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December 16, 2010, New York.
| Speakers:
| James Dobbins, Director, International Security and Defense Policy Center, National Security Research Division, Rand Corporation, and Independent Task Force Member
Robert Grenier, Chairman, Erg Partners, and Independent Task Force Member;
Daniel Markey
, Senior Fellow for India, Pakistan and South Asia, Council on Foreign Relations, and Independent Task Force Director
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The CFR-sponsored Independent Task Force on U.S. Strategy for Pakistan and Afghanistan assesses U.S. objectives, strategy, and policy options in the region. It finds that while the challenges are severe, the stakes for the United States are very high. The Task Force supports a long-term partnership with Pakistan, but underscores that it can be sustained only if Pakistan takes action against all terrorist organizations based on its soil. The Task Force offers a qualified endorsement of President Obama's approach to Afghanistan, but says that if the December 2010 review concludes that the present strategy is not working, a shift to a more limited mission would be warranted. The Task Force also emphasizes the need for a new approach to Afghan political reform, reconciliation, and regional diplomacy.
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Afghanistan
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Pakistan
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Defense/Homeland Security
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Terrorism
December 6, 2010
| Speakers:
| Stewart M. Patrick
, Senior Fellow, Director, Program on International Institutions and Global Governance, Council on Foreign Relations
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| Presider:
| Bruce Jones, Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution; Director, Center on International Cooperation, New York University
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CFR Senior Fellow Stewart Patrick and Foreign Service Officer Kara McDonald discuss their report on UN Security Council Enlargement.
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Defense/Homeland Security
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UN
December 6, 2010, Washington D.C.
| Speakers:
| Clark Hoyt, Adviser, Bloomberg News; Former Public Editor, New York Times
Mark Whitaker, Senior Vice President and Washington Bureau Chief, NBC News
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| Introductory Speakers:
| Vivian Schiller, President and Chief Executive Officer, NPR
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| Presider:
| Scott Simon, Senior Vice President and Washington Bureau Chief, NBC News
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Clark Hoyt and Mark Whitaker discuss the changing nature of journalistic responsibility in an era of new media, including the shifting parameters for sourcing and reporting, and the subsequent implications for national security and foreign policy.
This meeting was inspired by the work of NPR journalist Daniel Schorr.
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National Security and Defense
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Media and Foreign Policy
December 8, 2010
| Speaker:
| Stewart M. Patrick
, Senior Fellow and Director of the International Institutions and Global Governance Program, CFR
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| Presider:
| R. Nicholas Burns, Professor, Harvard Kennedy School
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CFR Senior Fellow and co-author of the
Council Special Report
on UN Security Council Enlargement Stewart Patrick discusses his views on the role the United States should play in modernizing important international institutions.
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Defense/Homeland Security
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UN
December 8, 2010, New York
| Speakers:
| Ronald Temple, Managing Director and Portfolio Manager/Analyst, Lazard Asset Management
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| Presider:
| Sebastian Mallaby
, Director, Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies; Paul A. Volcker Senior Fellow for International Economics, Council on Foreign Relations
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Experts analyze global fiscal and monetary policies after the implementation of the new U.S. federal regulations and Basel III accords.
This series is presented by the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies.
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Economics
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Business and Foreign Policy
November 1, 2010, Washington DC
| Speaker:
| Erik Malmstrom
, Veteran of the U.S. Army and Current MBA/MPP Student at Harvard University
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| Presider:
| Daniel Markey
, Senior Fellow for India, Pakistan and South Asia, Council on Foreign Relations
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Jake Cusack and Erik Malmstrom speak on private-sector development in Afghanistan.
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Afghanistan
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Wars and Warfare
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Nation Building
December 1, 2010
| Speakers:
| Fatih Birol, Chief Economist and Head Of The Economic Analysis Division, International Energy Agency
Peter Golmark, Director, Climate and Air Program, Environmental Defense Fund
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Dr. Fatih Birol discusses the International Energy Agency's latest evaluations of the end of cheap oil, the market for natural gas, the landscape of energy consumption and production in China and the implications on climate change of last year's failure in Copenhagen.
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China
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Energy/Environment
November 30, 2010
| Speakers:
| Christopher Murray, Director, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME)
Alexander Preker, Head Health Industry and Investment Policy Analysis-Investment Climate Department, World Bank Group
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This session was from the Global Health Program meeting, Financing Global Health 2010.
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Global Health
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Foreign Aid
November 30, 2010
| Speaker:
| J.W. Marriott Jr., Chairman and CEO, Marriott International, Inc.
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| Presider:
| Gerald Seib, Washington Bureau Chief, The Wall Street Journal
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Mr. Marriott shares his views on how the U.S. economy and global leadership can rebound; the prospects for growth in China, India, and Brazil; the need for immigration reform to maintain U.S. global competitiveness; and his own experiences and lessons learned from building a global hotel and property management company.
This meeting is part of the CEO speaker series. This series provides a forum for leading global CEOs to share their priorities and insights before a high-level audience of CFR members. The series aims to educate the CFR membership on the private sector's important role in the policy debate by engaging the global business community's top leadership.
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United States
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Economics