Tuesday 2:30 pm Friday 10:00 am J A N 9 Responding to a World in 'Permacrisis' Daniel Speckhard 12 Understanding Iran’s Dynamics Mohsen Milani 16 A Fragile Balkan Region in the Vortex of War in Ukraine Eric Rubin 19 US-China Relations from Cold War to Cold War David Lampton 23 Ukraine: Lessons in Modern Warfare Nolan Peterson 26 Artificial Intelligence: Reality Catching Up to Science Fiction Peter Singer 30 Taiwan: Economic Powerhouse, Security Flash Point Shelley Rigger 2 Europe’s Double Trouble UK’s:  Ukraine and the UK Martin Walker F E B 6 The Changing Climate and our Changing World Bob Bunting 9 Why Americans Love and Hate Government Jeremy Suri 13 The War on Terror Twenty Years Later: Are We Safer Now? Bruce Hoffman 16 Me Worry? – Non-Traditional Threats to Global Security Carla Koppell 20 Iran: The Women’s Rights Moment Roya Hakakian 23 Adapting to the Ebb of U.S. Middle East Focus and Influence Dennis Ross 27 Putin’s War: How is it Affecting Global Order? Angela Stent 1 Soft Power Diplomacy: America’s Hidden Treasure Harriet Elam-Thomas M A R 5 Trying Times, Troubled Times - The Reasons to be Optimistic Charlayne Hunter-Gault 8 Can Nuclear Energy Help Save the Planet? Rod Adams 12 Russia, Ukraine and European Energy Security Richard Morningstar 15 Insurrection in America: The Rise in Political Violence Russel Honore 19 The Growing Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons: Critical Threat to International Security? Robert Gallucci 22 New Campaign Challenges in 2024: Reaching a More Diverse Electorate Susan MacManus 26 A Message from Japan: Dear China, Asia Does Not Belong to You John Malott 29 Outsmarting and Containing Putin: The Ukraine Trap Robert Barylski

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