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Please join Kenneth Jacobs, Chairman and CEO of Lazard Freres, and Jeffrey Garten, Dean Emeritus of the Yale School of Management, for a virtual discussion of Garten’s new book, Three Days at Camp David: How a Secret Meeting in 1971 Transformed the Global Economy. They will discuss how and why the Nixon administration severed the […]

Please join the Foreign Policy Association and The Italian Institute for International Political Studies for a joint webinar on the topic of Italy & the G20. This webinar will feature remarks from Amb. Giampiero Massolo, career diplomat and ISPI President.    Italy took on the Presidency of the G20, the main forum for global economic […]

Please join the Foreign Policy Association and Off The Record for the Elizabeth French Hitchcock Lecture on Power In the Indo-Pacific: China Faces the Quad Alliance – Australia, India, Japan & the U.S. The lecture will be delivered by The Honorable Kevin Rudd, President and CEO of the Asia Society. About the Topic: In his first Congressional address, President Biden mentioned […]

Please note that this event has been canceled. The FPA will soon announce an updated date.  _______________________________________ Please join the Foreign Policy Association in welcoming Ambassador Nicholas Burns, Roy and Barbara Goodman Family Professor of the Practice of Diplomacy and International Relations at Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government.  Ambassador Burns will speak about the […]

Please join the Foreign Policy Association for the annual Dame Jillian Sackler Distinguished Lecture on Global Health Issues. This year’s lecture on Global Pollution and Health will be delivered by Steve Brozak, Managing Partner and President of WBB Securities LLC. WBB Securities focuses on healthcare, biotechnology, pharmaceutical and medical device research and banking.  Mr. Brozak is a regular contributor […]

Please join the Foreign Policy Association in welcoming Lt. Gen. William J. Liquori, Deputy Chief of Space Operations, Strategy, Plans, Programs, Requirements, and Analysis of the United States Space Force. Lt. Gen. William J. Liquori will cover a range of topics including the importance of space, the Space Force’s plan for year-two integration, as well as the role […]

One hour lecture on globalization by Professor Jeffrey S. Morton, followed by a 20- minute question and answer segment. The U.S. developed the global order we know today. But the American appetite for multilateralism has since diminished. Great Decisions asks whether global cooperation can endure in an era of nationalist retrenchment Since 1918 the Foreign […]

One hour lecture on The World Health Organization by Professor Jeffrey S. Morton, followed by a 20- minute question and answer segment. The Covid-19 pandemic has thrust the World Health Organization (WHO) into the limelight, for better and for worse. While some of the Trump administration’s criticism of the organization is unfair, the response to […]

One hour lecture on The Korean Peninsula by Professor Jeffrey S. Morton, followed by a 20- minute question and answer segment. South Korea’s transformation into the world’s twelfth largest economy has been extraordinary. Great Decisions investigates South Korea’s rapid development and examines its evolving partnership with the United States. Since 1918 the Foreign Policy Association […]

Please join the Foreign Policy Association in welcoming Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Professor of Italian and History at New York University, to talk about her new book, Strongmen: From Mussolini to the Present.  If you would like to submit a question, please send your question(s) to [email protected].  Strongmen: From Mussolini to the Present: Ruth Ben-Ghiat is the expert on the […]

Please join the Foreign Policy Association and the Fulbright Association for the inaugural lecture in the Great Decisions Fulbright Forum. Dr. Anne Krueger, Senior Research Professor of International Economics at Johns Hopkins University, and former Chief Economist at the World Bank, will speak on the future of globalization. Dr. Krueger explores this topic in her […]

One hour lecture on China’s Role in Africa by Professor Jeffrey S. Morton, followed by a 20- minute question and answer segment. As cash-strapped nations across Africa turned to China to build much-needed infrastructure, they stepped into the middle of a geopolitical rivalry. Great Decisions investigates Chinese–American competition in Africa. Since 1918 the Foreign Policy […]

One hour lecture on the Struggles Over the Melting Arctic by Professor Jeffrey S. Morton, followed by a 20- minute question and answer segment. As the polar icecap retreats, the Arctic is becoming a focus for economic development and geopolitical rivalry. Great Decisions investigates the ambitions of Arctic powers both old and new. Since 1918 the […]

One hour lecture on Brexit and the European Union by Professor Jeffrey S. Morton, followed by a 20- minute question and answer segment. Since 1918 the Foreign Policy Association has served as a catalyst for open, objective and non-partisan public discourse of world affairs and American foreign policy. Great Decisions is an annual series that examines […]

One hour lecture on Persian Gulf Security Issues by Professor Jeffrey S. Morton, followed by a 20- minute question and answer segment. Since 1918 the Foreign Policy Association has served as a catalyst for open, objective and non-partisan public discourse of world affairs and American foreign policy. Great Decisions is an annual series that examines […]

