Speaker Series

International Security Speaker Series

Preventing war and stopping mass violence remain some of the greatest challenges of international relations. The International Security Speaker Series features leading scholars and policy practitioners discussing challenges and solutions for meeting the security demands of the modern world.

Upcoming Events

Oct 2, 2008

Determining the Threat: Biological Weapons and National Security Interests

5:00 pm - 6:30 pm LBJ Library Brown Room, 10th Floor
Jeanne Guillemin, Boston College
International Security Speaker Series
Oct 16, 2008

Cold War Lessons and Contemporary Dilemmas

5:00 pm - 6:30 pm LBJ Library Brown Room, 10th Floor
Melvyn Leffler, University of Virginia
International Security Speaker Series

Past Events

Apr 10, 2008

Global Civilization?

5:00 pm - 6:30 pm LBJ Library Brown Room, 10th Floor
Philip Zelikow, Professor of History, University of Virginia
International Security Speaker Series
Apr 2, 2008

The Reluctant Realism of George H. W. Bush

5:00 pm - 6:30 pm LBJ Library Brown Room, 10th Floor
Tim Naftali, Director, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum
International Security Speaker Series
Mar 19, 2008

The Danger of Weaponizing Outer Space

5:00 pm - 6:30 pm LBJ Library Brown Room, 10th Floor
Mike Moore, Research Fellow, Independent Institute
International Security Speaker Series
Feb 26, 2008

China & Global Institutions: Explaining Economic Competitiveness

5:00 pm - 6:30 pm LBJ Library Brown Room, 10th Floor
Ed Steinfeld, Associate Professor of Political Science, MIT
International Security Speaker Series
Jan 24, 2008

How the UN Can Help Stop Terrorism

5:00 pm - 6:30 pm LBJ Library Brown Room, 10th Floor
Eric Rosand, Senior Fellow, Center on Global Counter-Terrorism Cooperation
International Security Speaker Series
Nov 8, 2007

Executive Power Under Siege

5:00 pm - 6:30 pm LBJ Library Brown Room, 10th Floor
David Rivkin, Partner, Baker Hostetler
International Security Speaker Series
Nov 1, 2007

Who Controls the CIA? The Dangers of Outsourcing

5:00 pm - 6:30 pm LBJ Library Brown Room, 10th Floor
Dr. RJ Hillhouse, Author
International Security Speaker Series
Oct 4, 2007

Pitfalls in Democracy Promotion

5:00 pm - 6:30 pm LBJ Library Brown Room, 10th Floor
Marina Ottaway, Director, Middle East Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
International Security Speaker Series

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