COnferences

38th IFPA-Fletcher Conference on National Security Strategy and Policy:
Air, Space, and Cyberspace Power in the 21st-Century

January 20-21, 2010, Washington, D.C.

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A New NATO, Euro-Atlantic Security, and the Greek-American Partnership

April 28–29, 2009, Washington, D.C.

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37th IFPA-Fletcher Conference on National Security Strategy and Policy: A New Maritime Strategy for 21st-Century National Security

September 26–27, 2007, Washington, D.C.

Description

The 37th IFPA-Fletcher conference on national security strategy and policy. Building on previous conferences in this series, the 37th IFPA-Fletcher National Security Conference provided a timely, high-level forum for presentation and analysis of the U.S. Navy’s New Maritime Strategy. It brought together a unique mix of expertise from government and the private sector; from the civilian and military communities; from think tanks, industry, and academia; and from the United States and abroad.

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36th IFPA-Fletcher Conference on National Security and Policy: Implementing the New Triad: Nuclear and Non-Nuclear Forces in 21st-Century Deterrence

December 14–15, 2005

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Pentagon & Interagency Workshops

Pentagon workshops bring together select interagency groups of senior officials to discuss emerging issues. Typically drawing officials from the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), the Joint Staff, the Department of State, the National Security Council, other relevant government agencies, and selected outside experts, these workshops provide for “unofficial official” interagency exchange on key national security issues. Most reports from these workshops are proprietary and therefore are not publicly available.

The Air Force's Nuclear Mission and the Future of Deterrence Planning

June 11, 2009, Washington, D.C. In support of the chief of staff, U.S. Air Force.

 

Re-Calibrating Security Force Assistance as a Critical Component of Waging Irregular Warfare within the Context of the Global War on Terror

November 20, 2008, Washington, D.C. In support of U.S. Special Operations Command.

 

U.S.-European Dialogue on Combating WMD Proliferation

September 21–22, 2008. Garmisch, Germany. In support of U.S. European Command and the Marshall Center/NATO.

 

NATO’s Relevance and EUCOM’s Priorities in Dealing with a Rising Russia

July 30, 2008. Washington, D.C. In support of U.S. European Command.

 

Rethinking the War on Terror: Developing a Strategy to Counter Extremist Ideologies: Part 2

June 13, 2007, Washington, D.C. In support of U.S. Central Command.

 

Pandemic Influenza Workshop: Multilateral Perspectives on Preparedness, Response Planning, and Areas for Cooperation.

September 27, 2007, Tokyo, Japan. In support of U.S. Pacific Command.

 

WMD Proliferation and Critical North Korea Scenarios

September 20–21, 2007, Chantilly, Virginia. In support of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.

 

Modernizing the Nuclear Stockpile and Implementing the New Triad

February 28, 2007, Washington, D.C. In support of U.S. Strategic Command.

 

Rethinking the War on Terror: Developing a Strategy to Counter Extremist Ideologies: Part 1

January 10, 2007, Washington, D.C. In support of U.S. Central Command.

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The Way Ahead with Iran: A Libya in Waiting, a Nuclear Pariah, or Something in Between?

August 1, 2006, Washington, D.C. In support of the under secretary of state for arms control and international security.

 

Dissuading, Deterring, or Defeating the Suicide Bomber Threat

June 28, 2006, Washington, D.C. In support of U.S. Central Command.

 

SHAPE Seminar on Weapons of Mass Destruction: Risks and Challenges to Alliance Security

March 9, 2006, Brussels, Belgium. In support of General James L. Jones, the supreme Allied commander, Europe (SACEUR).

 

Catastrophic Terrorist Threat to a Key Mediterranean Port as Part of Exercise Diligent Defender ( part of Athens Olympics security planning)

June 16–17, 2004, Naples, Italy, Allied Forces Southern Region Headquarters. In support of U.S. European Command and Allied Forces Southern Region.

 

Planning for and Responding to Bio-terror Threats to the U.S. Homeland: NORTHCOM’s Roles, Capabilities, and Requirements

March 30, 2004, Washington, D.C. In support of U.S. Northern Command.

 

Other Workshops

Terrorists, Drug Traffickers, and Gangs in Latin America: Undermining Democracy

June 9, 2010, Washinton, D.C.

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Challenges to Democracy in Latin America: The Case of Venezuela

December 3, 2009, Washington, D.C.

