Meetings 2012-2013

Business, Economics and Politics in China’s Leadership Transition

William C Kirby, Director, Fairbank Center and Professor of Bus Admin, Harvard University

Libya’s Quest for a Modern State

Dick Vandewalle, Associate Professor of Government, Dartmouth College

Afghanistan from Now to 2014: Where Are We Going and Can We Get There?

Ronald Neumann, Former US Ambassador to Afghanistan, Bahrain, and Algeria

Syria and the Arab Spring

Amb. Christina Lassen, former Danish Ambassador to Syria and Jordan

The Nuclear Weapon Danger

Amb. Thomas Graham, Former Acting Director US Arms Control and Disarmament Agency

Ach Europa! What to Expect from Germany?

Hans-Helmut Kotz, Former Executive Board Member, Deutsche Bundesbank

China’s Maritime Disputes: The East China Sea and the South China Sea

Taylor Fravel, Associate Professor of Political Science, MIT

Adapting US Foreign Policy – Old Aims, New Approaches

General Wesley Clark, Retired Four Star General, US Army

The New China

William Overholt, Senior Research Fellow, Kennedy School, Harvard University

US National Security in a Time of Austerity

Cindy Williams, Principal Research Scientist, Security Studies Program, MIT

US Defense Strategy and Spending in a Time of Austerity

Michèle Flournoy, Former Undersecretary of Defense for Policy

The Nuclear Threats from North Korea and Iran

Gary Samore, Executive Director, Belfer Center Kennedy School, Harvard University

Beyond the Arab Spring: A Moroccan Perspective

Amb. Rachad Bouhlal, Moroccan Ambassador to the US