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SUMMARY:Lessons from the Edge: Ukraine in Crisis | A Luncheon Event
DESCRIPTION:Reflecting on the events that led to her removal as U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine in 2019\, Maria “Masha” Yovanovitch has a stark but hopeful story to tell of the dedication of foreign service officers and her own career. Moving up through the ranks of the State Department\, Yovanovitch leveraged her intelligence and work ethic to arrive at the post of Ambassador to Ukraine in 2016. Her endeavors to encourage democracy\, support anti-corruption efforts\, and advance U.S. interests and values in Ukraine no doubt left a lasting impression that continues to inform the policies of a country now under direct military attack. Please join us for a special luncheon and book signing event with the ambassador. Books will be available for purchase through a partnership with Visible Voice Books. \n— \nRegistration will be open to members on March 1\, 2023. \nRegistration will be open for non-members on April 3\, 2023.
URL:https://jetpackgroup.com/events/lessons-from-the-edge-ukraine-in-crisis-a-luncheon-event-with-amb-maria-yovanovitch/
LOCATION:The Union Club\, 1211 Euclid Ave.\, Cleveland\, OH\, 44115\, United States
CATEGORIES:CCFR Event,Foreign Policy Forum,Public Forum,Speaker Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20200304T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20200304T201500
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SUMMARY:How We Win: Defeating the Extremist Threat
DESCRIPTION:Cleveland Committee on Foreign Relations events are for CCFR members only. \nDespite the ongoing war on terror and the billions of dollars spent in the United States’ attempts to defeat terrorist organizations\, the global threat of extremist groups remains. This threat undermines U.S. efforts abroad and has a negative impact on the stability of many regions. How can governments around the world shift their policies to reduce extremist violence and stop the spread of terrorist movements? Join us on March 4\, as Farah Pandith from the Council on Foreign Relations dives into new ways to counter extremism. In her new book\, How We Win\, Pandith presents strategies and methods to combat extremism by mobilizing leaders\, diplomats\, and global youth. \nFarah Pandith is an Adjunct Senior Fellow with the Council on Foreign Relations. Pandith was a political appointee in the George H.W. Bush\, George W. Bush\, and Barack Obama Administrations and previously served on the secretary of homeland security’s homeland security advisory council. She is the author of the recently released book\, How We Win: How Cutting-Edge Entrepreneurs\, Political Visionaries\, Enlightened Business Leaders\, and Social Media Mavens Can Defeat the Extremist Threat. Copies of her book will be available for purchase at the event. \nLocation: The Union Club\, Wedgwood Room. \nFor more information about CCFR membership options and to join\, click here to visit our CCFR page. \nCleveland Committee on Foreign Relations events are for CCFR members only. \nOnline registration for this event has closed. Please email Andrea Bender at abender@ccwa.ccwa.org with any registration related questions.  
URL:https://jetpackgroup.com/events/how-we-win-defeating-the-extremist-threat/
CATEGORIES:CCFR Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20200212T174500
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20200212T201500
DTSTAMP:20260501T061754
CREATED:20200124T105333Z
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SUMMARY:India’s Rise as an Economic and Military Power
DESCRIPTION:Cleveland Committee on Foreign Relations events are for CCFR members only. \nIndia will become the world’s most populous nation within the next five years. Within ten to fifteen years\, India will become the world’s third largest economy. As a result\, much of the world continues to wonder when India will take a larger place on the global stage. In particular\, the United States has long sought a deeper relationship with India\, as the U.S. continually seeks new partners to face emerging security and economic challenges across Asia. Is there a clear path forward for further cooperation between India and the U.S.? Join us on February 12\, as senior adviser Richard Rossow from the Center for Strategic and International Studies dives into India’s future and changing alliances. \nRichard Rossow is a senior adviser and holds the Wadhwani Chair in U.S.-India Policy Studies at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). Mr. Rossow has committed much of his professional career to promoting business and economic engagement between the U.S. and India and has been with CSIS since 2014. \nLocation: The Union Club\, Wedgwood Room. \nFor more information about CCFR membership options and to join\, click here to visit our CCFR page. \nCleveland Committee on Foreign Relations events are for CCFR members only. \nOnline registration for this event has closed. 
