Rep. Rob Wittman (R-VA), chair of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, and Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA), ranking member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee…
86 viewsRetired senior CIA operations officer Douglas London provided an inside look into how he recruited foreign agents prior to and after the September, 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. This was a vi…
459 viewsSusan Gordon, former principal deputy director of national intelligence under the Trump Administration joined a panel discussion with other experts on the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The co…
309 viewsArmy leaders spoke about the branch’s priorities and modernization efforts. Other topics discussed included the Afghanistan withdrawal, cyber warfare and rules of engagement, and weapons tec…
190 viewsBob Schieffer moderated a Center for Strategic and International Studies panel discussion about the consequences of U.S. military withdrawals from Syria and Afghanistan. Participants talked …
330 viewsThe Center for Strategic and International Studies hosted a day-long discussion on security threats in the region of North Africa known as Maghreb, which comprises Morocco, Algeria, Libya, T…
224 viewsNancy Youssef talked about the ISIS, Iraq, Yemen, nuclear negotiations with Iran, and other ongoing national security concerns for the United States. The Islamic State of Iraq and Syri…
394 viewsPanelists talked about U.S. military strategy and alliances in fighting ISIS and other violent extremist groups. The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), also known as the Islamic S…
289 viewsUS Army Lieutenant General David Rodriguez, commander of International Security Assistance Force Joint Command, spoke to reporters on operations in Afghanistan. In his comments he said that …
541 viewsJournalists discussed the unrest and anti-government protests in Egypt. Among the issues they addressed were the evolving events on the ground in Cairo and other cities across Egypt, Egyptia…
204 viewsJournalists spoke about events in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Among the topics they addressed were the current U.S. policy and military engagements, as well as the political challenges ahead i…
142 viewsStuart Bowen, the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR), talked about waste and abuse he found while examining reconstruction efforts in Iraq. He also talked about how le…
166 viewsA panel discussion was held on the status of U.S. efforts in Iraq. Topics included the readiness of Iraqi soldiers to take over security operations, the situation in Basra, and how U.S. poli…
94 viewsNancy Youssef served as Baghdad bureau chief until 2007. She talked about the role of Moqtada al-Sadr, a Shi’ia cleric and the head of the Imam Mehdi Army, an armed militia primarily based i…
113 viewsMs. Youseff dpoke about her analysis of U.S. operations in Iraq, including current efforts by U.S. to stop insurgency and what could happen once the United States began a pullout of troops. …
47 viewsThree forums were held one three topics relating to the media and the military. In the first forum, the panelists focused on newspaper coverage of military operations in Iraq and the Middle …
115 viewsNancy Youssef participated by telephone from Baghdad and reported on the Iraqi perspective on recent changes in U.S. leadership in Iraq, as well as life in Iraq post-Saddam Hussein. She resp…
68 viewsParticipating by telephone from Baghdad, the guest talked about the weekend’s violence in Baghdad and about the dangers of moving around Baghdad when attempting to gather news. She responded…
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