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SUMMARY:Extremism in the Disinformation Age
DESCRIPTION:Please join CENSA for our upcoming conversation with CENSA Fellow\, Mr. Scott Vlachos and CENSA Director for Research\, Ms. Raina Davis on Thursday October 20th at 6:00 PM Eastern.  Mr. Vlachos will be presenting and discussing his most recent research on the linkage between disinformation campaigns and domestic extremism groups. Join us for an excellent discussion and an opportunity to meet and network with other CENSA members. Light hors d’oeuvres will be served\, bar will be available.Dacha Beer Garden Loft (Shaw)1600 7th St\, NWWashington DC 20001Dress: Business CasualPlease RSVP here (attendance limited to first 35 responses).Read Scott’s CENSA Report on Disinformation and Domestic Extremism
URL:https://censa.net/event/extremism-in-the-disinformation-age/
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SUMMARY:Cyber Extortion and Data Security
DESCRIPTION:Please join CENSA for our upcoming conversation with Dr. Josephine Wolff on Monday June 14th at 11:30 AM Eastern.  Dr. Wolff is an assistant professor of cybersecurity policy at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University.  In our conversation\, we will be discussing a variety of pressing cybersecurity issues from ransomware incidents to major data breaches – including lessons learned from the SolarWinds\, Colonial Pipeline\, and Constant Contact cyberattacks and what policymakers can do to avert future attacks.Dr. Wolff is the author of You’ll See This Message When It Is Too Late: The Legal and Economic Aftermath of Cybersecurity Breaches\, published by MIT Press in 2018. Her writing on cybersecurity has also appeared in Slate\, The New York Times\, The Washington Post\, The Atlantic\, and Wired. Prior to joining Fletcher\, she was an assistant professor of public policy at the Rochester Institute of Technology and a fellow at the New America Cybersecurity Initiative and Harvard’s Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society.Please RSVP here (attendance limited to first 100 responses).
URL:https://censa.net/event/cyber-extortion-and-data-security/
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SUMMARY:The Ethical Implications of AI in National Security
DESCRIPTION:Please join us on April 19\, 2021 from 6:00 – 7:00pm EST on Zoom for a discussion with Ms. Meredith Broussard\, moderated by CENSA Fellow Scott Vlachos.  \n\n\n\nMs. Broussard is an associate professor from NYU and the recent author of Artificial Unintelligence: How Computers Misunderstand the World. Mr. Vlachos and Ms. Broussard will discuss advances in AI within National Security and their ethical implications. Audience is limited to the first 100 registrants and is a CENSA members-only event. \n\n\n\nRSVP here: https://forms.gle/LT69iEbDpJprET598 \n\n\n\nZoom Invite to Follow \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Speaker: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMeredith Broussard is an associate professor at the Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute of New York University and the author of the award-winning book Artificial Unintelligence: How Computers Misunderstand the World. Her research focuses on artificial intelligence in investigative reporting\, with a particular interest in using data analysis for social good. She is an affiliate faculty member at the Moore Sloan Data Science Environment at the NYU Center for Data Science\, a 2019 Reynolds Journalism Institute Fellow\, and her work has been supported by the Institute of Museum & Library Services as well as the Tow Center at Columbia Journalism School. A former features editor at the Philadelphia Inquirer\, she has also worked as a software developer at AT&T Bell Labs and the MIT Media Lab. Her features and essays have appeared in The Atlantic\, Slate\, Vox\, and other outlets.
