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SUMMARY:Book Launch: A Kennan for Our Times
DESCRIPTION:George F. Kennan was the leading voice in shaping the U.S. foreign policy toward Russia for the majority of the 20th century. A Kennan for Our Times: Revisiting America’s Greatest 20th Century Diplomat in the 21st Century\, edited by Kennan Institute Director Matthew Rojansky and Catholic University Professor Michael Kimmage\, highlights his enduring legacy. It is a collection of scholarly and personal essays as well as interviews with four previous directors of the Office of Policy Planning at the U.S. Department of State\, which George F. Kennan established. \nTo celebrate the book’s launch\, the Kennan Institute will host a discussion with its editors\, along with Jon Finer\, a former director of the Office of Policy Planning at the U.S. Department of State\, and American University professor James Goldgeier\, moderated by Andrea Kendall-Taylor of the Center for a New American Security. This event will address containment\, the U.S.-Russian relationship\, policy planning\, and the international order in the 21st century via an analysis of the career and thinking of George Kennan. \nThis event will be followed by a light reception. \nSpeakers \nAndrea Kendall-Taylor \nSenior Fellow and Director\, Transatlantic Security Program\, Center for a New American Security \nMatthew Rojansky \nDirector\, Kennan Institute \nMichael Kimmage \nProfessor of History\, Catholic University of America \nJon Finer \nAdjunct Senior Fellow for U.S. foreign policy\, Council on Foreign Relations \nJames Goldgeier \nProfessor of International Relations\, American University School of International Service \nRSVP at the Wilson Center
URL:https://css.cua.edu/event/book-launch-a-kennan-for-our-times/
LOCATION:Woodrow Wilson Center\, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20004\, United States
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SUMMARY:American Democracy in the Internet Age
DESCRIPTION:  \nThe conference will explore how internet technologies and digital public spaces are shaping norms of citizenship and popular ideas about government. What does it mean for our republic to have citizens formed by and beholden to educational\, informational\, and social apparatuses owned by multinational corporations? To what extent does the centralization of data and identity information (and its sharing with the state) constitute a threat to our rule-of-law traditions? How are our ideas about each other\, our government\, and our democracy changing in light of radically new ways of relating and communicating with each other? What does the Internet mean for our Republic? \nThe conference will be hosted from 10a-4p at the National Press Club\, with morning and afternoon panels and L.M. Sacasas as a luncheon keynote speaker. One panel will focus on how digital public spaces are re-shaping norms of citizenship\, and one panel will focus on the changing relationship between the citizen and the state. \nIntroduction: 10 – 10:15a \nSociety Panel: 10:15a – 12p\n(Burton\, Keiper\, Barba-Kay) \nLunch & Keynote: 12:30 – 2p \nCitizenship Panel: 2:15 – 3:45p\n(Lehman\, Rinehart\, Holland Michel) \nConclusion: 3:45 – 4p \nCoffee and lunch will be served. \nRSVP for the conference now.\n\n\n\nAmerican Democracy in the Internet Age\n* indicates required\nEmail Address *\n\n\nSalutation \n\nFirst Name *\n\n\nLast Name *\n\n\nAffiliation \n\n\nAddress \n\nAddress Line 2\n\nCity\n\nState/Province/Region\n\nPostal / Zip Code\n\nCountry\nUSAAaland IslandsAfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntigua And BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBonaire\, Saint Eustatius and SabaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBouvet IslandBrazilBrunei DarussalamBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCambodiaCameroonCanadaCape VerdeCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaChristmas IslandColombiaComorosCongoCook IslandsCosta RicaCote D’IvoireCroatiaCubaCuracaoCyprusCzech RepublicDemocratic Republic of the CongoDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEthiopiaFalkland IslandsFaroe IslandsFijiFinlandFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuamGuatemalaGuernseyGuineaGuyanaHaitiHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsle of ManIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJersey (Channel Islands)JordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKuwaitKyrgyzstanLao People’s Democratic RepublicLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacauMacedoniaMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMexicoMoldova\, Republic ofMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNepalNetherlandsNetherlands AntillesNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiueNorfolk IslandNorth KoreaNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPalestinePanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPitcairnPolandPortugalQatarRepublic of KosovoReunionRomaniaRussiaRwandaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint MartinSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoa (Independent)San MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSint MaartenSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsSouth KoreaSouth SudanSpainSri LankaSudanSurinameSvalbard and Jan Mayen IslandsSwazilandSwedenSwitzerlandSyriaTaiwanTajikistanTanzaniaThailandTimor-LesteTogoTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkeyTurkmenistanTurks & Caicos IslandsUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVatican City State (Holy See)VenezuelaVietnamVirgin Islands (British)Virgin Islands (U.S.)Western SaharaYemenZambiaZimbabwe\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n– – – \nNOTE: This form will only be used for the purpose of collecting RSVPs for this event. It will not be used for mailing or other purposes. \n– – – \nL. M. Sacasas is a writer and fellow at the Greystone Theological Institute and the director of its Center for the Study of Ethics and Technology. \nTara Isabella Burton is a writer and scholar of religion. Her latest book is Strange Rites: New Religions for a Godless World (PublicAffairs\, April 2020). \nAnton Barba-Kay is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at The Catholic University of America. \nAdam Keiper is a writer and consulting editor for Issues in Science and Technology. He was formerly the editor of The New Atlantis and Books & Arts editor of The Weekly Standard.\n\nWill Rinehart is Director of Technology and Innovation Policy at the American Action Forum. \nCharles Fain Lehman is a staff writer for the Washington Free Beacon.\n\nArthur Holland Michel is the founder and co-director of the Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College and author of Eyes in the Sky: The Secret Rise of Gorgon Stare and How It Will Watch Us All (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt\, 2019) \nModerators: \nJon Askonas is a Fellow at the Center for the Study of Statesmanship and Assistant Professor of Politics at The Catholic University of America. \nAri Schulman is the editor of The New Atlantis.
URL:https://css.cua.edu/event/american-democracy-in-the-internet-age/
LOCATION:National Press Club\, 529 14 St NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20045\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Law of Nature and International Relations
DESCRIPTION:David Hendrickson\, Professor of International Relations\, Colorado College\, and Visiting Senior Fellow\, CSS \n“The Law of Nature and International Relations” \nCSS Visiting Senior Fellow and Colorado College professor David Hendrickson discusses the ideas of Protestant jurists of the 17th and 18th centuries\, including Grotius\, Pufendorf\, Vattel\, and the framers of the US Constitution\, and examines the relevance of their thinking to international relations today. \nO’Neil Conference Room\nO’Connell Hall \nMonday\, November 11 \n5:30-7:00 \nFood and beverages will be served.
URL:https://css.cua.edu/event/the-law-of-nature-and-international-relations/
LOCATION:O’Neil Conference Room (O’Connell Hall)\, 620 Michigan Ave NE\, Washington\, DC\, 20064\, United States
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SUMMARY:Applications Open for 2020 Constitutional Fellows Program
