Venezuela was once one of the richest countries in Latin America. After the death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez in 2013, he not only left an authoritarian legacy, but his economic policies had become unsustainable. Venezuela is now home to an economic and humanitarian crisis, including civil unrest, hyperinflation, food shortages and lack of medical...
This public lecture will address the current state of Pakistan, its society, domestic politics, and foreign policy. All are welcome and encouraged to bring questions! Speaker: Dr. Madiha Afzal Dr. Madiha Afzal is the David M. Rubenstein Fellow in the Foreign Policy program at Brookings. Dr. Afzal is the author of “Pakistan Under Siege: Extremism,...
Speaker: Dr. Archie Brown, Oxford University More details coming soon! Price: Students: Members: Non-Members: Free $10 $20 Schedule: 5:00 PM: Registration and Cash Bar opens 5:45 PM: Program begins 6:30 - 7:00 PM: Q&A
This Program will be held virtually via Zoom. Speaker: Dr. Brantly Womack Dr. Brantly Womack is Professor of Foreign Affairs and holds the Miller Center's C K Yen Chair at the University of Virginia. He received his BA in politics and philosophy from the University of Dallas and his Ph.D. in political science from the...
This public lecture will address the multiple facets of the search for a 'new normal' in Brexit's wake and what the current situation means for Britain and the EU. Speaker: Dr. Christopher Burdett Dr. Chris Burdett is currently assistant professor in the Department of Political Science at Virginia Commonwealth University, specializing in European government and...
This lecture will update what we understand about the terrorism challenges at home and abroad in light of policy choices, a new National Counterterrorism Strategy, and international pressure on terrorist actors. Speaker: Chris Costa Chris Costa is a former intelligence officer of 34 years, former Special Assistant to the President and current Executive Director of...
Foreign policy expert Dr. Angela Stent will speak from her recent book "Putin's World: Russia Against West and with the Rest," in which she dissects how Putin created a paranoid and polarized world - and increased Russia's status on the global stage. Speaker: Dr. Angela Stent Dr. Angela Stent is director of the Center for...
This lecture will address current events in Myanmar and focus on the nearly-unprecedented national resistance to the military's attempted coup, and how things might progress going forward. Speaker: Ambassador Scot Marciel Scot Marciel is a Visiting Scholar and Practitioner Fellow at Stanford University’s Walter Shorenstein Asia Pacific Research Center. A career Foreign Service Officer, he...
The focus of this lecture will deal with the reality of a North Korea with nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles that could reach the U.S. Do we, as they request, accept them as a nuclear weapons state or do we persist and seek complete and verifiable denuclearization? Speaker: Ambassador Joseph DeTrani Ambassador DeTrani was the...
The fate of the arms control agreement is in doubt following the United States’ withdrawal and Iran’s noncompliance. Still, newly elected leaders in both countries in 2021 have signaled a willingness to mend the deal. This lecture will focus on the Iran-nuclear deal and its U.S relations under both the Biden administration and the newly-elected...