Into the Forest
Rebecca Frankel recounted how a Polish family evaded the Nazis by living for two years in the Bialowieza Forest and how they were eventually saved and immigrated to the United States. This p…
499 viewsRebecca Frankel recounted how a Polish family evaded the Nazis by living for two years in the Bialowieza Forest and how they were eventually saved and immigrated to the United States. This p…
499 viewsDavid Rothkopf talked about his book The Great Questions of Tomorrow, in which he looks at the big questions that will arise following the modern technological revolution.
1,042 viewsDavid Rothkopf talked about international reaction to Donald Trump’s winning of the presidency and the most pressing foreign policy challenges facing the president-elect.
1,392 viewsDavid Rothkopf and Dov Zakheim talked about Iran and other Middle East issues East issues have influenced American politics. They discussed a potential nuclear agreement with Iran, its impac…
557 viewsDavid Rothkopf talked about his book, National Insecurity: American Leadership in an Age of Fear, in which he discusses the triumphs and failures of American leadership in the world followin…
607 viewsDavid Rothkopf talked about foreign policy and national security challenges facing the Obama administration in its final two years. Topics included President Obama’s previous day announcemen…
621 viewsDavid Rothkopf talked about his book, National Insecurity: American Leadership in the Age of Fear, and also responded to viewer telephone calls and comments. He spoke at the 2014 Miami Bo…
134 viewsCharles Gati, editor of Zbig: The Strategy and Statecraft of Zbigniew Brzezinski, and a panel of dignitaries talked about the life and career of former National Security Adviser Zbigniew Brz…
644 viewsEgyptian and U.S. analysts talked about Egypt’s political parties and those parties' participation in a future democratic Egyptian government. The event began with an introduction by Wendy C…
165 viewsAuthor David Rothkopf talked about his book, Power, Inc.: The Epic Rivalry Between Big Business and Government, in which he argued that thousands of companies had greater power than all but …
631 viewsSecretary of State Hillary Clinton talked about the foreign policy issues and trends likely to confront the U.S. during the year ahead. Of the Syrian civil war, she said that the Syrian oppo…
455 viewsU.S. National Security Adviser Thomas Donilon talked about emerging security threats to the United States and opportunities the U.S. may have to strengthen itself strategically in the next s…
213 viewsPanelists discussed three broad topics regarding the role of the U.S. president in world: declining American influence, the resilience of the liberal international order, and the rise of new…
582 viewsDavid Rothkopf talked about his new book, which traces the changing relationship between public and private power and looks at the implications of the rise of great private actors and the we…
914 viewsDeputy Secretary of State James Steinberg opened a day-long conference on the future of U.S. foreign policy with a speech about U.S. foreign policy priorities. Following his remarks diplomat…
723 viewsPanelists discussed US-Latin American relations, with an emphasis on President Obama’s decision to ease travel restrictions to Cuba. They also talked about the Summit of the Americas. The pa…
235 viewsThe international problems caused by the high price of staple foods were discussed. Topics included the unrest in developing countries, the problems of aid agencies, and possible causes and …
128 viewsDavid Rothkopf talked about his book Superclass: The Global Power Elite and the World They Are Making. The book examines the influence of the richest 6,000 people in the world. Topics includ…
658 viewsElizabeth Bumiler talked about her book Condoleezza Rice: An American Life - A Biography, published by Random House. In her book she documents the life of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice…
453 viewsCommission members talked about the outlook for private investment in the hemispheric biofuels market. Topics included biofuel production and storage, agricultural production security, dwind…
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