Social Sciences
50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MARCH ON WASHINGTON
1833 - Slavery was banned by the British Parliament throughout the British Empire.
*HOW PRIVACY AND NATIONAL SECURITY IMPACT INTERNATIONAL COMMERCE IN THE DIGITAL AGE. 8/28, 10:00-11:30am. Sponsor: German Marshall Fund. Speaker: Cameron Kerry, General Counsel, US Department of Commerce.
*A NEW LOOK AT AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY. 8/28, Noon-1:00pm. Sponsor: Heritage Foundation. Speakers: Colin Dueck, Associate Professor, Department of Public and International Affairs, George Mason University; Paul Saunders, Executive Director, Center for National Interest.
*JOSEPHUS DANIELS: HIS LIFE AND TIMES, BOOK DISCUSSION. 8/28, Noon-1:00pm. Sponsor: US Navy Memorial. Speaker: Lee Craig, Author, Josephus Daniels. As a longtime leader of the Democratic Party and key member of Woodrow Wilson's cabinet, Josephus Daniels was one of the most influential progressive politicians in the country, and as secretary of the navy during the First World War, he became one of the most important men in the world.
*THE US-RUSSIA RELATIONSHIP: WHAT NEXT? 8/28, 2:00-3:30pm. Sponsor: Brookings Institution. Speakers: Clifford Gaddy, Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy, Global Economy and Development, Center on the US and Europe; Angela Stent, Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy, Center on the US and Europe; Steven Pifer, Director, Arms Control Initiative.
*INAUGURAL CENTRAL ASIA FELLOWSHIP SEMINAR. 8/28, 4:00-7:00pm, Washington DC. Sponsor: Central Asia Program at IERES. Speakers: Chantal Oudraat, Executive Director, SIPRI-North America; Aitolkyn Kourmanova, Central Asia Fellow (Kazakhstan); Safovudin Jaborov, Central Asia Fellow (Tajikistan); Ross Wilson, Director, Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center, Atlantic Council; Kathleen Kuehnast, Director, Center of Innovation for Gender and Peacebuilding, US Institute of Peace.
- The Week Ahead In Washington - Late August 2015
AGAIN, WE ARE OPPOSED TO MEETINGS IN AUGUST. PROMOTING NUCLEAR SAFETY COOPERATION IN NORTHEAST ASIA. 8/25, Noon-1:30pm. Sponsor: East-West Center in Washington. Speaker: Dr. James E. Platte, Non-Resident Sasakawa Peace Foundation Fellow, Pacific Forum,...
- Monday In Washington, February 9, 2015
AN ECONOMIC AGENDA FOR AMERICA. 2/9, 10:30-11:30am. Sponsor: Brookings. Speakers: Senator Bernie Sanders (D-VT); EJ Dionne Jr., Brookings senior fellow in governance studies and Washington Post columnist. US MARINE CORPS CRISIS RESPONSE: EBOLA. 2/9,...
- Monday In Washington October 7, 2013
DECIPHERING RUSSIAN POLICY ON SYRIA: WHAT HAPPENED?AND WHAT?S NEXT. 10/7, Noon-1:00pm. Sponsor: Wilson Center. Speaker: Mark N. Katz, Professor, Government and Politics, George Mason University, Former Title VIII-Supported Research and ShortTerm...
- The Silly Season: The Week Ahead
Both the British and Americans view mid-August as the "silly season" as everyone is away on vacation, or should be. Nevertheless, some hearty souls remain in the Capital. SOUTH KOREA AND LIBERAL INTERNATIONALISM: THE MIDDLE POWER THEORY REEXAMINED. 8/15,...
- August Programs
August in Washington is hot and quiet. Anyone with any sense leaves. Unfortunately, a few folks have not gotten the memo that this is the time NOT to hold any events. Unfortunately, the Korea Economic Institute is hiding all the new analytical talent...
Social Sciences
Wednesday in Washington August 28, 2013
1833 - Slavery was banned by the British Parliament throughout the British Empire.
*HOW PRIVACY AND NATIONAL SECURITY IMPACT INTERNATIONAL COMMERCE IN THE DIGITAL AGE. 8/28, 10:00-11:30am. Sponsor: German Marshall Fund. Speaker: Cameron Kerry, General Counsel, US Department of Commerce.
*A NEW LOOK AT AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY. 8/28, Noon-1:00pm. Sponsor: Heritage Foundation. Speakers: Colin Dueck, Associate Professor, Department of Public and International Affairs, George Mason University; Paul Saunders, Executive Director, Center for National Interest.
*JOSEPHUS DANIELS: HIS LIFE AND TIMES, BOOK DISCUSSION. 8/28, Noon-1:00pm. Sponsor: US Navy Memorial. Speaker: Lee Craig, Author, Josephus Daniels. As a longtime leader of the Democratic Party and key member of Woodrow Wilson's cabinet, Josephus Daniels was one of the most influential progressive politicians in the country, and as secretary of the navy during the First World War, he became one of the most important men in the world.*THE US-RUSSIA RELATIONSHIP: WHAT NEXT? 8/28, 2:00-3:30pm. Sponsor: Brookings Institution. Speakers: Clifford Gaddy, Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy, Global Economy and Development, Center on the US and Europe; Angela Stent, Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy, Center on the US and Europe; Steven Pifer, Director, Arms Control Initiative.
*INAUGURAL CENTRAL ASIA FELLOWSHIP SEMINAR. 8/28, 4:00-7:00pm, Washington DC. Sponsor: Central Asia Program at IERES. Speakers: Chantal Oudraat, Executive Director, SIPRI-North America; Aitolkyn Kourmanova, Central Asia Fellow (Kazakhstan); Safovudin Jaborov, Central Asia Fellow (Tajikistan); Ross Wilson, Director, Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center, Atlantic Council; Kathleen Kuehnast, Director, Center of Innovation for Gender and Peacebuilding, US Institute of Peace.
- The Week Ahead In Washington - Late August 2015
AGAIN, WE ARE OPPOSED TO MEETINGS IN AUGUST. PROMOTING NUCLEAR SAFETY COOPERATION IN NORTHEAST ASIA. 8/25, Noon-1:30pm. Sponsor: East-West Center in Washington. Speaker: Dr. James E. Platte, Non-Resident Sasakawa Peace Foundation Fellow, Pacific Forum,...
- Monday In Washington, February 9, 2015
AN ECONOMIC AGENDA FOR AMERICA. 2/9, 10:30-11:30am. Sponsor: Brookings. Speakers: Senator Bernie Sanders (D-VT); EJ Dionne Jr., Brookings senior fellow in governance studies and Washington Post columnist. US MARINE CORPS CRISIS RESPONSE: EBOLA. 2/9,...
- Monday In Washington October 7, 2013
DECIPHERING RUSSIAN POLICY ON SYRIA: WHAT HAPPENED?AND WHAT?S NEXT. 10/7, Noon-1:00pm. Sponsor: Wilson Center. Speaker: Mark N. Katz, Professor, Government and Politics, George Mason University, Former Title VIII-Supported Research and ShortTerm...
- The Silly Season: The Week Ahead
Both the British and Americans view mid-August as the "silly season" as everyone is away on vacation, or should be. Nevertheless, some hearty souls remain in the Capital. SOUTH KOREA AND LIBERAL INTERNATIONALISM: THE MIDDLE POWER THEORY REEXAMINED. 8/15,...
- August Programs
August in Washington is hot and quiet. Anyone with any sense leaves. Unfortunately, a few folks have not gotten the memo that this is the time NOT to hold any events. Unfortunately, the Korea Economic Institute is hiding all the new analytical talent...