Here’s a recount of the best foreign policy events being held in Washington, D.C. in the upcoming week [February 6-10, 2012]:
Monday February 6, 2012
9:00 a.m.
The Acquisition Implications of the DoD Strategic Guidance and the FY2013 Budget, featuring Frank Kendall, acting undersecretary of defense for Acquistion, Technology and Logistics.
Next Step for Arms Control: A Nuclear Control Regime, featuring Jan Lodal, former U.S. Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense
9: 30 a.m.
The Evolution in Turkey’s East Mediterrian Policy: Implications for U.S.
12:00 p.m.
IMF Chief Economist Olivier Blanchard on the Global Economy in 2012
Taiwan Election Discussion, featuring David Lampton.
2:30 p.m.
Building on Convergence: Strengthening the India-U.S. Strategic Partnership, featuring Amb. Karl Inderfurth.
Tuesday February 7, 2012
9:30 a.m.
Greener, Cleaner, Better: Israeli innovation in Greentech (all-day conference)
New Stealth Bomber and Future Warfare, featuring Gen. John Corley, USAF (retired)
11:00 a.m.
The State of the European Union
12:00 p.m.
Pakistani Meltdown: Choosing Between Dictatorship and Democracy
3:00 p.m.
The Arab Revolts and their Consequences, featuring Patrick Lang Jr., Amb. Chas Freeman and Paul Pillar
5:30 p.m.
Book Launch of All In: The Education of David Petraeus, with author Paula Broadwell. See Paul Broadwell’s interview with John Stewart on the Daily Show.
Wednesday February 8, 2012
9:30 a.m.
Hearing on Cybersecurity: Threats to Communications Networks and Private-Sector Responses, House Committee on Energy and Commerce
12:00 p.m.
The Iranian Threat: Latin America, panel discussion at the Hudson Institute.
12:30 p.m.
Turkey, Iran, Russia: Nexus, featuring Stephen Flanagan (CSIS).
2:30 p.m.
Meet the Press Event at Brookings: The Egypt Revolution One Year On, panel discussion moderated by David Gregory and featuring NYT Columnist Thomas Friedman
3:00 p.m.
Special Book Event- Strategic Vision: America and the Crisis of Global Power, featuring author Zbigniew Brzezinski, former National Security Adviser and the Washington Post Columnist David Ignatius
6:00 p.m.
Foreign Policy Progressives Networking Reception
Thursday February 9, 2012
9:00 a.m.
2012 CPAC Annual Conference (three-day conference).
The Unfinished February 14 Uprising: What’s Next for Bahrain, featuring Colin Kahl and Elliot Abrahams
12:00 p.m.
An Assessment of Iran’s Upcoming Parliamentary Elections, featuring Geneive Abdo.
2:00 p.m.
Global Currency War, Endless Financial Crisis: What’s Wrong with the IMF, panel discussion at AEI
The Intersection of Energy, Environment and Population
4:00 p.m.
One Year Later: Has the Arab Spring Lived up to Expectations?, panel discussion at Georgetown University.
5:00 p.m.
A Discussion With United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ambassador Yousef Al Otaiba
Friday February 10, 2012
10 a.m.
Turkey’s Foreign Policy Objectives in a Changing World, conversation with Ahmet Davutoğlu Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey
12: 30 p.m.
China, Pakistan and China: Security and Trade
2:00 p.m.
New START at One Year: Implementation and Looking to the Future, panel discussion featuring Rose Gottemoeller, Assistant Secretary of State for Arms Control, Verification and Compliance
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