Recent Events
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Geopolitics of the New Middle East
On June 6, the Center for the National Interest hosted a lunch panel following the publication of its latest study, titled American Policy and Changing Alignments in the Middle East. Speakers included Geoffrey Kemp, Senior Director of Regional Security Programs at the Center for the National Interest and a former Special Assistant to the President
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North Korea: What Next?
On May 24, the Center for the National Interest organized a breakfast briefing entitled “North Korea: What Next?” Speakers included Dr. Kim Heung-Kyu, a visiting fellow at Georgetown University and a policy advisor to the South Korean Presidential Security Council as well as Director of the China Policy Institute at Ajou University, Anthony Ruggiero, a
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Understanding and Responding to Russia: CIA Analysis and Operations
On May 22, the Center for the National Interest hosted a panel discussion entitled “Understanding and Responding to Russia: CIA Analysis and Operations.” Speakers included Milton Bearden, a 30-year CIA veteran, who was the CIA’s station chief in Moscow, Islamabad, and Khartoum and led the CIA’s covert support for the Afghan fighters who ousted Soviet
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The Iran Nuclear Deal: What Next?
On May 15, the Center for the National Interest organized a panel discussion entitled, “The Iran Nuclear Deal: What Next?” Speakers included Dov Zakheim, former Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) during the George W. Bush administration and the Vice Chairman of the Center’s board, and Paul Pillar, a former National Intelligence Officer and CIA analyst
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A Conversation with H.E. Anatoly Antonov, Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the United States
On April 24, the Center for the National Interest hosted Anatoly Antonov, Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the United States, at a small, off-the-record dinner. He discussed U.S.-Russia relations and other topics. General Charles G. Boyd (USAF, Ret.), Chairman of the Center for the National Interest, moderated.
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