URL:https://censa.net/event/the-ethical-implications-of-ai-in-national-security/
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SUMMARY:Cyber in the Biden Administration: A Discussion on National Security\, Cyber Policy\, and Careers in National Defense
DESCRIPTION:About the Event: \n\n\n\nPlease join us on January 28\, 2021 from 6:00 – 7:00pm EST on Zoom for a discussion with Mr. Ian Smith and Mr. Josh Stiefel\, moderated by CENSA member Cameron Janssens. Mr. Smith and Mr. Stiefel will discuss their recent recommendations for cyber reforms in the Biden Administration as well as a discussion on careers in cyber and national security. This event is co-hosted with CENSA by the Yale University International Relations Association (YIRA). Audience is limited to the first 100 registrants and is a CENSA members-only event. \n\n\n\nRSVP here: https://forms.gle/95ZvKzdcF9tL8kVY9Zoom Invite to follow reservation. \n\n\n\nFeel free to read their recent article in Lawfare as primer for their discussion: https://www.lawfareblog.com/four-ways-president-biden-fix-cyber-january-21 \n\n\n\nAbout the Speakers: \n\n\n\nIan D. Smith is a senior cyber policy analyst in the Department of Homeland Security Office of Strategy\, Policy\, and Plans\, where he focuses on cyber conflict and strategic deterrence and policies to defend critical infrastructure and functions from U.S. competitors in cyberspace.  Ian is the primary DHS working level contact within the U.S. Government’s Cyber Deterrence Working Group\, for which he and colleagues were recently awarded the Department of State’s Group Superior Honor Award.  A career civil servant\, he also has experience in border and immigration\, international cooperation\, and as permanent staff in the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.  Ian is also a major in the U.S. Army Reserve assigned to the Department of Social Sciences at West Point.  With the Army\, he has served combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan.  Ian holds a B.S. in Comparative Politics from the United States Military Academy at West Point\, an M.Litt. in Terrorism Studies from the University of St. Andrews (U.K.)\, and is a graduate of the Defense Information School and the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College.  He is a Term Member of the Council on Foreign Relations.   \n\n\n\nJosh Stiefel serves as a Professional Staff Member for the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) staff. Previously\, he served as Senior Cyber Policy Advisor at the Department of the Treasury\, sitting at the nexus of national security\, cyber policy\, and economic security and working closely with Executive Branch agencies\, independent regulators\, and financial institutions. Josh began his career as a political-military analyst at the Department of Defense and held multiple positions at the Office of the Secretary of Defense for Policy\, and the Joint Staff for which he received the Joint Civilian Service Achievement Award. Concurrent to his work with the HASC\, Josh is an officer with the U.S. Navy Reserve\, a board member with the Harvard Veterans Alumni Organization’s DC Chapter\, and a member of the Dean’s Advisory Council at Lehigh University’s College of Arts and Sciences. He is a Term Member at the Council on Foreign Relations\, and holds a Masters of Public Policy from Harvard University and a Bachelors of Arts with Honors from Lehigh University.
URL:https://censa.net/event/cyber-in-the-biden-administration-a-discussion-on-national-security-cyber-policy-and-careers-in-national-defense/
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SUMMARY:New Website Launch!
DESCRIPTION:CENSA will be officially launching our new website where we will be able to host new content and facilitate member networking like never before!
URL:https://censa.net/event/new-website-launch/
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SUMMARY:Countering Violent Extremism an interview with George Selim\, Anti-Defamation League
DESCRIPTION:As Senior Vice President of Programs\, George Selim leads the Anti-Defamation League’s (ADL) education\, law enforcement and community security programs and oversees the work of ADL’s Center on Extremism.Prior to his appointment at ADL in 2017\, George served in the administrations of Presidents Bush\, Obama and Trump. He most recently served as the Department of Homeland Security’s first Director of the Office for Community Partnerships. Concurrently\, he was selected to lead a newly created Countering Violent Extremism Task Force to coordinate government efforts and partnerships to prevent violent extremism in the United States. Before assuming these roles\, George served for four years at the White House on the National Security Council Staff where he focused on policy development and program implementation matters for both domestic and international security threats. Prior to his work at the White House\, George served as a Senior Policy Adviser at the DHS Office for Civil Rights & Civil Liberties. He has also worked at the U.S. Department of Justice\, the Arab American Institute\, and served one year with AmeriCorps. \n\n\n\nGeorge holds an MA from Georgetown University and a BA from Walsh University.