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A Comprehensive Approach to Combating Illicit Trafficking

September 28-29, 2009, Geneva, Switzerland

Description

Organized by IFPA and the Geneva Centre for Security Policy, with the support of the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA), the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and the U.S. Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA).

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Populist Threats to Democracy in Central America

September 22, 2009, Washington, D.C.

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Emerging Threats and Homeland/National Security: The Role of Missile Defense

Independent Working Group roundtable

June 23, 2009, Washington, D.C.

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Bolivia: A Country Divided

Part of the Democracy in Latin America seminar series

April 1, 2009, Washington, D.C. In association with the Hudson Institute.

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Democracy in Central America: How Strong?

Part of the Democracy in Latin America seminar series

February 19, 2009, Washington, D.C. In association with the Hudson Institute.

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Peace Regime Building on the Korean Peninsula

November 22, 2008, Washington, D.C.

Description

A bilateral workshop to help develop an allied consensus with regard to peace regime development on the Korean Peninsula and for broader U.S.-ROK policy coordination vis-à-vis North Korea.

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In Times of Crisis: U.S.-Japan Civil-Military Coordination for Disaster Relief Missions

October 28, 2008, Tokyo, Japan

Description

Participants reviewed recent civil-military coordination in each country and at the United Nations, discussed the likely future course of these trends, evaluated efforts to date regarding the strengthening of allied cooperation, and discussed possible improvements.

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The Six-Party Talks and Opportunities to Strengthen Regional Nonproliferation and Disarmament

October 23–24, 2008, Beijing, China

Description

A multilateral dialogue looking beyond the immediate challenges associated with North Korean denuclearization to begin to chart a course for managing that country’s re-entry into the NPT in ways that strengthen regional and global nonproliferation and disarmament norms.

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Latin America’s Radical Populism Challenges: What’s Next for a New U.S. Administration?

part of the Democracy in Latin America seminar series

October 8, 2008, Washington, D.C. In association with the Hudson Institute.

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The Faces of Radical Populism in Latin America

part of the Democracy in Latin America seminar series

April 3, 2008, Washington, D.C. In association with the Hudson Institute.

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Radical Populism in Latin America

part of the Democracy in Latin America seminar series

November 6, 2007, Washington, D.C. In association with the Hudson Institute.

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Leftism and Populism in Today’s Latin America: Is Chavismo Contagious?

part of the Democracy in Latin America seminar series

July 9, 2007, Washington, D.C. In association with the Hudson Institute.

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Building Multi-party Capacity for a WMD-free Korean Peninsula

April 27, 2007, Beijing, China

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In Times of Crisis: Global and Local Civil-Military Disaster Relief Coordination in the United States and Japan

December 12, 2006, Washington, D.C.     

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Pandemic Influenza Workshop: Multilateral Perspectives on Preparedness, Response Planning, and Areas for Cooperation

September 27, 2006, Tokyo, Japan

Description

Military officers, government representatives, and foreign policy experts from the United States, Japan, and the Republic of Korea gathered for a one-day workshop to discuss the potential threat of a pandemic influenza in the Asia-Pacific region. The event was co-sponsored by the Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis, the Institute of World Studies at Takushoku University, and the United States Pacific Command (PACOM).

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Building Multi-party Capacity for a WMD-free Korean Peninsula

February 17, 2006, Honolulu, Hawaii

Description

Government officials and foreign-policy experts from the United States, China, Russia, Japan, South Korea, and Australia gathered for a one-day workshop to discuss the six-party talks and to explore options for building regional capacity to implement a denuclearization agreement with North Korea, if and when one is concluded.

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Strengthening Forces for Democracy in the Middle East: Lessons from the Past and Strategies for the Future

February 9, 2006, Washington, D.C.

Description

This workshop explored the extent to which lessons learned from the Cold War era struggle against Communism have relevance to the war against radical Salafist ideologies and to efforts to establish democracies in the wider Muslim world.

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Mexican-U.S. Partnership: Enhancing Our Common Security

December 2, 2005, Washington, D.C.

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Trilateral Tools for Managing Complex Contingencies: U.S.-Japan-Korea Cooperation in Disaster Relief & Stabilization/ Reconstruction Missions

November 2, 2005, Washington, D.C.

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Canada - U.S. Partnership: Enhancing Our Common Security

March 14, 2005, Washington, D.C.

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