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The Scowcroft Institute has recorded several of its past events and conferences and will be continuing to record more of its events in the future. Please check this site regularly to watch and listen to Scowcroft Institute events.

2024

On April 19, 2024, The French Institute of Texas A&M University (Centre d’Excellence) at the Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs at the Bush School of Government & Public Service at Texas A&M University hosted François Hollande, Former President of France, as he discussed “Upheavals: The New World Disorder and Democracy’s Struggle with Terrorism” at the Annenberg Presidential Conference Center. President of France between 2012 and 2017, François Hollande has been a global leader, respected commentator, and privileged spectator to European and international upheavals that have shaken our confidence in democratic stability and global security in recent years. French President during the horrific Islamist attacks on that country in 2015 and 2016, Hollande has confronted the threat of global Jihad and been a staunch defender of democratic values in the face of a rise of global authoritarianism, populism, and assaults on democracy and freedom in Ukraine and elsewhere. Based on his recent book Upheavals: Understanding the New Global Situation (2022) in his lecture President Hollande will analyze of the current international disarray and propose ways to confront and defeat democracy’s enemies

On April 10, 2024, The Hamas attack on Israel and the Israeli response has once again demonstrated that however much successive U.S. Administrations might wish to pivot to some other part of the world, the Middle East has a way of forcing itself to the top of our foreign policy agenda. We will take a look at where we are in the Middle East, how we got here and what may happen next.

On March 8, 2024, The Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs, Albritton Center of Grand Strategy at the Bush School of Government & Public Service and the Department of History at Texas A&M University hosted Dr Phillips Payson O’Brien as he discussed “Ukraine & the Future of War.” Victory in Ukraine is an important element in the strategy of the US and NATO to continue democratic progress, and the West has accordingly provided Ukraine with the military means to fight back against Russian aggression. Ukraine is conducting the war under its own terms, however, sometimes frustrating US experts. The discussion focused both on the importance of victory for Ukraine and on what operations there teach us about the future of warfare.

On February 15, 2024, Michael Cohen, Christopher Preble, PhD, and Monica Duffy Toft, PhD. focused on two pivotal aspects of the Afghan conflict and U.S. foreign policy. First, they looked back at the US decision to go to war in Afghanistan, with a particular focus on how U.S. officials, especially President George W. Bush, framed the 9/11 attacks and the US response in black-and-white terms. This decision limited US strategic options, led to an aggressive counterterrorism policy that targeted the Taliban and made political reconciliation and stability in Afghanistan impossible. They’ll discuss the impact of this framing on policymaking and its implications for subsequent administrations. Second, they delved into the consequences of conflating the Taliban with Al-Qaeda — and treating these two very different groups as if they were one and the same with identical strategic objectives. They analyzed the initial success of the U.S. invasion and the overlooked opportunities for reconciliation, including an aborted Taliban surrender in 2001 that could have put Afghanistan — and the United States — on a very different and more peaceful path. The discussion highlighted the impact of these strategic errors on regional stability and the prolonged conflict in Afghanistan. This event was a deep dive into often unexplored aspects of the Afghan war — and their relevance to current conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East.

  • December 13, 2023, Featuring Payton Knopf and Kate Almquist Knopf. This lecture will examine the causes of the conflict, assess the diplomatic responses to date, and discuss the implications for regional and international peace and security.
  • On April 18, 2023, the Scowcroft Institute hosted Dr. Lizzie Collingham, an independent historian who uses food as a way of linking the minutiae of daily life to the broad sweep of historical processes, as she discussed “The Struggle for Food Security in the 20th Century.”
  • On March 27, 2023, the Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs hosted Dr. Angela Stent to discuss how Russia’s unprovoked war against Ukraine has united the collective West against it in unprecedented ways, including waves of sanctions and significant military and humanitarian assistance.
  • On February 13, 2023, the Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs hosted U.S. Ambassador Liliana Ayalde (Ret.) to discuss “Brazil Today from the Eyes of a Former U.S. Ambassador” at the Annenberg Presidential Conference Center. Drawing upon her distinguished 38-year career, U.S. Ambassador Liliana Ayalde (Ret.) discussed the recent elections in Brazil and careers in development and diplomacy.
  • On February 6, 2023, the Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs hosted Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe to discuss “Sewing Hope” at the Annenberg Presidential Conference Center. Sister Rosemary, of the Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus based in Juba, South Sudan on the border of Uganda and South Sudan, has lived at Saint Monica’s, in Gulu, Uganda since 2002.


