Apr242020 Event / DiscussionWEBINAR: Stimson center – The Critical Role of Underground Research LaboratoriesThe Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board presents the Board’s report of US DOE underground research laboratory (URL)-related research and development activities, and their relationship to a spent nuclear fuel and high-level waste disposal program. The report describes the critical role of URLs in technology development and demonstration, training, and public confidence building. April 24, 2020…
Mar122020 Event / DiscussionHypersonic Weapons and Strategic StabilityMarch 12, 2020 12:00 pm – 1:15 pm LOCATION: 1203 Van Munching Hall, College Park, MD 20742 A conversation with Dean Wilkening Dean Wilkening is a senior staff scientist in the Precision Strike Mission Area at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory working on long-range precision strike kill chains, especially for hypersonic weapons. Previous research…
Mar042020 Event / DiscussionThe North Korean Intelligence Service’s (NKIS) Espionage and StrategyWednesday, March 4th The Institute of World Politics 1521 16th Street NW Washington, D.C. You are cordially invited to an Asia Initiative Lecture Series (AILS) presentation on the topic: The North Korean Intelligence Service’s (NKIS) Espionage and Strategy with Dr. Kim Dong-sik 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM: Dr. Kim Dong-sik’s Presentation and Q&A…
Feb032020 Event / DiscussionBlockchain and the Traceability of Critical MaterialsFEBRUARY 3, 2020 | 10:00AM – 11:30AM THE STIMSON CENTER Dr. Philippe Thevoz from SICPA, who has been at the forefront of digital transformation for 30 years, will introduce blockchain technology, highlight use cases of the KSI Blockchain, which has been used by Estonia since 2008, and identify concrete examples of blockchain applications for securing data…
Jan302020 Event / DiscussionEuropean and Transatlantic Security in the 2020sJanuary 30, 2020 Washington, DC 9:15 AM — 10:30 AM EST At the NATO meeting in London last December, allies identified Russia as the biggest threat to transatlantic security. However, leaders such as Emmanuel Macron and Donald Trump have argued that Europeans should do more in the Middle East. The European Union has also stated…
Jan282020 Event / DiscussionRevitalizing American DiplomacyDate And Time Tue, January 28, 2020 8:15 AM – 12:30 PM EST Location The Eaton Hotel 1201 K St NW Washington, DC 20001 Foreign Policy for America will host its First Annual Conference, Revitalizing American Diplomacy, on Tuesday, January 28th! About this Event Foreign Policy for America’s First Annual Conference, Revitalizing American Diplomacy, will take…
Feb052020 Event / DiscussionA Conversation With IAEA Director General Rafael GrossiEVENT DETAILS: DATE Wednesday, February 5, 2020 TIME 12:30 to 1:45 p.m. LOCATION 1779 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036 SPEAKER Rafael Mariano Grossi MODERATOR George Perkovich CONTACT Erin McLaughlin +1 202 939 2306 | EMcLaughlin@ceip.org Ambassador Rafael Mariano Grossi assumed the office of director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on December…
Jan312020 Event / DiscussionDenuclearization of the Korean Peninsula: Different Ways, Same GoalJANUARY 31, 2020 | 12:00 – 1:30 P.M. THE STIMSON CENTER The issue of denuclearization of the Korean peninsula faces diverse challenges, as the US and North Korea are driven by their own strategic goals and perspectives on how to achieve them. Further complicating this issue are the different interpretations and policy solutions by South…
Jan172020 Event / DiscussionA Conversation with General John Hyten, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of StaffFriday, January 17, 2020 1:00 pm – 2:15 pm CSIS Headquarters CSIS is hosting Air Force General John Hyten, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, for a conversation on how the Joint Force is addressing the growing security challenges posed by U.S. strategic competitors. General Hyten will provide opening remarks which will be…
Jan222020 Event / Discussion“China’s Vision of Victory”You are cordially invited to a book event with Dr. Jonathan D. T. Ward for his book “China’s Vision of Victory” Wednesday, January 22nd 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM The Institute of World Politics 1521 16th Street NW Washington, D.C. LocationThe Institute of World Politics 1521 16th Street NW Washington, D.C.