Yemen: The Forgotten War
Rayburn House Building - Room 2075 45 Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC, United StatesThe Yemen war has entered its fourth year with no end in sight. Thousands of civilians have been killed, 130 children die every day from starvation and lack of medical aid due to blockade, and terrorist groups have flourished amid the chaos. What are the United States’ options to avoid greater instability in the region…
UNRWA’s Resiliency for Security and Human Development for Palestinian Refugees
NIF 1800 K st. Suite 1124, Washington, DC, United StatesA Luncheon Discussion with the Director of UNRWA'S DC Representative Office, Elizabeth Campbell Join us for a round table discussion with Elizabeth Campbell on UNRWA and the continual and latest efforts to fostering the human development of Palestinian Refugees. Prior to joining UNRWA, Elizabeth was the Senior humanitarian policy advisor in the Bureau of International…
Discussion with Ambassador Vygaudas Usackas: “The Future of NATO and Transatlantic Relations”
NIF 1800 K st. Suite 1124, Washington, DC, United StatesA Luncheon Discussion with Ambassador Vygaudas Ušackas Join us for a round table discussion with Ambassador Vygaudas Ušackas on the future of NATO and Transatlantic Relations. Ambassador Vygaudas Ušackas currently serves as the Director of the European Institute at Kaunas Technological University. From 2013 to 2017 he served as the European Union's Ambassador to Russia. He previously served as the…
China’s Cultural Genocide Against the Uyghurs
NIF 1800 K st. Suite 1124, Washington, DC, United StatesLuncheon Discussion on US China Relations and Human Rights A Luncheon Discussion on US-China Relations and Human Rights The National Interest Foundation is pleased to invite you to attend our luncheon discussion where expert Omer Kanat will tackle the issue of Uyghur Muslims and the Xinjang "education" camps. Pervasive ethnic discrimination, severe religious repression, and increasing cultural suppression…
The Future of Democracy in Tunisia
NIF 1800 K st. Suite 1124, Washington, DC, United StatesA luncheon discussion with elected female parliamentarian from Tunisia, Meherzia Labidi Maïza The National Interest Foundation is pleased to invite you to attend our luncheon discussion where Meherzia Labidi tackles the question on Tunisia's future of a stable democracy. Tunisia is the sole democracy to emerge from the Arab Spring protests that ripped through the region over the…
Why the U.S. Always Gets It Wrong On the Middle East
1800 K Street, NW, Suite 1124, Washington, DC, United StatesA luncheon discussion with David Hearst Foreign Policy Writer and Editor The National Interest Foundation is pleased to invite you to attend our luncheon discussion where David Hearst tackles the topic of U.S. foreign policy and the Middle East. Our estrangement from the Middle East derives from trends that are much deeper than the manifest deficiencies of executive…