Past Programs
Turkish Politics at the Crossroads: Growing Democracy in Illiberal Soil
September 2, 2020 Dr. Gary M. Grossman You are invited to join our September 2 Webinar: Turkish Politics at the Crossroads: Growing Democracy in Illiberal Soil with Gary Grossman, Founding Associate Director of Academic Programs and Associate Professor in the School for the Future of Innovation in Society at Arizona State University. The Republic of
A 40 year view of institutional corruption in Central Asia and in US and International Assistance There
August 26, 2020 Nancy Lubin You are invited to join our August 26 Webinar: “A 40 year view of institutional corruption in Central Asia and in US and International Assistance There” with Nancy Lubin, President, JNA Associates, Inc, a research and consulting firm on the former USSR, especially the Caucasus and Central Asia.
Israel-Palestine: Are Prospects for a Two-State Solution Dead?
August 12, 2020 Ellen Laipson Welcome! You are invited to join our August 12 webinar: “Israel-Palestine: Are prospects for a two-state solution dead?” with Ellen Laipson, Director of the International Security program at the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University. This talk will address current developments and dynamics
A Zero-Based Foreign Policy?
July 29, 2020 Robert Hunter Welcome! You are invited to join our July 29 webinar: “A Zero-Based Foreign Policy?” with US Ambassador (rtd) Robert Hunter. Following the election in November, we will either continue with more of the same or have in January a new administration committed to doing things “differently” in
US Global Leadership: Where Are We Today?
July 8, 2020 Richard Silver Since WWII all American Presidents have exercised global leadership. This has largely been welcomed by our friends and allies; it has provided predictability, peace and prosperity. Where we have departed from this tradition, such as with the invasion of Iraq, our reputation has suffered. Now, many of
Russia and Ukraine’s Tangled Relationship
March 2, 2020 Dr. James West and Krista Peterson The Russia-Ukraine relationship begins in the 9th century with the establishment of Kievan-Rus, a trading center established on the banks of the Dnipro River as a loose confederation of Slavic, Nordic and Finnish tribes under the leadership of the Viking King Rurik. It
