budgeting\, and Execution Process for a Competitive Future
DESCRIPTION:RAND | Virtual Event \nDescription: The U.S. national security community faces a rise in global threats and a rapidly changing technological environment that offers both challenges and opportunities for the future fight. Adversaries and competitors are contesting the United States’ traditional edge in innovation\, agility\, global power projection\, and ability to shape the strategic environment. To stay competitive\, the United States must be able to engage with industry\, harness technological advances\, and field new capabilities with unaccustomed speed and flexibility—and to do so within ever-tightening budget constraints. \nCongress\, the Department of Defense\, and other key stakeholders are working on once-in-a-generation changes to the planning\, programming\, budgeting\, and execution (PPBE) process to foster greater speed\, agility\, and innovation. The congressionally mandated Commission on PPBE Reform will present an opportunity to advance these efforts when it submits its final report to Congress in March 2024. \nThis virtual event will bring together a distinguished panel of leaders to discuss their visions for PPBE reform. The event will feature \n\nHon. Chuck Hagel (introduction)\, former Secretary of Defense\nHon. Bob Hale\, Chair of the PPBE Reform Commission\nHon. Eric Fanning\, Commissioner\, PPBE Reform Commission\nHon. Frank Kendall III\, Secretary of the Air Force\nHon. Dr. William A. LaPlante\, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment\nMs. Lara Sayer\, Executive Director for the Commission on Planning\, Programming\, Budgeting and Execution (PPBE) Reform\nDr. Stephanie Young (moderator)\, Director of Resource Management Program\, RAND Project AIR FORCE\n\nThe registration link can be found below. 
URL:https://haydencenter.gmu.edu/event/reforming-dods-planning-programming-budgeting-and-execution-process-for-a-competitive-future/
LOCATION:Virtual
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SUMMARY:Air Force acquisition priorities 2024
DESCRIPTION:The Atlantic Council | In-Person & Virtual Event  \nDescription: Please join the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security’s Forward Defense program for an address and moderated conversation on “Air Force acquisition priorities 2024\,” on Friday\, February 9\, 2024\, from 3:30 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. EDT at the Atlantic Council Headquarters and via Zoom. This event will feature a moderated discussion with the Hon. Andrew P. Hunter\, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition\, Technology and Logistics. Tune in to learn more about how the Department of the Air Force is working to field next-generation capabilities faster to support the National Defense Strategy and remain ahead of the competition through the 2030s. To receive the Zoom link or attend in person\, please register to the right. \nThe registration link can be found below. 
URL:https://haydencenter.gmu.edu/event/air-force-acquisition-priorities-2024/
LOCATION:1030 15TH STREET\, NW 12TH FLOOR WASHINGTON\, DC 20005
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SUMMARY:The Electoral Effects of Decentralization: Evidence from Ukraine
DESCRIPTION:Elliott School of International Affairs| Virtual Event  \nDescription: The Electoral Effects of Decentralization: Evidence from Ukraine How do institutional reforms affect voter mobilization in weakly-institutionalized democracies? Dr. Anastasiia Vlasenko examines the effect of decentralization on turnout and candidate diversity in local elections in Ukraine in 2015-2020. In 2014\, the government of Ukraine initiated decentralization reform which allowed territorial communities to gain wider administrative\, financial\, and fiscal independence. Difference-in-differences estimates show that decentralization increased turnout and decreased the percentage of successful candidates with higher education and party affiliation. These effects can be explained by the increased interest in local politics and easier access to candidacy due to improved salience of local politics and communities’ relative independence from central authorities. Thus\, even under weak democratic institutions\, decentralization can have an immediate effect on voter mobilization through increased perception of local elections as ‘meaningful’ and\, thus\, worth time and effort. \nAnastasiia Vlasenko is a HURI Research Fellow at the Harvard’s Ukrainian Research Institute\, a visiting professor at Kyiv School of Economics\, and a postdoctoral fellow at the NYU Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia. She studies legislative politics and democratization with specialization in politics of Ukraine. Her monograph project\, ‘The Electoral Effects of Decentralization: Evidence from Ukraine’ investigates how decentralization reform affects electoral mobilization and diversity in a weakly institutionalized democracy. Vlasenko is particularly interested in transitional period reforms\, propaganda\, legislative politics\, and forecasting. Her research has been published in the Journal of Politics. She received her Ph.D. from the Department of Political Science at Florida State University in 2022\, M.A. in Political Science from Florida State University in 2018\, M.A. in International Relations from New York University in 2016\, and M.Sc. in European Affairs from Lund University in 2013\, and B.A. in Political Science from the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy in 2011. In 2020-2021\, she worked at the Hertie School in Berlin as a visiting researcher. In 2014-2016\, Vlasenko was a Fulbright scholar at New York University. \nThe registration link can be found below. 
