Speaker: Ambassador William Taylor William B. Taylor is the executive vice president at the U.S. Institute of Peace. Before that, he served as the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine from 2006 to 2009. At the U.S. State Department, he was also special coordinator for Middle East Transitions, and oversaw assistance and support to Egypt, Tunisia, Libya and...

This lecture will cover the origins, development, implications and sustainability of the across-the-board hardening of US government policy and practice toward China over the past two years. It will highlight bipartisan congressional support for the tougher administration posture but will also note weak public understanding and support. Speaker: Dr. Robert Sutter Robert Sutter is Professor of Practice of...

An Interview with Ambassador Frederick Bartonled by Dr. Matthew Shank Ambassador Rick Barton teaches at the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University, where he serves as a co-director of Princeton’s Scholars in the Nation’s Service Initiative and Ullman Fellowships. Barton started USAID’s Office of Transition Initiatives, and was America’s ambassador to the Economic and Social Council...

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...