Programs

An urgent, prescient, and expert look at how future technology will change virtually every aspect of war as we know it and how we can respond to the serious national security challenges ahead. Future war is almost here: battles fought in cyberspace; biologically enhanced soldiers; autonomous systems that can process information and strike violently before…

The question of the impact of immigration on the host country has long been controversial, but it has risen to the forefront of political debates in recent years. Unexpected political shifts such as the Brexit vote and the election of President Trump have been attributed to voter concern about immigration. The debate has largely centered…

Belize, a tiny nation in Central America and the Caribbean, like most other countries in the world, has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. This talk aims to describe the plight of the small nation from the angle of the pandemic’s effect on its economy and its education and healthcare systems. Over the one-year period…

Lisa Palmer has traveled the world for years documenting the cutting-edge innovations of people and organizations working on solutions to mitigating climate change, biodiversity loss, and global hunger. In her book Hot, Hungry Planet Ms. Palmer focuses on three key concepts that support food security and resilience in a changing world: advances in the social,…

How lessons from the war on terror can influence the fight against extremism at home

Andrew Staunton, United Kingdom Consul General for the Southeastern United States: Britain After Brexit: Priorities and Opportunities in Foreign Policy and Trade. This Program was not Recorded; however, Savannah based newspaper, The Currant, reporter Kayla Guilliams – sat down with GC Staunton to discuss climate and common efforts. View Article

On both sides of the Atlantic, popular confidence in political institutions has fallen and voters are increasingly disenchanted with mainstream political parties. What are some of the causes of these trends and what can be done to address them?

The United States is in the middle of an urgent and heated debate over the future of its engagement with the world. From America’s founding era until World War II, the nation’s leaders generally shunned strategic commitments abroad. Thereafter, Americans embraced global leadership and activism. The pendulum now seems to be swinging back. Trump’s “America…

Why does the U.S. need European allies in standing up to China, pushing back against Russia, and pursuing other common interests around the world? Can those allies do their part to address these and other challenges by America’s side? Deni’s talk addresses the economic, demographic, political, and military trends that are fundamentally upending the ability…

Dr. Jeannie Johnson, Associate Professor of Political Science at Utah State University, and Director of the Center for Anticipatory Intelligence, speaking on, “The Marines, Counterinsurgency and Strategic Culture: Lessons Learned and Lessons Lost in America’s Wars.”

Since the 1980s, Americans’ misinformation levels have steady increased, and are now at a crisis level. Misinformation fueled the January 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol building and has contributed to the unnecessary death of thousands of Americans from COVID-19. How could this happen? How could one of the world’s most educated publics lose touch…

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…