July 16, 2020 State of the State Department Round 4: Ambassadors Speak Out! UncategorizedAmb. Pru Bushnell — who led our Embassy in Kenya through the most deadly terrorist attack on an embassy in… Read More
July 9, 2020 Giving Aid: Why it Matters and How to Do it Right. UncategorizedWhen Amb. White was USAID Director in Mali, she created a unique partnership for girls education with the nomadic Tuaregs…. Read More
July 1, 2020 Is a US-China Decoupling Really Possible in a Post-Pandemic World? UncategorizedProfessor Sarwar Kashmeri is a Fellow of the Foreign Policy Association and Applied Research Fellow of the Peace and War Center… Read More
June 25, 2020 How might foreign intelligence services best exploit the current situation in the United States? UncategorizedWhat are the benefits and dangers when the DNI has a close political relationship with the President? How has intelligence… Read More
June 18, 2020 Can the American Body Politic Survive in a Post-Pandemic World? UncategorizedThe United States has long been a beacon for the rule of law, an independent judiciary, freedom of the press, and… Read More
June 11, 2020 Amb. Mary Ann Casey on Radical Islam in Mediterranean North Africa: Can Democracy Flourish in Tunisia and Algeria? UncategorizedThe Arab Spring ignited with the self-immolation of a frustrated young Tunisian, then burned eastward across North Africa and on… Read More
June 4, 2020 Julie McCarthy on Hong Kong, Democracy, and the Coronavirus UncategorizedNPR reporter Julie McCarthy spoke to us all about Hong Kong, including its successful response to coronavirus, offer the very… Read More
May 28, 2020 Dr. Braden Allenby on Engineering Resilience. UncategorizedExperience from other engineered systems, such as urban transportation systems, electric grids, and communications networks suggests ways in which medical… Read More
May 26, 2020 Joshua Hammer on The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu and Beyond. UncategorizedTo save ancient Arabic texts from Al Qaeda, a band of librarians pulls off a brazen heist worthy of Ocean’s Eleven in… Read More
May 21, 2020 Ko-Yung Tung on China’s Belt and Road Initiative UncategorizedKo-Yung Tung on China’s Belt and Road Initiative discussed how BRI has been welcomed by many countries, but also criticized as “debt traps”… Read More
May 19, 2020 Coronavirus in the Middle East.Drs. Emile Nakhleh and Todd Greentree UncategorizedCoronavirus in the Middle East.Drs. Emile Nakhleh and Todd Greentree discussed how the coronavirus has struck Middle Eastern countries in different… Read More
May 14, 2020 Rule of Law II: Diverging Sovereignties in Crisis UncategorizedDid you ever imagine that the State you live in would determine whether you live or die? With the federal… Read More
