SCWA Program

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.

Have you been reading the recent headlines about the banking industry and wondering how U.S. financial policies influence our economy and markets around the world? Dennis Lockhart, former President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank in Atlanta, a regular commentator on CNBC, Bloomberg, and other financial news outlets, and a Distinguished Professor of Practice…

The South China Sea is a unique natural laboratory for ocean research and exploration and today faces a serious problem because of the mounting environmental degradation due to climate change,…

Dr. Michele Devlin, Professor of Environmental Security at the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, and Professor of Arctic Health and Human Security with the National Science Foundation’s UNI ARCTICente presents: "Antarctica and Environment Security" You rarely see “Antarctica” and “National Security” in the same sentence, but what is currently happening on the frozen…

Ambassador James F. Jeffrey will discuss the unique situation the world faces with aggressive Russian and Chinese governments overthrowing international rules, with the immediate goals to conquer Ukraine and to pressure Taiwan, but at the strategic level, to overthrow the American-led post World War II collective security system and the global financial, trade, and legal…

An alarming milestone was reached in 2022 with the news that 100 million individuals were displaced globally. Here in the United States, in 2021, approximately 17,700 people received asylum based on a well-founded fear of persecution in their home countries. That was the lowest number of asylum petitions granted since 1994. Yet, unprecedented numbers of…

The organization of American diplomacy is falling behind the requirements of a successful 21st-century diplomacy. U.S. diplomats lack proper professional training and education; a need the U.S. military has recognized and acted on for our armed forces for more than half a century. The requirements of diplomacy in a world confronting transnational challenges from climate…

Where does the world stand on addressing the challenge of climate change: progress, success stories and the work still to be done. Ambassador Blake, the former Senior Advisor to Presidential Envoy for Climate Secretary John Kerry, attended the latest global climate talks in Dubai in late 2023 and will provide a report card on the…

Global food insecurity is a major international challenge. The Ukraine crisis added significantly to already existing food supply problems. Ukraine’s agriculture sector has been a major front in Russia’s war since February 2022, as Russia reaps benefits from Ukraine’s reduced agricultural output, Ukraine’s economy suffers, and global food security declines. Global food security expert Caitlin…