DESCRIPTION:In January of 2020\, we will be launching our “Constitutional Fellows Program\,” a three month course of study designed for Congressional staffers\, journalists\, and other professionals. \nThe U.S. Constitution is everywhere cited\, but how many really know what they are talking about? The Constitution assumes an entire view of human nature\, society\, and politics and has moral and cultural preconditions. Without people who respect and embody the spirit of the Constitution\, the Constitution cannot be sustained. Truly to understand the text of the Constitution it is necessary to be familiar with its historical sources and the view of life that it implies. \nOffered at a time when America’s constitutional order seems to be crumbling\, the Constitutional Fellows Program illuminates the meaning of the Constitution and the prospects for its reinvigoration. The Program will be offered on Capitol Hill starting on January 17\, 2020. Two sessions will be offered each month on Fridays 12:00 PM-3:00 PM. Lunch will be provided. \nEach session will have a seminar format and will be conducted by two or three leading experts. Students will prepare for each session by studying carefully chosen and manageable readings. Faculty members include Claes Ryn (CUA)\, William Smith (CUA)\, Jonathan Askonas (CUA)\, Justin Litke (CUA)\, Joseph Baldacchino (CUA)\, Gil Barndollar (CUA)\, Justin Logan (CUA) James Antle (TAC)\, John Burtka (TAC)\, Rod Dreher (TAC)\, Dan McCarthy (The Fund for American Studies)\, Andrew Abela* (CUA)\, James Wallner* (American U.)\, Richard Gamble* (Hillsdale College)\, Michael Federici* (Middle Tennessee State U.) Brad Birzer* (Hillsdale College) and Luke Sheahan* (Duquesne U.) \n*invited \nThe topics of the six sessions will be: \nThe Moral and Cultural Context of American Constitutionalism \nAncient and Christian Origins of American Constitutionalism \nRadical Democracy\, Socialism\, and Other Domestic Challenges \nThe Constitution and Foreign Policy \nConstitutionalism and Economics \nContemporary Challenges for American Constitutionalism \nStudents who attend at least five of the six sessions will be certified as graduates of the Constitutional Fellows Program. Students who show particular commitment and distinguish themselves in discussion will be designated Honors Graduates. \nOnly a limited number of students can be admitted. To seek admission\, send an application to fellows@theamericanconservative.com. The application should contain (1) a c.v.\, (2) a personal statement of about 500 words on why the applicant wishes to participate\, and (3) at least one letter of recommendation from a person–usually a supervisor or a current or former professor–who can speak to the applicant’s suitability for the Program. Students who are admitted will pay a $25.00 enrollment fee. \nFor more information please visit:  www.theamericanconservative.com/fellows
URL:https://css.cua.edu/event/applications-open-for-2020-constitutional-fellows-program/
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SUMMARY:A Middle East Primed for New Thinking: Insights and Policy Options from the Ancient World
DESCRIPTION:CIA Veteran Andrew Gilmour ’83 Applies Ancient Middle East History to Modern Policy Dilemmas.\nProgram fee includes a Middle Eastern style dinner with wine and beer.\n\nThe Middle East’s ancient history reveals patterns and precedents in political geography\, social compact formation\, religion\, and the state system which help us to think in new ways about the most important contemporary challenges confronting the region. This presentation\, based on his recently published book\, A Middle East Primed for New Thinking: Insights and Policy Options from the Ancient World\,uses insights from the ancient world to support critical thinking and policy formulation toward a region in which the United States continues to have significant strategic interests. \nAndrew Gilmour is a Senior Visiting Fellow at the Center for the Study of Statesmanship at the Catholic University of America.  He previously served as a senior intelligence expert on the Near East\, South Asia\, and Islam over a 32-year career at the Central Intelligence Agency in a range of positions including Deputy National Intelligence Officer for the Near East and South Asia\, Deputy Chief of CIA’s Middle East Task Force\, and Deputy Chief of Station for Analysis in a war zone.  Mr. Gilmour was the principal drafter of three National Intelligence Estimates and an interdisciplinary study on the future of the all-source analytic mission.  He is the recipient of the Distinguished Career Intelligence Medal (2017)\, the Meritorious Presidential Rank Award (2015)\, and the National Intelligence Exceptional Achievement Medal (2015).  His languages include Persian\, French\, and ancient Greek.  