  • On Monday, November 14, 2022 Pascal Bruckner, a French philosopher, novelist, and a Professor at Sciences Po (Paris) for twenty years, discussed the nondemocratic state of Russia, a country long devoted to slavery and autocracy that never abandoned the idea of being an empire.
  • On September 19, 2022, Dr. Gerald Parker, Director of the Pandemic & Biosecurity Policy Program at the Scowcroft Institute at the Bush School, moderated a panel of experts, including Drs. Robert Carpenter, Syra Madad, Jennifer A. Shuford, and Bob Kadlec, as they explored the Monkeypox outbreak.
  • On April 25, 2022 the Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs hosted an event titled “Memorializing Violence: the French Museum and Memorial of Terrorism.” Dr. Henry Rousso, emeritus senior researcher at the French National Centre for Scientific Research (Paris, France) and currently a Hagler Institute for Advanced Studies’ fellow, affiliated to the Bush School of Government and Public Service, talked about the future project that he has been appointed to oversee – a French museum and memorial to memorialize the tragic events of a decade of Islamist terrorist attacks.
  • On April 4, 2022 the Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs hosted an event titled “Great Power Competition: America’s Challenges and Opportunities.” Ambassador Paula J. Dobriansky, Senior Fellow at Harvard University’s Belfer Center and former Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs, talked about the challenges that the United States will face.
  • On March 8, 2022 the Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs hosted an event titled “Russia, Ukraine and the United States.” Ambassador William Taylor, former senior U.S. career diplomat and former ambassador to Ukraine, discussed the Ukraine/Russia crisis.


  • On October 21, 2021 the Scowcroft Institute welcomed Ryan Crocker, former Ambassador to Afghanistan and former dean of the Bush School and Andrew Natsios, Administrator of USAID from 2001 to 2006, to discuss their experiences with state building in Afghanistan.
  • On September 16, 2021, Professor Andrew Natsios, Director of the Scowcroft Institute, and Dr. Gerarld Parker, Director of the Pandemic & Biosecurity Policy Program at the Scowcroft Institute, hosted a discussion on the current state of COVID-19 and its variants. The event addressed the effectiveness and relative risks/benefits of available vaccines and the impact of masking/not masking on public health.
  • On June 1, 2021, the Center for Strategic & International Studies held a conversation on the essay anthology, Transforming Our World: President George H. W. Bush and American Foreign Policy. The book presents detailed first-hand accounts from high level officials under the H.W. Bush Administration, examining the 41st president’s foreign policy approach. Both co-editors, former USAID administrator Andrew Natsios, and former White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card gave opening remarks followed by a panel discussion with four of the authors, all former H.W. Bush Administration officials, Catherine Bertini, Ambassador Carla A. Hills, Ambassador Thomas R. Pickering, and Douglas Paal.
  • On April 22, 2021, the Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs hosted a moderated panel discussion with experts that explored SARS-COV-2 variants in Texas, the vaccine industry’s role in responding to COVID-19 and preparing for SARS-COV-2 variants, worldwide clinical status of COVID-19 vaccines, and SARS-COV-2 evolution and predictions for future variants.
  • On April 12, 2021, the Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs at the Bush School of Government and Public Service hosted Dr. Anders Åslund for a talk on his recent book, Russia’s Crony Capitalism: The Path from Market Economy to Kleptocracy.
  • On March 22, 2021, the Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs at the Bush School of Government and Public Service hosted Professor Luke Nichter for a talk on his recent book, The Last Brahmin: Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. and the Making of the Cold War.
  • On Wednesday, March 10, 2021 the Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs hosted Dr. Matthew Kroenig. Kroenig spoke on his recent book, The Return of Great Power Rivalry: Democracy Versus Autocracy from the Ancient World to the U.S. and China. He is a professor of government and foreign service at Georgetown University. He is also the Deputy Director of the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security. A 2019 study in Perspectives on Politics ranked him as one of the top 25 most cited political scientists of his generation.
  • On February 23, 2021, the Bush School DC Teaching Site and the Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs at the Bush School of Government and Public Service hosted Piotr Wilczek, the Ambassador of Poland to the US, as he discussed the future of the relations between Poland and the United States under the Biden administration. He was joined by Dr. Yuval Weber for a fireside chat about how the relationship has transformed over the last four years and what will grow during the next four.


