Virtual National Programming

AMERICA’S ROLE IN THE WORLD BOOK SERIES

Through interactive virtual book talks, members of the AHS network can engage with notable recent authors on subjects in foreign policy and national security.

April 11, 2024: Paper Soldiers: How the Weaponization of the Dollar Changed the World Order
Saleha Mohsin, Senior Washington Correspondent for Bloomberg News
You can watch the recording of this event here.

March 19, 2024: Riding the Tiger: Vladimir Putin’s Russia and the Uses of War
Leon Aron, Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI)
You can watch the recording of this event here.

February 29, 2024: Life After Power: Seven Presidents and Their Search for Purpose Beyond the White House
Jared Cohen, President of Global Affairs and Co-head of Applied Innovation at Goldman Sachs
You can watch the recording of this event here.

October 26, 2023: Conflict: The Evolution of Warfare from 1945 to Ukraine
General David Petraeus, U.S. Army (Ret.)
You can watch the recording of this event here.

September 14, 2023: Road to Surrender: Three Men and the Countdown to the End of World War II Evan Thomas, acclaimed author and historian You can watch the recording of this event here.

June 13, 2023: Thanks for Your Service: The Causes and Consequences of Public Confidence in the US Military Peter Feaver, Director of the Duke University Program in American Grand Strategy You can watch the recording of this event here.

May 10, 2023: Crash Landing: The Inside Story of How the World's Biggest Companies Survived an Economy on the Brink Liz Hoffman, Business and Finance Editor at Semafor You can watch the recording of this event here.

April 27, 2023: Chip War: The Fight for the World’s Most Critical Technology Chris Miller, Associate Professor at Tufts University You can watch the recording of this event here.

April 5, 2023: Hand-Off: The Foreign Policy George W. Bush Passed to Barack Obama Peter Feaver, Director of the Duke University Program in American Grand Strategy You can watch the recording of this event here.

March 7, 2023: Superpower in Peril: A Battle Plan to Renew America David McCormick: Former CEO of Bridgewater Associates and Senate candidate You can watch the recording of this event here.

February 23, 2023: The American Imperative: Reclaiming Global Leadership Through Soft Power Daniel Runde: Senior Vice President and the William A. Schreyer Chair in Global Analysis at the Center for Strategic and International Studies You can watch the recording of this event here.

February 8, 2023: The Ghost at the Feast: America and the Collapse of the World Order, 1900-1941 Robert Kagan: Stephen & Barbara Friedman Senior Fellow at Brookings Institution You can watch the recording of this event here.

January 10, 2023: Iran is More Than Persia: Ethnic Politics in Iran Brenda Shaffer: Professor at the US Naval Postgraduate School You can watch the recording of this event here.

November 30, 2022: The Peacemaker: Ronald Reagan, the Cold War, and the World on the Brink William Inboden: Executive Director of the Clements Center for National Security at the University of Texas - Austin You can watch the recording of this event here.

October 18, 2022: Indispensable Nation: American Foreign Policy in a Turbulent World Robert J. Lieber: Emeritus Professor of Government and International Affairs at Georgetown University
You can watch the recording of this event here.

September 7, 2022: Danger Zone: The Coming Conflict with China Hal Brands, Henry A. Kissinger Distinguished Professor of Global Affairs at Johns Hopkins SAIS, and Michael Beckley, Associate Professor of Political Science at Tufts University
You can watch the recording of this event here.

July 28, 2022: The Final Struggle: Inside China's Global Strategy Ian Easton: Senior Director at the Project 2049 Institute
You can watch the recording of this event here.

May 26, 2022: No Escape: The True Story of China's Genocide of the Uyghurs Nury Turkel: Vice Chair of the US Commission on International Religious Freedom and senior fellow at the Hudson Institute
You can watch the recording of this event here.

February 27, 2022: US-China Rivalry and the Future of Globalization: A Conversation with Dr. Aaron Friedberg Dr. Aaron Friedberg: Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University You can watch the recording of this event here.

February 22, 2022: The Twilight Struggle: What the Cold War Teaches Us About Great-Power Rivalry Today Hal Brands: Henry A. Kissinger Distinguished Professor of Global Affairs at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) and a Senior Fellow at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CSBA). You can watch the recording of this event here.

February 2, 2022: Gaza Conflict 2021 Jonathan Schanzer: Senior Vice President for Research at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies You can watch the recording of this event here.

January 11, 2022: China’s Civilian Army: The Making of Wolf Warrior Diplomacy Peter Martin: Defense Policy & Intelligence Reporter at Bloomberg You can watch the recording of this event here.

November 16, 2021: Aftershocks: Pandemic Politics and the End of the Old International Order Thomas Wright: Director of the Center on the United States and Europe at the Brookings Institution You can watch the recording of this event here.

October 21, 2021: There is Nothing For You Here: Finding Opportunity in the Twenty-First Century Fiona Hill: Robert Bosch Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution You can watch the recording of this event here.

September 27, 2021: The Strategy of Denial: American Defense in an Age of Great Power Conflict Elbridge Colby: Co-Founder and Principal of the Marathon Initiative You can watch the recording of this event here.

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