Ambassador Melanne Verveer on "Advancing Progress through Empowerment of Women and Girls" (CSIS) Melanne Verveer,
Ambassador-at-large for Global Women’s Issues at the
Department of State,
will address:
“Making the Most of the MDG Summit: Advancing Progress through Empowerment of Women and Girls.” This session is part of Our Global Challenges, a
series of dialogues held in partnership with the University of Miami
Knight Center for International Media. The series examines progress
towards attaining the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and is made
possible by the Knight Foundation.
Hostage Nation (New America Foundation) Two years ago, three American contractors and a former Colombian presidential candidate were freed in an audacious rescue after a five-year ordeal in the jungles of South America. But more than a gripping story, the history of their captivity and liberation provides deep insight into the intersection between Colombia’s decades-long battle against insurgency and the flawed labyrinth of America’s anti-drug efforts. The New America Foundation will host a discussion with author Karin Hayes, journalist Jorge Enrique Botero, and Victoria Bruce of their book Hostage Nation: Colombia’s Guerrilla Army and the Failed War on Drugs.
Arming Without Aiming: India's Military Modernization (Brookings) Brookings Institution will host the launch of Arming Without Aiming: India’s Military Modernization (Brookings Press, 2010), written by Senior Fellow Stephen Cohen and Nonresident Fellow Sunil Dasgupta, director of Political Science at the University of Maryland's Universities at Shady Grove. Following the authors’ presentation, Edward Luce of the Financial Times and Ashley Tellis with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace will join a panel discussion on the future of India’s military.
For more think tank events, see the calendar in the sidebar.
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