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Archives Op-eds		News August 14, 2008 The Cohen Group has announced the addition of noted defense acquisition expert Lt. Gen. Joseph Yakovac as a Senior Counselor. "General Yakovac brings deep experience and knowledge to our team," Sec. Cohen said. To read more, click here.   August 1, 2008 The Cohen Group's Senior Counselor Lt. Gen. Harry Raduege wrote a column on patterns in data center consolidation for Signal, the monthly publication of AFCEA. To read Lt. Gen. Raduege's column, click here.   July 10, 2008 Ambassador Marc Grossman authored an op-ed in the Boston Globe, detailing how Colombia's liberation of FARC hostages and the death of FARC leader Manuel Marulanda provides the U.S. a strategic opportunity for free trade with Colombia. To read the op-ed, click here.   June 6, 2008 Ambassador Grossman authored an op-ed for the German Marshall Fund on using the Helsinki Final Act as a model for an agreement on peace and security in the Middle East. You can read the op-ed on the German Marshall Fund website here.   June 3, 2008 Secretary Cohen and former Senator Sam Nunn hosted the third Cohen Nunn Dialogue, focused on national service, in Atlanta. They discussed issues ranging from incentives for service such as student loan repayment to how information technology is allowing students to circumvent institutional barriers. To find out more about the Dialogues, click here.   April 28, 2008 Secretary Cohen and former Georgia Senator Sam Nunn hosted the second Cohen-Nunn Dialogue in New York City. Their discussion focused on new challenges in homeland security and featured New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and terrorism experts Stephen Flynn and Jessica Stern. The panel was introduced by The Cohen Group's Admiral James Loy. To visit the Dialogues website, click here.   April 26, 2008 Admiral James Loy authored an op-ed in the Washington Times calling for a Homeland Security approach that balances prevention and preparedness, and challenging the inevitability of a future terrorist attack. Read about it on the Times website here.   March 12, 2008 Secretary Cohen and former Senator Sam Nunn hosted the inaugural Cohen-Nunn sponsored by the Center for Strategic and International Studies and the Howard Gilman Foundation. CNN Chief International Correspondent Christiane Amanpour, Pew Research Center President Andrew Kohut, and General Anthony Zinni joined Secretary Cohen and Senator Nunn to discuss America’s present and future role in the world. Visit the Dialogues website here.   February 7, 2008 The Cohen Group announced an expansion of its India practice with the addition of India expert Ingrid Belton Henick. "Ingrid adds significantly to the considerable expertise our team already has regarding India." Secretary William Cohen said. Find out more here.   January 2, 2008 General Kern co-authored an article on the national security risks posed by global climate change. General Kern wrote the piece with Sherri Goodman, general counsel and the executive director of the CNA Military Advisory Board. To read the article please click here.   December 30, 2007 Secretary Cohen and former Georgia Senator Sam Nunn called for renewed commitment to our national purpose, spirit, credibility, and competence in a Boston Globe op-ed. Secretary Cohen and Senator Nunn will initiate a series of dialogues to encourage nation-wide discussion of important issues facing America. To read the article please click here.   December 20, 2007 Ambassador Marc Grossman authored a reflection for the December 2007 edition of Crossroads: The Macedonian Foreign Policy Journal. In the article, Ambassador Grossman analyzes Turkey's role as a key player in American and European security and defense interests. Download a copy of the journal from the Crossroads website here.   November 13, 2007 Secretary Cohen and former Secretary of State Madeline Albright announced they will co-chair a Genocide Prevention Task Force jointly convened by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, the American Academy of Diplomacy, and the United States Institute of Peace. Click here to visit the Task Force website.   October 15, 2007 Ambassador Marc Grossman co-chaired a commission on "The Embassy of The Future" for the Center for Strategic and International Studies. The commission brought together senior members of the diplomatic community to find ways to make the diplomatic pursuit of U.S. interests abroad even more effective than it is today. Download or purchase a copy of the report here.   September 4, 2007 Ambassador Marc Grossman has been appointed a professor/lecturer at the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service for the fall term. He will be teaching a Master's-level workshop on the practice of diplomacy.   August 12, 2007 Secretary Cohen penned an op-ed for the Washington Post lending insight into what current Secretary of Defense Robert Gates' may be thinking about his new role at the Pentagon. The piece reflects Secretary Cohen's experience leading the Department of Defense, and spans the many facets of running America's defense establishment. You can read Secretary Cohen's article here.   August 10, 2007 Ambassador Marc Grossman discussed the prospect of future violence in Kosovo with The American Interest. Read Ambassador Grossman's comments here.   June 27, 2007 Secretary Cohen participated in the U.S-India Business Council's 32nd Anniversary "Global India" Summit and chaired a strategic roundtable discussion entitled "The U.S.-India Strategic Partnership – Setting our Bearings: Are We Lost or Are We Found?" American and Indian political and business leaders attended the Summit, to include Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Indian Minister of Commerce Kamal Nath.   June 25, 2007 General Paul Kern has been named an Adjunct Professor in the University of Southern California's Systems Engineering Department. General Kern will work with the USC Institute for Creative Technology to develop computer-based training simulators for the military over his three-year professorship.   