Recent Events
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A Conversation with Ambassador Mariangela Zappia, Senior Diplomatic Advisor to Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni
On December 7, the Center for the National Interest hosted Ambassador Mariangela Zappia, Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni’s Senior Diplomatic Advisor, for an off-the-record luncheon discussion. Ambassador Zappia discussed the U.S.-Italian relationship and regional and international issues. Paul Saunders, executive director of the Center for the National Interest, moderated the conversation.
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Qatar’s Vision for the Middle East: Remarks and Q & A with Qatar’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister
The Center hosted His Excellency Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of the State of Qatar, where the Minister discussed “Qatar’s Vision for the Middle East.” Dimitri K. Simes, President and CEO of the Center for the National Interest moderated. The event was broadcast live on C-SPAN and can be
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Understanding Russian Deception
On November 15, the Center for the National Interest organized a panel discussion entitled “Understanding Russian Deception.” Speakers included Paul Saunders, executive director of the Center for the National Interest, and Samuel Charap, a senior political scientist at the RAND Corporation. George Beebe, director of intelligence and national security programs at the Center for the
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Are New Threats to Freedom the Stepchildren of Communism?
On November 8, the Center for the National Interest hosted an off-the-record conversation with Václav Klaus, former President of the Czech Republic. Center President Dimitri K. Simes moderated the discussion, which covered communism’s reemergence, the meaning of freedom, and the European Union, among other topics.
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Trump and the Iran Nuclear Deal
On October 25, the Center for the National Interest organized a panel discussion entitled “Trump and the Iran Nuclear Deal.” Speakers included Michael Singh, managing director and Lane-Swig fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and a former senior director for Middle East affairs on the National Security Council staff during the George
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