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• Climate Change: The New Security Imperative in the Melting Arctic
  Feb 2, 2010
  
  
  Highlighted for the first time in the Pentagon's 2010 Quadrennial Defense Review as an "accelerant of instability or conflict," climate change is quickly emerging as a significant national security challenge.

• PA Governor Ed Rendell: Responding to America’s National Critical Infrastructure Crisis
  Jan 21, 2010
  
  
  The Center for National Policy hosted Pennsylvania’s Governor Ed Rendell for a discussion with CNP President Dr. Stephen Flynn.

• America’s Crumbling Infrastructure: An Issue of National Security?
  Jan 14, 2010
  
  
  A CNP discussion with Dr. Stephen Flynn, James Fallows and Tom Gjelten.

• NEWSWEEK Issues 2010: Has the Great Recession Changed Everything?
  Dec 14, 2009
  
  
  A CNP discussion with Dr. Stephen Flynn, Dr. Francis Fukuyama, Rana Foroohar and Jonathan Tepperman.

• The Impact of Economic Integration on Cross-Strait Relations
  Nov 17, 2009
  
  
  The Center for National Policy hosted Rupert Hammond-Chambers and Daniel Rosen for a discussion on the impact that increasing economic ties between the PRC and Taiwan will have on cross-Strait relations.

• NORAD’s New Maritime Mission
  Oct 29, 2009
  
  
  The Center for National Policy hosted General Victor E. Renuart, Jr. for a discussion on NORAD's maritime warning mission.

• Leading the Charge: Leadership Lessons from the Battlefield to the Boardroom
  Oct 21, 2009
  
  
  The Center for National Policy hosted General Anthony C. Zinni for a discussion that highlighted the important themes in his latest book Leading the Charge: Leadership Lessons from the Battlefield to the Boardroom.

• China's Military Strategy: Challenging America's Role in Asia?
  Sep 23, 2009
  
  
  The Center for National Policy hosted Roger Cliff and Toy Reid for a discussion about their thoughts on China's military strategy and its implications for U.S. foreign policy.

• The 30th Anniversary of the Taiwan Relations Act: Continuity and Change in Cross-Straits Relations
  Sep 15, 2009
  
  
  The Center for National Policy hosted Congresswoman Shelley Berkley and Richard Bush III for a discussion about their thoughts on the Taiwan Relations Act and how it will continue to guide future U.S. policy.

• The Future of the U.S. Army: Options for Force Modernization
  Aug 27, 2009
  
  
  The Center for National Policy hosted Lawrence Korb and Lt. General Joseph Yakovac for a discussion about their thoughts on the direction the Army should take to modernize the service's weapons systems.

• Building a Secure Afghan State: Can it Be Done?
  Aug 19, 2009
  
  
  The Center for National Policy hosted Lt. Gen. David Barno and J. Alexander Thier for an election-eve assessment of security and politics in Afghanistan.

• Afghan Elections: Prospects for the Future
  Aug 5, 2009
  
  
  The Center for National Policy hosted Craig Charney and Peter Manikas for a discussion on the political issues surrounding the Afghan elections.

• The Navy's Fighter Gap: Fact or Fiction?
  Jul 21, 2009
  
  
  The Center for National Policy hosted Vice Admiral Robert Dunn and Ronald O'Rourke for a discussion on the implications of the projected Navy strike-fighter shortfall.

• Reconstruction Opportunity Zones in Afghanistan and Pakistan
  Jul 20, 2009
  
  
  The Center for National Policy hosted Representative Chris Van Hollen for a discussion on the creation of reconstruction opportunity zones in Afghanistan and Pakistan and the Afghanistan-Pakistan Security and Prosperity Enhancement Act.

• A Conversation with Secretary LaHood: The Role of Transportation in the Economic Recovery
  Jul 15, 2009
  
  
  The Center for National Policy hosted Secretary Ray LaHood for a discussion in which he highlighted the biggest challenges the Department of Transportation is currently facing, the primary objectives guiding his tenure, and the role of transportation in the economic recovery.