American diplomacy spoken word links--May 2015.

• Author: Sempa, Francis

American Diplomacy Spoken Word Links--May 2015

"Opportunities and Challenges in India's Energy future"

On May 1, 2015, the Brookings Institution hosted remarks by Rahul Tongia, a non-resident Fellow of Brookings, India, about India's energy future. Tongia discussed India's overreliance on coal and expressed the hope that India will gradually shift to renewable energy sources. http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/events/2015/05/01-india-energy/ 20150501_india_energy_transcript.pdf

"U.S. Leadership and Global Food Security" On May 5, 2015, Pennsylvania Senator Robert P. Casey, Jr. spoke at the Center for Strategic and International Security on the importance of global food security to U.S. foreign policy. In his remarks, Senator Casey emphasized the need for the U.S. to continue to lead in efforts to increase global agriculture production and focus on improving nutrition outcomes for families throughout the world. http://csis.org/event/us-leadership-and-global-food-security

"Improving Security Assistance" On May 5, 2015, Mark Pyman, of Transparency International's Defense and Security Program, spoke at the Carnegie Endowment of International Peace on the subject of corruption related to security assistance programs. Using Afghanistan as an example, Pyman suggested ways that corruption could be countered and minimized in future security assistance programs. http://carnegieendowment.org/2015/05/05/improving-security- assistance/i7q9

"The New Terrorism: How to Fight and Defeat It" On April 30, 2015, Van Hipp, Chairman of American Defense International, Inc., spoke to the Heritage Foundation about current and future terror threats and suggested policies and strategies to combat those threats. http://www.heritage.org/events/2015/04/new-terrorism

"Russia, Ukraine, and U.S. Policy" On April 28, 2015, Russia expert Stephen Sestanovich testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee on the events in Ukraine and what they mean for the future. Sestanovich stated that Russian leader Vladimir Putin will judge future U.S. policy on how we react to the crisis in Ukraine. He noted that Russia's aggression in Ukraine has implications for NATO and its new members in Eastern and Central Europe. http://www.cfr.org/russian-federation/russia-ukraine-us-policy/p36485

"U.S. Trade Policy" On April23, 2015, Secretary of State John Kerry spoke at the Atlantic Council on U.S. trade policy and the Trans-Pacific Partnership...