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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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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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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240221T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240221T103000
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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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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240221T160000
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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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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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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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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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240228T120000
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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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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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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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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240229T130000
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CREATED:20240222T171539Z
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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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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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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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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240301T160000
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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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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240301T110000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240301T120000
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CREATED:20240221T182504Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240221T182504Z
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SUMMARY:Virtual Book Event | Death\, Dominance\, and State-Building: The U.S. in Iraq and the Future of American Military Intervention
DESCRIPTION:Center for New American Studies| Virtual event \nDescription: Please join CNAS on Friday\, March 1\, 2024\, at 11:00AM ET for a virtual book event featuring Dr. Roger Petersen\, the Arthur and Ruth Sloan Professor of Political Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology\, and Hamzeh Hadad\, an Adjunct Fellow at CNAS. The event will be hosted by Jonathan Lord\, Senior Fellow and Director of the Middle East Security Program at CNAS. Panelists will discuss Dr. Petersen’s new book\, Death\, Dominance\, and State-Building: The U.S. in Iraq and the Future of American Military Intervention\, examining the conflicts and consequences of U.S. engagement in Iraq between 2003 and 2023. They will distill lessons that may be gleaned as Washington and Baghdad deliberate on the future of the U.S.-Iraq security relationship. \nThe registration link can be found below. 
URL:https://haydencenter.gmu.edu/event/virtual-book-event-death-dominance-and-state-building-the-u-s-in-iraq-and-the-future-of-american-military-intervention/
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240301T120000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240301T140000
DTSTAMP:20260602T230802
CREATED:20240222T173807Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240222T173807Z
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SUMMARY:Early Warning Systems in Fragile and Conflict-Affected Settings: Enhancing Operational Impact and Community Resilience
DESCRIPTION:The World Bank | In-Person & Virtual Event \nDescription: Early Warning Systems (EWS) stand at the forefront of disaster risk reduction efforts worldwide. On the World Meteorological Day of March 2022\, the United Nations Secretary General called for every person on Earth to be protected by EWS against increasingly extreme weather and climate change by 2027. It is estimated that universal access to EWS can reduce asset and well-being losses from disasters by an estimated $35 billion per year and contributes to reducing mortality from disaster risks. Nevertheless\, billions of people today still do not have access to EWS: approximately one-third of the world’s population still lacks access to a warning system. This figure is likely to increase in events of protracted conflict\, and fragile\,conflict\, and violence (FCV)-affected countries stand out as they are particularly vulnerable to disaster risks: of the top 25 most climate vulnerable countries\, 19 are fragile and/or conflict ‐affected\, illustrating the alarming intersection of FCV with growing climate and disaster risks. This deep-dive session aims to foster discussions among operational teams on the critical need for tailored and contextualized approaches to EWS implementation in FCV settings\, in order to enhance community resilience in the face of climate and disaster risks. \nThe registration link can be found below. 
URL:https://haydencenter.gmu.edu/event/early-warning-systems-in-fragile-and-conflict-affected-settings-enhancing-operational-impact-and-community-resilience/
LOCATION:World Bank Headquarters MC 2-520
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240301T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240301T153000
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SUMMARY:New Books in Asian Studies: "The Collapse of Nationalist China"
DESCRIPTION:Elliott School of International Affairs | In-Person event \nDescription: When World War II ended Chiang Kai-shek seemed at the height of his power-the leader of Nationalist China\, one of the victorious Allied Powers in 1945 and with the financial backing of the US. Yet less than four years later\, he lost the China’s civil war against the communists. Offering an insightful chronological treatment of the years 1944–1949\, Parks Coble addresses why Chiang was unable to win the war and control hyperinflation. Using newly available archival sources\, he reveals the critical weakness of Chiang’s style of governing\, the fundamental structural flaws in the Nationalist government\, bitter personal rivalries and Chiang’s personal lack of interest in finance. This major work of revisionist scholarship will engage all those interested in the shaping of twentieth-century history. \nThe registration link can be found below. 
URL:https://haydencenter.gmu.edu/event/new-books-in-asian-studies-the-collapse-of-nationalist-china/
LOCATION:1957 E Street NW\, Lindner Family Commons Room 602
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240304T120000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240304T130000
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SUMMARY:Non-Democratic Federalism and Decentralization in Post-Soviet States
DESCRIPTION:Elliott School of International Affairs | In-Person event \nDescription: In their new book\, Non-Democratic Federalism and Decentralization in Post-Soviet States (London: Routledge 2024)\, Irina Busygina and Mikhail Filippov demonstrate how federal institutions and decentralization become integral parts of authoritarian political systems. Comparing three largest post-Soviet countries—Russia\, Ukraine\, and Kazakhstan— they explain how these regimes use federalism and decentralization to maintain control\, limit political accountability\, and shift blame to regional authorities when national authorities consider it expedient (such as during the coronavirus crisis in 2020-2021). They also discuss the role of center-regional relations in Russia’s ongoing war and Ukraine’s ability to resist Russian aggression. \nThe registration link can be found below. 
