Videos

The Aspen Strategy Group hosted a series of discussions about technology and national security. Former Defense Secretary Ashton Carter and former Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia B…

The Center for a New American Security hosted a discussion examining the potential risks and benefits of emerging military technologies. Former Navy Secretary Richard Danzig outlined his new…

Participants talked about the ways U.S. diplomatic strategy had shifted since President Trump took office and his administration’s effect ton the nation’s place of leadership in the world. T…

Former Navy Secretary Richard Danzig talked about the nature of cybersecurity and cyber threats in the modern national security landscape, and offered suggestions for how governments and pri…

Panelists compared the foreign policy agendas of President Obama and Mitt Romney. They responded to questions from the audience. This was part of a National Journal forum on the 2012 preside…

Australian Defense Minister Joel Fitzgibbon talked about US-Australian relations, the role of Australian troops in Afghanistan, and continued defense and foreign security cooperation. He ans…

Will Marshall moderated a roundtable discussion on progressive policies for national security. Indiana Senator Evan Bayh made opening remarks on changing misperceptions of the Democratic Par…

A panel discussion was held with Senator Obama’s senior foreign policy advisors during the Democratic Nation Convention. Topics included Senator Obama’s objectives for his first term as Pres…

Richard Danzig talked about major foreign policy and national security challenges facing the nation. He focused on threats posed by terrorism and U.S. efforts to improve counterterrorism tac…

The Partnership for Public Service hosted a discussion on U.S. bioterrorism readiness. Officials spoke to reporters about the ability of the U.S. to prevent and respond to such attacks. The…

Secretary Cohen and Pentagon officials briefed reporters on the Judge Advocate General (JAG) manual investigation of the bombing of the USS Cole in Yemen. The report made several recommendat…

Officials, relatives, and injured shipmates of 17 sailors killed in a terrorist attack on the USS Cole in Yemen gathered on pier 12 at the Norfolk Naval Station for a memorial service. While…

Navy and Marine officials talk to reporters about Secretary Cohen’s recommendation to suspend training operations on the Puerto Rican Island of Vieques. They focused on growing tensions with…

Witnesses testified about resuming live firing exercises on a U.S. Navy firing range on the island of Vieques in Puerto Rico. A presidential panel recommended that the military resume the ex…

Richard Danzig talked about the future of the Navy and the events in Yugoslavia. He described some of the ways in which Navy training and operations need to be changed. He also commented on …

Richard J. Danzig was sworn in as the 71st Secretary of the Navy by retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Byron White in the Center Court of the Pentagon. In his remarks he discussed the vari…

The Senate Armed Services Committee conducted a Confirmation Hearing for several military nominations. The nominees included Richard Danzig for Navy Secretary, Bernard Rostker for Army Under…