Recent Events

  • A Discussion with Andrey Sushentsov

    On October 4, the Center for the National Interest hosted Dr. Andrey Sushentsov for a discussion on the evolving U.S.-Russia relationship. Sushentsov is a political analyst and international relations scholar at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) and a managing partner with the Foreign Policy Advisory Group, a Moscow-based consulting agency. He is

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  • The North Korea Crisis: Causes and Cures

    On September 18, the Center for the National Interest hosted a panel discussion entitled “The North Korea Crisis: Causes and Cures.” Speakers included Joseph DeTrani, former U.S. Special Envoy to the Six Party Talks with North Korea, and Greg Scarlatoiu, Executive Director at the Committee for Human Rights in North Korea. Lt. Gen. Wallace “Chip”

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  • Trump’s New Afghanistan Policy

    On September 13, the Center for the National Interest hosted a panel discussion entitled “Trump’s New Afghanistan Policy.” Speakers included Gen. John Allen (USMC, Ret.), former commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan and Chair, Security and Strategy, and Distinguished Fellow in Residence at the Brookings Institution; James Dobbins,  a former Special Envoy to

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  • What to Expect from Russia’s Zapad-17 Military Exercises

    On September 12th, the Center for the National Interest held a panel discussion on Russia’s Zapad 2017 military exercises. The speakers included Peter Zwack, retired Brigadier General in the U.S. Army and a former U.S. senior defense attaché to the Russian Federation from 2012 to 2014, and Michael Kofman, a Senior Research scientist at the

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  • What Should We Expect from New U.S. Sanctions on Russia?

    On August 14, the Center for the National Interest hosted a panel discussion entitled “What Should We Expect from New U.S. Sanctions on Russia?” Speakers included George Beebe, the Director of the Intelligence Program at the Center for the National Interest, and Daniel Russell, President of the U.S.-Russia Business Council. Paul J. Saunders, Executive Director

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