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Book Launch: CDI's 2007 Military Almanac
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| August 29, 2007 |
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| Prepared by CDI's Straus Military Reform Project, the Military Almanac 2007 is a comprehensive, up-to-date, fact-filled guide to U.S. military, defense, and policy issues. Join us September 20, 2007, 6-8 pm, to celebrate the release of this work at the Carnegie Endowment Building. Winslow Wheeler, director of the Straus Military Reform Project, and Strauss Research Assistant Ana Marte will be on hand to discuss the book. |
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The American Film Institute Hosts CDI Advisor Philip Coyle
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| May 21, 2007 |
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| CDI Senior Advisor Philip Coyle will discuss the issues surrounding the Reliable Replacement Warhead Program and a proposed Bush administration effort to develop a new class of nuclear weapons, at the American Film Institute in Los Angeles, Calif. |
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CDI Small Arms Expert to Speak at Meeting of UNA-NCA Peace and Security Task Force
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| May 9, 2007 |
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| The UNA-NCA Peace and Security Task Force will meet on Tuesday, May 22, 6:30-7:30 for its first session of its Promoting Global Security project, this month focusing on the topic of Small Arms Trafficking featuring subject matter expert Rachel Stohl from the Center for Defense Information. Stohl will discuss her recently published book: The Small Arms Trade: A Beginner’s Guide highlighting the global impact of small arms proliferation, the state of play in terms of combating it and what more can be done to address this threat to global security. She will have some copies of her book on hand and available for purchase. |
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Paradise Lost, and Found? A Discussion on Conflict, Environment and Economic Development
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| May 2, 2007 |
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| On May 2, 2007, Director of WSI’s Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting Director Jon Sawyer will moderate a discussion on what the struggle for Mozambique's Gorongosa National Park means for Africa.
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Event: Rumsfeld Biography and 35 Years of Pentagon History
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| April 20, 2007 |
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| On June 14, 2007, the Center for Defense Information will host a book reception for "Rumsfeld: His Rise, Fall, and Catastrophic Legacy" with author Andrew Cockburn and Pentagon veteran Pierre M. Sprey. The forum will feature a discussion of longstanding Pentagon problems and the speakers will answer questions from the press and the public on current trends in U.S. defense policy. |
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Book Reception: The Small Arms Trade: A Beginner’s Guide
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| March 12, 2007 |
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| On April 11, meet the authors: Rachel Stohl of the Center for Defense Information, Matthew Schroeder of the Federation of American Scientists, and Dan Smith of the Friends Committee on National Legislation. Please help celebrate the release of the critically acclaimed book on one of today’s greatest threats to international peace and security.
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Can Iraq be "Fixed"? A Panel Discussion of U.S. Policy
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| February 20, 2007 |
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| CDI's Straus Military Reform Project sponsors a colloquium on the future of U.S. strategy in Iraq on Feb. 28. Five experienced analysts and practitioners will present their views on the future of Iraq, directed at a more realistic understanding of our options. |
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Experts Release U.S. Security FY08 Budget Report Card
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| January 22, 2007 |
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| In anticipation of the release of the defense budget request on Feb. 5, 2007, four security and defense policy experts will brief the press on Feb. 1 and offer an insider’s look at the politics behind the dollars. The experts will release a report card grading the Bush administration on their handling of key national security and budget issues,with CDI's Winslow Wheeler discussing needed reforms in the defense budgeting process. |
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Press Briefing: Military Leadership
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| January 11, 2007 |
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| CDI’s Straus Military Reform Project is sponsoring an important briefing in January 2007. A new study by retired Maj. Donald E. Vandergriff addresses fundamental reasons why America’s military leadership has failed to adapt quickly and effectively to unfolding events in Iraq and Afghanistan, and he describes what actions are needed to produce an officer corps that can cope effectively with the form of warfare we face today (“4th generation warfare”). |
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Press Briefing: V-22 Osprey: Wonder Weapon or Widow Maker?
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| January 8, 2007 |
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| Straus Military Reform Project Adviser Lee Gaillard provides an in-depth analysis of the glitch-plagued V-22 Osprey aircraft in his new monograph, V-22 Osprey: Wonder Weapon or Widow Maker? A press briefing will be held on Jan. 18, 2007, at 10:00 a.m.
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