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An aerial view of a container ship arriving at the Port of Oakland on October 10, 2025, in Oakland, California. (Getty Images)
Alex Vatanka
10
October 2013
Past Event
Rise of Radical Islamism in the South Caucasus: The Threat and the Response
Featured Speakers:
Kenneth R. Weinstein
Gal Luft
Richard Weitz
Joshua Walker
Brenda Shaffer
Alex Vatanka
Alexandros Petersen
Svante Cornell
Ariel Cohen
Michael Rubin
Temuri Yakobashvili
Ilan Berman
Dan Burton
10
October 2013
Past Event
Rise of Radical Islamism in the South Caucasus: The Threat and the Response
While Iran is using home-grown Shia Islamists to undermine the secular nature of Azerbaijan, the growing influence of Salafi groups in the North Cauca
Featured Speakers:
Kenneth R. Weinstein
Gal Luft
Richard Weitz
Joshua Walker
Brenda Shaffer
Alex Vatanka
Alexandros Petersen
Svante Cornell
Ariel Cohen
Michael Rubin
Temuri Yakobashvili
Ilan Berman
Dan Burton
12
January 2010
Past Event
Iran's Nuclear Challenge: U.S. Options
Featured Speakers:
Dr. Richard Weitz
Matthew Rojansky
Ellen Laipson
Amb. James Dobbins
Dr. Hillel Fradkin
Alex Vatanka
12
January 2010
Past Event
Iran's Nuclear Challenge: U.S. Options
The informal U.S. deadline for Iran's negotiating a compromise agreement with the international community that would constrain its expanding nuclear p
Featured Speakers:
Dr. Richard Weitz
Matthew Rojansky
Ellen Laipson
Amb. James Dobbins
Dr. Hillel Fradkin
Alex Vatanka
