Recent Events

  • Is Naval Conflict with China Inevitable?

    On Wednesday, September 28, the Center for the National Interest hosted a panel discussion on naval conflict in the seas off of East Asia and U.S.-China relations. The panel included Seth Cropsey, Senior Fellow at the Hudson Institute and Director of its Center for American Seapower; Jeff Smith, Director of Asian Security Programs at the American

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  • U.S.-Israel Relations and the Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process

    On September 27, the Center for the National Interest hosted a panel discussion on U.S.-Israel relations and the long-dormant peace process between Israel and the Palestinians, featuring speakers Dov Zakheim, a former undersecretary of defense (comptroller) and Center Vice Chairman, and Aaron David Miller, Vice President at the Woodrow Wilson Center and State Department analyst

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  • Meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif

    The Center for the National Interest organized a small, off-the-record breakfast meeting with Mohammad Javad Zarif, foreign minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran, in New York City on September 26. The high-level group discussed U.S.-Iran relations in light of the historic nuclear deal, the Syrian civil war, and regional security issues.

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  • Senators Paul and Murphy on U.S. Middle East Policy

    On September 19, the Center for the National Interest hosted a discussion with Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) and Senator Christopher Murphy (D-CT) on U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East. Senators Paul and Murphy presented their case for a resolution that would block the sale of Abrams tanks and other weapons to Saudi Arabia. Their remarks additionally focused

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  • Lunch with Ambassador Vitaly Churkin

    On September 16, the Center for the National Interest held a small, off-the-record meeting in New York with Ambassador Vitaly Churkin, Russia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations. The meeting was moderated by the Center for the National Interest’s Vice Chairman Drew Guff and was attended by a high-level group, including Center President Dimitri K.

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