Wednesday 11:00 am Thursday 5:00 pm J A N 10 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 F E B 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 M A R 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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