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Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) and Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), chair and ranking member of the House Select Committee on U.S.-China Competition, talked about about the United States' complex and…

Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger said he would support Ukraine to be a NATO member following Russia’s invasion. His comments came during a discussion at the World Economic Forum. Ot…

Graham Allison talked about his book, Destined for War: Can America and China Escape Thucydides’s Trap?, about the likelihood of the U.S. and China going to war against each other as China’s…

The Council on Foreign Relations hosted a discussion on the history and future of U.S. - China relations, with a focus on U.S. policy in the Asia-Pacific region. Panelists examined China’s e…

Historians, scholars, filmmakers and journalists gathered for a 50th anniversary retrospective on the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. Topics ranged from the history of the incident, its impact on…

Graham Allison talked about the 50th Anniversary of the Cuban missile crisis and the lessons learned from that could be applied to the current global environment. He responded to telephone c…

Panelists talked about a new Center for the National Interest report on Russia and U.S. national interests which found mutual distrust as one of the serious problems between the two countrie…

October 1992 marked the 30th anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis. In 1992 the Central Intelligence Agency hosted its first-ever symposium on the crisis. Speaking at the event were former…

Mohamad El Baradei spoke about international politics and nuclear non-proliferation. Among the topics he addressed were nuclear development programs in developing countries, efforts by Iran …

Queen Noor of Jordan led a discussion on the issue of nuclear disarmament at the Kennedy Library. The Queen urged congressional passage of the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) with Ru…

Officials from the Bush and Obama administrations talked about being a woman in the national security field. Michele Flournoy focused on the Obama administration’s Afghanistan policy. They a…

Robert McNamara, former Defense Secretary in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations (1961-68) discussed lessons he learned from his involvement in the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Vietnam W…

Iraqi businessman Nemir Kirdar talked about his plan to rebuild the government, economy, and civil society of Iraq. Mr. Kirdar argues that Iraq can return to the peace and prosperity that ex…

A panel discussion on how U.S. foreign policy and the presidency have been shaped by the development, use, and spread of nuclear weapons focused on foreign policy decision-making during the …

A panel discussion on how U.S. foreign policy and the presidency have been shaped by the development, use, and spread of nuclear weapons focused on efforts to halt the spread of nuclear weap…

Ted Sorensen and Graham Allison spoke about the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, the nature of the Cold War, and lessons learned after 45 years since the Cuban Missile Crisis. Following their rema…

Mr. Allison spoke about potential nuclear attacks by terrorist groups, and use of weapons of mass destruction by terrorist cells. He also responded to telephone calls and electronic mail. Gr…

A panel discussion was held on stopping the spread of nuclear weapons. Topics included policy measures global powers could take to shore up the non-proliferation regime, incentives for a cou…

Former Secretary Weinberger was Defense Secretary during the first seven years of President Ronald Reagan’s two terms. Secretary Weinberger addressed the John F. Kennedy School of Government…

Mohammad Khatami, the former president of the Islamic Republic of Iran, spoke on “the ethics of tolerance in the age of violence.” Topics included the history of immigration to America, U.S…