URL:https://censa.net/event/countering-violent-extremism-an-interview-with-george-selim-anti-defamation-league/
LOCATION:Slipstream DC\, 1333 14th St NW\, Washington\, DC\, District of Columbia\, 20005\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Practical Results and Ramifications of the Proposed Travel Ban
DESCRIPTION:(866) 354-4257Code: 0011023 \n\n\n\nThe Council for Emerging National Security Affairs is pleased to announce a teleconference event with Graeme Wood\, national correspondent from The Atlantic. Graeme brings a tremendous understanding of the Islamic State and will offer his views on both the likely ineffectiveness of the proposed ban through the lens of recent IS and US strategy\, as well as the broader implications. Immigration policy expert and CENSA founding member Scott FitzGerald will moderate the event. \n\n\n\nCENSA requests that questions for the event be sent in advance to sfitzgerald@fragomen.com and in addition during the event itself via Twitter with the hashtag #CENSATALK. \n\n\n\nSpeakers:\n\n\n\nGraeme WoodNational Correspondent at The Atlantic \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGraeme Wood is a national correspondent at The Atlantic. He was the 2015-2016 Edward R. Murrow Press Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations\, and he teaches at Yale University. His book The Way of the Strangers: Encounters with the Islamic State was published this year by Random House. \n\n\n\nModerator:\n\n\n\nScott. J. FitzGeraldPartner\, Fragomen WorldwideFounding Member\, CENSA \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nScott J. FitzGerald is the Managing Partner of the Boston\, Massachusetts office of Fragomen Worldwide\, and a Managing Director of Fragomen Immigration Services India Pvt.\, Ltd. He is admitted to practice law in Massachusetts\, New York\, Connecticut and Washington D.C.\, and is a member of the Labor Relations Committee of the United States Chamber of Commerce\, and the U.S. India Business Council. Mr. FitzGerald lectures and writes frequently on business immigration issues\, and is an Adjunct Professor of Immigration Law at Boston College Law School. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout CENSA: \n\n\n\nThe Council for Emerging National Security Affairs (CENSA) is a non-partisan\, non-profit 501(c)(3) research organization established in 1999. Its membership is a diverse international group of public sector foreign policy specialists\, military officers\, private sector professionals\, and accomplished academics. CENSA’s mission is to contribute to the ongoing dialogue shaping national security policy through formal discussions\, graduate level teaching programs\, virtual collaboration\, frequent publications\, and high quality research programs.
URL:https://censa.net/event/the-practical-results-and-ramifications-of-the-proposed-travel-ban/
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SUMMARY:CENSA NY Fran Townsend "National Security Threat Challenges Facing the Next President"
DESCRIPTION:CENSA NY Event \n\n\n\nTuesday June 21st \n\n\n\n6:00-9:00 PM  \n\n\n\nFran Townsend \n\n\n\nNational Security Threat Challenges Facing the Next President \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFran Townsend \n\n\n\nExecutive Vice President of Worldwide Government\, Legal\, and Business Affairs \n\n\n\nMacAndrews and Forbes Holdings Inc. \n\n\n\nThe Lotos Club \n\n\n\n5 E 66st Street \n\n\n\nNew York\, NY 10065 \n\n\n\nMembers $30 \n\n\n\nCocktails & Light H’orderves \n\n\n\nIntroduction by John Fenzel \n\n\n\nThe Council for Emerging National Security Affairs is very pleased to announce an  evening with special guest Fran Townsend on Tuesday\, June 21st at 6PM at the Lotos Club of New York.  Ms. Townsend will offer her insights into the varied and constantly evolving set of national security threats America’s next President will face. We hope you can join us for this opportunity to learn from a leading expert and policymaker in the intimate setting of the Lotus Club. This event will have a very limited number of available seats. To ensure your participation please be sure to register promptly.  \n\n\n\nMs. Townsend will be introduced by John Fenzel. A Q&A session to follow will be moderated by CENSA’s Rob DuBois. Chatham House Rules apply\, as always.Cocktails and light h’orderves will be provided.  \n\n\n\nAbout the Speaker: Fran Townsend \n\n\n\nFrances Fragos Townsend is an Executive Vice President at MacAndrews and Forbes Holdings\, LLC. Prior to Joining MacAndrews and Forbes in 2010\, Ms. Townsend was a corporate partner with the law firm Baker Botts\, LLC. Ms. Townsend has spent more than 20 years in public service. She served as Assistant to President George W. Bush for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism and chaired the Homeland Security Council from May 2004 until January 2008. She previously served as Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for Combating Terrorism from May 2003 to May 2004. Ms. Townsend has regularly appeared on network and cable television as a counterterrorism\, national\, and homeland security expert. She has received numerous awards for her public service accomplishments. Ms. Townsend