June 18, 2007 The Cohen Group announced the opening of their Beijing and Tianjin offices in China. Both offices support The Cohen Group's rapidly growing practice representing multinational corporations doing business in China. The new offices allow us to conduct expanded outreach to assist multinational corporations is pursuing new opportunities in the country as well as Chinese companies pursuing new opportunities worldwide. Read More   June 6, 2007 Admiral Loy served as the Master of Ceremonies for the Third Annual Tribute to the United States Coast Guard, sponsored by the Coast Guard Foundation. This event honored the men and women of the Coast Guard who served in World War II. Among other things, the Foundation provides grants to satisfy equipment, training, and education not met through government sources.   June 1-3, 2007 Secretary Cohen and General Ralston attended the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) conference in Singapore, which was attended by world leaders from 25 nations, and is recognized as a key event for defense and security diplomacy for the region. The picture to the right was taken with Singapore's Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew at the Istana Palace prior to the conference's start.   April 28, 2007 Ambassador Grossman participated in the German Marshall Fund of the United States' Brussels Forum. The Forum brought together leaders from both sides of the Atlantic to discuss the future of the transatlantic relationship. Ambassador Grossman participated in two panels, one on Turkey and the other (pictured here) on "Europe's East and Russia's West," a discussion of the state of new members of NATO and the European Union and the possibilities of continued NATO and EU expansion.   April 20-24, 2007 Secretary Cohen recently visited Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Jordan, and Israel, meeting with government and industry leaders at each stop. While in Abu Dhabi he delivered a speech on behalf of a conference spearheaded by the William S. Cohen Center for International Policy and Conference at the University of Maine and the Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research on "Globalization in the 21st Century: How Interconnected is the World?" To read coverage of that speech, please click here.   April 19, 2007 General Paul Kern participated on a panel of retired three- and four-star military officers in calling on the Department of Defense to develop a strategy for responding to the potentially catastrophic consequences of global climate change. Commissioned by the Center for Naval Analyses (CNA), their report, "National Security and the Threat of Climate Change", includes recommendations for how the Department of Defense can prepare for this challenge.   April 11, 2007 Admiral James Loy testified in front of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee in his capacity as National Co-Chairman of ProtectingAmerica.org. The hearing was entitled "An Examination of the Availability and Affordability of Property and Casualty Insurance in the Gulf Coast and Other Coastal Regions." In his testimony he argued, "Though we come from all walks of life, we share a common belief that the current system of destroy – rebuild and hope in the aftermath of extraordinary natural disasters is fatally flawed." To see his full testimony, please click here.   March 15, 2007 General Joseph Ralston testified in front of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe's hearing "U.S.-Turkish Relations and the Challenges Ahead" in his capacity as U.S. Special Envoy for Countering the PKK. He said, "The continued ability of this terrorist group to operate from Iraqi territory is a threat to regional security and an impediment to improvements in the lives of people on both sides of the border." To read his full testimony, please click here.   March 12-19, 2007 Secretary Cohen traveled to China to visit Tianjin and then to Beijing to attend the China Development Forum, which was hosted by the China Development Research Fund. To learn more, please click here to see an article published by China Daily. To see an interview that Secretary Cohen gave to CCTV, please click here.   March 12, 2007 General Joseph Ralston headlined the opening of global law firm DLA Piper's newest office in Sofia, Bulgaria, their 63rd worldwide.   March 2, 2007 The Industrial College for the Armed Forces (ICAF) honored Admiral Loy, ICAF Class of 1985, for his laudable career in public service. ICAF described him as "a beacon and leader in fields consequential to national readiness and safety," referring in particular to his leadership in both the Coast Guard and the Department of Homeland Security. February 9, 2007 The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) announced that TCG Senior Counselor General Paul Kern (U.S. Army, Ret.) was elected to its membership in recognition of his bringing modern digitization technology to bear on military effectiveness, training, and procurement. Founded in 1964, the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) provides engineering leadership in service to the nation. Election to the NAE is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to an engineer. To learn more about this award, please click here   February 3, 2007 Secretary Cohen led a U.S.-India Business Council Delegation to the India Air Show in Bangalore, India. He and co-leader Ambassador Tom Pickering headed a delegation that included several of the leading U.S. defense companies that were attending Aero India 2007, India’s largest air show, at the show as well as in meetings with Indian government and industry leaders. To read more about this delegation, please click here for a Voice of America story, or click here to listen to an interview Secretary Cohen held with Marketplace. To learn more about Aero India 2007 as well as views on the U.S-Indian relationship, please click here for an International Herald Tribune article.   February 1, 2007 The Chairman of the World Affairs Councils of America, Ambassador James R. Jones, awarded Secretary Cohen its Lifetime Achievement Award. This event was the highlight of the WACA annual conference. Secretary Cohen delivered the keynote address on the conference’s theme, Bridging the Desert: The Middle East in the Next Decade.   