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Lakewood Ranch
Lectures are held at
Cornerstone Church
14306 Covenant Way
Click on title for lecture summary, click on speaker name for biography
Wednesday 11:00 am
Thursday 5:00 pm
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Responding to a World in 'Permacrisis'
Daniel Speckhard
11
Understanding Iran’s Dynamics
Mohsen Milani
17
A Fragile Balkan Region in the Vortex of War in Ukraine
Eric Rubin
18
US-China Relations from Cold War to Cold War
David Lampton
24
Ukraine: Lessons in Modern Warfare
Nolan Peterson
25
Artificial Intelligence: Reality Catching Up to Science Fiction
Peter Singer
31
Taiwan: Economic Powerhouse, Security Flash Point
Shelley Rigger
1
Europe’s Double Trouble UK’s: Ukraine and the UK
Martin Walker
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7
The Changing Climate and our Changing World
Bob Bunting
8
Why Americans Love and Hate Government
Jeremy Suri
14
The War on Terror Twenty Years Later: Are We Safer Now?
Bruce Hoffman
15
Me Worry? – Non-Traditional Threats to Global Security
Carla Koppell
21
Iran: The Women’s Rights Moment
Roya Hakakian
22
Adapting to the Ebb of U.S. Middle East Focus and Influence
Dennis Ross
28
Putin’s War: How is it Affecting Global Order?
Angela Stent
29
Soft Power Diplomacy: America’s Hidden Treasure
Harriet Elam-Thomas
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6
Trying Times, Troubled Times - The Reasons to be Optimistic
Charlayne Hunter-Gault
7
Can Nuclear Energy Help Save the Planet?
Rod Adams
13
Russia, Ukraine and European Energy Security
Richard Morningstar
14
Insurrection in America: The Rise in Political Violence
Russel Honore
20
The Growing Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons: Critical Threat to International Security?
Robert Gallucci
21
New Campaign Challenges in 2024: Reaching a More Diverse Electorate
Susan MacManus
27
A Message from Japan: Dear China, Asia Does Not Belong to You
John Malott
28
Outsmarting and Containing Putin: The Ukraine Trap
Robert Barylski
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