By Locky Catron, Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs Intern On Tuesday, March 3, Dr. Dennis Carroll will give a talk titled “Megatrends in the 21st Century: Global Health Implications” at Texas A&M University’s West Campus. Dr. Carroll’s talk will cover his experiences with epidemics as well as today’s global health threats, including the coronavirus, and […]
Scowcroft Institute Events
The Rwanda Genocide: Twenty-Six Years Later
On Wednesday, February 26, Drs. Stéphane Audoin-Rouzeau, Hélène Dumas, Henry Rousso, and Richard Golsan will participate in a public panel discussing the events and aftermath of the 1994 genocide of Rwandan Tutsi. In 1994, the Rwandan Civil War led to a three-month genocide of the Tutsi people, claiming the lives of an estimated 500,000 to […]
Former U.S. Ambassador to Speak at Bush School
On Wednesday, February 12, Ambassador Dennis Ross will deliver a lecture on Texas A&M University’s West Campus, beginning at 6 p.m. The talk will be on Ambassador Ross’ recent book, co-authored with David Makovsky, Be Strong and of Good Courage: How Israel’s Most Important Leaders Shaped Its Destiny. The book focuses on what we can […]
Emmy-Award-Winning Journalist and Writer to Visit Bush School
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 […]
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 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. […]
