The J Curve: Regime Transitions and US Foreign Policy
Dr. Ian Bremmer, president of the Eurasia Group, will join us for a discussion of the J curve, a model for describing
November 9, 2007
Event
Merchant of Death
Douglas Farah, former West African bureau chief of the Washington Post, and Stephen Braun, Pulitzer-prize winning national correspondent for the Los
October 19, 2007
Event
Radicalization of European Jihadi Networks
Dr. Marc Sageman will join us for a discussion about the evolution of Al Qaeda, and the causes of the radicalization of
May 14, 2007
Event
Nigeria’s Elections and Its Implications for US Foreign Policy
Dr. Robert A. Pastor, Director, Center for Democracy and Election Management at American University, will join us for a discussion on the
May 10, 2007
Event
The Crisis in Zimbabwe
Ambassador Anderbrhan Giorgis, Africa Director for the International Crisis Group, discusses political developments in Zimbabwe. President Robert Mugabe’s ZANU-PF government has undertaken
May 4, 2007
Event
The Challenges of Inter-Agency Cooperation
Larry Wilkerson, U.S. Army Colonel (retired) and former Chief of Staff of the State Department, leads part two of the SNC series
March 22, 2007
Event
Talk by Sheikha Lubna Al Qassimi
Sheikha Lubna Al Qassimi, the Minister of Economy and Planning of the United Arab Emirates, addressed an audience of Washington-based Gulf watchers
March 12, 2007
Event
The End of the War as We Know It?
General Sir Rupert Smith (ret), former Deputy Supreme Commander Allied Powers Europe, discusses whether we are facing a new age of warfare.
January 26, 2007
Event
US Foreign Assistance and America’s Image Abroad
Dr. Lael Brainard, Vice President, The Brookings Institution, and Director of the Global Economy and Development Program, joined Ken Ballen, President of
December 8, 2006
Event
A Nuclear Fuel Bank: Risk and Response in the Nuclear Fuel Cycle
Lawrence Scheinman, Distinguished Professor of the Monterey Institute Center for Non Proliferation Studies, and Laura Holgate, Vice President for Russia/New Independent States
December 6, 2006
Event
Cuba – After Castro?
Dr. Julia Sweig, Senior Fellow, Council of Foreign Relations, discusses the current situation in Cuba and the prospects for the country post
November 30, 2006
Event
Track-Two Diplomacy and the Middle East
Dr. Steven Spiege from the University of California discusses the most recent meetings of the Conference on Regional Security in the Middle