URL:https://jetpackgroup.com/events/indias-rise-as-an-economic-and-military-power/
CATEGORIES:CCFR Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20200115T174500
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20200115T201500
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CREATED:20191223T111029Z
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SUMMARY:Taiwan and the U.S.:What Does the Future Hold?
DESCRIPTION:Cleveland Committee on Foreign Relations events are for CCFR members only. \nOn January 11\, citizens will go to the polls in Taiwan to vote in one of the most consequential presidential elections in Taiwan’s history. The biggest difference between the two major candidates – in fact\, the biggest election issue in general – is their China policy. While the incumbent candidate\, Tsai Ing-wen\, has increasingly spoken about the dangers that China poses to Taiwan\, her opponent\, Han Kuo-yu\, favors closer ties to China. In the meantime\, multiple reports have shown that China’s disinformation campaign to influence the election in Taiwan is in full force. Taiwan is considered a U.S.-ally\, and the U.S. and Taiwan have long had a strong unofficial relationship. The election in Taiwan certainly has domestic and regional implications\, but it will also have an impact on the U.S.-Taiwan relationship and the future of the complicated U.S.-Taiwan-China relationship. \nAmbassador Stephen Young served as a U.S. diplomat for over 33 years\, with assignments in Washington\, Taipei\, Moscow\, Beijing\, Kyrgyzstan and Hong Kong. Ambassador Young was U.S. Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan from 2003-2005 and Consul General to Hong Kong under the Obama Administration. Ambassador Young also served as Director of the Taipei Office of the American Institute in Taiwan. \nLocation: The Union Club\, Wedgwood Room. \nFor more information about CCFR membership options and to join\, click here to visit our CCFR page. \nCleveland Committee on Foreign Relations events are for CCFR members only. \nOnline registration for this event has closed. 
URL:https://jetpackgroup.com/events/taiwan-and-the-u-s-what-does-the-future-hold/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20191113T174500
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20191113T201500
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CREATED:20191028T172224Z
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SUMMARY:The New Silk Road: U.S. Strategic Interests in the Caspian Sea Region
DESCRIPTION:The Caspian Sea region with its abundant energy resources has enormous strategic importance for the United States. Ambassador Richard Hoagland\, U.S. Ambassador to Kazakhstan (2008-2011)\, U.S. Ambassador to Tajikistan (2003-2006)\, U.S. Deputy Ambassador to Pakistan (2011- 2013)\, and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs (2013-2015)\, will join us for a discussion of the importance of the Caspian Sea region. Ambassador Hoagland will provide an overview of dynamics in the Caspian region\, including a look at China’s rising role and previous U.S.-Russia clashes. How have major powers clashed in the Caspian Sea\, and what goals do these nations have in the region? \nAmbassador Richard Hoagland was U.S. Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs from October 2013-August 2015. Before returning to Washington in September 2013\, he spent a decade in South and Central Asia. He was U.S. Deputy Ambassador to Pakistan (2011- 2013)\, U.S. Ambassador to Kazakhstan (2008-2011)\, and U.S. Ambassador to Tajikistan (2003-2006). Ambassador Hoagland is currently the Caspian Security and Politics Program Chair at the Caspian Policy Center and a Subject Matter Expert for the New York Times Silk Road Journey. \nLocation: The Union Club\, Wedgwood Room. \nFor more information about CCFR membership options and to join\, click here to visit our CCFR page. \nCleveland Committee on Foreign Relations events are for CCFR members only. \nRegistration for this event has closed. 
URL:https://jetpackgroup.com/events/the-new-silk-road-u-s-strategic-interests-in-the-caspian-sea-region/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20191016T174500
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SUMMARY:Venezuela: How We Got Here\, and What's Next?