URL:https://haydencenter.gmu.edu/event/the-electoral-effects-of-decentralization-evidence-from-ukraine/
LOCATION:1957 E Street NW\, 602\, Lindner Family Commons
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SUMMARY:Soldiers of Democracy? Military Legacies and the Arab Spring
DESCRIPTION:Elliott School of International Affairs| Virtual Event  \nDescription: The Middle East Policy Forum at the Elliott School of International Affairs will host this conversation on how the militaries in Tunisia and Egypt acted during and after the 2011 uprisings in those two countries. Dr. Sharan Grewal\, author of Soldiers of Democracy? Military Legacies and the Arab Spring\, will highlight how dictators’ choices to either empower or marginalize the military creates legacies that shape both the likelihood of democratization and the forms by which it breaks down. Dr. Grewal will discuss his new book with Kuwait Professor of Gulf and Arabian Affairs Gordon Gray\, who served as the U.S. Ambassador to Tunisia at the start of the Arab Spring. \nThe registration link can be found below. 
URL:https://haydencenter.gmu.edu/event/soldiers-of-democracy-military-legacies-and-the-arab-spring/
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SUMMARY:WWI Series Part I: Flirting with Danger with Janet Wallach
DESCRIPTION:The International Spy Museum | Virtual Event \nDescription: Join us for a two-part look at World War I-era intelligence and operatives. As modern American intelligence took shape and intelligence personnel became essential to any senior wartime commander\, the traditional spy in the shadows thrived as well. Marguerite Harrison was just such a spy. \nThis evening Janet Wallach author of Flirting with Danger: The Mysterious Life of Marguerite Harrison\, Socialite Spy will introduce you to this daring and glamorous woman who became a US spy and Russian double agent. Dining with aristocrats and dancing with socialists late into the night\, she watched as alarming signs emerged from a broken Germany in the aftermath of World War I. Harrison saw the future in both places – a second war with Germany\, a cold war with the Soviets – but was little believed back home. Wallach has written extensively about notable women in history\, and she brings to life this courageous woman who was drawn to danger and adventure. After Wallach’s presentation and a brief interview by Amanda Ohlke\, Director of Adult Education at the International Spy Museum\, we’ll turn to your questions about this turbulent period and extraordinary individual! \nSupport for this program has been provided by a generous grant from the Pritzker Military Foundation\, on behalf of the Pritzker Military Museum & Library. \nThe registration link can be found below. 
