The Week at CSIS: The Speeches, Discussions, and Events from July 9th to July 13th
CSIS hosts over 2,000 events a year, from major public speeches to small briefings. Join us here for an inside look at the events of the week.
7.10: Realizing a Polio-Free World: Sustaining U.S. Support for Global Polio Eradication
National governments around the world as wella as the Global Polio Eradication Initiative are edging toward global polio eradication, focusing the bulk of attention and resources toward the few remaining areas where the wild virus continues to circulate. While ensuring eradication remains the top priority, the global health community is also preparing to sustain valuable immunization and disease response tools developed during the initiative. CSIS hosted a conference featuring Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and other distinguished guests to highlight the role the U.S. is playing in global polio eradication and how that role will evolve as eradication is achieved.
7.11: What is the Future for America’s Alliances?
Following the G7, North Korea, and NATO summits, the future of U.S. alliances have become a prominent issue of public debate. How will U.S. actions at these summits, and in international diplomacy more generally, affect allies views of the U.S. as a reliable security and trade partner? CSIS hosted a conversation to try to answer this question, with a specific focus on the European and Asian allies of the United States.
7.11: Global Leaders Forum: Ricardo Lagos, former President of Chile
Ricardo Lagos served as president of Chile from 2000 to 2006. During his term, he was known for pursuing health care reform and expanded access to education and led in pursuing international trade for Chile, along with addressing the crimes of Augusto Pinochet’s military regime. President Lagos was imprisoned by the Pinochet dictatorship. An economist with a PhD from Duke University, he taught at the University of North Carolina during his exile. Returning to Chile, he was a leader in the effort to restore democracy to Chile. CSIS hosted the former President of Chile for a Global Leaders Forum. The discussion, featuring former U.S. Senator Chris Dodd, focused on the threat facing democracy in the world today, prospects for economic growth and development in the Latin American region, and the future of United States-Chile relations.