DESCRIPTION:Cleveland Committee on Foreign Relations events are for CCFR members only. \nVenezuela’s rapid economic and political collapse shocked many onlookers and has led to massive street protests and uprisings. Today\, a power struggle continues between Venezuelan President Maduro and opposition leader\, Guaido. Dany Bahar\, fellow in the Global Economy and Development program at the Brookings Institution\, will join us to discuss the catastrophe in Venezuela\, the state of the economy and unrest within the nation\, and how the international community should respond. \nDany Bahar is a fellow in the Global Economy and Development program at the Brookings Institution and was previously a David M. Rubenstein Fellow at Brookings. Bahar is an Israeli and Venezuelan economist and his research focuses on economic development and patterns of migrant and refugee movement. Bahar is also an associate at the Harvard Center for International Development and a research affiliate at IZA Institute of Labor Economics and CESifo Group Munich. \nLocation: The Union Club\, Wedgwood Room. \nFor more information about CCFR membership options and to join\, click here to visit our CCFR page. \nCleveland Committee on Foreign Relations events are for CCFR members only. \nRegistration for this event has closed.
URL:https://jetpackgroup.com/events/venezuela-how-we-got-here-and-whats-next/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20190918T174500
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20190918T201500
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SUMMARY:Turkey\, a U.S. Ally Adrift: Is a Reversal Possible?
DESCRIPTION:Cleveland Committee on Foreign Relations events are for CCFR members only. \nIn recent years\, Turkey has drifted away from its traditional Western allies and problems have developed in U.S.-Turkey relations\, as Turkish leadership has become increasingly anti-Western. What are the prospects for Turkey’s re-democratization? How can Turkish relations with the West\, including the U.S.\, improve? Dr. Kirişci\, senior fellow at Brookings\, will join us to answer these key questions and more. \nDr. Kemal Kirişci is the TÜSİAD senior fellow and director of the Center on the United States and Europe’s Turkey Project at Brookings. Kirişci is an expert on Turkish foreign policy and he runs the Turkey Project Policy Paper series at Brookings\, which focuses on the latest developments within Turkey. \nDr. Kirişci’s most recent book\, “Turkey and the West: Faultlines in a Troubled Alliance\,” will be available for purchase at a discounted rate at the event.  \nLocation: The Union Club\, Main Dining Room. \nFor more information about CCFR membership options and to join\, click here to visit our CCFR page. \nRegistration:  \nOnline registration for this event has closed. With questions\, please contact Andrea Bender 216-282-1041 or abender@ccwa.ccwa.org.
URL:https://jetpackgroup.com/events/turkey-a-u-s-ally-adrift-is-a-reversal-possible/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20190507T174500
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20190507T203000
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SUMMARY:Strengthening America's Arctic Policy at Home and Abroad
DESCRIPTION:Cleveland Committee on Foreign Relations events are for CCFR members only. \nDr. Walter Berbrick is the founding director of the Arctic Studies Group at the U.S. Naval War College and an associate professor in the War Gaming Department. At the U.S. Naval War College\, he leads research on joint and naval warfare\, national security\, and strategy in the Arctic. Previously\, Dr. Berbrick was a senior advisor at the Department of State\, and served more than 10 years in the U.S. Navy. \nDr. Berbrick will join the Cleveland Committee on Foreign Relations to discuss security in the Arctic and how the United States should position itself and strategize moving forward. \nLocation: The Union Club\, Wedgwood Room \nFor more information about CCFR membership options and to join\, click here to visit our CCFR page. \nOnline registration for this event has closed. For questions please contact Andrea Bender 216-282-1041 or abender@ccwa.ccwa.org.
URL:https://jetpackgroup.com/events/strengthening-americas-arctic-policy-at-home-and-abroad/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20190409T174500
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20190409T203000
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SUMMARY:The U.S. and Africa: Vital Interests
DESCRIPTION:Cleveland Committee on Foreign Relations events are for CCFR members only. \nAmbassador Bruce Wharton\, former Ambassador to Zimbabwe\, served as an officer in the Foreign Service from 1985 to 2017. His career includes assignments in Latin America\, Africa\, Washington\, Europe\, and Asia. Ambassador Wharton will join the Cleveland Committee on Foreign Relations to discuss the rise of terrorism across Africa\, the United States’ current presence on the continent\, and AFRICOM’s mission. How can the United States be involved in Africa in a positive and productive way? \nLocation: The Union Club\, Wedgwood Room \nFor more information about CCFR membership options and to join\, click here to visit our CCFR page. \nRegistration for this event has closed.