He holds degrees from Harvard and Johns Hopkins University. \nHe was a charter member of the CIA’s Senior Analytic Service and a member of the Senior Intelligence Service. He joined CIA in 1985 and has analyzed a range of countries and issues in the Middle East and South Asia\, specializing in regional conflicts\, religious and ethnic identity\, and regional stability. Mr. Gilmour has also served in the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs at the Department of State where his duties included US-European policy consultation and diplomatic initiatives regarding the Middle East. \nA Middle East Primed for New Thinking: Insights and Policy Options from the Ancient World\, which argues that ancient patterns and precedents in political geography\, social compact formation\, religion\, and the regional state system help us today to manage uncertainty and seize diplomatic opportunity\, is available as a free download from the CIA website and for sale in hardcopy by GPO. \n\nDinner Menu \nTomato and Cucumber Salad with a dill vinaigrette \nTurmeric Chicken \nZa’atar Crusted Salmon \nSaffron Rice \nRoasted Eggplant with mushrooms \nSliced Fruit \nBaklava \nDate:        February 4\, 2020\n6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. \nLocation: Hogan & Lovells \n555 12th Street NW \nWashington\, D.C. 20004 \nThis venue is fully handicap accessible and our food is designed to accommodate vegetarians. \nThe nearest metro station is Metro Center. Exit at 12th and F Street\, NW. Your destination is the building named “Columbia Square” which will you see right in front of you as you exit the escalator. \nThere are several nearby parking garages including: \nColumbia Square Parking Garage: 555 12th Street NW\, Washington\, DC 20004 (202) 637-8105 \nParking Management: 600 13th Street NW\, Washington\, DC 20004 (202) 347-5469 \nRegistration: \n$50 for Harvard Club Members and their guests and $65 for nonmembers
URL:https://css.cua.edu/event/a-middle-east-primed-for-new-thinking-insights-and-policy-options-from-the-ancient-world/
LOCATION:Hogan & Lovells\, 555 12th Street NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20004\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200210T180000
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SUMMARY:Is America’s Foreign Policy Compatible with Christian Ethics?
DESCRIPTION:Is America’s Foreign Policy Compatible with Christian Ethics?\na discussion with \nMichael C. Desch\, Notre Dame/NDISC \nPaul D. Miller\, Georgetown University/AEI \nModerated by Tim Carney\, Washington Examiner \nMonday\, February 10\, 2020 \n6:00 p.m. \nHeritage Hall \n*Refreshments and Reception After the Event* \n  \n    \n  \nFor American Christians\, debates about national security involve a complex relationship between their faith\, the role of their own country in a state-centered world order\, and the ills and dangers of that world. Americans hold different ideas about the causes of war and the degree of external threat posed to their country\, but in the public discussion the question of what Christian ethics requires of the United States has largely been ignored. Paul Miller and Michael Desch both seek to connect American foreign policy to higher ideals\, with vastly divergent conclusions. Join us for a discussion about whether the foundational premises of contemporary American foreign policy can be reconciled with Christianity. \n  \nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXiraTKspww \n***for accommodation requests\, please contact loganj@cua.edu***
URL:https://css.cua.edu/event/is-americas-foreign-policy-compatible-with-christian-ethics/
LOCATION:Heritage Hall\, 620 Michigan Ave NE\, Washington\, DC\, United States
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SUMMARY:Welcome to the Jungle? Prospects for the International Order After Trump
DESCRIPTION:Welcome to the Jungle? Prospects for the International Order After Trump\nTuesday\, February 18th\nHeritage Hall\nCatholic University\n6:00-8:00 P.M.\n  \nIn his book The Jungle Grows Back\, Robert Kagan argues that a foreign policy of restraint would be disastrous for the United States\, causing the world to revert to its normal state: a jungle\,  characterized by poverty\, autocracy\, interstate competition and even major power war. \nIn The False Promise of Liberal Order\, Patrick Porter dismisses nostalgia about the liberal order\, observing that the world is too conflicted and dangerous to be ordered liberally\, and that striving to convert the world to democracy will destroy it at home. \nJoin us for a discussion of how changing international circumstances shape our view of the past and our preferences for the future of US foreign policy. \n*For accommodations\, please contact loganj@cua.edu*
URL:https://css.cua.edu/event/welcome-to-the-jungle-prospects-for-the-international-order-after-trump/
