Recent Events

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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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  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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  Dinner with Korean Ambassador Ho-young Ahn

  On May 24, the Center for the National Interest hosted the Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to the United States, Ho-young Ahn, for a small, off-the-record dinner meeting. The group discussed the challenges of North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs, the state of the U.S.-South Korea alliance following the election of President Moon Jae-in, and

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  The NATO Summit

  On May 23, the Center for the National Interest hosted a panel discussion in advance of the NATO Summit in Brussels. Speakers included Kurt Volker, executive director of the McCain Institute and a former U.S. ambassador to NATO and career diplomat with extensive experience in the State Department and the National Security Council, Alexander Vershbow,

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  Destined for War?

  “Destined for War?” What are the scenarios that may lead to war between the world’s ruling power, the United States, and China, a rising power and America’s nearest rival? Graham Allison, Director of the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, contemplates how might the next great power war

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