URL:https://jetpackgroup.com/events/u-s-interests-and-security-in-africa/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20190312T174500
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SUMMARY:NAFTA 2.0 and the Future of  American Trade Policy
DESCRIPTION:Cleveland Committee on Foreign Relations events are for CCFR members only. \nGeoffrey Gertz\, fellow in the Global Economy and Development program at Brookings\, will join us to discuss the current United States trade agenda and the the new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). How will NAFTA 2.0 effect the United States economy and our trade partners? Gertz will address this question as well as possibilities for future United States trade agreements and the politics of trade policy. \nLocation: The Union Club\, Wedgwood Room \nFor more information about CCFR membership options and to join\, click here to visit our CCFR page. \nOnline registration for this event has closed.
URL:https://jetpackgroup.com/events/nafta-2-0-and-the-future-of-american-trade-policy/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20190116T174500
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SUMMARY:Exploring Russia's Role in the Middle East
DESCRIPTION:Cleveland Committee on Foreign Relations events are for CCFR members only. \nAnna Borshchevskaya is the Ira Weiner Fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy\, where she focuses on Russia’s policy towards the Middle East. Borshchevskaya suggests that although many were surprised by Putin’s intervention in Syria\, it was years in the making. Borshchevskaya will discuss Russia’s strategic goals across the Middle East\, including Putin’s relations with Iran\, Israel\, Egypt\, and North Africa. \nOnline registration for this event has closed.\nLocation: The Union Club\, Wedgwood Room \nFor more information about CCFR membership options and to join\, click here to visit our CCFR page.
URL:https://jetpackgroup.com/events/exploring-russias-role-in-the-middle-east/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20181127T174500
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SUMMARY:China- America's Generational Challenge
DESCRIPTION:Cleveland Committee on Foreign Relations events are for CCFR members only. \nRoy Kamphausen is the Senior Vice President for Research at the National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR) and\, in April of 2018\, Roy was appointed to be a Commissioner on the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission. Given the changing relationship between the United States and China\, Roy will discuss the significance of U.S. policy to China\, the challenges that face the U.S. in this realm\, and the appropriate response to address China. \nLocation: The Union Club\, Wedgewood Room \nFor more information about CCFR membership options and to join\, click here to visit our CCFR page.
URL:https://jetpackgroup.com/events/u-s-china-military-focus/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20181009T174500
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20181009T203000
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SUMMARY:At a Crossroads: Insight Into the U.S.-Mexico Relationship
DESCRIPTION:Cleveland Committee on Foreign Relations events are for CCFR members only. \nRichard Miles is the Director of the U.S.-Mexico Futures Initiative at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Following the election of the Mexican populist Andrés Manuel López Obrador as president\, and with increasing tensions along the U.S.-Mexico border\, Miles will join CCFR to discuss what lies ahead for the currently strained U.S.-Mexico relationship. \nLocation: The Union Club\, Main Dining Room \nOnline registration for this event has closed. \nFor more information about CCFR membership options and to join\, click here to visit our CCFR page.
URL:https://jetpackgroup.com/events/at-a-crossroads-insight-into-the-u-s-mexico-relationship/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180912T174500
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SUMMARY:Where Do We Go From Here: The Future of U.S.-Iran Relations
DESCRIPTION:Cleveland Committee on Foreign Relations events are for CCFR members only. \nJarrett Blanc\, former U.S. State Department Deputy Lead Coordinator for Iran Nuclear Implementation\, will kick off our 80th season with a discussion on the Iran Nuclear Deal. With Middle East security\, economic considerations\, and various international relationships on the line\, Blanc will explore the United States’ decision to leave the agreement\, the status of the fractured deal\, and what it all means for the future of global security. \nLocation: The Union Club\, Wedgewood Room \nFor more information about CCFR membership options and to join\, click here to visit our CCFR page.
URL:https://jetpackgroup.com/events/where-do-we-go-from-here-the-future-of-u-s-iran-relations/
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