Recent Events
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Dinner with Ambassador Petr Gandalovic
On July 11, the Center for the National Interest hosted a small off-the-record dinner seminar with the Czech Ambassador to the United States Petr Gandalovic. The Ambassador offered insight into the distinctly Czech perspective on European affairs including relations with the European Union, Russia and NATO. Participants included the Center’s chairman General Charles Boyd, former
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The State of U.S.-China Relations
On Thursday, June 16, the Center hosted an off-the-record discussion of the state of U.S.-China relations in light of tensions in the South China Sea. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for East Asia Abraham Denmark, who attended the recent U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue, led the meeting. Former Ambassador Richard Solomon, Senior Fellow at the RAND
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U.S. Policy and the Geopolitical Dynamics of the Middle East
On June 9, the Center hosted Ambassador Chas W. Freeman, Jr., former Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs and U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, to discuss the strategies of the Persian Gulf states, especially in light of heightened tensions with Iran, falling oil prices, and the changing roles of Russia and Turkey.
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Kim Jong-un’s North Korea
The Center for the National Interest organized a panel with Professor Victor Cha of the Center for Strategic and International Studies and Lt. General Wallace C. “Chip” Gregson, Jr., the Center’s Senior Director for Asia and the Pacific, to discuss the status of North Korea’s nuclear capacity in the larger context of American, Japanese, and
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2016 Distinguished Service Award Dinner Honoring Senators Tim Kaine and Pat Roberts
The Center for the National Interest honored Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Pat Roberts (R-KS) with its 2016 Distinguished Service Awards on May 23 in Washington, DC. Center President Dimitri Simes delivered the evening’s opening remarks. Center Vice Chairman Dov Zakheim introduced Senator Kaine and Center Chairman Charles Boyd introduced Senator Roberts. After brief speeches
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