Global Security Forum - Video: Recent Episodes
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Americans disagree on fundamental aspects of domestic and global affairs, but they are largely united behind the idea that America should play a leadership role in the world. What does this unity and division mean for making foreign policy decisions in a complex and interconnected world? A new major CSIS International Security Program report and public conference explore whether and how domestic political, geographic, racial, socio-economic, and other divisions impact U.S. national security and engagements abroad and identifies opportunities for cooperation.
The report argues that concerted U.S. international engagement is critical in a time of heightened geopolitical tension, increasingly assertive adversaries, and the lingering health and economic effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. The findings will help policymakers understand the scope of the divides and the opportunities for working together to bridge them, along with the need for leadership and outreach to a diverse set of domestic audiences.
Event Agenda:
2:00 pm: Welcome Remarks Dr. Seth G. Jones, Senior Vice President, Harold Brown Chair, Director of the International Security Program, and Director of the Transnational Threats Project
2:15 pm: Report Findings Presented by: Mr. Erol Yayboke, Senior Fellow and Director, CSIS Project on Fragility and Mobility
2:30 pm: Panel Discussion Moderated by: Ms. Emily Harding , Senior Fellow and Deputy Director, International Security Program
With Dr. Michael J. Green, Senior Vice President for Asia, Japan Chair, and Henry A. Kissinger Chair Hon. Susan Gordon, Director at CACI International Ms. Nancy Youssef, National Security Correspondent, The Wall Street Journal
3:35 pm: Break
3:55 pm: Introductory Remarks Dr. John J. Hamre, President and CEO of CSIS and Langone Chair in American Leadership
4:00 pm: Keynote Conversation Moderated By: Ms. Suzanne Spaulding, Senior Adviser for Homeland Security and Director of the Defending Democratic Institutions project
With Secretary William Cohen, former Secretary of Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, former Secretary of Defense
This report is made possible by the generous support of Leonardo DRS
In an era of global technological competition and diffusion of innovation, the United States must uphold the twin pillars of national security and national innovation. There is a clear need for greater cooperation and engagement on the challenge set within government; between federal, state, and local levels; between governments; and between the public and private sectors. By recognizing its comparative strengths and weaknesses, the United States federal government can take measured steps that increase its chances of success and guard against risks.
CSIS’s Global Security Forum focuses on the challenges that emerging technologies pose to U.S. security and the policy priorities needed. The event will feature a keynote address from Secretary of Defense Mark Esper and the launch of a new report highlighting insights from the 2019 GSF Experts’ Workshop and actionable recommendations to inform a more effective U.S. federal government approach to emerging technologies.
Event Agenda
8:30 AM: Registration Check-In
9:00 AM: Opening Remarks
9:10 AM: Keynote Address on "Maintaining the U.S. National Security Innovation Base"
Hon. Mark T. Esper
Secretary of Defense
Followed by a moderated discussion with
Dr. Kathleen H. Hicks
Senior Vice President; Henry A. Kissinger Chair; and Director, International Security Program
Center for Strategic and International Studies
9:50 AM: Presentation of Report Findings
Samuel Brannen
Director, Risk and Foresight Group
Center for Strategic and International Studies
10:00 AM: Panel Discussion on "Emerging Technologies Governance"
Gabrielle Burrell
Minister Counsellor Defense Policy
Embassy of Australia
Mr. Andrew P. Hunter
Director, Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group
Center for Strategic and International Studies
Dr. Jason G. Matheny
Founding Director, Center for Security and Emerging Technology and former Director, Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity
Ms. Suzanne Spaulding
Senior Advisor, Homeland Security, International Security Program
Center for Strategic and International Studies
Brigadier General Benjamin Watson
Vice Chief of Naval Research; Commanding General, Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory
U.S. Marine Corps
11:00 AM: Adjourn
This event is made possible through support from Leonardo DRS.
Featuring:
Henry Kissinger
Former Secretary of State and National Security Advisor
John Hamre
President and CEO, CSIS
Featuring:
Derek Chollet
Former Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, and Counselor and Senior Advisor for Security and Defense Policy, German Marshall Fund
Ambassador Paula Dobriansky
Former Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs, and Senior Fellow, Belfer Center, Harvard University
Mackenzie Eaglen
Resident Fellow, America Enterprise Institute
Daniel Kurtz-Phelan
International Security Program Fellow, New America
Moderator:
Arshad Mohammed
Reuters
Featuring:
Christian Brose
Staff Director, Senate Armed Services Committee
Tina Jonas
Former Undersecretary of Defense (Comptroller) and Senior Adviser, International Security Program, CSIS
Steve Kosiak
Former Associate Director for Defense and International Affairs, Office of Management and Budget
Moderator:
Todd Harrison
Director, Defense Budget Analysis and Senior Fellow, International Security Program, CSIS
Featuring:
Ernie Bower
Senior Adviser and Sumitro Chair for Southeast Asian Studies, CSIS
Scott Miller
Senior Adviser and Scholl Chair in International Business, CSIS
Moderator:
Murray Hiebert
Deputy Director and Senior Fellow, Sumitro Chair for Southeast Asian Studies, CSIS
Featuring:
Jason Cone
Executive Director, Médecins Sans Frontières/USA
Rebecca Hersman
Director, Project on Nuclear Issues and Senior Adviser, International Security Program, CSIS
Jeremy Konyndyk
Director, Office of Foreign Disaster Relief, USAID
Robert Mardini
Regional Director for the Middle East, International Committee of the Red Cross
Moderator:
Steve Morrison
Senior Vice President and Director, Global Health Policy Center, CSIS
Featuring:
Michael Green
Senior Vice President for Asia and Japan Chair, CSIS
Chair in Modern and Contemporary Japanese Politics and Foreign Policy, Georgetown University
Christopher Johnson
Senior Adviser and Freeman Chair in China Studies, CSIS
Kathleen Hicks
Senior Vice President, Henry A. Kissinger Chair, Director of the International Security Program, CSIS
Featuring:
Ambassador Thomas Pickering
Former Ambassador to the United Nations, the Russian Federation, India, Israel, and Jordan
Michael Vickers
Former Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence
Moderator:
Olga Oliker
Senior Adviser and Director, Russia and Eurasia Program, CSIS
Featuring:
Philipp Ackerman
Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany to the United States
Geoff Dyer
Financial Times Correspondent, Washington Bureau
Eric Schwartz
Dean, Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota
Catherine Wiesner
Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration
Video Presentation:
Kelly Clements
Deputy UN High Commissioner for Refugees
Moderator:
Heather Conley
Senior Vice President for Europe, Eurasia, and the Arctic and Director, Europe Program, CSIS