URL:https://haydencenter.gmu.edu/event/non-democratic-federalism-and-decentralization-in-post-soviet-states/
LOCATION:Elliott School of International Affairs \, 412Q Voesar Conference Room
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SUMMARY:Making Sense of U.S. Policy Amid North Korea’s Strategic Shift
DESCRIPTION:Carnegie Endowment for International Peace| In-Person & Virtual event \nDescription: With Russia using North Korean ballistic missiles on the battlefield in Ukraine\, Kim Jong Un denouncing his father’s and grandfather’s stance on Korean unification\, and borders beginning to reopen to the world after over three years of strict closure\, North Korea appears poised for big changes in 2024. Has North Korea made a strategic shift? What’s responsible for the Kim regime’s new approach\, and how can U.S. policy contend with a North Korea that’s emboldened to act more provocatively? Join Darcie Draudt-Véjares as she sits down with Jung H. Pak\, the U.S. senior official for the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea\, to discuss these and other issues. Evan A. Feigenbaum will provide opening remarks. \nThe registration link can be found below. 
URL:https://haydencenter.gmu.edu/event/making-sense-of-u-s-policy-amid-north-koreas-strategic-shift/
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SUMMARY:U.S. Armed Forces in the Arctic
DESCRIPTION:Rand Corporation | Virtual Event \nDescription: As one of just eight countries with territory in the Arctic\, the United States has considerable interests in the region. It also has a responsibility to prepare and protect its armed forces that may be called on to secure its interests and protect its sovereignty\, particularly as the region becomes an increasingly active security environment. Please join us for a conversation featuring insights from a recently released RAND report on the Arctic operating capabilities of U.S. armed forces\, as well as a broader discussion about the strategic implications of the evolving security environment in the Arctic. \nThe registration link can be found below. 
URL:https://haydencenter.gmu.edu/event/u-s-armed-forces-in-the-arctic/
LOCATION:Virtual
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SUMMARY:Book Lecture: Revealing Secrets
DESCRIPTION:The Institute of World Politics | In-Person event \nDescription: About the Lecture: For a long time\, the Australian Signals intelligence (or Sigint) story has been kept secret. Until now… Why does Australia have a national signals intelligence agency? What does it do and why is it controversial? And how significant are its ties with key partners\, the United States\, the United Kingdom\, Canada and New Zealand\, to this arrangement? Revealing Secrets is a compelling account of Australian Signals intelligence\, its efforts at revealing the secrets of other nations\, and keeping ours safe. It brings to light those clever Australians whose efforts were for so long entirely unknown or overlooked. Blaxland and Birgin traverse the royal commissions and reviews that shaped Australia’s intelligence community in the 20th century and consider the advent and the impact of cyber. In unearthing this integral\, if hidden and little understood\, part of Australian statecraft\, this book increases our understanding of the past\, present and what lies ahead. \nAbout the Speakers: John Blaxland is Professor of International Security and Intelligence Studies in the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre (SDSC)\, Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs at the Australian National University (ANU). He is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and a Fellow of the Royal Society of New South Wales. He was also formerly a military intelligence officer\, Head of SDSC and Director of the ANU Southeast Asia Institute. He is the author and editor of several publications on military history\, intelligence and international security affairs. Clare Birgin’s career in the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) spanned 30 years\, with a focus on national security and intelligence. She had postings in Warsaw\, Moscow\, Geneva\, and Washington DC as the Liaison Officer of the Office of National Assessments\, followed by postings as Ambassador in Hungary\, Serbia\, Kosovo\, Romania\, North Macedonia and Montenegro. Subsequently she was a Visiting Fellow at the ANU before joining John Blaxland’s history writing team. She has been awarded the Polish Government’s Knight’s Cross Medal and the Bene Merito Medal by the former Polish Foreign Minister. \nThe registration link can be found below. 
