Past Programs
The View From Washington: Foreign Policy Opportunities and Challenges
September 26, 2017 Kristie Kenney Ambassador Kenney will review the key foreign policy challenges facing the Trump Administration and discuss policy approaches under consideration. She will also highlight the interagency dynamics in Washington and how they affect policy formulation. Ambassador Kristie Kenney holds the State Department’s highest diplomatic rank of Career Ambassador. Over her
The Baltics, NATO and Why They Matter to the US
June 21, 2017 Daniel Kochis The Baltic States of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania are more than NATO allies. They are also western democratic nations with innovative economies. They regained their independence from Moscow after the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991 and became members of NATO and the EU in 2004. The U.S.
The European Union: From Refugee Crisis To Migration Management
February 28, 2017 Renate Hahlen Today, 65 million people are forcibly displaced as refugees, asylum seekers or internally displaced persons worldwide. This figure, the highest number since the end of World War II, results from an increasing number of complex, large and protracted crises worldwide. In addition, many more people are on the move to
US Trade in the Trump Administration
January 18, 2017 Stephen Creskoff Stephen Creskoff, author and leading expert on international trade transactions, trade facilitation and the legal foundation for international trade, has worked as a trade lawyer and senior trade consultant for international businesses, trade associations, the World Bank, the U.S. Government and other organizations in more than 50 countries. In
The Nuclear Road Ahead: Challenges for President Donald J Trump
December 05, 2016 James Doyle, Jesse Guillen, Cheryl Rofer and Arvid Lundy We’ve heard more than usual about nuclear weapons, both in the campaign and from Russia. The UN has decided to consider a ban on nuclear weapons, like the bans on chemical and biological weapons. Who’s got nuclear weapons and where? We’ll
The European Union: Past, Present, Future
October 27, 2016 Dr. Joe Jupille In his talk, Dr. Jupille takes us on a tour of the EU’s inauspicious beginnings, its bold present and conceivable future. At root, the June 24, 2016 British referendum to exit the EU reflects the Union’s fundamental dilemma: an “ever closer union.” An “ever closer union” makes
