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Added Program for April 24th!
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​CANCELLED DUE TO MILTON
Oct. 17, 2024 - Safeguarding the Information Environment for the 2024 Elections
Dr. Valerie Wirtschafter, Foreign Policy and Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technology Initiative, The Brookings Institution
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Nov. 19, 2024 - U.S. Diplomacy after the 2024 Presidential Election
Mr. Nicholas Kralev, Executive Director of the Washington International Diplomatic Academy
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Dec. 12, 2024 - U.S. Latin American Relations: A Strategic Omission in A Changing World
Dr. Tony Payan, Director, Center for the United States, Baker Institute for Public Policy at Rice University
Jan. 9, 2025 - Foreign Policy under the New Administration
Dr. Michael O'Hanlon, Senior Fellow and Director of Research, The Brookings Institution
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Feb. 20, 2025 - Threat Multiplier: Climate Change, the Military, and Global Security
Ms. Sherri Goodman, Senior Fellow, Woodrow Wilson International Center’s Polar Institute and Environmental Change and Security Program
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March 25, 2025 - Hope for the Ocean
Dr. Robert Sluka, Lead Scientist, Marine and Coastal Conservation Programme, A Rocha International
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NEW! ADDED PROGRAM:
April 24, 2025 - The U.S., China, and the Competition for Control​
Dr. Melanie W. Sisson, Foreign Policy Fellow, Strobe Talbott Center for Security, Strategy, and Technology, The Brookings Institution
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