URL:https://haydencenter.gmu.edu/event/wwi-series-part-i-flirting-with-danger-with-janet-wallach/
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240215T120000
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SUMMARY:Virtual Spy Chat with Chris Costa Special Guest: Uzi Arad
DESCRIPTION:The International Spy Museum | Virtual 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 Uzi Arad\, former Head of Israel’s National Security Council. Arad is a well-known strategist and thought leader who is currently a Senior Fellow at the Yuval Ne’eman Workshop for Science\, Technology and Security at Tel Aviv University. Arad served as National Security Advisor to Israel’s Prime Minister Netanyahu and Head of the Israeli National Security Council between 2009 and 2011.  He was Netanyahu’s Foreign Policy Advisor from 1997 to 1999. Between 1975 and 1999 Arad served with Mossad\, Israel’s foreign intelligence service. He held senior positions domestically and abroad and was advisor to the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee. He ultimately became Director of the Intelligence Division. Prior to his career in government\, Arad was a Professional Staff Member at the Hudson Institute in New York and a Fellow at Tel Aviv University’s Center for Strategic Studies. Following their discussion of key issues\, you’ll be able to ask questions via our online platform. \nThe registration link can be found below. 
URL:https://haydencenter.gmu.edu/event/virtual-spy-chat-with-chris-costa-special-guest-uzi-arad/
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240220T153000
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SUMMARY:A Conversation with U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield on U.S. Diplomacy in the Pacific Islands
DESCRIPTION:Center For Strategic & International Studies | Virtual Event  \nDescription: The CSIS Australia Chair cordially invites you to A Conversation with U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield on U.S. Diplomacy in the Pacific Islands. \nTuesday\, February 20\, 2024\, 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm EDT\nWednesday\, February 21\, 2024\, 6:30 am – 7:30 am AEDT Over the past several years\, the United States has stepped up its engagement with the Pacific Islands region—a strategically important area with deep historical ties to the United States. In an effort to more effectively address the needs of the Pacific\, the Biden administration released the first-ever Pacific Partnership Strategy in 2022 and hosted two U.S.-Pacific Island Country Summits in Washington in 2022 and 2023. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield\, Representative of the United States to the United Nations\, recently led the U.S. delegation to the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders’ meeting in the Cook Islands. In this fireside chat with Kathryn Paik\, Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield will share her thoughts on priorities for U.S. engagement in the Pacific and discuss how the United States and the international community can best meet the needs of this critical region. \nThe registration link can be found below. 
URL:https://haydencenter.gmu.edu/event/a-conversation-with-u-s-ambassador-to-the-united-nations-linda-thomas-greenfield-on-u-s-diplomacy-in-the-pacific-islands/
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240220T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240220T203000
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SUMMARY:2024’s NATIONAL SECURITY CHALLENGES: A HAYDEN CENTER OPEN FORUM
DESCRIPTION:Michael V. Hayden Center for Intelligence | In-Person & Virtual event \n \nDescription: Join the Michael V. Hayden Center for Intelligence\, Policy\, and International Security as we host an open forum looking ahead at 2024’s national security challenges. Our panel includes: \n\nGeneral (retired) Michael Hayden\, former Director of both the Central Intelligence Agency & National Security Agency;\nEllen Laipson\, Director of the Master’s in International Security degree program and the Center for Security Policy Studies in the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University\, former vice chair of the National Intelligence Council\, former president and CEO of the Stimson Center\, and former intelligence professional;\nDavid 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;\nAndrew McCabe\, Visiting Professor at the Schar School of Policy and Government\, former Acting Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation\, and former Deputy Director of the FBI.\n\nLarry Pfeiffer\, Director of the Hayden Center\, former Senior Director of the White House Situation Room and former Chief of Staff at the CIA\, will moderate the conversation. A reception with complimentary food and drinks for all in-person attendees will be held after the event in the adjacent Multipurpose Room.\nThe Hayden Center invites you and your questions as we look ahead to 2024. This Q&A-style event will focus on current national security challenges. We’re always met with excellent questions towards the end of our events\, but we never are able to get to all of them. Last year’s open forum was such a success that we’re bringing it this year. Whether you join us in person or via live stream\, we look forward to a more audience-involved conversation. \nThe registration link can be found below. \n 
URL:https://haydencenter.gmu.edu/event/2024s-national-security-challenges-a-hayden-center-open-forum/
LOCATION:Van Metre Hall Auditorium 3351 Fairfax Drive\, Arlington\, Virginia
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SUMMARY:Beyond Recruitment: Cultivating and Retaining Diverse Talent in National Security
DESCRIPTION:Intelligence and National Security Alliance | Virtual Event \nDescription: Join INSA and Black Professionals in International Affairs (BPIA) for a virtual panel discussion\, Beyond Recruitment: Cultivating and Retaining Diverse Talent in National Security\, taking place on Wednesday\, February 21 from 9:00-10:00 am ET. \nTopics for discussion include: \n\nUnderstanding what barriers exist to acquire and retain top talent\nWhat pitfalls are present in systems and culture as diverse professionals navigate complex career paths\nQuestions offices and leadership should ask regarding best diversity and inclusion practices\n…and more!\n\nPlus\, there will be ample time for audience Q&A. \nThe registration link can be found below. 
