Videos

  • Understanding and Responding to Russia: CIA Analysis and Operations

    On May 22, the Center for the National Interest hosted a panel discussion entitled “Understanding and Responding to Russia: CIA Analysis and Operations.” Speakers included Milton Bearden, a 30-year CIA veteran, who was the CIA’s station chief in Moscow, Islamabad, and Khartoum and led the CIA’s covert support for the Afghan fighters who ousted Soviet

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  • The Iran Nuclear Deal: What Next?

    On May 15, the Center for the National Interest organized a panel discussion entitled, “The Iran Nuclear Deal: What Next?” Speakers included Dov Zakheim, former Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) during the George W. Bush administration and the Vice Chairman of the Center’s board, and Paul Pillar, a former National Intelligence Officer and CIA analyst

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  • After Russia’s Election: A New Crisis in U.S.-Russia Relations?

    On March 26, the Center for the National Interest organized a panel discussion entitled “After Russia’s Election: A New Crisis in U.S.-Russia Relations?” Panelists included George Beebe, director of the Center’s intelligence and national security program and a former head of the CIA’s Russia analysis as well as a foreign policy aide to former Vice

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  • A Conversation with Ambassador Kurt Volker

    On February 26, the Center for the National Interest hosted Ambassador Kurt Volker, the U.S. Special Envoy for Ukraine Negotiations, to discuss the crisis situation in Ukraine and U.S.-Russia relations. Ambassador Volker is a highly respected career diplomat and served as U.S. Permanent Representative to NATO as well as in other key posts in the

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  • North Korea’s Olympic Moment

    On February 6, the Center for the National Interest held a panel discussion entitled “North Korea’s Olympic Moment.” Speakers included Bruce Klingner, a senior research fellow at The Heritage Foundation and a former deputy division chief for Korea and Korea branch chief at the CIA, and Lt. Gen. Wallace C. Gregson (USMC, Ret.), senior director

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