September, 2025
David Shambaugh, George Washington University
“Breaking the Engagement: How China Won and America Lost”
October, 2025
Dr. Pradeep Khosla, University of California – San Diego
“The Role of Academia in American Innovation and Competitiveness”
November, 2025
Dr. Eugene Huskey, Stetson University
Central Asia between the Great Powers: The Growing Rivalry for Influence in the Former Soviet “Stans”
December, 2025
Mark Listes, CEO, Pendulum
Mis/Disinformation: A Digital War Fueled by Foreign Adversaries, Corporate Agendas, and AI
January, 2026
Mark Wells, former Deputy Assistant of State
War Clouds in the Caribbean: A Changing U.S. Global Strategy
February, 2026
Amb. Ian Kelly, Diplomat-in-Residence, Northwestern University
Wishful Thinking: How the U.S. Approach to Russia Has Moved from Conversion to Convergence
March, 2026
Amb. Tibor Nagy
Africa’s Role in the 21st Century
April, 2026
Steven Feldstein, Senior Fellow, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Bytes and Bullets: Global Rivalry, Private Tech, and the New Shape of Modern Warfare
May, 2026
Dr. Justyna Zajac, Director Polish Studies Center, Indiana University
Poland First! How Rising Nationalism Impacts Poland’s Security Policy
June, 2026
Dr. Michael Mandelbaum, Johns Hopkins University
The American Way of Foreign Policy: Ideology, Economics, Democracy