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The Military-Industrial Complex Revisited

Tuesday, January 11, 2011 - 12:15pm

On January 11, 2011, Gordon Adams , David Berteau, Danielle Brian, and William Hartung discussed President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s 1961 farewell address and its lasting impact half a century later, focusing on Hartungs new book Prophets of War: Lockheed Martin and the Making of the Military-Industrial Complex.

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Lost in Transition

Tuesday, May 12, 2009 - 10:00am
Despite President Obama's recent pledge to seek a world free of nuclear weapons, the Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration is planning to spend tens of billions of dollars to upgrade the nation's nuclear weapons complex. Why is this happening, and what can be done about it? Join a panel of experts to discuss this issue, including presentations on the future of U.S.
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Halliburton's Army

Tuesday, March 10, 2009 - 1:15pm
Blackwater is changing its name to "Xe". Halliburton has sold off its KBR division. President Obama is pledging to crack down on the use of contractors by the military. Where does the future for private military contractors lie? Join us March 10th as we discuss these issues with Pratap Chatterjee, the author of the new book Halliburton's Army: How a Well-Connected Texas Oil Company Revolutionized the Way America Makes War, joined by Janine Wedel and Michael A.
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What Price Nukes?

Wednesday, January 14, 2009 - 9:30am

William D. Hartung, director of the New America Foundation’s Arms and Security Initiative, moderated a discussion between Joseph Cirincione, president of the Ploughshares Fund, and Stephen I. Schwartz, editor of the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies’ The Nonproliferation Review of the Monterey Institute for International Studies. They spoke about the cost of U.S.

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U.S. Weapons at War

Wednesday, December 10, 2008 - 12:15pm

William Hartung opened the discussion by citing “$32 billion in foreign military sales in 2008,” by the United States, and that “there are many big deals in the works that may make 2009 as big or bigger.” The report looks at the biggest recipients of foreign military aid and analyzes their human rights record and the extent to which they embrace the tenets of democracy. All 25 of the largest benefactors are “undemocratic regimes or major human rights abusers,” Hartung remarked.

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NYC EVENT: Home Fronts

Tuesday, October 14, 2008 - 7:30pm

Please join us for a reception and discussion on the recently published Home Fronts: A Wartime America Reader, with editors Michael S. Foley and Brendan P. O'Malley.

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NY Event: Lessons from Iraq

Tuesday, June 17, 2008 - 7:30pm

Is there an upside to the worst foreign policy disaster in U.S. history? Maybe. The current war in Iraq should definitively, permanently settle a handful of critical questions about American conduct in the world. Lessons from Iraq: Avoiding the Next War provides a list of those questions and even ventures some answers in the form of key lessons from Iraq.

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NYC Event: Forceful Engagement

Thursday, April 10, 2008 - 2:00pm

What have we learned? Panelists will discuss lessons for the next administration.

Please RSVP to Emily at rsvp.meet08@gmail.com

Sponsored by The Graduate Program in International Affairs, New School University, and The Security Policy Working Group (SPWG)*

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Countering a Nuclear-Armed Iran

Thursday, September 27, 2007 - 4:00pm

Iran is still several years away from developing a nuclear weapons option, but the Western diplomatic strategy of threatening sanctions and offering multilateral negotiations to force Iran to suspend its enrichment program does not appear to be effective. Unless significantly greater sanctions are applied, Iran is likely to continue to work on overcoming technical problems and installing greater enrichment capacity under international inspections.

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