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Author Olivier Zunz looked at the life of Frenchman Alexis de Tocqueville and his commitment to the political experiment of democracy. This virtual event was hosted by the National History…

Co-editors Andrew Natsios and Andrew Card talked about their book, Transforming Our World: President George H.W. Bush and American Foreign Policy. They collected insider accounts from Bush…

Hofstra University U.S. history professor Carolyn Eisenberg talked about the Vietnam War during the Nixon/Kissinger years. This virtual event was hosted by the Wilson Center in Washington,…

John Sullivan, the former U.S. ambassador to Russia for the Trump and Biden administrations, joined foreign policy experts and academics to discuss the first year of the Russia-Ukraine War during a…

University of Texas at Austin professor Jeremi Suri examined the white supremacist resistance in the years after the Civil War. The American Historical Association and the Wilson Center…

Former members of the George W. Bush administration discussed ways they changed government development projects, what worked, and lessons learned, in a discussion hosted by the Wilson Center.…

Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, joined the Wilson Center for a conversation on cryptocurrency, digital assets, and technology. Topics discussed…

Mayor of Bucha, Ukraine, Anatolii Fedoruk and others talked about the destruction from the Russian invasion and alleged war crimes. Bucha is a suburb of Kyiv. Other topics included…

How should we address Woodrow Wilson’s complicated legacy? That was the question before representatives of the Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library, the President Wilson House, and the…

Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson (R) discussed how foreign policy intersects with his state’s interests. He talked about how Arkansas benefits from international trade and investment and called for a supply chain that…

“Space underpins every instrument of our national power, whether it be diplomatic, information, military, or the economy,” said General John Raymond, the chief of space operations in the U.S.…

The Wilson Center hosts a discussion on the relationship between India and Pakistan over the past 75 years since Britain partitioned India along religious lines to form Pakistan.

Author Laura Edwards talked about how 19th century women used clothing and textiles circumvent property law. She talks about how courts made an exception to the rule barring women from…

Author Robert Parkinson argued that the leaders of the American Revolution motivated colonists to join their cause through racial fear. He described how patriot newspapers highlighted the…

Johns Hopkins University professor Mary Sarotte looked at the expansion of NATO following the collapse of the Soviet Union and the impact it has had on the relationship between the U.S. and…

The Wilson Center hosted former Afghan finance officials and U.S. diplomats for a virtual discussion on the economic situation in Afghanistan under the new Taliban regime. Participants included a…

The Wilson Center hosted a discussion on Russia-Ukraine tensions with Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Roger Wicker (R-MS). The senators discussed ways Congress can help Ukraine withstand…

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other government officials talked abouit climate policies and the U.S.-Canadian partnership.

Joint Chiefs of Staff Vice Chair General John Hyten discussed security challenges facing the U.S. military during a virtual event hosted by the Brookings Institution. General Hyten spoke…

In her book Threat of Dissent: A History of Ideological Exclusion & Deportation in the United States, lawyer and historian Julia Rose Kraut examined the use of deportation to suppress free…