URL:https://haydencenter.gmu.edu/event/beyond-recruitment-cultivating-and-retaining-diverse-talent-in-national-security/
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240221T173000
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SUMMARY:Book Launch for Statelet of Survivors: The Making of a Semi-Autonomous Region in Northeast Syria
DESCRIPTION:Elliott School of International Affairs| In-Person Event  \nDescription: Dr Amy Austin Holmes will be holding a book launch for her new book\, ‘Statelet of Survivors – The Making of a Semi-Autonomous Region in Northeast Syria\,’ with remarks by Ambassador Bill Roebuck. The book analyzes the creation of a semi-autonomous region in Syria as a de facto statelet\, based on fieldwork conducted over a period of seven years in Syria and includes original survey data of more than 400 rank-and-file members of the Syrian Democratic Forces\, the US partner force who defeated the Islamic State. Novel insights are offered into how minorities have secured their survival in the face of atrocities. \nThe registration link can be found below. 
URL:https://haydencenter.gmu.edu/event/book-launch-for-statelet-of-survivors-the-making-of-a-semi-autonomous-region-in-northeast-syria/
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CREATED:20240130T183529Z
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SUMMARY:A Human Rights Approach to Ukraine's Rapid Digitalization
DESCRIPTION:Center For Strategic & International Studies | Virtual Event  \nDescription: Ukraine is one of the most digitally advanced and integrated societies anywhere in the world. As the government of Ukraine and its international partners look to the post-war future and begin planning for reconstruction\, the country’s rapid and widespread digitalization presents both unprecedented opportunities and risks. Join CSIS for a virtual event on a human rights-centered approach to Ukraine’s digitalization\, including guardrails around facial recognition\, cybersecurity\, and online accessibility. Panelists include Senior Legal Counsel for Digital Security Lab Ukraine and Member of the Expert Committee on AI under the Ministry for Digital Transformation of Ukraine Tetiana Avdieieva\, Tech & Public Policy Fellow at the Better Government Lab at Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy Gulsanna Mamediieva\, Senior Legal Officer at Privacy International Lucie Audibert\, and CSIS Fellow for the Strategic Technologies Program Caitlin Chin-Rothmann. \nThe registration link can be found below. 
URL:https://haydencenter.gmu.edu/event/a-human-rights-approach-to-ukraines-rapid-digitalization/
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240227T110000
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CREATED:20240130T182022Z
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SUMMARY:Freedom and Prosperity Research Conference
DESCRIPTION:The Atlantic Council | In-Person & Virtual Event  \nDescription: Over the past seventeen years\, there has been a noticeable rise in authoritarianism across the globe. Autocratic regimes have sought to export authoritarianism and undermine freedom on a global scale. Citizens in countries around the world have grown increasingly skeptical about democracy’s ability to address their needs\, turning to leaders who promise quick economic gains at the expense of political freedoms. But amid these challenges\, there are signs of hope. Research shows that achieving prosperity does not require sacrificing freedom. In fact\, data demonstrates that the surest path to prosperity lies in a political system that fosters and prioritizes political\, economic\, and legal freedoms. On February 27\, 2024\, the Freedom and Prosperity Center will host its second annual Research Conference at the Atlantic Council headquarters in Washington\, DC. Scholars\, policymakers\, and thought leaders from around the world will present their research and analysis on international development and the relationship between freedom and prosperity. Join the conversation on reshaping the global discourse surrounding the interplay between freedom and prosperity. \nThe registration link can be found below. 