is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the Trilateral Commission. Ms. Townsend also serves on three private company boards\, one of which she chairs the board and on all she chairs the compensation committees. Ms. Townsend also serves on several U.S. government advisory boards and numerous nonprofit boards. \n\n\n\nMs. Townsend came to the White House from the U.S. Coast Guard\, where she served as the first Assistant Commandant for Intelligence. Prior to that\, Ms. Townsend spent 13 years at the U.S. Department of Justice under the administrations of President George H.W. Bush\, President Bill Clinton\, and President George W. Bush. She served in a variety of senior positions\, including as Counsel to the Attorney General for Intelligence Policy. Ms. Townsend began her prosecutorial career in 1985\, serving as an Assistant District Attorney in Brooklyn\, New York. In 1988\, she joined the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York where she focused on international organized crime and white-collar crime investigations and litigation. In 1991\, she worked in the Office of the Attorney General to assist in establishing the newly created Office of International Programs\, the predecessor to the Executive Office for National Security. In December 1993\, she joined the Criminal Division where she served as Chief of Staff to the Assistant Attorney General and played a critical part in establishing the Division’s international training and rule of law programs. From November of 1995 to November of 1997\, Ms. Townsend was Director of the Office of International Affairs in the Criminal Division\, which serves as the U.S. Central Authority for extradition and mutual legal assistance\, and works with the Department of State in the negotiation of international law enforcement treaties. In November of 1997\, Ms. Townsend was appointed as Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General\, Criminal Division\, where she oversaw international law enforcement and training matters in the Criminal Division\, and acted as an advisor to the Attorney General and Deputy Attorney General on international law enforcement policy. In March of 1998\, Ms. Townsend was appointed Counsel to the Attorney General for Intelligence Policy\, managing matters related to national security policy and operations for the Department of Justice. In this capacity she headed the office of Intelligence Policy and Review\, an office that provides legal advice and recommendations to the Attorney General and the Department of Justice regarding national security matters\, reviews executive orders\, directives\, and procedures relating to the intelligence community\, and approves certain intelligence-gathering activities\, especially those matters related to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.After three years of study\, Ms. Townsend graduated cum laude from the American University in 1982\, where she received a B.A. in Political Science and a B.S. in Psychology. Ms. Townsend received her J.D. from the University of San Diego\, School of Law in 1984. In 1986\, she attended the Institute on International and Comparative Law in London\, England. In 2001\, she attended the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University where she completed the Senior Managers in Government course. Ms.Townsend has taught trial advocacy at Harvard Law School and Pace University Law School.  She has two sons.About the Moderator: John Fenzel \n\n\n\nJohn Fenzel is a senior Army Special Forces officer who has served on our nation’s battlefields throughout Europe and the Middle East. He has served as a military assistant on the personal staff of the Secretary of Defense\, as a Special Assistant to the Vice President\, and as a White House Fellow during the Clinton and Bush administrations. \n\n\n\nHe commanded the Special Forces Training Battalion at Fort Bragg\, North Carolina and an Army brigade at Fort Knox\, Kentucky. In the wake of the September 11th attacks\, he served as Staff Director for Tom Ridge in the Homeland Security Council. He was the principal architect of The Homeland Security Advisory System\, our nation’s color-coded alert system. \n\n\n\nIn his 25 years of military service\, John has served in numerous command and staff positions around the world. During Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm\, he commanded a Special Forces “A-Team\,” training\, equipping and advising a Kuwaiti Battalion and accompanying them during the liberation of Kuwait. He has commanded three Special Forces companies\, leading the first Army deployments to Pakistan and the Baltic States. In Bosnia\, he commanded the special operations teams in the U.S. and British sectors\, working closely with the United Nations to secure the indictments and convictions of those responsible for war crimes in Srebrenica. He is the only active duty American military officer to testify at The Hague in support of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY). \n\n\n\nJohn is a graduate of the Naval War College and the National War College. Born in Iowa and raised outside Chicago\, John lives with his wife and three children in Washington\, D.C. The Lazarus Covenant is his first novel.
