Security and Defense Events
Previewing the OAS General Assembly: Citizen Security in the Americas
May 16, 2011 // 9:30am — 11:30am
Latin American Program
Public security officials from throughout the hemisphere will preview issues to be discussed at the General Assembly.
Northern Border Crime and Terror Networks: Fact or Fiction?
May 11, 2011 // 9:00am — 11:00am
Canada Institute
Academic security experts from Canada and the United States discussed new research aimed at tracking the movement and behavior of crime and terrorist networks in Canada and the United States. Both countries are cooperating to address the two-way traffic in criminal activity.
Connections Between Climate and Stability: Lessons from Asia and Africa
May 10, 2011 // 3:00pm — 5:00pm
Environmental Change and Security Program
Janani Vivekananda of International Alert was joined by Jeffrey Stark of the Foundation for Environmental Security and Sustainability and Cynthia Brady of USAID's Office of Conflict Management and Mitigation, to discuss the complex connections between climate change, conflict, stability, and governance.
Syria and Iran: An Alliance Tested?
May 09, 2011 // 12:00pm — 1:15pm
Middle East Program
The alliance between Syria and Iran has been a prominent and enduring feature on the political landscape of the Middle East since 1979. Goodarzi provides a brief overview and analysis of the origins and development of the Tehran-Damascus nexus and focus on its influence on regional politics, including the recent Arab spring.
Lebanese View of an Arab Changing Landscape
May 05, 2011 // 9:30am — 10:30am
Middle East Program
Fuad Siniora was the Prime Minister of Lebanon during a very critical time including the 2006 war. Former Prime Minister Siniora speaks about the current situation in Lebanon and give his reading of the Arab spring and what that means to the future of Lebanon and the region.
Policing Democracy: Overcoming Obstacles to Citizen Security Reform in Latin America
May 02, 2011 // 3:00pm — 4:30pm
Latin American Program
In his new book, Mark Ungar reviews the full spectrum of areas needing change: criminal law, policing, investigation, trial practice, and incarceration.
America's Nuclear Energy Future
April 26, 2011 // 12:00pm — 1:30pm
International Security Studies
A meeting with U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel B. Poneman, co-sponsored with the Los Alamos National Laboratory
Saudi Arabia: The Kingdom Strikes Back
April 13, 2011 // 12:00pm — 1:00pm
Middle East Program
David Ottaway, Senior Scholar, Woodrow Wilson Center and former Bureau Chief, Washington Post, Cairo
Hydropower, Pipelines, and Petroleum: The U.S.-Canada Energy Relationship [Duke University, Durham, North Carolina]
April 13, 2011 // 8:30am — 3:00pm
Canada Institute
The Canada Institute co-sponsored a conference held at Duke University that assessed ways to balance North American energy, security, and environmental goals.
"What's the Matter with Mexico: Drugs, Dinosaurs, and Dithering"
April 12, 2011 // 12:00pm — 2:30pm
Mexico Institute
In a public forum cosponsored by the Wilson Center Mexico Institute and the Inter-American Dialogue, columnist Denise Dresser discussed the future of Mexican politics.