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December 10, 2020

The War on the Uyghurs: China’s Internal Campaign Against a Muslim Minority

A penetrating look at China’s treatment of the Uyghurs. Author and professor Sean R. Roberts speaks about his new book,…

November 24, 2020

President-Elect Biden’s National Security Cabinet

Join Ambassadors Vicki Huddleston and Mark Asquino for this fascinating overview of President-Elect Biden’s selections for his national security cabinet.

October 29, 2020

Our Climate Emergency with Dave Lowe

In the 21st century, humans face multiple existential threats, global pandemics, increasing inequality, failure of democracies and climate change to…

October 22, 2020

Terrorism: The Scourge of Africa?

Our own Ambassador Vicki Huddleston presents this dynamic program in conversation with CIR’s Sandy Campbell — with lots of slides — about the collapsing…

October 15, 2020

Rule of Law 5: The Supreme Court Crisis and the 2020 Election Cycle: The Most Critical in Our History?

Threats to the Rule of Law were severe enough with the November election approaching. But forces opposed to the Rule…

October 8, 2020

How do Climate Change and Wildfire Reshape our Landscape? 

How did we get in this predicament — with the west coast of the USA in flames and fire now…

October 5, 2020

A Constitutional Crisis? Taking Stock of the U.S. Elections

Join CIR for a fascinating set of reflections, predictions, and sober analysis of the 2020 election. Will there be a…

October 1, 2020

What Journalists Should Know About Polarization in the United States.

Deepening toxic polarization in the United States is a profound threat to the American people and the very core of…

September 24, 2020

Whither Africa

This conversation featured Amb. Johnnie Carson and Amb. Vicki Huddleston. Will the 21st Century be Africa’s? Sub-Saharan Africa will become more populous, youthful,…

September 17, 2020

Believers: Love and Death in Tehran

Join CIR for a fascinating discussion of the new novel, Believers: Love and Death in Tehran by two of America’s most lauded…

September 10, 2020

Stephen Pyne on Earth Under Fire: Creating a Pyrocene

Humanity is the keystone species for fire on Earth: fire is what we do that no other creature does. But…

September 4, 2020

Dr. Todd Greentree on What went wrong in Afghanistan? And why does it matter?

America’s so-called “longest war” in Afghanistan has been a strategic failure. Although it was not a misadventure in folly like…