Recent Events
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2016 Distinguished Service Award Dinner Honoring General Joseph F. Dunford, Jr.
The Center for the National Interest honored General Joseph F. Dunford, Jr. with its 2016 Distinguished Service Award on November 29 in New York City. Center President Dimitri Simes delivered the evening’s opening remarks. Center Board Member Ambassador Richard Burt was the first speaker after dinner, followed by Dinner Chairman Drew Guff. Center Chairman General
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Military Options in Syria
On November 17, the Center for the National Interest hosted Lieutenant Generals Steven L. Kwast (USAF), Michael K. Nagata (US Army), and John N. Shanahan (USAF) for an off-the-record dinner meeting. Center Chairman General Charles G. Boyd (USAF, Ret.) moderated a discussion of the United States’ military options in Syria under a new U.S. administration.
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The Grand Partnership: U.S.-Vietnam Relations Press Forward
On November 16, the Center for the National Interest hosted a panel with Vietnamese ambassador H.E. Pham Quang Vinh focusing on the bilateral U.S.-Vietnam relationship. Harry Kazianis, the Executive Editor of The National Interest and the Center’s Director of Defense Studies, moderated the discussion with Ambassador Pham. A summary of the event by The National Interest’s Defense Editor
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Prospects for Arms Control and U.S.-Russia Relations under a New U.S. Administration
On November 15, the Center for the National Interest hosted an event focusing on the prospects for arms control talks between Russia and the United States under a Donald Trump presidency. Center Executive Director Paul Saunders moderated a discussion between Lt. Gen. Evgeny Buzhinsky, Russia’s former top military arms control negotiator, and Stephen Rademaker, a
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U.S. Options in Syria
On November 2, the Center for the National Interest hosted Robert D. Kaplan, a senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, and Dov S. Zakheim, a former Under Secretary of Defense and the Center’s Vice Chairman, for a discussion of Kaplan’s article “The Devil You Know,” which argues against U.S. efforts to
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