Books discussed in Washington

The following books will be discussed in public programs in 

Washington, DC in the following weeks. Click on each book to order.

Monday in Washington, October 5, 2015

SINO-U.S. COLLOQUIUM (VIII): BEYOND THE CURRENT DISTRUST. 10/5, 8:30am-5:30pm. Sponsors: The Institute for Communitarian Policy Studies; The China Energy Fund; The Chinese People's Institute of Foreign Affairs; The Institute for Security and Conflict Studies; The Sigur Center for Asian Studies, George Washington University (GWU). Speakers Include : Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for Economics; Kurt Campbell, The Asia Society; Jin Canrong, Professor of International Relations, Renmin University; Amitai Etzioni, Professor, GWU; Patrick Ho, Deputy Chairman, China Energy Fund Committee; Xiaoye Ma, Director, Academy for World Watch; Michael Swaine, Senior Associate, Carnegie Endowment; Hugh White, Professor of Strategic Studies, Australian National University; Tuosheng Zhang, Director of the Center of Foreign Policy Studies at the China Foundation for International and Strategic Studies.

TOWARD A “REAGANOV” RUSSIA: ASSESSING TRENDS IN RUSSIAN NATIONAL SECURITY POLICY AFTER PUTIN. 10/5, 10:00-11:30am. Sponsor: Brookings Institution. Speakers: Clifford G. Gaddy, Senior Fellow in Foreign Policy, Center on the United State and Europe; Michael E. O'Hanlon, Co-Director, Center for 21st Century Security Intelligence; Steven Pifer, Director, Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Initiative.

RUSSIA'S WAR AGAINST TERROR: THE NORTH CAUCASUS AND BEYOND. 10/5, 11:30am-12:30pm. Sponsor: Kennan Institute, Wilson Center. Speaker: Elena Pokalova, Associate Professor of International Security Studies, National Defense University.

INNOVATION AND DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE. 10/5, 11:30am-1:00pm. Sponsor: The Heritage Foundation. Speakers: John G. McGinn, Principal Deputy Director, Manufacturing and Industrial Base Policy, U.S. Department of Defense; Stephen Rodriguez, Venture Partner, Abundance Partners; Peter Lichtenbaum, Partner, Covington & Burling; Sam Zega, Director, Strategy & Development, Airbus Group.

UNITED STATES AND CHINA: TRENDS IN MILITARY COMPETITION. 10/5, Noon-1:00pm. Sponsor: RAND Corporation. Speaker: Eric Heginbotham, Senior Political Scientist specializing in East Asian Issues, RAND Corporation.

THE FUTURE OF DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC. 10/5, 12:30-1:45pm. Sponsor: SAIS, Johns Hopkins University. Speaker: Haoliang Xu, UN Assistant Secretary-General.

THE WAY FORWARD IN THE UNBALANCED PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN CHINA AND INDIA. 10/5, 12:30-2:00pm. Sponsor: SAIS, Johns Hopkins University. Speaker: Zhong Zhenming, Professor, Tongji University.

GROWTH AND GEOGRAPHY OF MARKETS IN NORTH KOREA: NEW EVIDENCE FROM SATELLITE IMAGERY. 10/5, 12:30-2:00pm. Sponsor: U.S.-Korea Institute, SAIS, Johns Hopkins University. Speaker: Benjamin Katzeff, Silberstein, Non-Resident Fellow, Pacific Forum, CSIS.

DIALOGUE ON TRADE POLICY 2015. 10/5, 1:00-2:30pm. Sponsor: Association of Government Relations Professionals. Speakers: Angela Ellard, Ways and Means Committee Chief Trade Counsel; Jason Kearns, Chief International Trade Counsel, House Ways and Means Committee; Jayme White, Chief Adviser for International Competitiveness and Innovation, Senate Finance Committee; Everett Eissenstat, Chief International Trade Counsel, Senate Finance Committee.

FROM WORDS TO ACTION: DELIVERING INCLUSIVE GROWTH. 10/5, 2:00-3:30pm. Sponsor: Brookings Institution. Speaker: Ernesto Talvi, Director, Brookings Global – CERES Economic and Social Policy in Latin America Initiative. 

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THE ROK-U.S. SUMMIT: A KOREAN PERSPECTIVE ON WHAT THE TWO PRESIDENTS SHOULD DISCUSS. 10/5, 2:00-4:00pm. Sponsor: Korea Economic Institute (KEI). Speakers: Chang-gi Kim, President & Publisher, Chosun Ilbo News Press; Tae-won Ha, Assistant Political Editor, Dong-A Ilbo; Mi-sook Lee, News Editor, World Desk, Mun Hwa Daily News; Chan-soon Nam, Editorial Writer & Political Reporter, Dong-A Ilbo; Kang-duk Lee, Washington Bureau Chief, KBS News. 

FILIPINO SUPREME COURT JUDGE ANTONIO T. CAPRIO. 10/5, 2:00-4:00pm, Washington, DC. Sponsor: Sumitro Chair for Southeast Asia Studies CSIS. Speaker: Antonio T. Carpio, Senior Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the Philippines. 


DOOMED TO SUCCEED: THE U.S.-ISRAEL RELATIONSHIP FROM TRUMAN TO OBAMA. 10/5, 3:00-4:40pm. Sponsor: Georgetown University. Speaker: Author Dennis Ross, Professor in the Practice of Diplomacy. 

BOOKMEN AND WAR: LIBRARIES, INTELLIGENCE AND CULTURAL POLICY IN WORLD WAR II. 10/5, 4:00-5:30pm. Sponsor: History and Public Policy Program, Wilson Center. Speaker: Kathy Peiss, Professor of American History, University of Pennsylvania. 

PERSPECTIVES ON U.S.-INDIA RELATIONS. 10/5, 5:00-6:30pm. Sponsors: Sigur Center, George Washington University; Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry. Speakers: Tanvi Madan, Director, India Project and Foreign Policy Fellow, Brookings; Rick Rossow, Senior Fellow and Wadhwani Chair in U.S.-India Policy Studies, CSIS; Dan Twining, Senior Fellow, Asia, German Marshall Fund; Baijayant Panda, Member of Parliament, BJD Party, India; Moderator: Jonah Blank, Senior Political Scientist, RAND.


KISSINGER: 1923-1968: THE IDEALIST. 10/5, 7:00pm. Sponsor: Politics and Prose Bookstore. Speaker: Author Niall Ferguson.

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Monday in Washington, August 31, 2015

This week Washington is slowly come back to work. The President is in Alaska and the rest of Washington is being entertained by Donald Trump. When Congress returns on September 8th things will get serious. The APP newsletter, for members, will also return at that time.

MONITORING THE IRAN NUCLEAR DEAL. 8/31, 8:30-11:30am, Arlington, VA. Sponsor: The Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA). Speakers: Joe DeTrani, President of INSA; Mark Lowenthal, President of the Intelligence and Security Academy.

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ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING FOR DEFENSE AND AEROSPACE. 8/31-9/2, Springfield, VA. Sponsor: Institute for Defense and Government Advancement (IDGA). Speakers include: Mike Daly, Chief Technology Officer at Raytheon; Paul Bates, Lead 3D Printing Development Engineer at Underwriters Laboratories.

KISSINGER'S SHADOW: THE LONG REACH OF AMERICA'S MOST CONTROVERSIAL STATESMAN. 8/31, 7:00pm, Washington, DC. Sponsor: Politics and Prose Bookstore. Speaker: Author Greg Grandin, Professor of History at New York University.