  • The Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs at the Bush School of Government and Public Service hosted a panel on November 17 on the potential long-term effects of COVID-19. Dr. Christine Crudo Blackburn, Dr. Glen Laine, and Dr. Gerald Parker served as panelists and Professor Andrew Natsios served as moderator.
  • On November 10, 2020, the Scowcroft Institute hosted a virtual discussion on the need for international cooperation to mitigate the consequences of COVID-19. Dr. Christine Crudo Blackburn, Deputy Director of the Pandemic and Public Policy Program at the Scowcroft Institute, moderated the program. Professor Keiji Fukuda, Director and Clinical Professor at The University of Hong Kong School of Public Health, and Olga Jonas, Research Associate at the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health and former economist at the World Bank, served as panelists.
  • On Oct. 7, 2020, Dr. Richard Haass, President of the Council on Foreign Relations, delivered a talk on his recent book, The World: A Brief Introduction. This event was hosted by the Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs at the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University.
  • On September 21, 2020, the Scowcroft Institute held a virtual event titled Human Intelligence Operations in the Age of AI. Mr. Bruce Valentine discusses the threats challenges faced by HUMINT operations as algorithms increasingly dominate the environment.
  • On August 31, 2020, the Scowcroft Institute held a virtual event titled America in the World: A History of U.S. Diplomacy and Foreign Policy. Robert Zoellick was the featured guest. Mr. Zoellick has served as Deputy Secretary of State, U.S. Trade Representative, and President of the World Bank. Earlier in his career, Zoellick served as Counselor to the Secretary of the Treasury and Deputy Chief of Staff at the White House and Assistant to President George W. Bush.
  • On May 28, 2020, Secretary Condoleezza Rice and Dr. Philip Zelikow shared their historical expertise and global insights during the George and Barbara Bush Foundation and The Bush School of Government & Public Service online event. Jeb Bush opened the program and introduced Elizabeth Cobbs for moderating.
  • A distinguished panel of University professors discussed the current Coronavirus situation and what to expect at the TAMU Bush School “What’s Next?” event held on Monday, March 2 on the Texas A&M University campus in Rudder Forum.
  • On February 6, 2020, the Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics, and Public Policy and the Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs hosted the talk “Reimagining Globalization,” featuring Dr. Dani Rodrik, Ford Foundation Professor of International Political Economy at the Harvard Kennedy School.
  • On February 10, 2020, Kim Ghattas, Emmy-award winning journalist and writer who covered the Middle East for twenty years for the BBC and the Financial Times, discussed her new book, Black Wave: Saudi Arabia, Iran, and the Forty-Year Rivalry That Unraveled Culture, Religion and Collective Memory in the Middle East.


