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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 and Afghanistan. Talking…

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 and in-fighting in the Iraqi…

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 to war, justifications for…

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…

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…

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 like the…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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

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…

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 addressed…

Defense Secretary Robert Gates talked about the evolution of the concept of nuclear deterrence and the implications of the aging of the U.S. nuclear arsenal and infrastructure and the lack…

Stephen Hadley talked about President Bush’s Smart Development policy and President and Mrs. Bush’s upcoming trip to Africa. The president will review the progress since his last visit in…

Former Afghan Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah talked about the security situation in Afghanistan. He briefly outlined recent Afghan history and talked about how Afghan citizens feel…

Husain Haqqani talked about his book Pakistan: Between Mosque and Military, published by Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. The relationship between Pakistan’s military and Islamic…

British Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett delivered the luncheon keynote speech at the 2007 Carnegie International Nonproliferation Conference. In her remarks she talked about the threat…

Ms. Shevtsova talked about her book Putin’s Russia, issued in a revised edition by Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. She described the current state of Russian domestic politics…