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  • Japan and Georgia: Growing Together

    The Commerce Club 191 Peachtree St NE, Atlanta, GA, United States

    From India to Chile, four-star Admiral Dennis Blair commanded 380,000 soldiers, sailors, Marines, airmen, Coast Guardsmen and Department of Defense civilians. He was responsible for all U.S. military activities in the Indo-Pacific, covering more than 50 percent of the world’s population. As Director of National Intelligence, he led sixteen national intelligence agencies. Now retired, ADM Blair serves as […]

  • Article V: We Stand Against Torture

    In partnership with The Center for Victims of Torture, the Center for Civil and Human Rights is pleased to present to you an engaging workshop on the legal definition of torture, testimonials from survivors of torture, and how you can help those that have been affected.

  • Child Soldiers: New ISIS Recruits?

    Terrorists are constantly raising the stakes. Every year, terrorist groups recruit and radicalize more and more children. These children are used as tools to carry out their activities & violence. Terrorist groups argue that children possess innovation, creativity and an innocence that adults often lack.  Author of the book Small Arms: Children and Terrorism, Dr. Mia Bloom will answer questions about child recruitment strategies and […]

  • Latin American Defense & Security Exhibition (LAAD)

    Riocentro Convention & Event Center 6555 - Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janiero, Brazil

    Exhibit with GDEcD at the Latin American Aero & Defence (LAAD) show, the leading exposition for the defense and security sector in South America. For more information contact Taube Ponce, Senior International Trade Manager, tponce@georgia.org.

  • Gung Ho! Industrial Co-ops in Wartime China: New Insights

    Agnes Scott College Teasley Auditorium, Bullock Science Center 141 E. College Avenue, Decatur, GA, United States

    Shang Yaning (Linda Shang), the speaker for this forum, is a respected scholar in the field of Chinese foreign relations before 1949. The focus of her research is the Gung Ho movement to develop industrial cooperatives during China’s war against Japan, with special interest in Edgar and Helen Snow, who helped to establish this movement. […]

  • ACIR Hosts Lt. General In-Bum Chun for an Update on Efforts to Eliminate North Korea’s Nuclear Weapons

    Capital City Club 7 John Portman Boulevard Northwest, Atlanta, GA, United States

    On May 29, 2019, ACIR will be hosting Lt. General In-Bum Chun (Retired), Army of the Republic of Korea who will provide an update on"Efforts to Eliminate North Korea's Nuclear Weapons." The recent failed summit between North Korea Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un and U.S. Present Donald Trump, Kim's now refusal to meet with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and […]

  • Webinar: A Conversation with Lt. General Cotton

    Webinar

    Lieutenant General Anthony J. Cotton will present a webinar on: "AIR FORCE GLOBAL STRIKE COMMAND'S ROLE IN THE CHANGING STRATEGIC LANDSCAPE: MAINTAINING OUR COMPETITIVE EDGE IN GLOBAL POWER COMPETITION" About the Webinar: Join Lieutenant General Anthony Cotton, Deputy Commander for Air Force Global Strike Command, for a discussion about the nation’s readiness to face changing […]

  • Webinar: Cyber and the Coming Remote Work Revolution

    Webinar

    Cyber Growth Leader Thomas Finan will present a webinar on: "AFTER COVID-19: CYBER AND THE COMING REMOTE WORK REVOLUTION" About the Webinar: In the wake of COVID-19, the percentage of full-time employees working permanently from home will expand 733% over pre-pandemic levels.  Cybercriminals are shifting their tactics accordingly, targeting often less-than-secure remote worksites to gain […]