Recent Events
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Discussion on Missile Defense
On June 26, the Center for the National Interest hosted Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR), who spoke on the benefits of a more ambitious American Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) program. Senator Cotton was followed by a panel discussion on the risks and viability of long and intermediate-range BMD, featuring Joseph Cirincione, President of Ploughshares Fund, former
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America’s Role in a Changing Middle East
On June 20, the Center for the National Interest hosted a panel discussion on America’s Role in a Changing Middle East. Speakers included Steven A. Cook, author of the recently released book, False Dawn: Protest, Democracy, and Violence in the New Middle East, Eni Enrico Mattei Senior Fellow for Middle East and African Studies at
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Dealing with Dictators
On June 19th, the Center for the National Interest hosted a panel discussion entitled “Dealing with Dictators.” Speakers included Mark Lagon, Chief Policy Officer of the Friends of the Fight against AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, a former president of Freedom House, and a former Ambassador-at-Large leading the State Department’s Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking-in-Persons,
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In Memoriam: Robert Leiken
Robert Leiken was an impressive scholar and a wonderful colleague whom all of us at the Center for the National Interest will miss deeply. He was a rare original thinker who based his conclusions on a wealth of research that forced others—even others with very different perspectives—to take his views seriously. He was also a
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Dinner with General Philip Breedlove
On June 8, the Center for the National Interest hosted Gen. Philip Breedlove, USAF, Ret., former Supreme Allied Commander Europe, for a small, off-the-record dinner meeting. The group discussed the U.S. relationship with NATO, burden sharing within the alliance, and the challenges facing U.S.-Russia relations.
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