URL:https://censa.net/event/censa-ny-fran-townsend-national-security-threat-challenges-facing-the-next-president/
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SUMMARY:CENSA Dinner Series - LTG (Ret.) Frank Kearney
DESCRIPTION:CENSA KC Dinner Series\n\n\n\nThursday\, April 21\, 2016 \n\n\n\n6:30 – 9:00 pm \n\n\n\nLieutenant General (LTG) Frank Kearney (Ret.) \n\n\n\n“U.S. Foreign Policy and the Ends\, Ways\, and Means of National Security Strategy” \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Majestic \n\n\n\n931 Broadway Blvd \n\n\n\nKansas City\, MO 64105 \n\n\n\nThe Council for Emerging National Security Affairs (CENSA) is very pleased to announce the Inaugural Event for its Kansas City/Mid-West Chapter and introduce LTG Frank Kearney (ret.) as its special guest. The event will occur on Thursday\, April 21st at 6:30pm in downtown Kansas City\, MO. LTG Kearney will offer his most current insights on U.S. Foreign Policy and the ends\, ways\, and means of U.S. National Security Strategy. We hope you can join us for this opportunity and enjoy the intimate setting of the Majestic restaurant. This event is capped at 65 attendees. Please be sure to register to ensure space availability. Cocktails will commence at 6:30pm. Dinner will be served at 7:15pm and will include an elegant 3-course meal. And LTG Kearney will speak and entertain questions and answers from 8pm to 9pm. \n\n\n\nThe evening will be moderated by CENSA Board Member Bill Natter. Chattam House rules will apply. Please contact Ryan Nacin with any further questions or information about the event: 808-551-2565. \n\n\n\nAbout the Speaker: LTG Francis Kearney (ret.). After serving nearly 36 years in the U.S. Army\, LTG Kearney retired and founded\, and continues to serve as President at\, Insider-Solutions-LLC\, a consulting firm focused on leader development. He also serves on several advisory boards to various corporations and non-profits\, as well as on both the National Defense Panel and the Threat Reduction Advisory Committee in support of the Secretary of Defense. \n\n\n\nLTG Kearney’s final active duty assignment was Deputy Director for Strategic Operational Planning at the National Counter Terrorism Center in Washington\, DC. He previously served as the Deputy Commander\, U.S. Special Operations Command (2007-2010) and Commander\, Special Operations Command\, Central Command (March 2005-June 2007). He is a graduate (BS) of the U.S. Military Academy\, and a graduate (MEd) of the University of South Carolina\, the U.S. Army War College\, and the Command and General Staff College. \n\n\n\nAbout the Moderator: Bill Natter. Bill currently serves as a Member of the Board at CENSA\, as the Vice Chairman of SEALKids\, and is a Principal at Crayford Prime LLC\, a consulting firm providing both security and technical advice to industry clients and the federal government. Bill spent more than 20 years in government service working on a variety matters pertaining to terrorism\, technology\, special operations\, and related intelligence issues. He served as the Deputy Under Secretary of the Navy in 2009 and 2010. \n\n\n\nApril 21\, 2016 \n\n\n\nCocktails start at 6:30pm \n\n\n\nDinner starts at 7:15pm \n\n\n\n$65 per person \n\n\n\n(Optional after-dinner scotch and cigars) \n\n\n\nBusiness Casual \n\n\n\nCoat and Tie Recommended \n\n\n\n$65 per person* \n\n\n\n(*$55 if completed CENSA application submitted. \n\n\n\n $10 will be refunded upon receipt of application)
URL:https://censa.net/event/censa-dinner-series-ltg-ret-frank-kearney/
LOCATION:The Majestic\, 931 Broadway Blvd\, Kansas City\, Missouri\, 64105\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Intersection of US Immigration Policy and National Security
DESCRIPTION:Teleconference: The Intersection of US Immigration Policy and National Security  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTuesday\, February 23rd\,  12:00 – 1:00 pm \n\n\n\n(866) 354-4257 (832 445-2052 (int’l) Code:  0011023  \n\n\n\nJOIN WEBEX MEETING \n\n\n\nMeeting number: 796 089 363 \n\n\n\nMeeting password: password \n\n\n\nDiscussion Topics  \n\n\n\nEconomics as a key element of national security \n\n\n\nDistorted risk perceptions in immigration and national security policy making \n\n\n\nTerrorism risks from allowing the entry of refugees \n\n\n\nThe costs and benefits of immigration policies (restrictive vs. progressive)  \n\n\n\nSpeakers: \n\n\n\nAlexander Nowrasteh – Immigration Policy Analyst\, Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity\,Cato Institute  \n\n\n\nMichele Wucker – author\,Lockout:  Why America Keeps Getting Immigration Wrong When Our Prosperity Depends on Getting It Right  \n\n\n\nModerator: Scott. J. FitzGerald – Partner\, Fragomen Worldwide\, Founding Member\, CENSA 
URL:https://censa.net/event/the-intersection-of-us-immigration-policy-and-national-security/
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SUMMARY:CENSA DC Panel Event: America's Strategic Choices: Challenges Abound
DESCRIPTION:“America’s Strategic Choices: Challenges Abound” Panel Discussion and ReceptionWednesday\, October 28\, 20156:30 PM – 8:00 PMOpen Bar Reception to followGeorgetown University School of Continuing StudiesMain Auditorium640 Massachusetts Ave NWWashington\, DC 20001\n\n\n\nPlease join the  and the Council for Emerging National Security Affairs and the Georgetown University Center for Security Studies for a special event focused on the evolving and rapidly changing grand strategic environment facing the United States.  Our distinguished panelists\, this panelists will explore the critical challenges that threaten to undermine our national security and that of our allies\, and what realistically can and should be done to safeguard the international security environment.  Panel Discussion: 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM Main Auditorium Dr. Seb Gorka Major General Matthew C. Horner Chair of Military History\, Marine Corps UniversityDr. Glenn RobinsonNaval Postgraduate SchoolMr. Aaron Eitan Meyer\, Esq. The Council for Emerging  National Security Affairs (CENSA)Dr. Alexandre MansourovProfessor\, Georgetown University Security Studies ProgramNetworking Reception: 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM  School of Continuing Studies Lobby (First Floor)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis event is open to the public and the press; any press attendees acting in a press capacity at the event are requested to identify themselves to Andrea Clabough (amc336@georgetown.edu) no later than October 26th.  The School of Continuing Studies is Metro Accessible via all metro lines; more information on transportation may be found here. Accommodation requests related to a disability should be made byOctober 23 using the contact information above.  A good faith effort will be made to fulfill requests made after October 23.