URL:https://haydencenter.gmu.edu/event/freedom-and-prosperity-research-conference-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240227T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240227T203000
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SUMMARY:WWI Series Part II: World War I and the Foundations of American Intelligence with Mark Stout
DESCRIPTION:The International Spy Museum | Virtual Event \nDescription: In the second part of our WWI series\, dive deeper into America’s intelligence history with author and global security historian\, Dr. Mark Stout as he discusses his new book World War I and the Foundations of American Intelligence. \nThe book examines the army\, navy\, and State Department’s increasing reliance on intelligence personnel around the globe during the Great War to create a new professional practitioner that transcended the Armistice to active peacetime service leading up to the founding of the Office of Strategic Services in World War II. Stout examines the breadth of American intelligence in the war\, not just in France\, not just at home\, but around the world\, and demonstrates how these far-flung efforts endured after the Armistice in 1918. For the first time\, there came to be a group of intelligence practitioners who viewed themselves as different from other soldiers\, sailors\, and diplomats. Stout will also discuss how this gave the United States a solid foundation from which to expand to meet the needs of the second world war and the Cold War that followed. \nSupport for this program has been provided by a generous grant from the Pritzker Military Foundation\, on behalf of the Pritzker Military Museum & Library. \nThe registration link can be found below. 
URL:https://haydencenter.gmu.edu/event/wwi-series-part-ii-world-war-i-and-the-foundations-of-american-intelligence-with-mark-stout/
LOCATION:Virtual
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CREATED:20240131T172616Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240131T172616Z
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SUMMARY:America’s Opioid Problems
DESCRIPTION:RAND | Virtual Event \nDescription: Opioids play a critically important role in medicine\, but they also play an outsized role in America’s drug problems—especially overdose deaths. So far\, efforts to address this have been insufficient and sometimes contradictory. \nIn a sweeping study released in 2023\, RAND researchers explore alternative policy approaches that can help reduce opioid addiction\, overdose deaths\, and other harms. It starts with viewing the opioid crisis as an ecosystem\, they say\, in which all parts of this vexing problem are interconnected. \nThe registration link can be found below. 
URL:https://haydencenter.gmu.edu/event/americas-opioid-problems/
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240228T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240228T213000
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CREATED:20240222T170225Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240222T170502Z
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SUMMARY:Leadership Dinner with VADM Frank Whitworth\, USN
DESCRIPTION:Intelligence and National Security Alliance | In-Person Event \nDescription: Join 350+ intelligence and national security professionals on Thursday\, March 28 from 5:30-9:30 pm at the Hilton Mclean Tysons Corner for a Leadership Dinner with Vice Admiral Frank Whitworth\, USN\, Director\, NGA. Following a welcome reception\, VADM Whitworth will deliver 10-15 minutes of prepared remarks. After dinner\, he will join the Hon. Ellen McCarthy for a Q&A focused on: \n\nStrengthening relationships with government\, international\, industry and academic partners\nProject Maven and NGA’s new responsible AI training program\nNGA’s strategy for leveraging commercial space capabilities\nRecruiting and retaining a world-class\, diverse workforce\, and\nPosturing NGA for continued mission success.\n\nThe registration link can be found below. 
