Monday in Washington, July 18, 2016

This is the week of the Republican National Convention. Washington is now on full elections mode. Click on the link for coverage.

RESILIENT FINANCIAL MARKETS – SHAPING THE RULES TOGETHER. 7/18, 1:00pm, Lunch. Sponsor: EuroGrowth Initiative, Atlantic Council. Speaker: Hon. Valdis Dombrovskis, Vice President for the Euro and Social Dialogue, European Commission.

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AFTER COPENHAGEN, WHAT NEXT FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS? 7/18, 2:00-4:00pm. Sponsor: Maternal Health Initiative, Wilson Center (WWC). Speakers: Alix Bacon, President, Midwives Association of British Columbia; Dr. Marlene Joannie Bewa, Executive Director, Young Beninese Leaders Association; Roger-Mark De Souza, Director of Population, Environmental Security, and Resilience, WWC; Dr. Mary Nambao, Deputy Director, Mother Health, Ministry of Health in Zambia; Susan Papp, Director of Policy and Advocacy, Women Deliver.

NAVAL WARFARE: THE STRATEGIC INFLUENCE OF SEA POWER. 7/18, 4:00-5:00pm. Sponsor: Institute of World Politics (IWP). Speaker: Dr. Mackubin T. Owens, Professor, Dean, Academic Affairs, IWP.

ZIONISM: THE BIRTH AND TRANSFORMATION OF AN IDEAL. 7/18, 5:30-6:30pm, Reception. Sponsor: Middle East Institute. Speaker: Author Milton Viorst, Former Middle East Correspondent, The New Yorker; Moderator: Matt Duss, President, Foundation for Middle East Peace.