CSIS is hosting a conversation with House Speaker Paul Ryan on Thursday, January 18th. Topics of discussion will include national security challenges to the United States, and restoring and enhancing our military capabilities.

As Iraq nears a military defeat of ISIS, Iraqis and their leaders are debating how best to sustain the security gains, prevent any extremist revival, and stabilize the country. They must shape a post-ISIS Iraq as the country finds itself amid increased regional tensions between the Gulf Arab States and Iran. A key voice in this debate—and an important Iraqi interlocutor with U.S. policymakers—is Dr. Saleem al-Jubouri, since 2014 the elected speaker of parliament. He will speak at USIP amid his meetings with House Speaker Paul Ryan and other U.S. officials.

The U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations is hosting a hearing titled: Iraq and Syria Genocide Emergency Relief and Accountability

With a new president and Congress in place since January 2017, how has the congressional oversight dynamic changed since the Obama administration with respect to America’s 17 intelligence agencies? Has the “Russiagate” episode altered the relationship between the House and Senate Intelligence Committees and their congressional overseers? What are the prospects for domestic surveillance reform? Are the House and Senate Intelligence Committees even properly structured and staffed to perform their jobs in the twenty-first century? Join The Cato Institute in a discussion covering these subjects and more.

The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) is hosting an on the record conversation on Russia, the modern threat environment, and how the U.S. military should prepare.

Curbing money laundering and terrorist financing is critical to the integrity of financial markets and national security. Yet, the legal and regulatory framework for addressing money laundering and terrorist financing is rooted in a law written over 40 years ago. Rep. Ed Royce, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and member of the House Financial Services Committee, will offer keynote remarks, and Greg Baer, President and CEO of The Clearing House, will offer remarks about a report released earlier this year on ways to reform the AML/CFT process. A panel discussion by experts from law enforcement and industry will follow.

The U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific is holding a hearing on U.S. Interests in the Asia-Pacific in FY 2018.

The U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa is holding a hearing to Assess the U.S.-Qatar Relationship.

The U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee is holding a full committee hearing on U.S. Cyber Diplomacy.

The U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats is holding a hearing to examine the President’s FY 2018 Budget Proposal for Europe and Eurasia

The U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee is holding a full committee hearing on the Authorization for the Use of Military Force and Current Terrorist Threats.

The historic passage of the U.S. Global Food Security Act in July 2016 demonstrated U.S. leadership and bipartisan support in Congress to address global hunger, poverty, and malnutrition. The act required the Feed the Future interagency group, comprised of eleven U.S. agencies, to submit the first ever U.S. Global Food Security Strategy to Congress last fall. Join CSIS and Senator Robert Casey (D-PA) to hear updates from senior leadership on the strategy and to discuss contributions from Congress, the Trump Administration, and U.S. government agencies.  

The American Enterprise Institute is hosting Leon Aron and Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA), ranking member on the House Armed Services Committee to discuss how Washington should thwart the Putin regime’s support of euroskeptic populists, global cyberattacks, interventions in elections, and constant threat of military intervention and how US partners can safeguard themselves against Russian threats of intervention and destabilization.

Congressman Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), a veteran of both the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, will offer his thoughts on the war in Afghanistan and how U.S. policy can best address it.

Every year, The Heritage Foundation’s Asian Studies Center brings together key Congressional staff members to examine the hot issues and big questions in U.S.-Asia policy, as seen from Capitol Hill.

The Center for Strategic and International Studies is hosting a Smart Women, Smart Power conversation with Representative Martha McSally (R-AZ) about border security, the threat from ISIS, and the conflicts in Iraq, Syria, and Afghanistan.  She serves on both the House Armed Services and Homeland Security Committees and is chair of the subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.

The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Armed Services is hosting a hear titled "Threats to Space Assets and Implications for Homeland Security"

The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Armed Services is hosting a hearing titled "Military Assessment of the Security Challenges in the Greater Middle East

The United States House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations is hosting a hearing titled "East Africa’s Quiet Famine"