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Former National Security Advisers Condoleezza Rice (George W. Bush administration), Tom Donilon (Obama administration), and Robert O’Brien (Trump administration) talked about security challe…

Current and former government officials assessed President Biden’s first 100 days in a virtual conversation with the Aspen Institute. Topics discussed included the coronavirus pandemic respo…

At the second day of the Aspen Security Forum, former National Security Advisers Tom Donilon and Stephen Hadley outlined the main threats to national security. Other topics included the coro…

The Aspen Strategy Group hosted a series of discussions about technology and national security. Former Defense Secretary Ashton Carter and former Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia B…

Former national security advisers talked about America’s global leadership role and the state of the so-called liberal world order. They discussed U.S. relations with its allies as well as t…

Former National Security Advisers Tom Donilon and Stephen Hadley discussed key national security concerns at an event hosted by Politico. They addressed the recent Democratic National Commit…

Madeleine Albright, Leon Panetta, and others spoke about the 2016 election, foreign policy priorities, and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s comments on NATO and relations with …

Former Secretary of State James Baker and former National Security Adviser Thomas Donilon testified at a hearing on the role of U.S. leadership around the globe. Topics included internationa…

Panelists talked about the history and future of U.S.-Israel relations, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s upcoming U.S. visit. Longtime Middle East and national security presid…

Representatives Steny Hoyer (D-MD) and Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) spoke at the annual American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) policy conference. This was an afternoon plenary session…

Tom Donilon and Stephen Haldley talked about their experiences as National Security Advisers. Topics included the effectiveness of sanctions against Russia and Iran, the impact of National S…

President Obama announced that U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice would become his national security adviser, replacing Tom Donillon, who was retiring. He also nominated Samantha Power to replace Su…

U.S. National Security Adviser Thomas Donilon talked about emerging security threats to the United States and opportunities the U.S. may have to strengthen itself strategically in the next s…

National Security Adviser Thomas Donilon previewed President Obama’s trip to Southeast Asia that included stops in Burma and Cambodia, where he was to attend a conference with Chinese and Ru…

Jay Carney led the daily White House briefing, where National Security Advisor Tom Donilon previewed the upcoming G-8 summit at Camp David.

Tom Donilon gave the keynote address at a Brookings Institution discussion of Iran’s nuclear program. He focused on the U.S. approach to Iran, and how Iran is being weakened by sanctions, bo…

National Security Adviser Tom Donilon addressed current security issues facing the nation. He talked about the U.S. special forces mission in which Osama bin Laden was killed, Libya and othe…

Former government officials staged a mock session of a White House National Security Council meeting. The session dealt with an upcoming domestic U.S.-China summit. Winston Lord chaired the …

As part of the International Conference on the Global Communications Revolution and International Conflict Management, or “Virtual Diplomacy,” the panelists discussed the impact of televisio…

Mr. Ellsworth and Mr. Donilon debated the topic of U.S. leadership abroad and the Democratic and Republican views of foreign policy. They also took questions from the audience. Mr. Kramer mo…