LOCATION:Heritage Hall\, 620 Michigan Ave NE\, Washington\, DC\, 20064\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200401T080000
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SUMMARY:POSTPONED: Endless Wars and America's All-Volunteer Force
DESCRIPTION:POSTPONED UNTIL FALL 2020\n  \nWhen the United States ended the draft and moved to an all-volunteer military in 1973\, most political and military leaders assumed that if the U.S. again fought a major war the nation would reinstate the draft. Selective Service remained as a mechanism for doing so. Yet that didn’t happen: the U.S. has now fought long\, costly\, seemingly ceaseless campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan with an all-volunteer force (AVF). \nAs America’s endless wars in the Greater Middle East enter their third decade\, it is high time to discuss the state of the AVF. Suicides\, discipline problems\, family disruption\, and recruiting and retention issues all point to a force that is overstretched. Simultaneously\, manpower costs\, up more than 50 percent in real terms since 2001\, are eating the Pentagon’s budget. While U.S. politicians and generals continue to boast about “the finest fighting force the world has ever known\,” the question needs to be asked: is America’s all-volunteer force a failing experiment? \nThe Catholic University of America is hosting this year’s AVF Forum conference\, the fifth in a series of national annual symposia examining the health of both the all-volunteer force and America’s democracy. Previous conferences were held at the University of Kansas (2016)\, College of William and Mary (2017)\, Ohio State University (2018)\, and Angelo State University (2019). \nThis all-day conference brings together national policymakers\, former government officials\, military officers\, and academics to shed light on the state of the AVF and examine its continued viability. This year’s conference is sponsored by the Catholic University of America’s Center for the Study of Statesmanship and the College of William and Mary. \nAdmission to the conference is free and the public is welcome. All events will be livestreamed and available on CSS’s website. For more information\, contact CSS’s Kristen Morrow\, 15morrow@cua.edu. \n\nSchedule: \n8:00 – 9:00: Registration and Breakfast \n9:00– 9:30: Opening Address: “Is America’s All-Volunteer Force Sustainable?”\nSpeaker: Elliot Ackerman (author) \n9:30– 11:00: Panel 1: The State of the All-Volunteer Force\nPanelists: Major General Dennis Laich (USA\, Ret.\, AVF Forum)\, Mark Cancian (CSIS)\, Phil Carter (RAND)\, Bill Taylor (Angelo State University)\, Ron Cohen (attorney\, moderator) \n11:00 – 11:15: Coffee Break \n11:15 – 12:45: Panel 2: The National Commission on National\, Military\, and Public Service (NCONMPS)\nPanelists: Jill Rough (NCONMPS)\, Jud Crane (NCONMPS)\, Debra Warda (NCONMPS)\, Edward Allard III (NCONMPS)\, Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson (USA\, Ret.\, moderator) \n12:45 – 2:00: Lunch \n2:00 – 3:00: Panel 3: Who Serves?\nPanelists: Jess Blankshain (Naval War College)\, Amy Schafer (National Security Innovation Network)\, Major Danny Sjursen (USA\, Ret.)\, Max Margulies (USMA\, moderator) \n3:00 – 4:00: Panel 4: Partners’ Perspectives\nPanelists: Commander Jussi Jamsen (Finnish Navy)\, Major General Bengt Svensson (Swedish Army)\, Brigadier General Frank Gräfe (German Air Force)\, Gil Barndollar (CUA\, moderator) \n4:00 – 4:15: Coffee Break \n4:15 – 5:15: Debate: Resolved: “America’s All-Volunteer Force Is A Failing Experiment”\nDebaters: Major General Dennis Laich\, Colonel Matthew Lawrence (Army War College)\, Colonel Margaret Cope (USAF\, Ret.\, moderator) \n5:15 – 5:30: Closing Remarks
URL:https://css.cua.edu/event/endless-wars-and-americas-all-volunteer-force/
LOCATION:Pryzbyla Great Room A\, 620 Michigan Ave NE\, Washington\, D.C.\, 20064\, United States
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SUMMARY:New Workshop for Graduate Students