URL:https://haydencenter.gmu.edu/event/book-lecture-revealing-secrets/
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SUMMARY:In True Face with Jonna Hiestand Mendez and Liza Mundy
DESCRIPTION:The International Spy Museum | In-Person Event \nDescription: Spy Museum board member and former CIA Chief of Disguise Jonna Hiestand Mendez is finally sharing her personal story of what it was really like to be a female spy at the height of the Cold War. Her new book In True Face recounts not only the drama of Mendez’s high-stakes work—how this savvy operator parlayed her “everywoman” appeal into incredible subterfuge—but also the grit and good fortune it took for her to navigate a misogynistic world. \nJoin us for a conversation with Mendez led by bestselling author Liza Mundy. Mundy is uniquely positioned to interview Mendez\, who she featured in her latest book The Sisterhood: The Secret History of Women at the CIA. They’ll discuss Mendez’s incredible spy career and what it took to achieve it. How did a “contract wife” performing secretarial duties for the CIA as a convenience to her husband\, discover her own talent for espionage? How did she rise in a world where she was often underestimated and occasionally undermined? Mendez will share tales of her life undercover\, and how she climbed to the pinnacle of disguise work in the CIA’s Office of Technical Service. Don’t miss this inside story from a woman who has witnessed history from the shadows and knows just how much light to shed on her covert past. \n In True Face and The Sisterhood will be available for sale and signing after the conversation. \nThe registration link can be found below. 
URL:https://haydencenter.gmu.edu/event/in-true-face-with-jonna-hiestand-mendez-and-liza-mundy/
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SUMMARY:The Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline At a Crossroads
DESCRIPTION:Foreign Policy Research Institute | Virtual Event \nDescription: The Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline remains a conundrum. Plans to establish a natural gas pipeline from Nigeria to Algeria have persisted for decades. Unfortunately\, due to regional instability\, it hasn’t been constructed. The 2023 coup in Niger exemplifies this instability. As a result\, alternatives such as the Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline\, have been suggested. However\, this project may not be significantly easier to execute as it would traverse eleven other African nations\, some of which have recently witnessed their own coups. The Algerian Ambassador to the United States\, Sabri Boukadoun\, and the U.S. Charge d’Affaires in Abuja\, Nigeria\, David Green\, will unite with FPRI Africa Chair Charles Ray to explore the potential for broader and more profound energy infrastructure integration between Europe\, North Africa\, and West Africa. \nThe registration link can be found below. 
URL:https://haydencenter.gmu.edu/event/the-trans-saharan-gas-pipeline-at-a-crossroads/
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240306T163000
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SUMMARY:Emerging Powers in the ‘Global South' and the Restructuring of the World Order
DESCRIPTION:The World Bank | In-Person & Virtual Event \nDescription: Organizers – Institute of Developing Economies (IDE-JETRO)\, The World Bank\, The Asahi Shimbun Company \nPlease visit the following IDE-JETRO website for details and registration. \nEmerging Powers in the ‘Global South’ and the Restructuring of the World Order \nThe registration link can be found below. 
URL:https://haydencenter.gmu.edu/event/emerging-powers-in-the-global-south-and-the-restructuring-of-the-world-order/
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SUMMARY:Book Event: 'Get Me Carlucci' with Kristin Carlucci Weed
DESCRIPTION:Center for Strategic and International Studies | In-Person & Virtual event \nDescription: Join the Center for Strategic and International Studies for a discussion on Get Me Carlucci\, a book written by Kristin Carlucci Weed in which she recounts the legacy of her late father\, Frank C. Carlucci III\, the 16th U.S. Secretary of Defense. Secretary Carlucci served six presidents\, and served in various government roles\, including as Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency\, Deputy Secretary of Defense\, National Security Advisor\, and Ambassador to Portugal. The author of the book Kristin Carlucci Weed will recount the legacy of her father during this both in-person and online event. Kristin Carlucci Weed grew up in McLean\, Virginia\, attended Duke University and Johns Hopkins University\, focusing on international affairs and public policy. After working in policy research in the U.S. and in Europe\, she returned to the suburbs of Washington\, DC\, where she lives with her US Air Force spouse. Get Me Carlucci is her first book. Before his death in 2018\, Secretary Carlucci completed a draft of his memoir\, which serves as the basis for Get Me Carlucci. \nThe registration link can be found below. 
URL:https://haydencenter.gmu.edu/event/book-event-get-me-carlucci-with-kristin-carlucci-weed/
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SUMMARY:Women Trailblazers in International Affairs: An Intergenerational Dialogue with Ambassador Aurelia Brazeal
DESCRIPTION:Elliott School of International Affairs | Virtual event \nDescription: Please join the GW Generations Dialogue Project for an engaging intergenerational dialogue to dive into the experiences\, challenges\, and advice drawn from a trailblazing career in international affairs. The conversation will include topics such as how to navigate and lead as a woman in male-dominated spaces\, imposter syndrome\, and being your authentic self. \nThe registration link can be found below. 
