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  In Memoriam: Robert Leiken

  Robert Leiken was an impressive scholar and a wonderful colleague whom all of us at the Center for the National Interest will miss deeply. He was a rare original thinker who based his conclusions on a wealth of research that forced others—even others with very different perspectives—to take his views seriously. He was also a

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  Dinner with General Philip Breedlove

  On June 8, the Center for the National Interest hosted Gen. Philip Breedlove, USAF, Ret., former Supreme Allied Commander Europe, for a small, off-the-record dinner meeting. The group discussed the U.S. relationship with NATO, burden sharing within the alliance, and the challenges facing U.S.-Russia relations.

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  Preventive War: Does It Work?

  On June 6, the Center for the National Interest hosted a panel discussion entitled “Preventive war: does it work?”  Speakers included James Carafano, Vice President for Foreign and Defense Studies at the Heritage Foundation, and Michael O’Hanlon, Senior Fellow in Foreign Policy at the Brookings Institution. Dov Zakheim, Vice Chairman of the Center for the

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• Preventive War: Does it Work?

  The Center for the National Interest hosted a panel discussion entitled “Preventive War: Does It Work?” with James Carafano, Vice President for Foreign and Defense Policy Studies at the Heritage Foundation, and Michael O’Hanlon, Senior Fellow in Foreign Policy at the Brookings Institution. Dov Zakheim, a former Under Secretary of Defense in the George W.

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  U.S. Sanctions on Russia: Objectives, Impacts, and Options

  On May 25, the Center for the National Interest hosted a panel discussion of U.S. sanctions on Russia. Speakers included Kyle Parker, a Senior Professional Staff Member with the House Foreign Affairs Committee who has been deeply involved in U.S. sanctions policy toward Russia for many years, Sergey Aleksashenko, a non-resident senior fellow at the

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