As the world watches Russian President Vladimir Putin’s next moves in Ukraine, a former ambassador to the country offered a variety of scenarios for the weeks ahead during a virtual discussion on March 8 hosted by Texas A&M University’s Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs. William B. Taylor, a former senior U.S. career diplomat, served as ambassador to […]
Scowcroft Institute Events
Ambassador Hank Crumpton Speaks on the Intelligence Discipline and Global Risk
The Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs at the Bush School of Government & Public Service at Texas A&M University will host Ambassador Hank Crumpton on March 22, 2022, to discuss U.S. intelligence and the risks the U.S. currently faces. The event, titled “The Intelligence Discipline and Global Risk,” will be held at the Annenberg Presidential Conference Center (1002 George Bush Dr. […]
Ambassador William Taylor to speak on Russia, Ukraine and the United States
The Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs at the Bush School of Government & Public Service at Texas A&M University will host Ambassador William Taylor, former senior U.S. career diplomat and former ambassador to Ukraine, to discuss the Ukraine/Russia Crisis on Tuesday, March 8th, 2022. The event will be held on Zoom. There will be time for a Q&A following the lecture. Register […]
Scowcroft Institute to Host Dr. Serhii Plokhii Discussing His Recent Book on the Cuban Missile Crisis
Join the Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs at the Bush School of Government and Public Service for “Beyond 13 Days: The Soviet Withdrawal from Cuba and the Fall of Nikita Khrushchev,” given by Dr. Serhii Plokhii. Plokhii will discuss the history of the Cuban Missile Crisis and its aftermath as seen through the lens of […]
Former Ambassador Ryan Crocker to Join Scowcroft Institute for Talk on State Building in Afghanistan
Ryan Crocker, former Ambassador to Afghanistan and former Dean of the Bush School, and Andrew Natsios, Professor at the Bush School and Director of the Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs, will speak on the history and consequences of U.S. state building in Afghanistan. The Scowcroft Institute will host the talk, titled “State Building in Afghanistan: […]
Experts To Speak on the Impact of Vaccine Efficacy for new COVID-19 Variants
How will the COVID-19 variants impact vaccine efficacy? Join our panel of experts from the Texas A&M Univeristy Bush School of Government & Public Service Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs and the Division of Research, Emergency Management Advisory Group and College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences as they discuss COVID-19 vaccines and variants. This […]
Collier Spoke at the Bush School on the Future of Capitalism
On Tuesday, February 22, the Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics, and Public Policy and the Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs at the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University hosted Sir Paul Collier for a virtual discussion. Collier is a Professor of Economics and Public Policy at the Blavatnik School of […]
[CANCELED EVENT] – Former CIA Operative to Speak on Modern HUMINT Operations
This event has been canceled. On Monday, March 23, Bruce Valentine, former Associate Deputy Director of the CIA for Operations (ADDO), will deliver a talk titled “Human Intelligence Operations in the Age of AI.” The talk will take place at the Annenberg Presidential Conference Center on Texas A&M University’s West Campus. Valentine will cover the […]
The Coronavirus: What’s Next?
COLLEGE STATION, TX – On Monday, March 2, 2020, a distinguished panel of experts from the TAMU Bush School of Government and Public Service will discuss the current Coronavirus situation and what to expect as part of the School’s “What’s Next?” series. The panelists will share their perspectives of the current situation as well as what […]
[CANCELED EVENT] Pandemic Author and Historian to Visit the Bush School
By Lauren Zajicek, Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs This event has been canceled. On Monday, March 16, the Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs at the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University will host historian and author Catharine Arnold for a talk on the 1918 Spanish flu. On Monday, March 16, […]