U.S.-Russian relations have entered a new era. Russian President Putin has made clear that the goals that informed U.S.-Russia policy since the break up of the Soviet Union--the slow but steady integration of Russia into ...
Category: Past Events Archive
U.S.-China Relations: Avoiding a New Cold War
On September 15, 2014, the NCAFP's Forum on Asia-Pacific Security (FAPS), hosted a panel discussion on U.S.-China relations at the Harvard Club in New York to address the following questions: Is the recent downturn i ...
APEC in 2014: Regional Growth & Integration
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) is a forum for increasing economic cooperation and trade in the world's most dynamic and fastest growing region. This public panel explored the challenges and opportunities fo ...
Russia & the U.S.: Conflict or Cooperation?
A 2014 Annual Dinner & Membership Meeting featuring Ambassador Thomas R. Pickering, former Ambassador the Russian Federation, India, the United Nations, Israel, El Salvador, Nigeria, and Jordan. Photos courtesy of ...
Gulliver’s Troubles: America in the Middle East — An Angier Biddle Duke Lecture
America faces a veritable conundrum in the Middle East. It is trapped in a region it can neither leave nor transform. To deal with this situation, the U.S. must be disciplined about identifying its core interests and how ...
Challenges and Perspectives for Japan: Is Reconciliation Possible Among Neighbors?
The Forum on Asia-Pacific Security (FAPS) hosted a private briefing with Mr. Yukio Okamoto, former Special Advisor for Prime Minister Koizumi and Prime Minister Hashimoto. The event was moderated by Ambassador Winston Lo ...
Turkey at a Historic Crossroad
For more than a year, Turkey has been confronted with a multi-layered political crisis with the future of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Justice and Development Party (AKP) in balance. However, Erdogan's vic ...