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The Cato Institute hosted a discussion on the 20th anniversary of the Iraq War and the lessons learned from the conflict. In the first panel, speakers analyzed the rhetoric used in the leadu…

Panelists offered foreign policy advice to the next president and looked back on presidential transitions from past administrations. Topics included how much should be attempted and if a sin…

Todd Stern talked about climate policy and diplomacy in light of 2015's Paris climate conference agreement. Mr. Stern discussed what he called the success of the conference, as well as how t…

Deputy National Security Adviser Antony Blinken talked about how the U.S. planned to work with allies to combat the Islamic State* and how the mission was not comparable to the wars in Iraq …

Panelists that included former special envoy Dennis Ross discussed the past 30 years of U.S. policy planning for the Middle East and gave recommendations for the current situation including …

Charles Gati, editor of Zbig: The Strategy and Statecraft of Zbigniew Brzezinski, and a panel of dignitaries talked about the life and career of former National Security Adviser Zbigniew Brz…

Ryan Crocker and other foreign policy analysts spoke on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the invasion of Iraq. Among the issues they addressed were the development of strong factions …

Panelists talked about geopolitical lessons learned from the Iraq War at a forum marking the 10th anniversary of the invasion of Iraq. Among the topics they addressed were the decision to go…

Ambassador Marc Grossman talked about the future of American diplomacy in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Jessica Mathews moderated.

India’s Foreign Secretary, H.E. Ranjan Mathai about the future of U.S.-India relations. prosperity and progress. He called the relationship between the U.S. and India a 21st century partners…

Panelists discussed three broad topics regarding the role of the U.S. president in world: declining American influence, the resilience of the liberal international order, and the rise of new…

Secretary Clinton spoke about religious freedom around the world. In her remarkss she said the “world is sliding backwards” even as progress was being made on political freedom in places lik…

Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Martin Dempsey talked about U.S. security challenges and international partnerships. Other topics included U.S. operations in Afghanistan, Defense Depa…

Representatives from Egypt, Tunisia, Jordan, and Morocco gave updates on the ongoing reforms happening since Middle East uprisings that started in Spring 2011. Topics included elections, the…

Admiral Mike Mullen, who was retiring at the end of September 2011, spoke about his tenure as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and about challenges for the U.S. military. He also answe…

Major General Richard Mills has been a regional commander for the Marine Corps in Afghanistan since 2010, overseeing 30,000 U.S. and coalition troops in Helmand Province. He talked about his…

John Brennan talked about U.S. counterterrorism efforts in Yemen. He also responded to questions from the audience.

Panelists talked about the incident at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant. On March 28, 1979, a combination of equipment malfunctions, operator errors, and design flaws led to the mos…

NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen delivered remarks on NATO’s relationship with Russia. He called for the U.S., Russia, and NATO to link their missile defense systems against pote…

A conference on nuclear nonproliferation, panelists talked about a congressional report conducted by the Carnegie Endowment titled Abolishing Nuclear Weapons: A Debate. Among the issues addr…