URL:https://haydencenter.gmu.edu/event/leadership-dinner-with-vadm-frank-whitworth-usn/
LOCATION:Hilton McLean Tysons Corner\, McLean\, VA
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240229T100000
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CREATED:20240222T164026Z
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SUMMARY:Leadership Breakfast with The Hon. Christopher Wray
DESCRIPTION:Intelligence and National Security Alliance | Virtual Event \nDescription: Join intelligence and national security colleagues on Thursday\, February 29\, from 7:45-10:00 am at the Hilton Mclean Tysons Corner for a Leadership Breakfast with The Hon. Christopher Wray\, Director\, FBI. Following a coffee reception and plated breakfast\, Director Chris Wray will deliver prepared remarks\, follwed by a fireside chat with The Hon. Sue Gordon\, focused on the Bureau’s 2024 priorities\, including: \n\nLaunch of the FBI’s Five-Year Intelligence Program Strategy\nOpportunities and challenges posed by emerging technology\nEngaging with partners – across government and the private sector – to protect the United States from threats here at home and around the world\nWorkforce recruitment and retention\n…and more!\n\nThe registration link can be found below. 
URL:https://haydencenter.gmu.edu/event/leadership-breakfast-with-the-hon-christopher-wray/
LOCATION:Hilton McLean Tysons Corner\, McLean\, VA
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240229T113000
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SUMMARY:Black Sea Security: Bulgaria’s Role and the Need for a Regional Strategy
DESCRIPTION:German Marshall Fund | Virtual Event \nDescription: Two years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine\, tensions in the Black Sea region raise concern about its security. Russian forces in the Black Sea have been significantly weakened\, but the Kremlin still seeks to prevent the concentration of NATO forces there. Moscow has repeatedly attacked Ukrainian infrastructure\, and has put countless mines in the Black Sea. It also keeps trying to prevent Ukrainian grain from reaching the world market. Ukraine has forced Russia’s Black Sea fleet to retreat. Moscow is failing to project power across the region\, but it remains in control of key ports\, including some in Ukraine. Russia’s militarization of the sea and occupation of Crimea\, in the absence of any strong pushback by the West\, left the region vulnerable. A comprehensive NATO strategy for the Black Sea requires a more unified voice from the alliance members there\, and there are moves in that direction. Türkiye is increasing its regional role and ambitions\, while Bulgaria’s and Romania’s commitment to military modernization depends on domestic political dynamics. How do these dynamics impact Bulgaria’s role in Black Sea security? Do the complex relationships among the region’s actors lead to less security? Can smaller states\, such as Bulgaria\, have a stronger voice within NATO? Is a Black Sea security strategy desirable for the alliance? The panelists will discuss these questions and highlight the key challenges to and opportunities for enhancing security cooperation. \nThe registration link can be found below. 
URL:https://haydencenter.gmu.edu/event/black-sea-security-bulgarias-role-and-the-need-for-a-regional-strategy/
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240229T140000
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CREATED:20240222T171539Z
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UID:1656-1709211600-1709215200@haydencenter.gmu.edu
SUMMARY:Taking Stock of US Child Soldier Prevention Efforts
DESCRIPTION:Stimson Center | In-Person & Virtual Event \nDescription: February 12\, 2024\, marks the 22nd anniversary of the entry into force of the landmark UN treaty banning the use of child soldiers. To mark the occasion\, join the Stimson Center for an expert discussion of U.S. efforts to end the recruitment and use of child soldiers worldwide through use of the 2008 Child Soldiers Prevention Act (CSPA). The event will highlight the CSPA’s potential as a child soldier prevention tool\, examine its application and impact to date\, and consider opportunities to strengthen the law’s implementation in the years to come. \nThe registration link can be found below. 