DESCRIPTION:CSS Announces New Initiative for Graduate Students \nThe Center for the Study of Statesmanship invites participation in a new workshop program for graduate students. The program is intended to advance the Center’s mission to explore “the meaning of statesmanship and how it can defuse conflict and foster respectful foreign and domestic relations.” Participants will take part in monthly one-hour paper workshops during a six month period with their peers and CSS affiliated scholars from around the country. Discussants will be drawn from CSS staff\, its network of visiting fellows\, and its Council of Advisors according to the themes of papers to be presented. \nWe are particularly interested in papers that speak to the “moral\, cultural\, political\, social\, and financial costs of imperial ambitions\, military interventions\, and nation-building.” Admitted participants will be asked to read two articles that are representative of CSS’s mission and intellectual orientation\, but these are not intended to indicate the only appropriate topics; papers on a wide range of subjects are welcome. Applications can be for papers already written\, sections of dissertations (6\,000-10\,000 words)\, or works in progress at the beginning of the program. Papers that are presented at a workshop will be circulated privately at least a week before presentation. The meetings will be conducted online and run from October to March. \nIn addition to the opportunity for networking and receiving candid\, constructive feedback during the paper workshop\, each participant will receive a stipend of $500 and be eligible for a $1\,500 prize awarded for the workshop’s best paper. Applications are due by September 21st\, 2020. \nApplicants should submit an up-to-date C.V. If proposing a paper already drafted or an excerpt from a larger project\, please submit a 300-500 word abstract. If the proposed paper will be completed after the start of the program\, provide a personal statement of similar length indicating what kind of subject you will address. Not all participants selected for the workshop will be asked to present a paper. \nPlease submit your application to Justin Logan\, CSS Director of Programs\, at loganj@cua.edu.
URL:https://css.cua.edu/event/new-workshop-for-graduate-students/
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SUMMARY:Special Envoy Mick Mulvaney: "The U.S. Role in Northern Ireland"
DESCRIPTION:Historically\, Northern Ireland has been a place where U.S. diplomatic involvement has been welcomed and fruitful. Join us for a special online forum featuring Special Envoy Mick Mulvaney in discussion with Professor David Walsh of CUA. Ambassador Mulvaney will discuss his experiences in and outlook for Northern Ireland amid the complexities of Brexit\, COVID-19\, and a U.S. presidential election. Moderated by CSS’ Justin Logan.\nTo watch the event via Zoom\, click here.
URL:https://css.cua.edu/event/special-envoy-mick-mulvaney-the-u-s-role-in-northern-ireland/
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SUMMARY:The Fifth Annual All-Volunteer Force Forum
DESCRIPTION:Bios Word Doc\n 
URL:https://css.cua.edu/event/the-fifth-annual-all-volunteer-force-forum/
LOCATION:Heritage Hall\, 620 Michigan Ave NE\, Washington\, DC\, 20064\, United States
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SUMMARY:American Security in a Multipolar World: Cooperation or Competition?
DESCRIPTION:With the American withdrawal from Afghanistan and the rising influence of China in the Far East\, could we be witnessing the re-emergence of a multipolar world? And\, if so\, what will American national security require in this new paradigm? \nJoin The American Conservative on December 2nd  at The Catholic University of America as we explore these questions with top experts in the field. \nThis event is free and open to the public\, but an RSVP is required. RSVP here.\nPanel topics include: \nA Retrospective on Afghanistan: Lessons Learned \nRevisiting the Monroe Doctrine: Central and South America as a Security Issue \nThe Rise of China: How Should the West Respond? \nThe Rebirth of Nationalism as a Global Force \nConfirmed speakers include: \nDoug Macgregor\, U.S. Army (Ret.) \nWill Ruger\, Charles Koch Foundation \nAdam Weinstein\, Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft \nJon Askonas\, The Catholic University of America \nJohn Fonte\, Hudson Institute \nJohn Gay\, John Quincy Adams Society \nCurt Mills\, The American Conservative \nDaniel McCarthy\, Intercollegiate Studies Institute \nJoe Kent\, U.S. Army Special Forces (Ret.) \nRobert Spalding\, Hudson Institute \nMichael Anton\, Hillsdale College \nArta Moeini\, Institute for Peace & Diplomacy \nColin Dueck\, George Mason University \n…and more. \n 
URL:https://css.cua.edu/event/american-security-in-a-multipolar-world-cooperation-or-competition/
LOCATION:Heritage Hall\, 620 Michigan Ave NE\, Washington\, DC\, 20064\, United States
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