Representative Ro Khanna (D-CA) talked about about President Biden’s decision to reevaluate relations with Saudi Arabia in a conversation with the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. The review follows…
139 viewsSecurities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler talks about cryptocurrency, digital assets and financial regulations at Georgetown University.
5 viewsThe Brookings Institution hosted a virtual discussion, which explored the importance of the CIA in predicting crises like COVID-19. Author Chris Whipple spoke about his recently released…
240 viewsThe House Intelligence Committee held a virtual hearing on U.S.-Saudi Arabia relations. Agnes Callamard, the U.N. special rapporteur on executions, presented the findings of her report on the murder of Saudi…
977 viewsBruce Riedel talked about his book, Beirut 1958: How America’s Wars in the Middle East Began, in which he recalled President Eisenhower’s decision to deploy U.S. Marines to Beirut in 1958,…
796 viewsFrom 1979 to 1981, 52 Americans were held hostage in the U.S. Embassy in Tehran. The Wilson Center hosted a panel discussing how the Iran Hostage Crisis has impacted U.S. foreign policy…
820 viewsThe Brookings Institution hosted a discussion about the conflict in Yemen and the U.S. policy toward the ongoing violence and related humanitarian issues. Panelists talked about many…
859 viewsMalcolm Byrne talked about his book, Iran-Contra: Reagan’s Scandal and the Unchecked Abuse of Presidential Power, in which he looks at the Iran-Contra scandal. Mr. Byrne used declassified…
1,563 viewsGeneral John Allen, former commander of U.S. Forces Afghanistan, and other panelists talked about the security situation and political dynamics in Afghanistan. Topics included U.S. interests in the…
659 viewsBruce Riedel talked about his book JFK’s Forgotten Crisis, in which he examines the Kennedy administration’s efforts to thwart China’s invasion of Indian territory in 1962.
1,368 viewsSenate Armed Services Committee Chair John McCain (R-Arizona) and three academics and foreign policy experts debated the merits of the pending nuclear agreement between the P5+1* powers and…
487 viewsBruce Riedel talked about his book, What We Won: America’s Secret War in Afghanistan, 1979-89, about the CIA’s involvement in Afghanistan from 1979-1989. He also talked about the legacy of…
886 viewsMatthew Olsen talked about the threat of ISIS* and al-Qaeda in Iraq, Syria, and the Middle East, and efforts being made by U.S. and international community to curb those threats. He said there was no…
2,013 viewsBrookings Institution fellows talked about the list they complied foreign policy issues in 2014. Panelists focused on on Iran, Afghanistan, Russia and the U.S. pivot to Asia. They said that…
515 viewsPanelists talked about President Obama’s just concluded speech on surveillance policy and his proposed changes to the way in which the National Security Agency collects and monitors phone…
452 viewsFormer State and Defense Department officials and a former CIA analyst talked about the possibility of U.S. military strikes on Syria in response to the use of chemical weapons against…
629 viewsGeneral Stanley McChrystal (Ret.) talked about the evolution of the Joint Special Operations Command and the pursuit of al-Qaeda in Iraq, in particular the terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. Bruce Riedel,…
1,705 viewsDaniel Benjamin and Bruce Riedel talked about U.S. counterterrorism efforts, including complicated relations with Pakistan, the use of drones by U.S., and al-Qaida’s influence…
179 viewsPanelists talked about relations between the U.S. and Pakistan, as well as the future of the relationship. Among the topics they addressed were military cooperation in counterterrorism, the use…
374 viewsFormer intelligence officials assessed U.S.-Pakistan relations. In their remarks they criticized U.S. policy toward Pakistan noting that financial support is often given with little means…
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