URL:https://haydencenter.gmu.edu/event/taking-stock-of-us-child-soldier-prevention-efforts/
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240229T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240229T163000
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CREATED:20240130T195005Z
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UID:1607-1709218800-1709224200@haydencenter.gmu.edu
SUMMARY:Elastic Empire: Refashioning War through Aid in Palestine
DESCRIPTION:Elliott School of International Affairs| In-Person Event  \nDescription: The United States integrated counterterrorism mandates into its aid flows in the West Bank and Gaza Strip during the early years of the global war on terror. Some two decades later\, this securitized model of aid has become normalized across donor intervention in Palestine. Elastic Empire traces how foreign aid\, on which much of the Palestinian population is dependent\, has multiplied the sites and means through which Palestinian life is regulated\, surveilled\, and policed—this book tells the story of how aid has also become war. Drawing on extensive research conducted in Palestine\, Elastic Empire offers a novel accounting of the US security state. The US war chronicled here is not one of tanks\, grenades\, and guns\, but a quieter one waged through the interlacing of aid and law. It emerges in the infrastructures of daily life—in a greenhouse and library\, in the collection of personal information and mapping of land plots\, in the halls of municipal councils and in local elections—and indelibly transfigures lives. Situated in a landscape where the lines between humanitarianism and the global war on terror are increasingly blurred\, Elastic Empire reveals the shape-shifting nature of contemporary imperial formations\, their realignments and reformulations\, their haunted sites\, and their obscured but intimate forms. \nThe registration link can be found below. 
URL:https://haydencenter.gmu.edu/event/elastic-empire-refashioning-war-through-aid-in-palestine/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240301T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240301T113000
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CREATED:20240222T173512Z
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UID:1661-1709287200-1709292600@haydencenter.gmu.edu
SUMMARY:How Women on the Front Lines Forge Peace
DESCRIPTION:United States Institute of Peace | In-Person & Virtual Event \nDescription: A Conversation with the 2023 Women Building Peace Awardee and Finalists. Each year\, USIP presents the Women Building Peace Award to an exceptional woman peacebuilder creating change in her country. This year’s awardees and finalists demonstrate an extraordinary breadth of experience\, vision\, and skill in mediating between armed actors\, breaking cycles of gender-based violence\, empowering women and youth\, and helping their communities heal from trauma. Ahead of International Women’s Day and on the first day of Women’s History Month\, join USIP for a conversation with the awardee and finalists for the 2023 Women Building Peace Award. The conversation will explore how these four fearless women from the Democratic Republic of Congo\, Haiti\, Kenya and Syria are making history while working for a peaceful future. \nThe registration link can be found below. 
URL:https://haydencenter.gmu.edu/event/how-women-on-the-front-lines-forge-peace/
LOCATION:U.S. Institute of Peace 2301 Constitution Ave\, Washington\, DC 20037
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SUMMARY:The U.S.-Japan Alliance
DESCRIPTION:Rand Corporation | Virtual Event \nDescription: The Abe Shinzō administration debuted its Indo-Pacific strategy in 2016\, calling for a Free and Open Indo-Pacific\, or FOIP. Subsequently\, not only did the United States adopt the approach\, but the concept has spread among regional countries seeking to maintain a stable rules-based order. With so many states focused on the Indo-Pacific region\, and the U.S.-Japan alliance keeping FOIP central to their regional engagements\, it is critical to better understand how the alliance is working together in the region and how regional countries are responding to this engagement. RAND\, Japan House Los Angeles and Japan’s Consulate General of Los Angeles are hosting a free and public conference to explore questions such as: How do American and Japanese experts assess their countries’ free and open Indo-Pacific strategies in regard to security issues? How do American and Japanese experts assess their countries’ free and open Indo-Pacific strategies in regard to economic issues? Finally\, what are regional countries doing in their strategic engagement to the region? This conference is aimed at a general audience and will not assume any previous knowledge of foreign policy; we believe that audience members of all backgrounds will learn new things about this exciting topic. This conference will explore the perspectives of U.S. and Japanese specialists\, as well as representatives of other regional countries\, and contribute to public understanding of the key issues confronting Washington and Tokyo. \nThe registration link can be found below. 
URL:https://haydencenter.gmu.edu/event/the-u-s-japan-alliance/
LOCATION:Virtual
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