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Peace Picks | November 4 – 8

A Civil Society Approach to Preventing Terrorism and Targeted Violence | November 4, 2019 | 12:15 PM – 1:45 PM | New America, 740 15th St NW #900 Washington, D.C. 20005 | Register Here

On October 28 – the day after the anniversary of the Tree of Life tragedy – Parallel Networks will launch Ctrl +Alt +Del-Hate, a counter polarization, hate and far right-wing e-magazine that replicates the pilot counter-jihadi e-zine project they launched in July.That jihadi version has since been embedded in Telegram as the first public e-narrative effort on the platform in English. Rather than utilizing it as a stand-alone piece, they use it to initiate discourse, force the hubs to communicate in groups, and deconstruct their arguments to engage in one-on-one intervention-oriented conversations.

On November 4, join New America and Parallel Networks as they discuss Parallel Networks’ new initiative, the changing threat landscape, the future of terrorism prevention practices, and the utilization of “ecosystem approaches” for interventions to best combat extremism in all forms. The panel will also discuss the relationship between far-right wing and jihadism.

Follow the conversation online using #CtrlAltDelHate and following @NewAmericaISP and @Parallel_Net.

Speakers:

Mitch Silber
Former Director of Intelligence Analysis at New York Police Department

Jesse Morton
Co-founder, Parallel Networks

Brad Galloway
Research and Intervention Specialist, Organization for Prevention of Violence

Jeff Schoep
Former leader of the Neo-Nazi group, National Socialist Movement

Moderator:

Melissa Salyk-Virk
Senior Policy Analyst, New America

Jihadism in Africa | November 5, 2019 | 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM | Brookings Institute, Saul Zilkha Room, 1775 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington DC, 20036 | Register Here

Islamist-inspired radical groups in Africa have had an enduring presence on the continent despite decades of international efforts to contain and eliminate them. From the 1998 attacks against the U.S. embassies in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam, to more recent insurgencies aimed at destabilizing national governments, organizations like al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb, Harakat al-Shabab, Boko Haram, and others have demonstrated remarkable staying power and show few signs of abating. However, the West has not paid sufficient attention to these groups and the potential they have to disrupt the continent’s development and export violence beyond.

On November 5, the Africa Security Initiative at the Brookings Institution will host an event to discuss these issues and their importance for contemporary discussions about security on the African continent. The speakers will be Michael O’Hanlon, Senior Fellow at Foreign Policy, and Stig Jarle Hansen, professor at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences.

Building a Peace Regime on the Korean Peninsula | November 5, 2019 | 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM | CSIS Headquarters, 1616 Rhode Island Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20036 | Register Here

The U.S. and South Korean dialogues with the North raise the important issue of what a long-term process of building a “peace regime” would look like and what the implications might be for the U.S.-ROK alliance. Up for debate is the fate of U.S. troops in South Korea and other security and diplomatic arrangements that have come to be taken for granted over the past 70+ years. It is hard to overstate the importance of these arrangements: They have underpinned the political and economic development of South Korea into one of the freest and most prosperous states in the world even while keeping that state in nuclear and military peril from the North. 

Please join us for a special forum with leading U.S. and South Korean experts to discuss these issues and to understand where we are with North Korea today and the outlook of the future.

1:00 – 1:05 PM              WELCOMING REMARKS
Dr. Victor Cha, Senior Adviser and Korea Chair, CSIS; D.S. Song-KF Professor of Government and Vice Dean, Georgetown University; Former National Security Council
 
1:05 – 1:15 PM              OPENING REMARKS
 
1:15 – 2:30 PM              PANEL 1: The Peace Regime and U.S.-ROK Alliance
Moderator:
Mr. Scott Snyder, Senior Fellow for Korea Studies and Director of the Program on U.S.-Korea Policy, Council on Foreign Relations

Panelists:
Dr. Cho Seong-ryoul, Senior Adviser, Institute for National Security Strategy
Dr. Lee Sang-hyun, Senior Research Fellow, Sejong Institute
Mr. David Maxwell, Senior Fellow, The Foundation for Defense of Democracies
Dr. James Przystup, Senior Research Fellow, Center for Strategic Research, National Defense University

2:30 – 2:45 PM              COFFEE BREAK

2:45 – 4:00 PM              PANEL 2: U.S. and North Korea today and in the future
Moderator:
Dr. Sue Mi Terry, Senior Fellow, CSIS Korea Chair; Former Senior Analyst, Central Intelligence Agency; former Korea director, National Security Council

