Archive for January 6, 2019
LOOKING AHEAD: Upcoming Defense and Homeland Security events
JANUARY 2019
CYBER
John P. Carlin, Former Assistant Attorney General, National Security Division; and John C. Demers, Assistant Attorney General, National Security Division discuss responses to national security threats in cyberspace.
January 15, 2019, 5:30 – 7:00 PM
Center for Strategic & International Studies, 1616 Rhode Island Ave. NW, Washington
LATIN AMERICA
How to Deal with Venezuela’s Mafia State-post January 10
An armchair discussion about the international community’s policy options in responding to Venezuela’s mafia state. Nicolas Maduro is set to be sworn in as president although the 2018 elections were widely considered to be unfree and unfair. Speakers – including former U.S. ambassador to Venezuela, Nicholas Brownfield and former National Security Council director for South America, Fernando Kutz — will discuss the political, diplomatic and legal implications post-January 10th and how the international community should respond.
January 11, 2019, 10:30 am to noon
Center for Strategic & International Studies, 1616 Rhode Island Ave. NW, Washington
FEBRUARY 2019
SPECIAL OPERATIONS
Information warfare, weapons of mass destruction, artificial intelligence, robotics and rapid acquisition will be among the tactics at the National Defense Industry Association’s (NDIA) 30th annual Special Operations/Low Intensity Conflict Symposium.
February 5-7, 2019
Hyatt Regency Crystal City at Reagan National Airport, Arlington, Va.
MILITARY AVIATION
International Military Helicopter
IQPC’s conference will bring government and private sector interests together to define future threats, including the need to develop capabilities to counter the growing electronic warfare threat, increasing survivability and assessing the operational requirements of platforms.
February 5-7, 2019
Park Plaza London Victoria, London, United Kingdom
UNMANNED AIRCRAFT
The FAA is bringing stakeholders together from all sectors to help define the rules and concepts — including safety issues — that will govern the future of drone (unmanned aircraft systems) operations.
February 12-14, 2019
Baltimore Convention Center
4GWAR 