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  2014 Distinguished Service Award Dinner Honoring Senator Rand Paul

  Senator Rand Paul outlines the principles of “conservative realism” at the 2014 Center for the National Interest Distinguished Service Award Dinner. Click here to view the remarks on YouTube. To read the text of the speech, click here. Click here to see the presentation of the award.

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  Lunch Panel with Professor Kishore Mahbubani

  Professor Kishore Mahbubani speaks with Jacob Heilbrunn, Editor of The National Interest about China’s economy and rise to preeminence in the international system. In this video interview, Dr. Mahbubani discusses the likelihood of China’s primacy and how it will impact the U.S. role in the world. Click here to view the interview on YouTube. To read a summary

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  Dmitry Gorenburg and Keith Darden on Ukraine’s Future

  On October 15, Dmitry Gorenburg, a senior research scientist with CNA Corporation, and Keith Darden, associate professor at American University, discuss possible outcomes of the current situation in Ukraine. Anya Schmemann, American University Associate Dean, moderated the event. Click here to view the event on YouTube.

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  Andranik Migranyan on the View from Moscow

  On October 9, Andranik Migranyan, Director of the Insitute for Democracy and Cooperation Presented the view from Moscow on the Ukraine Crisis. Susan Eisenhower, President of the Eisenhower Group, moderated the event. Click here to view the event on YouTube.

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  Ambassador Ashok Kumar Mirpuri on the U.S. and ASEAN

  H.E. Ashok Kumar Mirpuri, Singapore’s Ambassador to the United States, joined the Center for the National Interest for an off-the-record dinner on September 8, 2014. The Ambassador focused on the U.S. role in Asia, the rise of China and the strategic importance of the Trans-Pacific Partnership.

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