Recent Events

  • 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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  • Trump’s Middle East

    On Monday, April 24, the Center for the National Interest hosted an event titled “Trump’s Middle East,” featuring speakers Philip Gordon, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and a former Special Assistant to the President for the Middle East, North Africa, and the Gulf Region during the Obama administration, and Michael Singh,

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  • Russian Perspectives on U.S.-Russia Relations

    On April 21, the Center for the National Interest hosted a discussion on Russian perspectives on U.S.-Russia relations with speaker Dmitry Suslov, Deputy Director of the Center for Comprehensive European and International Studies at Russia’s National Research University—Higher School of Economics, and a Program Director with the Valdai Foundation. A summary of the event can

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  • What Does Russia Want? What Does America Need?

    On April 17, the Center for the National Interest hosted a panel discussion entitled “What Does Russia Want? What Does America Need?” Speakers included Steven Pifer, director of the Arms Control and Nonproliferation Initiative and a senior fellow for 21st Century Security and Intelligence at the Center on the Unites States and Europe at the

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  • The Trump-Xi Summit

    On April 5, the Center for the National Interest hosted a panel discussion on the likely outcomes from the upcoming summit between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping and the broader trajectory of U.S.-China relations. Speakers included Dr. Nicholas Lardy, Anthony M. Solomon Senior Fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics and the author

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