On Monday, February 10, journalist and writer Kim Ghattas will deliver a talk on her recent book, Black Wave: Saudi Arabia, Iran, and the Forty-Year Rivalry that Unraveled Culture, Religion and Collective Memory in the Middle East, at Texas A&M University’s West Campus. The book tells the story of the rivalry between Saudi Arabia and […]
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Biological Threats Expert Edward You Joins Scowcroft Senior Fellow Program
Edward You, former Working Group member of the White House National Security Council Policy Coordinating Committee on Countering Biological Threats, accepted the invitation to become a Senior Fellow for the Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs at the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University. The Scowcroft Institute Director, Andrew Natsios, invited […]
Highly Decorated International Infectious Disease Expert Named Bush School Scowcroft Senior Fellow
Dr. Oyewale Tomori has been named a Senior Fellow for the Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs at the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University. Dr. Tomori is the immediate past President of the Nigerian Academy of Science, with experience in virology, disease prevention, and control. He was at the University […]
Texas A&M, Scowcroft Institute to Host 5th Annual Pandemic Policy Summit
On November 12, 2019, as part of the Pandemic Policy Initiative, the Scowcroft Institute will host its 5th Annual Pandemic Policy Summit. The half-day conference will focus on current infectious disease outbreaks and findings from a student simulation. The Summit brings together political leaders, researchers, practitioners, and the private sector to discuss issues critical to […]
Bush School Presents a Fireside Chat with Dr. Robert Gates
The Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs at the Bush School of Government and Public Service will host Dr. Robert Gates, former President of Texas A&M University, on November 13, 2019, at 12:20 p.m. Bush School Dean Mark Welsh will conduct a discussion of Gates’ career and lifelong dedication to public service. Prior to becoming president […]
Conference on Russia Policy to Be Held at the Bush Center
The Albritton Center for Grand Strategy and the Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs at the Bush School of Government and Public Service will host a two-day conference titled “Russia Policy under the Next President” on October 15-16, 2019. The conference will be at the Annenberg Presidential Conference Center on Texas A&M University’s West Campus. This […]
Ambassador Ross to Speak on the Bush Administration’s Middle Eastern Policies
On Thursday, October 3, Ambassador Dennis Ross, Director of the State Department’s Policy Planning Staff during the first Bush administration, will give a lecture on the Bush administration’s priority of the Middle East. The Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs in the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University is sponsoring this […]
Texas A&M, Scowcroft Institute Share Pandemic Policy Recommendations With U.S. Officials
Texas A&M University and the Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs released a major new study today to policymakers and government officials that provides strategic recommendations on how to improve pandemic and biosecurity preparedness and response to devastating infectious diseases like Ebola in Africa and measles in the United States. Over the last three years, Texas […]
Texas A&M, Scowcroft Institute To Host 3rd Annual Pandemic & Biosecurity Forum
Texas A&M University and the George H.W. Bush School of Government & Public Service’s Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs will hold its 3rd Annual Pandemic & Biosecurity Forum at the National Press Club (529 14th Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20045) on Tuesday, May 14, 2019 from 12-5 p.m. The event, which coincides with the 100th anniversary of […]
Middle East Expert to Speak on Syria at the Bush School
On Thursday, April 4, Steven Simon, who served on the National Security Council in the Clinton and Obama administrations, will deliver remarks at the Annenberg Presidential Conference Center on Texas A&M’s West Campus. Simon will cover the current U.S. policy in Syria and the implications for Syria’s future. The lecture will begin at 5:30 p.m. […]