  • On October, 24, 2019, the Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs at the Bush School of Government and Public Service hosted Sir Winston Churchill’s granddaughter, Celia Sandys, for a talk on the time she spent with her grandfather, both at their home in England and as she accompanied him on his many military, political, and private travels across the world.
  • In October 1993, two U.S. Black Hawk helicopters were shot down in Mogadishu, Somalia, forcing the 2nd Battalion 14th Infantry Regiment of the 10th Mountain Division (2-14) to engage in a fight to reach the soldiers and bring them home. The Scowcroft Institute hosted a film showing of the documentary, Black Hawk Down: The Untold Story, followed by an expert panel with speakers BG William David, Battalion Commander, COL Randall Larsen, Film Director, and Professor Andrew Natsios, former Administrator of USAID.
  • On October 15, 2019, The Albritton Center for Grand Strategy and the Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs at the Bush School of Government and Public Service hosted Dr. Evelyn Farkas, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russia/Ukraine/Eurasia, for a discussion on current and future relations with Russia.
  • George H. W. Bush did not intend to make the Middle East a center-piece of his foreign policy, but the invasion of Kuwait changed the focus of the Administration. The Scowcroft Institute hosts a talk by Ambassador Dennis Ross, who discussed President Bush’s priority of the Middle East.
  • The Third Annual Pandemic & Biosecurity Policy Summit discussed the 100th anniversary of the 1918-19 influenza outbreak and consider global health security challenges of the 21st Century. This event is designed to foster strategic dialogue with influential thought leaders, senior U.S. and host country government officials, and pandemic and biosecurity experts about the growing challenges faced by the international community and policy recommendations for strengthening preparedness and response.
  • The Department of International Affairs and the Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs at the Bush School of Government and Public Service present Middle Eastern affairs expert Steven Simon. Simon delivered a lecture on U.S. Policy in Syria and the implications for Syria’s future.
  • Former “spy hunter” Robert Booth discusses the threat espionage poses to our national security from the State Department’s perspective, along with economic versus military and diplomatic espionage.
  • Ambassador Ron Neumann gave a talk based on diplomacy’s role, why professionalism is needed, America’s current diplomatic posture, and the practices of other major powers. Ronald E. Neumann is the President of the American Academy of Diplomacy. He was Ambassador to Algeria, Bahrain, and Afghanistan as well as a Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for the Middle East and a senior officer in Iraq.


  • Looking Back to Look Forward: Are we prepared for the next pandemic?
    • For the past four years, the Scowcroft Institute and its partner organizations have hosted a Pandemic Policy Summit as part of our Pandemic Policy Initiative. The Summit brings together political leaders, researchers, practitioners, and the private sector to discuss issues in pandemic preparedness and biosecurity. The 4th Annual Summit on October 15-16, 2018, focused on the importance of One Health in Pandemic Preparedness, Response, and Biosecurity.
    • Watch the talk Looking Back to Look Forward: Are we prepared for the next pandemic?
  • Bipartisanship and Foreign Policy
  • Xi’s China: What’s Next?
    • Three renowned China experts will discuss Chinese affairs under President Xi Jinping and their impact on the world stage for “Xi’s China: What’s Next?” at Texas A&M University.
  • Evolution, Sex, and War
    • Drs. Valerie Hudson, Khandis Blake, and Rose McDermott will give a presentation on the key problem facing men—finding trustworthy male allies to ensure their own physical security—and how that quest so profoundly harms women, in addition to making the entire society fragile, predatory, and violent.
    • Watch Evolution, Sex, and War
  • How Crimes Against Humanity in North Korea Affect U.S. National Security
    • Greg Scarlatoiu is the Executive Director of the Committee for Human Rights in North Korea (HRNK) in Washington, DC. He has coordinated 18 HRNK publications addressing North Korea’s human rights situation and the operation of its regime. He will deliver a talk on how the crimes against the North Korean people affect National Security in the United States.
    • Watch How Crimes Against Humanity in North Korea Affect U.S. National Security
  • War without an Army: Responding to Infectious Disease Catastrophes in a Globalized World
    • Dr. Joseph Fair is a modern-day international disease detective that travels the world in search of plagues before they become global disasters. Fair has authored or co-authored more than 45 peer reviewed articles on virology, public health, emergency response and virus hunting in disease “hotspots” around the world and works as an international outbreak responder has been highlighted by 60 Minutes, the cover of the Washington Post, CNN, Al Jazeera, NPR, Vice News, NBC News, and other media outlets.
    • Watch War without an Army
  • We Crossed A Bridge and It Trembled: Voices from Syria
    • Professor Wendy Pearlman of Northwestern University will give a public lecture based on her acclaimed new book, We Crossed a Bridge and It Trembled: Voices from Syria, called “essential reading” by the New York Times. Based on hundreds of interviews across the Middle East and Europe, this collection of intimate testimonials and poetic fragments offers insight into the human dimension of the Syrian uprising, war, and refugee crisis.
    • Watch We Crossed A Bridge and It Trembled: Voices from Syria
  • Is the American Alliance System in Asia Becoming Obsolete?
    • While the American alliance system in Asia has been fundamental to the region’s security and prosperity for seven decades, today it encounters challenges from the growth of China-based regional organizations. How was the American alliance system originally established in Asia, and is it currently under threat? How are competing security designs being influenced by the United States and China? In Powerplay, Dr. Victor Cha draws from theories about alliances, unipolarity, and regime complexity to examine the evolution of the U.S. alliance system and the reasons for its continued importance in Asia and the world.”
    • Watch Is the American Alliance System in Asia Becoming Obsolete?