URL:https://censa.net/event/censa-dc-panel-event-americas-strategic-choices-challenges-abound/
LOCATION:Georgetown University School of Continuing Studies\, 640 Massachusetts Ave NW\, Washington\, 20001\, United States
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SUMMARY:CENSA Teleconference Series: "Taking Stock of the China Challenge: America's Position in an Evolving World Order with Ali Wyne"
DESCRIPTION:Council For Emerging National Security Affairs  \n\n\n\n Teleconference Series  \n\n\n\n“Taking Stock of the China Challenge: America’s Position in an Evolving World Order”  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAli Wyne  \n\n\n\nAdjunct Staff\, RAND Corporation   \n\n\n\nGlobal Fellow\, Project for the Study of the 21st Century  \n\n\n\nWednesday\, 07 October 2015 \n\n\n\n at 12:00 noon EDT  \n\n\n\nParticipants should dial 1-712-832-8300  \n\n\n\n(Enter participant access code 113370)  \n\n\n\nModerated by Bill Natter  \n\n\n\nCouncil for Emerging National Security Affairs  \n\n\n\nSpeaker Bio: \n\n\n\nAli Wyne is a member of the adjunct staff at the RAND Corporation\, a contributing analyst at Wikistrat\, and a global fellow at the Project for the Study of the 21st Century. From 2014-15 he served on two Council on Foreign Relations study groups\, one on Chinese foreign policy and another on U.S. policy towards Russia. A graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology\, Ali was a Junior Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace from 2008 to 2009 and a research assistant to Graham Allison from 2009 to 2012. He has also done research for Henry Kissinger\, Robert Blackwill\, and Richard Stengel. From January to August 2013\, he served on the transition team of U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power. Ali is a coauthor of Lee Kuan Yew: The Grand Master’s Insights on China\, the United States\, and the World (Cambridge\, MA: MIT Press\, 2013) and a contributing author to the Routledge Handbook of Public Diplomacy (London: Routledge\, 2008). He has also published in outlets including the New York Times\, the Wall Street Journal\, the Boston Globe\, the Christian Science Monitor\, Global Asia\, and the American Review. Ali delivered the welcome address at the 2011 St. Gallen Symposium\, and in 2015 he participated in the Manfred Wörner Seminar. Ali is a member of the Aspen Institute’s Society of Fellows and Socrates Society.  \n\n\n\nPlease join us as CENSA’s Bill Natter hosts a conversation with Ali Wyne followed by a Q&A session.  \n\n\n\nModerator Bio: \n\n\n\nCurrently a Member of the Board at CENSA and a security consultant to the federal government\, Bill spent more than 20 years in government service working on various strategic matters\, special operations\, and related intelligence issues. He also previously served as the Deputy Under Secretary of the Navy.  \n\n\n\nAbout CENSA  \n\n\n\nThe Council for Emerging National Security Affairs (CENSA) is a non-partisan\, non-profit 501 (c)(3) research organization established in 1999. Its membership is a diverse international group of public sector foreign policy specialists\, military officers\, private sector professionals\, and accomplished academics. CENSA’s mission is to contribute to the ongoing dialogue shaping national security policy through formal discussions\, graduate level teaching programs\, virtual collaboration\, frequent publications\, and high quality research programs that draw upon the diverse talents and innovative perspectives of its membership.
URL:https://censa.net/event/censa-teleconference-series-taking-stock-of-the-china-challenge-americas-position-in-an-evolving-world-order-with-ali-wyne/
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