January 30, 2007 Admiral James Loy testified before the House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security regarding the future of homeland security in the next five to ten years. He said, "Today we live in the Information Age and I offer that many of the solutions to the challenges of the post 9/11 security environment will be found at the intersection of today's Information Age and today's public-private partnerships." To read his full testimony, please click here   January 25, 2007 Secretary Cohen hosted a press conference to announce the delivery of the Campaign for American Leadership in the Middle East's open letter to President Bush. The Campaign for American Leadership in the Middle East (CALME) is a non-profit, non partisan internet initiative campaign asking the President to engage in an active and sustained pursuit of a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. For more information on CALME, please click here. To learn more about the press conference, please click here   November 30, 2006 The U.S.-India Business Council announced that Secretary Cohen was appointed to its Board of Directors. For the full release, please click here   November 27, 2006 CQ Weekly published an article describing General Ralston's mission to defuse growing tensions between Turkey and Iraq-based Kurdish guerillas as Special Envoy for Countering the PKK. To read the full article, please click here   November 17, 2006 Secretary Cohen hails the Senate's passage of the U.S.-Indian civilian nuclear initiative. "This initiative will advance the U.S.-India relationship in multiple ways," he said, "And it will make the world safer." To read the full press release, please click click here   November 6-10, 2006 Secretary Cohen spent a week in India visiting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and several other government ministers, leading business leaders, and the press. Secretary Cohen has been actively advocating for Congressional passage of the U.S.-Indian civilian nuclear agreement. To read a news story on his visit, please click here. A full interview Secretary Cohen gave to the Times of India may be found here   October 11, 2006 Secretary Cohen toured the displays of various defense companies during the 2006 Association of the United States Army (AUSA) conference. He saw the newest technology put forth by leading firms and met with members of the military who were able to attend this major annual event.   October 5, 2006 The Cohen Group, in partnership with the Professional Services Council, hosted a breakfast commemorating the 10th anniversary of the Clinger-Cohen Act, which revolutionized information technology acquisition within the U.S. government. Secretary Cohen, who sponsored the legislation, delivered the keynote address, and Cohen Group Senior Counselor General Harry Raduege participated on one of two panels formed to discuss the remaining challenges in government information technology procurement. Please click here to see a news article on this event.   September 10, 2006 General Joseph W. Ralston was appointed Special Envoy for Countering the PKK. General Ralston will have responsibility for coordinating U.S. engagement with the Government of Turkey and the Government of Iraq to eliminate the terrorist threat of the PKK and other terrorist groups operating in northern Iraq and across the Turkey-Iraq border. To read a New York Times editorial on General Ralston's appointment please click here.   August 6, 2006 Secretary Cohen appeared on CNN's "Late Edition" to discuss the crisis in the Middle East. Read the transcript here   August 1, 2006 General Ralston joined Dan Colussy, the CEO of Iridium Satellite, for the official opening of a satellite ground station in Fairbanks, Alaska. The senior Senator of Alaska, Ted Stevens, and Alaskan Governor Frank Murkowski also participated.   August 1, 2006 Secretary Cohen met with Shinzo Abe, Chief Cabinet Secretary of the Japanese government, who is expected to become Prime Minister of Japan in September 2006. They discussed ways to increase U.S.-Japan industrial collaboration, as well as enhancing Japan's role in international security operations. Secretary Cohen also met with Foreign Minister Taro Aso; Defense Minister Fukushiro Nukaga; Hidenao Nakagawa, Chairman of the LDP Policy Research Committee; Fumio Kyuma, Chairman of the LDP General Council, as well as the chairmen of several of Japan's leading industrial firms. During his visit to Tokyo, Secretary Cohen delivered the keynote address at the annual Japan-U.S. Security Strategy Conference.   June 22, 2006 Secretary Cohen led a discussion at the U.S. India Business Council's 31st anniversary celebration on, "The Economic Case for a Stronger U.S. - India Strategic Partnership."  Other participants in that discussion, seen in the picture to the right, included Ambassador David McCormick, Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security; Dr. Amit Mitra of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry; and Admiral Walter Doran of Raytheon.   June 15, 2006 TCG Senior Counselor was recently profiled in the latest issue of Military Information Technology. To read the article, click here.   June 6, 2006 Secretary Cohen speaks about the Dubai Ports World deal in Singapore during a June security conference. To read the article, click here.   June 1, 2006 Secretary Cohen attended and participated in the roundtable discussions at the 15th Conference of the Former Secretaries of Defense hosted by The Southern Center for International Studies. Other Former Secretaries of Defense who joined the conference included: The Hon. Melvin R. Laird, The Hon. James Schlesinger, The Hon. Harold Brown, The Hon. Frank Carlucci, and The Hon. William J. Perry.   April 13, 2006 General Harry Raduege, former Director of the Defense Information Systems Agency, becomes a Senior Counselor to The Cohen Group. Read the press release.   April 1, 2006 Leaders Magazine interviewed Secretary Cohen on life after government. Read the interview (pdf, 67KB).   January 5, 2006 President Bush, Vice President Cheney and Secretary of State Rice consulted with former secretaries of state and secretaries of defense, including Secretary Cohen, on the political and military situation in Iraq.
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