Past Programs
The Middle East after the Sixth War
October 6, 2006 Emile Nakhleh. Senior Intelligence Officer and Director of the Political Islam Strategic Analysis Program in the Directorate of Intelligence, CIA, 1991-2006
US and Iran: Confrontation, Compromise or Containment?
June 19, 2006 Cheryl Rofer, National Security blogger
China: Natural Enemy or Friendly Rival—or Is There a Difference?
January 23, 2006 Bill Stewart, former correspondent for Time magazine, columnist for The New Mexican
Religious Extremism, National Integrity and the Unfulfilled Promise of US-Indonesian Relations
November 14, 2005 Alphonse La Porta, US ambassador (rtd.), President of the US-Indonesia Society
The Unimaginable Power of Story: The Tragedy of Joan of Arc
October 3, 2005 Craig Barnes, author, commentator, former trial lawyer, mediator, negotiator
Small Wars and American Involvement
May 16, 2005 Todd Greentree, US foreign service officer, former professor at US Naval War College and author of book on small wars


