Event

Securing American Interests: A New Era of Economic Power

February 6, 2017
9:45 am -

As we mark the beginning of CSIF’s third year, the U.S. national security posture remains uncertain. The geo-economic landscape is changing, and a new era of economic statecraft is upon us. This conference marked the release of a report that lays out the contours of this new economic security battlefield through discussion and debate on the necessary steps for the administration, Congress, and policy community to safeguard U.S. national economic security.

Introduction by Mark Dubowitz and Conversation with Daniel Glaser and Juan Zarate

  • Mark Dubowitz, CEO, Foundation for Defense of Democracies; Director, FDD’s Center on Sanctions and Illicit Finance
  • Daniel Glaser, Former Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing, Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, U.S. Department of the Treasury
  • Juan Zarate, Former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes; Former Deputy National Security Advisor for Combating Terrorism; Chairman & Senior Counselor, FDD’s Center on Sanctions and Illicit Finance

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Panel: Shoring up our Defenses against Emerging Threats of Economic Warfare

  • John Carlin, former Assistant Attorney General for National Security, U.S. Department of Justice; Chair, Global Risk + Crisis Management, Morrison & Foerster LLP
  • Zack Cooper, Member, Board of Advisors, FDD’s Center on Sanctions and Illicit Finance
  • Peter Harrell, Adjunct Senior Fellow, Center for a New American Security; former Deputy Assistant Secretary for Counter Threat Finance and Sanctions, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, U.S. Department of State
  • Jonathan Schanzer, Senior Vice President for Research, Foundation for Defense of Democracies

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Remarks by Yaya Fanusie and Panel: Sharpening Tools and Systemic Challenges of Economic Coercion

  • Yaya Fanusie, Director of Analysis, FDD’s Center on Sanctions and Illicit Finance
  • Mark Dubowitz, CEO, Foundation for Defense of Democracies; Director, FDD’s Center on Sanctions and Illicit Finance
  • Eric Lorber, Senior Advisor, FDD’s Center on Sanctions and Illicit Finance
  • Cari Stinebower, Partner, Crowell & Moring; former Counsel, Office of Foreign Assets Control, U.S. Department of the Treasury
  • Jennifer Fowler, Acting Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing, U.S. Department of the Treasury
  • Chip Poncy, Former Director of the Office of Strategic Policy for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes, Department of the Treasury; Senior Advisor, FDD’s Center on Sanctions and Illicit Finance

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Keynote conversation with Victoria Coates, Kevin Harrington, Mark Dubowitz, and Juan Zarate

  • Victoria Coates, Senior Director for Strategic Assessments, National Security Council
  • Kevin Harrington, Deputy Assistant to the President for Strategic Planning
  • Mark Dubowitz, CEO, Foundation for Defense of Democracies; Director, FDD’s Center on Sanctions and Illicit Finance
  • Juan Zarate, Former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes; Former Deputy National Security Advisor for Combating Terrorism; Chairman & Senior Counselor, FDD’s Center on Sanctions and Illicit Finance

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