  • NAFTA 2.017: Strengths, Weaknesses, and Ways Forward, with Ambassador Carla Hills
    • November 15, 2017
    • Ambassador Carla Hills, the trade negotiator under George H.W. Bush who negotiated the North American Free Trade Agreement, reflects on the agreement and the importance of trade for the US Economy.
    • Watch NAFTA 2.017
  • Pandemic Preparedness and Global Health Innovation Forum
    • October 17, 2017
    • The Pandemic Preparedness and Global Health Innovation Forum is a public event sponsored by the Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs in the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University.
    • Watch the Pandemic Forum
  • The Future of Iraq: Stability, US Role, and the Defeat of ISIS
    • September 5, 2017
    • A panel discussion examines the future of Iraq and American policy toward Iraq, centered around the recently issued Atlantic Council Task Force report on Iraq.
    • Watch The Future of Iraq


Scowcroft Legacy Conference

  • Dr. Peter Hotez
    • March 8, 2016
    • On March 8, 2016, Dr. Peter Hotez gave a talk on the future of medicine and technology in the face of new and developing diseases. He looks at recent pandemics and outbreaks and discusses how vaccine diplomacy can change the world.
    • View the Dr. Peter Hotez talk
  • Ambassador Hank Cohen
    • February 16, 2016
    • On February 16, 2016, Ambassador Hank Cohen gave a talk on what has helped and what has hindered economic development and democracy in Africa since the end of colonization. Inspired by his book “The Mind of an African Strongman: Conversations with Dictators, Statesmen, and Father Figures.”
    • View the Ambassador Hank Cohen talk


  • Dr. Paul Gregory, Research Fellow at the Hoover Institution and Professor of Economics at the University of Houston
    • April 16, 2015
    • Dr. Paul Gregory, Research Fellow at the Hoover Institution and Professor of Economics at the University of Houston, gave a talk on “The Russian Economy: Do Sanctions and Low Oil Prices Constrain Putin’s Foreign Policy?”
    • View the Dr. Paul Gregory talk
  • George Weigel, Distinguished Senior Fellow and Chair in Catholic Studies at the Ethics and Public Policy Center
    • February 26, 2015
    • George Weigel, Distinguished Senior Fellow and Chair in Catholic Studies at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, gave a Scowcroft Institute International Affairs Seminar on “St. John Paul II: Lessons for Statesmen.”
    • View the George Weigel talk
  • Jano Rosebiani
    • January 26, 2015
    • Question and answer session with award-winning filmmaker, Jano Rosebiani, after the screening of his film, “Chaplin of the Mountains.”
    • View the Jano Rosebiani talk


