SCWA Program

Every day, U.S. Embassies around the world are working hard to advance U.S. national interests and enhance the security and prosperity of the American people. You just don’t hear much about it publicly. For example, U.S. ambassadors and embassies are striving to: increase international cooperation to counter terrorism; grow security cooperation between the U.S. and…

What diplomatic successes and/or challenges might we anticipate in the Indo-Pacific in 2022? U.S. Ambassador Daniel Shields will offer his perspective on the Diplomatic Instrument of Power and what to expect in the Indo-Pacific from the world of diplomacy in 2022. He will focus on the South China Sea, an issue on which he worked…

Ambassador (ret.) Lawrence Silverman, will lead 3 established history and international relations professors in a wide-ranging debate on the probabilities and consequences of a potential Russian incursion / invasion of Ukraine. Asking: What is the Putin Doctrine? What does President Vladimir V. Putin really want? Can Europe avoid catastrophic geopolitical and economic disruption? Will the…

On his first visit to China, during the tumult of the Cultural Revolution, Sir Christopher Hum watched Chairman Mao receive the adoration of his Red Guards. He lived there in all for ten years, as a diplomat and as British Ambassador between 2002 and 2005, and had a ringside seat as China turned into the…

Foreign policy is forged in Washington, but it means nothing without successful implementation in the far-flung fields of American diplomacy represented by our Embassies, Consulates and Missions abroad. Every day, diplomats toil to advance U.S. interests, solve real world problems, and nurture strong relationships with partner governments and people. It can be grinding, thankless work…

When President Biden took office, his foreign policy prioritized reestablishing America’s traditional alliances in Europe and Asia, dealing with the challenge of a rising China, and watching an unpredictable Russia. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine created global energy price spikes in food and energy, and strained U.S. relations with traditional partners in the Middle East. What…

The presentation will focus on the development of JCB, a British company, in North America, and its ultimate decision to invest and expand in the Coastal Empire. Starting with the background of who JCB is globally, Mr. Giorgianni will then discuss why JCB decided to significantly invest in the North American market and their journey…

The world is in the midst of the most severe energy crisis since the Arab Oil Embargo of the 1970s. Energy security has returned to the center of the global agenda. How will countries meet their energy needs going forward with prices at such high levels? Will the shock waves from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine…

“Diplomacy and Global Challenges in U.S. Foreign Policy” w/focus on Russia and China Ambassador David Satterfield Retired career Foreign Service Officer, former U.S Ambassador to Turkey (2019 – 2022) and current Director of the Baker Institute for Public Policy at Rice University

Ambassador (ret.) Lawrence Silverman will moderate a discussion with representatives from the Korea Economic Institute of America, the Korean Embassy and the U.S. State Department on topics affecting Korea and the U.S. today. Some potential subjects: What is the future of South & North Korea relations? How does the increasing belligerence of North Korea and…

“The War in Ukraine: One Year Later and other Challenges” presented by Dr. Jeff McCausland, Colonel U.S. Army (retired), former Dean of Academics at the U.S. Army War College, and currently a visiting professor of national security at Dickinson College.