Recent Events
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After Russia’s Election: A New Crisis in U.S.-Russia Relations?
On March 26, the Center for the National Interest organized a panel discussion entitled “After Russia’s Election: A New Crisis in U.S.-Russia Relations?” Panelists included George Beebe, director of the Center’s intelligence and national security program and a former head of the CIA’s Russia analysis as well as a foreign policy aide to former Vice
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A Conversation with Bako Sahakyan, President of Nagorno-Karabakh
On March 15, the Center for the National Interest hosted a one-table lunch discussion with Bako Sahakyan, President of Nagorno-Karabakh. Mr. Sahakyan discussed his perspective on the conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh, prospects for its resolution, and other regional developments. Center Board member Richard Burt, managing partner at McLarty Associates, as well as a former ambassador to
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The Importance of International Engagement
On March 7, the Center for the National Interested hosted Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) for a discussion about “The Importance of International Engagement.” Dimitri K. Simes, president and CEO of the Center, moderated. A summary of the event can be found here.
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A Conversation with Ambassador Bilahari Kausikan
On March 2, the Center for the National Interest held a luncheon discussion with Bilahari Kausikan, Ambassador-at-Large and former Permanent Secretary of Singapore’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as well as Singapore’s former Permanent Representative to the United Nations and Ambassador to the Russian Federation. Ambassador Kausikan discussed American power and the Trump administration from an
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The National Defense Strategy
The Center for the National Interest organized a small, one-table luncheon seminar with Elbridge Colby, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy and Force Development at the U.S. Department of Defense and a former Robert M. Gates senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security. Mr. Colby discussed the 2018 National Defense Strategy.
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