  • Harley Balzer
    • November 18, 2014
    • Harley Balzer spoke to the Bush School on “Civil Society, Public Opinion, and the Russian Invasion of Ukraine.”
    • View the Harley Balzer talk
  • 25th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall
    • November 10, 2014
    • A discussion with Ambassador Ryan Crocker, Secretary James Baker, and General Brent Scowcroft at the Bush School of Government and Public Service’s event, 25th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall and the Liberation of Eastern Europe.
    • View the Fall of the Berlin Wall talk
  • 25th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall: Open Plenary Talk
    • November 10, 2014
    • A talk from Elmar Brok, at the Bush School of Government and Public Service’s event, 25th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall and the Liberation of Eastern Europe. The celebration took place November 10, 2014.
    • View the Open Plenary talk
  • 25th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall: European Practitioner Panel
    • November 10, 2014
    • A discussion with Elmar Brok, Dr. Sebastian Huluban, and Dr. Horst Teltschik, at the Bush School of Government and Public Service’s event, 25th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall and the Liberation of Eastern Europe. The celebration took place November 10, 2014.
    • View the European Practitioner Panel talk
  • 25th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall: Scholar Panel
    • November 10, 2014
    • A discussion with Dr. Frederic Bozo, Dr. Christopher Layne, Dr. Joshua Shifrinson, Dr. Gabriela Marin Thornton, and Dr. James Graham Wilson, at the Bush School of Government and Public Service’s event, 25th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall and the Liberation of Eastern Europe. The celebration took place November 10, 2014.
    • View the Scholar Panel talk
  • 25th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall: US Practitioner Panel
    • November 10, 2014
    • A discussion with Ambassador Robert Hutchings, Ambassador Larry Napper, and Dr. Heather Wilson at the Bush School of Government and Public Service’s event, 25th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall and the Liberation of Eastern Europe. The celebration took place November 10, 2014.
    • View the US Practitioner Panel talk
  • 25th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall: Schuman Medal Presentation
    • November 10, 2014
    • The Schuman Medal presentation to President George H.W. Bush, at the Bush School of Government and Public Service’s event, 25th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall and the Liberation of Eastern Europe. The celebration took place November 10, 2014.
    • View the Schuman Medal Presentation
  • Reassessing Putin’s Russia: Russia’s Perspective Panel
    • November 3, 2014
    • A discussion with Dr. Nicholas Eberstadt, David Satter, and Dr. Roger Reese at the Scowcroft Institute’s conference, “Reassessing Putin’s Russia: Tsarist Dinosaur, Failed State, or 21st Century Predator?,” on November 3, 2014.
    • View the Russia’s Perspective Panel
  • Reassessing Putin’s Russia: Europe’s Perspective Panel
    • November 3, 2014
    • A discussion with Amb. Temuri Yakobashvili, Dr. James Corum, and Dr. Gabriela Marin Thornton at the Scowcroft Institute’s conference, “Reassessing Putin’s Russia: Tsarist Dinosaur, Failed State, or 21st Century Predator?,” on November 3, 2014.
    • View the Europe’s Perspective Panel
  • Jasen Castillo, Bush School Associate Professor
    • October 30, 2014
    • Jasen Castillo, Bush School Associate Professor, spoke about his new book, “Endurance and War.”
    • View the Jasen Castillo talk
  • Seamus Kraft, Executive Director and Vice-Chairman of the Board, OpenGov
    • October 23, 2014
    • Seamus Kraft gave a talk on “Governing in the Social Age: Social Media, Software, and Strategies for Success.”
    • View the Seamus Kraft talk
  • The Venerable Pomnyun Sunim, Founder and Guiding Zen Master of Jungto Society and Buddhist monk and humanitarian activist
  • Todd Moss, COO for the Center for Global Development
    • October 1, 2014
    • Todd Moss, COO for the Center for Global Development, gave a talk entitled “Africa on the Rise.”
    • View the Todd Moss talk
  • Bruce Hoffman, Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University
    • November 5, 2014
    • Bruce Hoffman gave a talk entitled “Winter is Coming: ISIS, Al Qaeda, and America’s continuing wars on terrorism.”
    • View the Bruce Hoffman talk


  • Catherine Bertini, Professor, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University, and Former Director of the World Food Program (WFP)
    • “Changing the Status Quo: Four Bush Administration Initiatives That Improved Nutritional Support in the US and Abroad”
    • Watch Catherine Bertini
  • Steven Pifer, Director, Arms Control Initiative, Brookings Institute
  • Mathew Burrows, Counselor for the National Intelligence Council
  • Josef Joffe, Editor, Die Zeit