This lecture will address the complex history and recent developments of the Kashmir dispute in the midst of tense India and Pakistan relations as well as a very diverse Kashmiri people. Speaker: Dr. Chitralekha Zutshi Dr. Chitralekha Zutshi is a Professor of History at The College of William and Mary, where she teaches South...
The United States faces an extraordinarily complex and dangerous global security environment, in which the central challenge to our prosperity and security is the reemergence of long-term strategic competition with China and Russia, which seek to overturn the long-standing rules-based international order and change territorial borders. The recent Nuclear Posture Review is the first to...
Since the U.S. withdrawal from the JCPOA, and its imposition of a “maximum pressure” sanctions campaign against Iran, the U.S.-Iran conflict has continued to escalate. Despite European efforts to salvage the nuclear deal, Iran recently announced further steps away from compliance with the JCPOA. Is military confrontation between both countries inevitable or is there still a...
Speaker: Edward P. Joseph Edward P. Joseph has 15 years’ experience in conflict areas from the Balkans to the Middle East to Haiti, and is a foreign policy professional, commentator and lecturer who brings an on-the-ground perspective to his work. Serving with the UN, the US Army, NATO, Catholic Relief Services and the International Crisis...
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
Date: to be announced Speaker: Dr. Angela Stent Dr. Angela Stent is director of the Center for Eurasian, Russian and East European Studies and a professor of government and foreign service at Georgetown University. She is also a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and co-chairs its Hewett Forum on post-Soviet affairs. Former positions include...
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...