China’s Arrival: The Long March to Global Power

9.24.2009
830 – 9 AM  Coffee and Registration
9 – 1145 AM  Event Program

China’s rise is one of the most significant geopolitical events in modern history, with important ramifications for U.S. interests, regional power balances, and the international order. As the Obama administration confronts a broad set of worldwide challenges, questions remain as to how the United States should engage China amidst uncertainty about its long-term intentions and how to balance this important relationship against concerns regarding China’s behavior in the international community.

The event on September 24 will mark the release of CNAS’ new report, China’s Arrival: A Strategic Framework for a Global Relationship, which examines the ever expanding U.S.-China relationship and proposes a strategy for future engagement.  There to discuss the report and the important issues it raises will be a distinguished panel of leading Asia and national security experts including Dr. Patrick Cronin, Abraham Denmark, Dr. Michael Green, Dr. G. John Ikenberry (Invited), Robert Kaplan, and Nirav Patel. Providing remarks on the Obama Administration’s vision for the future of the U.S.-China relationship will be U.S. Deputy Secretary of State James B. Steinberg, a long-time Asia expert and leading Washington decision-maker on Asia policy.

Featuring:

• The Honorable Dr. Patrick Cronin,
 Director of Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University
• Abraham M. Denmark, 
Fellow, CNAS
• Nathaniel Fick, 
Chief Executive Officer, CNAS
• Dr. Michael J. Green
, Associate Professor of International Relations, Georgetown University 
Senior Adviser and Japan Chair, CSIS
• Dr. G. John Ikenberry (Invited), 
Professor, Princeton University
  Robert Kaplan
, Senior Fellow, CNAS 
Correspondent, The Atlantic Monthly
• Nirav Patel, 
Fellow, CNAS

Keynote Address:

• The Honorable James B. Steinberg
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State

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National Press Club Presents ‘Africa’s Daughters’

“Africa’s Daughters” and “Equilibrium City,” movies that take viewers far away and close to home, will be shown at 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 3, as part of the NPC summer film series.

“Africa’s Daughters,” a film by broadcast journalist Natalie Halpern, captures the journey of two Ugandan girls with one big dream: to lift themselves and their families out of poverty. To do that they must challenge cultural traditions and graduate high school, something nearly impossible for most African girls. The half-hour film begins at 7 p.m., followed with a filmmaker question-and-answer session until 8 p.m.

“Equilibrium City” tells the story of Baltimore developer Jim Rouse and his vision to bring racial equality to America during the height of the civil rights era by building “a new kind of city,” which became Columbia, Md.

Told through the eyes of early residents like Michael Chabon (Pulitzer Prize-winning author and “Spiderman 2″ screenwriter), the film explores how despite death threats, Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination, and extreme racial unrest in the 1960s, Rouse built a city open to all Americans regardless of race, color, or creed. Columbia resident Josef Sawyer completed the film as his graduate thesis project while attending the University of California, Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism. The film starts at 8 p.m., with the Q&A ending at 9 p.m.

Free for all who attend. Reservations at 202-662-7501 or reservations@press.org .

Questions about the series may be directed to Press Club Events Committee members Matt Spangler at mbspangler@cox.net or Alan Bjerga at albjerga@hotmail.com .

ICC Documentary ‘The Reckoning’ to Appear on PBS

From the Enough Project:

Tune in for Public Broadcast of The Reckoning

At Sundance and in specialized theaters around North America and Europe, the film The Reckoning has been educating audiences about the quest for an international justice system that began in Nuremberg after World War II and came into being as the International Criminal Court. Now, the film will fan out to the masses in their living rooms across the United States through its national broadcast premiere on July 14th.

The Reckoning follows the first six years of the International Criminal Court, from the court’s headquarters in The Hague, to the scenes of the crimes – in eastern Congo and northern Uganda – to the U.N. headquarters in New York, where the court has met some of its toughest critics. The Reckoning has a captivating way of weaving together the strong personalities of individuals into a gripping narrative, such as a young Ugandan woman who survived a rampage by the brutal Lord’s Resistance Army, passionate judges inspired by the work of establishing standards for global justice, outspoken critics of the Court, and a dynamic lead prosecutor who has become the face of the struggle to bring justice to victims in Darfur.

So tune-in to PBS tomorrow, July 14th to catch the film. Then, join the Enough Project for a live web conference with ICC expert Colin Thomas-Jensen. Join Colin at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, July 15th for a discussion of recent ICC activity and send him your questions about the court.

More info here.

Upcoming Events

The Least of These
A Reel Progress Screening
5.11.2009
7 – 830 PM

Featured Speakers:

• Michelle Brané, Director, Detention and Asylum program, Women’s Refugee Center
• Barbara Hines, Professor, University of Texas School of Law
• Clark Lyda, director, “The Least of These”
• Angela Kelley, VP for Immigration Policy

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Admission is free.

The Ideology and Politics of the Millennial Generation: How Progressive Are Young People Today?
5.13.2009
12 – 1 PM
Center for American Progress
1333 H Street NW
Washington, DC 20005

Featuring:

• John Halpin, CAP Senior Fellow
• Ruy Texeira, CAP Senior Fellow
• Abigail Kiesa, Youth Coordinator at CIRCLE
• Erica Williams, Deputy Director and Policy and Advocacy Manager at Campus Progress

This event is free and open to the public.
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A light lunch will be served at 11:30 a.m.

Upcoming DC Events

FYI, I’m now beginning to post most events that come my way to the YPFP job board.  Definitely check it, and YPFP out!

Last Night’s YPFP Event with Adm. Mike Mullen

Last night I helped live-tweet YPFP’s event with Adm. Mullen. The turnout for members and media alike was incredible, with CNN covering the event, as well as several other media outlets, and of course, Twitter (for those of you who were at the event, I was the one on the laptop, looking like I was ignoring the event). I had intended to write up a full report on the event to be posted, but as the number of people writing about it grows, I’ve decided to limit myself to my own reactions. (For real-time coverage of Mullen’s talk, search #YPFP on Twitter).

Upcoming IR Events

The GET
Center for American Progress
2.24.2009
3 – 430 PM

Featuring:

• John Podesta, President and Chief Executive Officer, Center for American Progress
• Robert Hefner, author, The GET
• Sharon Burke, Senior Fellow, Center for a New American Security
• Kurt Campbell, Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Center for a New American Security

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Admission is free.

A New Strategy for Afghanistan
Center for American Progress
2.26.2009
9 – 10 AM

Featuring:

• His Excellency Dr. Rangin Dadfar Spanta, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Afghanistan
• Rudy deLeon, Senior Vice President for National Security and International Policy, Center for American Progress

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Admission is free.