Peace Picks | December 9 – December 13

The Problem of Nationalism | December 9, 2019 | 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM | The Heritage Foundation, Lehrman Auditorium, 214 Massachusetts Ave NE, Washington DC | Register Here

When politicians, academics, and commentators today talk about “nationalism” in the American context, what do they mean? Nationalism has a long history that must be fully understood before it is adopted as a banner around which to rally the American cause. The idea of nationalism, especially in the 20th century, has been associated with causes diametrically opposed to the civic, cultural and creedal patriotism of Americanism. That American creed stressed the bottoms-up sovereignty of the people, not of a top-heavy nation-state. Although surely advocates of a new nationalism for America do not wish to embrace the worst aspects of the historical nationalism, why would they wish to embark on a path that forces Americans to explain the differences? Why would they wish to diminish the universal claims of natural liberty that made America exceptional and different from all other countries?

Please join our panel of experts for a discussion on this important trend in public discourse, how to think about the use of the term “nationalism”, and why it matters.

Speakers:

James Jay Carafano

Vice President, Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Institute

Mike Gonzalez

Senior Fellow, Center for Foreign Policy

Jack Spencer

Vice President, the Institute for Economic Freedom

Hosted by

Kim R. Holmes Ph.D.

Executive Vice President

7th Annual Release of the Global Terrorism Index | December 10, 2019 | 9:30 AM – 12:00 PM | US Institute of Peace, 2301 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington DC| Register Here

The past year saw a decrease in the overall deaths from terrorism despite new countries experiencing attacks. It saw ISIS lose its territory while far-right terrorism rose substantially—particularly in Europe. Detailed analysis on how terrorism is changing continues to be invaluable for policymakers, practitioners, researchers, and citizens. The seventh annual edition of the Global Terrorism Index (GTI) provides these vital insights, which allow the counterterrorism community to adapt its strategies to reflect current realities in preventing terrorism and promoting peace.

Produced by the Institute for Economics and Peace, the GTI provides a comprehensive summary of key global trends on terrorism from 1970 to the end of 2018, with a focus from 2014 onwards, which captures the formation and decline of ISIS. This critical information assists those looking to understand the complex dynamics of terrorism—especially how it changes over time—and helps governments to design policies and programs that best mitigate violent extremism, as well as dispel myths about terrorism and highlight real global threats.

Join USIP and Institute for Economics and Peace for a discussion on the seventh annual GTI, including a discussion on how data can help shape counterterrorism policy. Speakers will address key findings from the report, explore specific trends in terrorism research, and discuss the impact of this data on the decision-making process for policy, practice, and research. Take part in the conversation on Twitter with #GlobalTerrorismIndex.

Participants

Aleksandra Dier

Gender Coordinator, United Nations Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED)

Ryan Greer

Director, Program Assessment and Strategy at the Anti-Defamation League

Erin Miller

Principal Investigator, Global Terrorism Database, National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism

Serge Stroobants

Director of Operations, Europe & MENA, Institute for Economics and Peace

Leanne Erdberg, moderator

Director of Countering Violent Extremism, USIP

A Candle in the Dark: US National Security Strategy for Artificial Intelligence | December 10, 2019 | 3:30 PM | 1030 15th St. NW, 12th Floor, West Tower Elevators, Washington DC | Register Here

There is an intense and high-stakes competition being waged by the United States and its near-peer adversaries across the spectrum of emerging technologies, including AI. As the significance of AI to every facet of US national security increases and the competition with China and Russia intensifies, the need for a whole-of-government approach to leveraging AI and its enabling capabilities is crucial. What are policy options the US can pursue and what are the implications for security strategy? How can the US continue its leadership of the rules-based international system, at a critical time for science and technological development? Can the US compete with China and other adversaries, while also governing the budding AI space?

Join us on December 10, from 3:30 – 5 p.m., at the Atlantic Council Headquarters, as the Scowcroft Center seeks to answer these pressing questions and provide an integrated strategy to respond to key global technological developments. The event will serve as a launch for a new Atlantic Council Strategy Paper, A Candle in the Dark: US National Security Strategy for Artificial Intelligence, co-authored by Tate Nurkin and Stephen Rodriguez, Atlantic Council Fellows.

PONI 2019 Winter Conference | December 11, 2019 | 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM | CSIS Headquarters, 2nd Floor, 1616 Rhode Island Avenue, NW Washington, DC | Register Here

The PONI Conference Series is unique in its emphasis on featuring rising experts and young professionals in the nuclear field. The Conference Series draws emerging thought leaders from across the nuclear enterprise and policy community and provides them with a visible platform for sharing their new thinking on a range of nuclear issues. The conference will open with a keynote by Rose Gottemoeller, Former Deputy Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Ms. Gottemoeller served as Deputy Secretary General of NATO from October 2016 to October 2019; where she was the first woman in NATO’s seventy-year history to hold the post. Prior to her position at NATO, she served as the Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security at the U.S. Department of State. 

The Hon. Ellen Lord, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, will join us for our lunch keynote.

Under Secretary Ellen Lord

Under Secretary Lord is responsible for all matters pertaining to acquisition; developmental testing; contract administration; logistics and material readiness; installations and environment; operational energy; chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons; the acquisition workforce; and the defense industrial base.

We look forward to having both keynotes share their experiences and insight on issues pertaining to the nuclear enterprise.

All comments made at the conference are off-the-record and not for attribution.