URL:https://haydencenter.gmu.edu/event/women-trailblazers-in-international-affairs-an-intergenerational-dialogue-with-ambassador-aurelia-brazeal/
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SUMMARY:Breaking waves: Igniting gender inclusivity for development across the Americas
DESCRIPTION:The Atlantic Council| In-Person & Virtual Event \nDescription: International Women’s Day is an opportunity to celebrate the progress made toward gender equality and a yearly call for action to address the challenges women still face around the world. Latin America and the Caribbean countries made important strides improving the political representation of women\, and currently women make up a record-high presence in national parliaments. However\, women in LAC face one of the highest rates of violence in the world\, with one femicide reported every two hours. They earn seventeen percent less than men per hour worked and are more vulnerable to fall under the poverty line. Solutions exist\, and with six elections occurring in 2024 in the region\, the year offers a unique opportunity to include gender disparities in the political agenda. What policies should be implemented to curb gender-based violence? How can businesses and governments work to enhance women’s economic footing? How can a historic electoral year be used to leverage gender empowerment across the Americas? Join the Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center and UN Women on Friday\, March 8th from 10:00am to 12:00pm (ET) as we celebrate this year’s IWD theme\, “Inspire Inclusion\,” with an in-person\, solutions-oriented conversation about how to link gender inclusivity with broader economic and political goals. The discussion will feature female leaders and public servants from across the Americas. During this event\, hosted in partnership with UN Women Multi-Country-Office Caribbean\, the Atlantic Council will launch a report\, “Not without her: A roadmap for gender equality and Caribbean prosperity” which provides clear steps for Caribbean policymakers to address gender challenges in the region. \nThe registration link can be found below. 
URL:https://haydencenter.gmu.edu/event/breaking-waves-igniting-gender-inclusivity-for-development-across-the-americas/
LOCATION:1030 15TH STREET\, NW 12TH FLOOR WASHINGTON\, DC 20005
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240312T090000
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SUMMARY:Carnegie Global Dialogue: China and the Middle East
DESCRIPTION:Carnegie Endowment for International Peace | Virtual Event \nDescription: In recent years\, China’s footprint in the Middle East has grown. While traditionally focused on economic engagement\, Beijing has become more involved in regional political and security issues. In response to the crises in Gaza and the Red Sea\, China has called for de-escalation\, but refrained from playing an active role in conflict mediation. Earlier in 2023\, Beijing helped broker a normalization agreement between Iran and Saudi Arabia. How do Middle Eastern countries view China’s shifting foreign policy\, and what are their priorities with Beijing? What are China’s goals and ambitions in the Middle East? How will China-Middle East relations evolve in the years to come? Please join Carnegie China for the fourth event of the 2024 Carnegie Global Dialogue Series. Maha Yahya\, director of the Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center\, will moderate a discussion with Dr. Hesham Alghannam\, Director General of the Strategic Studies and National Security Programs at Naif Arab University for Security Sciences\, and Jin Liangxiang\, Senior Research Fellow at Shanghai Institutes of International Studies. \nThe registration link can be found below. 
URL:https://haydencenter.gmu.edu/event/carnegie-global-dialogue-china-and-the-middle-east/
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240312T093000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240312T103000
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SUMMARY:Is Europe capable of defending itself?
DESCRIPTION:The Brookings Institute| Virtual Event \nDescription: Since 2014\, Europe’s security landscape has absorbed a series of shocks. Russia’s annexation of Crimea and destabilization of the Donbas\, the migration crisis\, a series of deadly terrorist attacks\, and the United Kingdom’s vote to leave the European Union were followed by Donald Trump’s election as president of the United States\, leading Europeans to question America’s commitment to the NATO alliance. Then came Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. While Europe’s approach to security has been transformed by the war\, its future remains deeply uncertain. How would Europe react if a reelected President Trump withdrew the United States from NATO? Are European militaries prepared to respond to territorial infringements\, no longer an unimaginable scenario? Could Europe defend itself without America? Are its current military investments enough? Are new common defense structures needed? How will the outcome of the war in Ukraine reshape European security? What is Europe’s role in the Middle East? On March 12\, the Center on the United States and Europe at Brookings\, together with the Centre for European Reform (CER) in London\, will convene a panel of experts to reflect on the past decade and uncertain future of European defense policy and draw lessons to safeguard the continent’s common security in the coming decade. The panelists are alumni of the Clara Marina O’Donnell fellowship at CER\, a six-month fellowship for early career foreign and security policy researchers which honors O’Donnell\, a CER and Brookings expert on foreign and defense policy who died of cancer at the age of 30 in January 2014. Applications for the 2024-25 fellowship are now open. \nThe registration link can be found below. 
URL:https://haydencenter.gmu.edu/event/is-europe-capable-of-defending-itself/
LOCATION:Virtual
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