The 2020 U.S. election is poised to be one of the most consequential in the history of the nation. It is also an election under threat. What are we doing to secure our electoral systems from foreign actors, disinformation, and cyber threats? How has COVID-19 affected plans for the 2020 elections? What have we learned […]
Aaron David Miller, historian, analyst, negotiator, has advised Republican and Democratic secretaries of state alike and has played key roles in formulating U.S. policy on the Middle East and the Arab-Israel peace process. Today, the U.S. confronts policy challenges, shifting alliances, and escalating tensions in the Middle East. Join us as we explore the U.S. […]
All around the world, students, teachers, and communities are asking the same question - what will the classroom look like this fall? Join Emiliana Vegas, PhD, senior fellow and co-director of the Center for Universal Education at the Brookings Institution, to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on education around the world and address questions such […]
Join us for a conversation with Ambassador Huang Ping, Consul General of the People’s Republic of China, as we discuss global trade, the COVID-19 pandemic, and a vision for our post-pandemic global economy. Moderated by Megan Clark Torrey, CEO.
Special Discussion! Registration is FREE and required. RSVP through the button below. What does it look like when a state collapses? This question was posed by Steven Cook, while reporting on Lebanon less than one week prior to the devastating explosion in Beirut. Join Dr. Steven Cook, Foreign Policy, Council on Foreign […]
New Date! Due to the impact of the storm, this event has been rescheduled to a new date August 12th From atrocities against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar, to conditions in detention centers in China, to the individuals involved in the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Monica Ager Jacobsen has been instrumental in developing U.S. sanctions […]
Comm(Unity) Roundtable | What do you want to see this season? In the first weekly episode of the Fall 2020 season, our featured speaker is you. Join in the conversation with fellow Council members and friends to tell us what global issues are on your mind. What topics, formats, speakers, do you want to see […]
New Date! Thursday, September 17 The U.S. is in the midst of a national conversation on police reform and racial justice. What can we learn from policing in other nations? What models of policing have succeeded - or failed - around the world? Join Dr. Laurence Ralph, professor of Anthropology at Princeton University, to discuss […]
How can the U.S. defend the 2020 election? What is Russia's election interference playbook? We're joined by David Shimer, Wilson Center, to reveal decades of Russia's strategies to "rig" the U.S. election process. We'll address Russia's operation in 2016, what's new, what's old, and what to expect for the 2020 election. Moderated by Megan Clark […]