Conference Agenda*

*Please note this is not a final and some items are subject to change

8:30 am Conference Check- In

9:00 am Conference Welcome

Rebecca Hersman, Director, Project on Nuclear Issues and Senior Adviser, International Security Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies

9:10 am Opening Keynote

Rose Gottemoeller, Former Deputy Secretary General of NATO

10:00 am Panel 1: Brave New World – Emerging Technologies and Strategic Goals

Moderator: TBD

Artificial Intelligence and Strategic Stability: Implications for Nuclear Security, Deterrence, and Escalation in Future Warfare

Dr. James Johnson, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, The James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies

Artificial Intelligence and Nuclear Crisis Stability

Marshall Foster, Cadet, United States Air Force Academy

Applying Lessons Learned from Nuclear Material Management to Dual-Use Emerging Technologies

Matthew Keskula, Master’s Candidate, The University of Maryland, College Park

Lindsay Rand, PhD Student, University of Maryland School of Public Policy

Hypersonic Weapons: Tactical Uses and Strategic Goals

Alan Cummings, Master’s Candidate, The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy

11:40 am Lunch

12:00 pm Keynote

Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, Honorable Ellen Lord, Department of Defense

1:20 pm Panel 2: Seeing is Believing – The Role of Perception on Security Concerns

Moderator: Paige Gasser, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

A Case for Understanding Public Nuclear Knowledge

Jamie Kwong, PhD Candidate, King’s College London

Threats to Pakistan’s Nuclear Weapons: Myth or Reality

Dr. Tahir Azad, Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Politics and International Relations, University of Leicester

OSINT Ethics: Application in the Nuclear Landscape

Catherine Haslam, PhD Candidate and Researcher, Centre for Science and Security Studies, King’s College London

An Analysis of Algerian Missile Arsenals: What OSINT Can Tell Us About Missile Proliferation in the Middle East

Agnieszka Krotzer, Research Intern, The James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies

3:00 pm Break

3:15 pm Panel 3: Deterrence Theory – Ensuring a Credible Deterrent

Moderator: Rachel Webb, Management Analyst, Headquarters Air Force, Directorate for Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration

India and Pakistan’s Offensive Nuclear Relationship

Seap Bhardwaj, Undergraduate Student, The University of Wisconsin-Madison; Intern, The Office of Congressman Bryan Steil (WI-01)

Fourth Generation Nuclear Weapons; Challenges to Arms Control and Deterrence Paradigms

MAJ Lorin D. Veigas, Nuclear Operations and Counterproliferation Officer, Air Force Institute of Technology

The Opportunity for Conventional Deterrence Against Limited Nuclear Aggression in the 21st Century

Dominic Law, MSci International Relations Graduate, The University of Nottingham, United Kingdom

Securing Economic Ties: Assessing the Extended Nuclear Deterrent

Sooyeon Kang, Pre-doctoral Fellow, Carr Center for Human Rights at Harvard Kennedy School; PhD Candidate, Josef Korbel School of International Studies at University of Denver

5:00 pm Closing Remarks

5:15 pm Reception

6:30pm Conference End

In Defense of Globalism | December 11, 2019 | 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM | AEI, Auditorium, 1789 Massachusetts Avenue NW Washington, DC | Register Here

The international system that has underpinned an unprecedented era of global prosperity is aging. And it is aging at a dangerous moment, when forces on the left and right are increasingly questioning the principles and benefits of globalism. But are nationalism, geopolitical “realism,” and an uncritical veneration of the nation-state worthy substitutes for the existing world order? Will these ideas equip the United States and its allies for the battles ahead? Perhaps a better choice for conservatives is to defend and improve globalism and its institutions, rather than cheering for their demise.

Please join AEI for the release of Dalibor Rohac’s latest book, “In Defense of Globalism” (Rowman & Littlefield, 2019), and a panel discussion of the risks posed by the erosion of the postwar global order.

Join the conversation on social media with @AEI on Twitter and Facebook.

If you are unable to attend, we welcome you to watch the event live on this page. After the event concludes, a full video will be posted within 24 hours.

Agenda

12:45 PM

Registration

1:00 PM

Presentation:

Dalibor Rohac, AEI

1:20 PM

Panel discussion

Panelists:

Anne Applebaum, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies

Ash Jain, Atlantic Council

Gabriel Schoenfeld, Niskanen Center

Moderator:

Dalibor Rohac, AEI

2:00 PM

Q&A

2:30 PM

Adjournment

The Chinese Threat to America’s Industrial and High-Tech Future: The Case for a US Industrial Policy | December 12, 2019 | 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM | Hudson Institute, 1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 400 Washington, DC | Register Here

The United States’ growing competition with China has placed unprecedented demands on the U.S. industrial base and high-technology sectors. As the Communist Party of China seizes greater political and economic power domestically, it is positioning China to outpace the United States in key industrial and technological sectors where the U.S has historically been dominant.

Meanwhile, the U.S. faces a range of new security challenges—from defending key national assets from cyberattacks, to sustaining high-tech superiority or protecting our defense industrial supply chain in the event of armed conflict.

What can U.S. policymakers do to ensure America’s technology sector remains competitive? What role will U.S. relations with China play in determining the outcome?

Join Hudson Institute for a discussion on the future of America’s industrial and technological capabilities.

Speakers

Christopher DeMuth

Distinguished Fellow, Hudson Institute

Arthur Herman

Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute

Julius Krein

Founder, American Affairs

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