Please join the Foreign Policy Association for a fireside chat with Dr. Peggy Hamburg.  Dr. Hamburg will discuss various topics including COVID-19 vaccine distribution, the emergence of various COVID strains, as well as the future of the United States’ global leadership in medicine and science. Please submit your questions in advance to [email protected].   3449 WEBCAST 1 2021-02-08 […]

  Dr. Jorge Castañeda, former Foreign Minister of Mexico and Global Distinguished Professor of Latin America and Caribbean Studies.  Dr. Jorge Castañeda will be discussing his latest book America Through Foreign Eyes. Please submit your questions in advance to [email protected].   3444 WEBCAST 2 2021-02-05 10:28:21 427151

With a new the administration there is an opportunity to recalibrate US strategy for China to reflect today’s reality. Beginning 27 January 2021, and over the course of three months, leading experts from Asia, the EU, and the U.S. will converse with Polaris-Live host Sarwar Kashmeri, Fellow of the Foreign Policy Association, and Applied Research […]

With a new the administration there is an opportunity to recalibrate US strategy for China to reflect today’s reality. Beginning 27 January 2021, and over the course of three months, leading experts from Asia, the EU, and the U.S. will converse with Polaris-Live host Sarwar Kashmeri, Fellow of the Foreign Policy Association, and Applied Research […]

With a new the administration there is an opportunity to recalibrate US strategy for China to reflect today’s reality. Beginning 27 January 2021, and over the course of three months, leading experts from Asia, the EU, and the U.S. will converse with Polaris-Live host Sarwar Kashmeri, Fellow of the Foreign Policy Association, and Applied Research […]

One hour lecture on global supply chains and national security by Professor Jeffrey S. Morton, followed by a 20-minute question and answer segment. Since 1918 the Foreign Policy Association has served as a catalyst for open, objective and non-partisan public discourse of world affairs and American foreign policy. Great Decisions is an annual series that […]

With a new the administration there is an opportunity to recalibrate US strategy for China to reflect today’s reality. Beginning 27 January 2021, and over the course of three months, leading experts from Asia, the EU, and the U.S. will converse with Polaris-Live host Sarwar Kashmeri, Fellow of the Foreign Policy Association, and Applied Research […]

With a new the administration there is an opportunity to recalibrate US strategy for China to reflect today’s reality. Beginning 27 January 2021, and over the course of three months, leading experts from Asia, the EU, and the U.S. will converse with Polaris-Live host Sarwar Kashmeri, Fellow of the Foreign Policy Association, and Applied Research […]

Please join the FPA for a screening of Medicating Normal (2020). Medicating Normal follows the journeys of a newly married couple, a female combat veteran, a waitress and a teenager whose doctors prescribed psychiatric drugs for stress, depression, sleeplessness, focus and trauma. The subjects struggle with serious physical and mental side effects as well as […]

Please join the Foreign Policy Association in welcoming William R. “Bill” Rhodes, President and CEO of William R. Rhodes Global Advisors, LLC and former Chairman, President, and CEO of Citibank, N.A., and Paul Sheard, Research Fellow at the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government at the Harvard Kennedy School for a discussion of the impact […]

Professor Eric A. Posner, University of Chicago Law School, delivered the annual John B. Hurford Memorial Lecture titled “The Transition of Power in a Democracy.”  Follow @FPA_event 3393 WEBINAR 2 2020-10-19 15:58:31 427151

Please join the World Affairs Council of America the week of September 28th – October 2nd for a series of panels with industry leaders. AGENDA September 28th How to Lead: A Conversation with David M. Rubenstein, Co-Founder and Co-Executive Chairman of The Carlyle Group  September 29th FP Virtual Dialogue: Transformational Leadership in U.S. Policy and Business: World […]

The Foreign Policy Association is delighted to invite you to join our partner World Affairs Council of Dallas Fort Worth on October 20th at 5:00 PM EST for a moderated conversation with Ambassador Wendy Sherman, Director of the Center for Public Leadership at the Harvard Kennedy School.  Ambassador Sherman will speak on her latest book: Not for the Faint of […]

The Foreign Policy Association is delighted to invite you to join our partner World Affairs Council of Dallas Fort Worth on October 29th at 7:00 PM EST for a moderated conversation with Fareed Zakaria and Andrew Ross Sorkin. They will discuss Mr. Zakaria’s latest book Ten Lessons for the Post-Pandemic World.   Fareed Zakaria hosts […]

The Foreign Policy Association is delighted to invite you to join our partner World Affairs Council of Dallas Fort Worth on October 5th at 6:00 PM EST for a moderated conversation with Peter Baker of The New York Times and Susan Glasser of The New Yorker.  Peter Baker and Susan Glasser will be speaking on […]