Project

Leading Thinkers 2009: The AfPak Theater: Militant Islam, Stability and Security
Academics, diplomats, journalists and practitioners with a wealth of regional experience convened for three days to reassess goals, assess what we know about al Qaeda and the Taliban today, and evaluate policies and programs which can better achieve US security interests in the region.

Leading Thinkers 2008: Oil Dependence, National Security & Fuel Choice
Top stakeholders from academia, agriculture, the automotive industry, business, energy, the environmental community, government, journalism, mining, and the national security community convened for three days to tackle the issue of oil dependence, soaring gas prices, and the implications on international security.

Leading Thinkers 2007: Confronting the Iranian Threat
Current and former government officials from Europe, the Middle East and the United States, joined counterterrorism, non-proliferation and regional experts to evaluate Iranian intentions and identify solutions to curbing Tehran's support of international terrorism, pursuit of nuclear weapons and abuses of human rights.

Leading Thinkers 2006: Democracy and Terrorism
Co-sponsored with the National Endowment for Democracy, democracy advocates from the Middle East, Europe and the United States convened to explore the relationship between democracy promotion and terrorism and identify policies that are most likely to spread freedom, pluralism and human rights peacefully.

Local Events

In 2008, the Leading Thinkers brand was expanded to include a series of expert briefings and policy discussions in Washington, DC. Recent workshops include:

Homegrown Terrorism in the U.S. and U.K.
Monday, April 27, 2009
The Madison Hotel, Washington DC

The Pakistan Peoples Party's Counter-Terrorism Strategy
Friday, October 31, 2008
University Club, Washington DC

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