Events Archive — 2022
The Avoidable War: The Dangers of a Catastrophic Conflict between the US and Xi Jinping's China
The Hon. Kevin Rudd
President, Asia Society Policy Institute, and Former Prime Minister of Australia
2-3:30 E40-496 and by zoom (MIT only); and streaming on YouTube
Spies, Lies, and Algorithms: The History and Future of American Intelligence
Amy Zegart
Stanford University
12:05 - 1:30PM In-person in E40-496 & Virtual
Starr Forum: The War in Ukraine: A Reporter's View
Joshua Yaffa
A Moscow correspondent for The New Yorker
11:30-12:30 Virtual
The Insiders’ Game: Elites, Democracy, and War
Elizabeth Saunders
Georgetown University
12:05 - 1:30PM In-person in E40-496 & Virtual
Israel and the Middle East: Challenges for 2022
Amos Yadlin
Harvard University
12:05 - 1:30PM In-person in E40-496 & Virtual
From Pluribus to Unum? The Civil War and Imagined Sovereignty in 19th Century America
Melissa Lee
Princeton University
12:05 - 1:30PM In-person in E40-496 & Virtual
The Secret Foundations of Liberal Order
Michael Poznansky
Naval War College
12:05 - 1:30PM In-person in E40-496 & Virtual
Born in Blackness: Africa, Africans, and the Making of the Modern World, 1471 to the Second World War
Howard French
Columbia University
12:05 - 1:30PM In-person in E40-496 & Virtual
IAP. Contemporary Military Topics: The Military Assessment Process
Chris Theondel
Lieutenant Colonel, US Army
3-4 Virtual
IAP. Contemporary Military Topics: Navy/USMC Overview: The Surface Navy-path and roles of Surface Warfare and USMC Force Design 2030 and Concept for Stand-in Forces
Chuck Anklam & Gerry Mauer
Lieutenant Colonel, US Marine Corps & Lieutenant Commander, US Navy
1:30-3 Virtual
IAP. Contemporary Military Topics: Strategic Reality & Tactical Mirages: Special Operations & The Iranian Hostage Rescue, 1979-1980
Mark Hamilton
Lieutenant Colonel, US Air Force
12-1:30 Virtual
IAP. Contemporary Military Topics: The Future of Army Space
Pete Atkinson
Lieutenant Colonel, US Army
12-1:30 Virtual