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Rachel Maddow, host of MSNBC’s “The Rachel Maddow Show,” delivered remarks at the Truman Center’s national security conference. She spoke about challenges facing America, fascism, and the im…

Linda Thomas-Greenfield, U.S. ambassador to the U.N., and Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) spoke about global diplomacy, standing up for democracy, and challenges facing America during a discussion …

The British and Polish ambassadors to the United States analyzed the Russia-Ukraine conflict and its implications for the future of Europe as well as other countries. They also talked about …

The Truman Center for National Policy in Washington, D.C., hosted a series of discussions on U.S. global leadership. This portion of the conference included a panel discussion with foreign p…

The Truman Center for National Policy in Washington, D.C., hosted a series of discussions on U.S. global leadership. The event began with an interview with former Obama administration Deputy…

Kathleen Hicks, a former Defense Department official with the Obama Administration, was one of the featured speakers at the 2018 conference hosted by the Truman National Security Project and…

Four progressive national security policy experts talked about the intersection of politics and national security policy. The panel was part of the 2018 annual conference co-hosted by the Tr…

Former Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy said she is confident that much of the work done during her tenure at the EPA will remain despite proposed rollbacks …

The Truman National Security Project and the Truman Center for National Policy hosted their 2018 conference in Washington, DC. This portion of the event featured three women who have worked …

Investors and venture capitalists talked about how technology and innovation were helping to advance economic development in Africa. They discussed the growth of tech companies, challenges f…

Civilian workers talked about the role of public diplomacy in conflict zones. In addition, the panelists addressed the need for frontline training and cooperation among diplomats and the mil…

Jake Sullivan, foreign policy adviser for 2016 presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, spoke at a conference co-hosted by the Truman National Security Project and the Tr…

Panelists talked about unit cohesion in the military and the ways the concept has been instrumental in excluding women from combat. They focused on research showing that camaraderie can take…

Panelists talked about the ways members of Congress had been tracking combat integration. Congressmen Sanchez and McSally spoke by pre-recorded videos about their support for integration…

Panelists gave firsthand accounts of women who had participated in combat, including as part of Cultural Support Teams. Gayle Lemmon was the author Ashley’s War: The Untold Story of a Team o…

Panelists discussed the different approaches military organizations had taken to setting and validating gender-neutral occupational standards for combat. “Getting Standards Right” was pa…

Pentagon representatives assessed the status of integrating women into combat roles since the 2013 rescission of the Defense Department’s ground combat policy that automatically excluded U.S…

At a conference on cyber security, the first panelists talked about the long-term cyber-security requirements of federal agencies, and how the United States could best defend itself against …

Panelists talked about the civil war in Syria and the potential for the Assad regime to fall. The Institute for the Study of War’s Joseph Holliday said the fall of the Assad regime will not …

Panelists discuss the political and strategic implications of America’s reliance on special operations forces, and the prediction that it will increase in the coming decade. Participants exa…