We are delighted to present an outstanding line up of speakers on subjects vital to our interests.
October 31st: Dr. Abbas Milani, "Arab Spring, Tehran Winter, Will the Democratic winds sweeping the Middle East change Iran"? Dr. Milani is the co-director of the Iranian Democracy Project at the Hoover Institute and Director of Iranian Studies at Stanford University. His talk will focus on recent developments in the Muslim Middle East and what impact they may have on Iran. Read more...
November 14th: Damon Wilson, "Sidestepping Nato's 'Dim and Dismal' Future: Does Atlanticism Have a Future?" Executive Vice President of the Atlantic Council, Mr. Wilson will take his cue from Secretary Gates' farewell speech and speak to NATO's combined efforts in Libya and the value of the alliance over all as the US prepares to host the NATO summit next May. Read more...
December 5th: Jennifer McCoy, "Understanding Chavez' Venezuela". Dr. McCoy is Director of the Carter Center's Americas Program and a Professor of Political Science at Georgia State University.She will discuss Chavez's policies and alignments with countries like Cuba and Iran and his nationalization of priviate enterprise in search of economic security. Read more...
January 9th: Neil MacFarquhar, "Longtime Instability in the Arab Nations." NY Times Bureau Chief at the United Nations, Mr. MacFarquhar, a fluent Arabic Speaker and former Cairo Bureau Chief, will take a look at the challenge of forming new governments in the wake of the tumult of 2011 in Middle Eastern countries. Read more...
January 23rd: Steven Burg, "Maximizing Power: Russia and her Neighbors in the 21st Century". Adlai Stevenson Professor of International Politics at Brandeis University, Prof Burg will return to bring us up to date on Russia. At the end of communism, Russia finds herself becoming a "normal" state. seeking to maximize its power relative to other major powers.
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February 6th: Farah Pandith, "Muslim Engagement in the 21st Century."
Farah Pandith, Special Representative to Muslim Communities, US Department of State. Ms. Pandith’s office is responsible for executing Secretary Clinton’s vision for engagement with Muslims around the world. She reports directly to Secretary Clinton. Read more...
February 20th: Bruce Riedel, "Pakistan, the Most Dangerous Country in the World". Mr. Riedel is an expert on terrorism and conflict resolution at the Brookings Institution. Mr. Riedel will discuss: “Pakistan, the Most Dangerous Country in the World”. He will examine the United States’ roller-coaster relationship with this nuclear country, following the capture and death of Bin Laden, and the rupture of earlier collaborations. Read more...
March 12th: Mike Mochizuki, "Japan's Uncertain Future: 3-11 and Beyond". Associate Dean of Academic Studies at George Washington University's Elliot School of International Affairs, he will examine the political, economic, social and foreign policy implications of the Great East Japan Earthquake. Read more...
March 26th: Jamie Horsley, "China's Rise Amidst Rising Challenges: Implications for U.S.-China Relations". Deputy Director of Yale University’s China Law Center, Ms. Horsley will address the prospects for political reform as a new leadership comes to power in the midst of a worldwide economic crisis.
April 9th: Anne Korin, Co-Director of the Institute for the Analysis of Global Security, "Turning Oil into Salt Energy Independence through Fuel Choice and Energy Security Challenges for the 21st Century".As co-author of these two titles, Ms. Korin will discuss what we can do to reduce the strategic importance of oil.
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