Transnational Issues Seminar

Program Description

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The world has been interdependent for millennia, although the last three decades have witnessed an acceleration of technologically driven globalization which has transformed politics, societies, economies, the environment, and cultures. Foreign policy and national strategy are not only the product of the balance of power but also of those forces which cut across national boundaries and shape power, national interests, and values. The biggest global problems do not have passports; they ignore national boundaries.

Information technology has accelerated the speed of change and amplified the global “market” in such areas as weapons, ideas, crime, and terrorism. Massive efforts of governments to limit the flow of information have failed to secure state cyberspace boundaries. Indeed, governments themselves have exploited the permeability of states to influence opinion, elections, and political movement, as well as to steal technological, sociological, and economic data. If it is difficult to assert sovereign control over information flows, it is proving equally difficult to curb the physical movement of people, money, weapons, and goods.

This special three-day seminar will address great power rivalries and regional conflicts as they are shaped by such social, political, economic, and even environmental forces. This program will bring together established experts and commentators, as well as key players in the national and international arenas, to evaluate current crises and policies within the context of ongoing and emerging transnational trends.

Areas to be covered are reflected in the topics below and may be changed to address current issues at the time of the seminar.

 

Suggested Seminar Topics

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• Global Mega Trends, Transnational Issues, and U.S. National Security
• South Asia: A New Arc of Instability
• Nuclear Weapons, Proliferation and U.S. National Security from Tripoli to Tehran and Beyond
• China Shakes the World: A Revolutionary Remaking of the International Order
• North Korea: The Political-Security Challenges in Northeast Asia and the World
• Africa: Dilemmas in Demographics, Resources, and Governance
• Global Warring: How Environmental, Economic, and Political Crises Will Redraw the World Map
• Brexit and Europe: Implications for the European Union and Global Economic Relations
• The Middle East and North Africa: A Crossroad and a Dead End
• Latin America in Transition
• The New Space Great Game: From Geopolitics to Astor-politics
• Transnational Issues and the Biden Administration
• China: Transnational Challenges and Opportunities
• Transatlantic Relations: The United States – Europe – Russia
• Globalism and Sovereignty: A Clash of Visions
• Plagues and Politics: A New World Order?
• Transition or Transformation: Engagement, World Order, and the Crisis of Legitimacy
• Civil Conflict, Economic Collapse, and Mega-Migrations
• Cyber and Technology Issues: Implications for National Security
• American Exceptionalism and the Dilemma of Global Leadership
• The Changing Nature of Terrorism and Transnational Crime
• The Threat of Global Socialism – and the End of Western Civilization

The above topics may change to address current events and interests of the participants at the time of the seminar.

 

Moderator

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The program moderator will be of international stature and have extensive professional experience in the policy issues covered in this three-day seminar. The moderator will facilitate, when necessary, dialogue between the speakers and participants, as well as lead the group discussions and Q&A sessions.

 

Fee

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The fee for the three-day Transnational Issues Seminar is $2,475 per person. The program will feature approximately 12-15 separate presentations. Also included are daily continental breakfasts and working luncheons. The seminar will be held in a private meeting room. An on-site Program Coordinator will assist participants as needed and coordinate daily activities.

Registration

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The target audience for this seminar is senior managers and executives (civilians GS-15 and above; military O-6 and above). Others who have a special interest in the subject, need-to-know, or are in key positions may apply. Seminar space is limited to assure that participants have ample time for open discussion with presenters. Upon registration, attendees will receive confirmation via email within five days. Cancellations will be accepted in writing up to two weeks prior to each program. After that time, substitutions will be accepted. The Agency will be billed if registration is cancelled after the deadline.

If you have any questions or need further information, please call the office at 703-684-8807.

 

Additional Information

Reporting information will be sent to all participants approximately two weeks prior to the start of the program.

These programs are informal and strictly “off-the-record.” No video, PowerPoint or audio-visual aids are utilized in the presentations.