Panelists:
Amb. Mark Lippert, Senior Advisor, CSIS Korea Chair; Vice President, Boeing International; Former U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Korea 
Dr. Jung Pak, Senior Fellow and the SK-Korea Foundation Chair in Korea Studies, the Brookings Institution
Amb. Kathleen Stephens, President & CEO, Korea Economic Institute of America; Former U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Korea
Ms. Kelly Magsamen, Vice President, National Security and International Policy, Center for American Progress

Securing America’s Financial Borders | November 5, 2019 | 12:45 PM – 2:30 PM | Hudson Institute, 1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 400, Washington, DC 20004 | Register Here

Hudson Institute will host an event to discuss strengthening U.S. national security through the prevention of illicit finance. Panelists will include Bank Policy Institute Senior Vice President Angelena Bradfield; U.S. Treasury Department Office of Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes Senior Policy Advisor Young Lee; and German Marshall Fund Fellow Josh Rudolph. The discussion will be moderated by Hudson Research Fellow Nate Sibley.

Kleptocrats, terrorists, drug cartels, and other transnational criminals exploit vulnerabilities in the U.S. financial system every day to launder the profits of crime and corruption. This has prompted recent efforts by U.S. policymakers for a more active approach to address illicit finance. Panelists will discuss recent anti-money laundering developments and additional measures that can be implemented as Congress considers updating the anti-money laundering regime and improving corporate transparency in the U.S.

Speakers

Angelena Bradfield

Senior Vice President, AML/BSA, Sanctions & Privacy, Bank Policy Institute

Young Lee

Senior Policy Advisor, Office of Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes, U.S. Department of the Treasury

Josh Rudolph

Fellow for Malign Finance, Alliance for Securing Democracy, German Marshall Fund

Nate Sibley Moderator

Research Fellow, Kleptocracy Initiative, Hudson Institute

Contesting the Indo-Pacific: Military Technology and the Shifting Offense-Defense Balance | November 7, 2019 | 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM | Stimson Center, 1211 Connecticut Ave NW, 8th Floor Washington, DC 20036 | Register Here

China’s growing capability and influence across the Indo-Pacific provokes pressing questions for U.S. strategy in the region. With Asia undergoing major power transitions and advances in military technology potentially shifting the offense-defense balance, how should the United States, its allies, and its partners across the Indo-Pacific respond? 

Eugene Gholz (University of Notre Dame) will present research suggesting that the trajectory of military technology may reinforce the US and its partners’ ability to create buffers against hostile powers, deny aggression, and enhance deterrence with the robust application of anti-access, area-denial (A2/AD) systems.

Featured Guest:

Eugene Gholz, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Notre Dame

Discussants:

Yun Sun, East Asia Program Co-Director, Stimson Center

Evan Montgomery, Senior Fellow and Director of Research and Studies, Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments

Moderator:

Sameer Lalwani, South Asia Program Director, Stimson Center

Blurring the line: Politics and the military in a post-9/11 America | November 7, 2019 | 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM | AEI, Auditorium, 1789 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036 | Register Here

Americans’ faith in political and social institutions has waned dramatically in recent years. But there is still one institution that US citizens overwhelmingly trust: the military. Politicians, voters, and the media alike increasingly turn to current and former members of the military to participate in public debate, assume leadership positions in the government, and even run for elected office. As the line between military and politics blurs, can the military maintain its revered tradition of nonpartisanship? And when it comes to public service, is there really such a thing as being apolitical?

Please join AEI for two panel discussions exploring these questions and the civil-military dynamics in the post-9/11 era.

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. Full video will be posted within 24 hours.

Agenda

7:45 AM
Registration

8:00 AM
Introduction:
Rebecca Burgess, AEI

8:05 AM
Panel I: ‘Second Service’: Electoral politics and the veteran

Panelists:
Rebecca Burgess, AEI
Seth Lynn, Veterans Campaign
Jeremy Teigen, Ramapo College

Moderator:
Joe Kristol, US Marine Corps (former)

8:45 AM
Q&A

9:00 AM
Panel II: A professional and a politician: Finding the ‘dash’ in the civil-military dynamics

Panelists:

Nora Bensahel, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies
Jim Golby, US Army
Heidi Urben, US Army

Moderator:
Giselle Donnelly, AEI

9:50 AM
Q&A

10:00 AM
Adjournment