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The Qatari Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister talked about the future of the Middle East and other foreign policy challenges. One of those challenges was the on-going diplomatic cris…

The Center for the National Interest hosted a panel discussion on U.S. policy toward North Korea. Speakers included Joseph DeTrani, the former U.S. envoy to the six-party talks with North Ko…

A panel of five international relations scholars and former diplomats discussed the future of Russia’s foreign policy in a discussion hosted by the Center for the National Interest in Washin…

George Beebe and Paul Saunders, former George W. Bush administration officials, talked about Russian hacking and the 2016 presidential election. They spoke about the conclusions of the intel…

Former U.S. Ambassador to Iraq and Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad talked about Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria, as well as the likelihood that President Obama’s successor will inherit the co…

Angela Stent talked about her book, The Limits of Partnership, in which she argued that the U.S. relationship with Russia remainss a top priority in the post-Cold War era because of the cons…

Ahead of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, panelists talked about the U.S-Russia relationship. Topics included some of the security threats at the Winter games and the anti-governme…

Participants talked about the likely impact of the government shutdown and impasse over raising the debt ceiling on the political climate in Washington and potential effects on future electi…

Grover Norquist, the Americans for Tax Reform President and author of the “Taxpayer Protection Pledge,” discussed upcoming tax bills in Congress and the meetings that congressional leaders h…

Panelists talked about the Russian punk band Pussy Riot’s sentencing to two years in jail for protesting against President Vladimir Putin in front of a church. The incident has sparked contr…

Dimitri Simes discussed recent parliamentary elections in Russia, and protests following parliamentary elections that left the party of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in the majority.

Former Russia specialists who served in the State Department and the National Security Council under the George W. Bush administration discussed relations between the U.S. and Russia, and re…

Panelists talked about a new Center for the National Interest report on Russia and U.S. national interests which found mutual distrust as one of the serious problems between the two countrie…

Dimitri Simes talked about the future of Afghanistan. Topics included the challenge of U.S. fighting two wars, the need for a set strategy, and U.S.-Russia cooperation in dealing with the re…

Jack Matlock, ambassador to the USSR under President Ronald Reagan, discusses his book “Superpower Illusions: How Myths and False Ideologies Led America Astray - and How to Return to Reality…

Dimitri Simes talked about the parallels between Russia’s invasion into Afghanistan in the 1980s and U.S. efforts today in the region. He responded to telephone calls and electronic communic…

The Nixon Center hosted a luncheon discussion on Jacob Heilbrunn’s book They Knew They Were Right: The Rise of the Necons, published that day by Doubleday. In his book he discusses the histo…

Dimitri Simes talked about the strained relationship between the U.S. and Russia. President Putin has threatened to target European cities if the U.S. deploys a missile defense system in Eur…

Mr. Gvosdev moderated a roundtable discussion as panelists addressed United States foreign policy in the Middle East and East Asia. They focused on U.S. aspirations in the Middle East peace …

Mr. Clemons moderated a half-day forum on the future of U.S. foreign policy. Participants talked about successes and failures in building post-Cold War strategies, assessing and meeting emer…