PAST EVENTS
The Changing World Order: Richard Haass
Richard Haass addressed the current issues and the critically important long-term trends arund the globe that challenge the relative stability of our post-World War II geopolitical and economic framework. How do we navigate, as Haass puts it, a “world in disarray?” A timely discussion with one of the globe’s top foreign policy practitioners, authors, and thought leaders.
With President Trump, foreign policy issues are front and center. New ballistic missiles tested by North Korea, possible Russian interference in our election, a US attack on a terrorist site in Yemen and loss of a Navy Seal, new restrictions on visitors from six Middle Eastern nations, conflicting statements of policy to European allies and others from various administration officials - these are just some of the most recent issues raised within the first two months of the new administration.
Richard Haass addressed the current issues and the critically important long-term trends around the globe that challenge the relative stability of our post-World War II geopolitical and economic framework. How do we navigate, as Haass puts it, a “world in disarray”? A timely discussion with one of the globe’s top foreign policy practitioners, authors, and thought leaders.
Dr. Richard Haass is at the apex of expertise and leadership in foreign affairs and national security as President of the Council on Foreign Relations- a position he has held for fourteen years. Until 2003, Richard Haass was director of policy planning for the Department of State, where he was a principal adviser to Secretary of State Colin Powell on a broad range of foreign policy concerns. Richard Haass is also the author or editor of eleven books on American foreign policy, including his recent book, A World in Disarray. He regularly writes and speaks on global issues.
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Special Meeting with Prof. Dr. Yusuf Ziya Irbec M.P.
Prof. Dr. Yusuf Ziya Irbec M.P. held a special meeting with The Common Good for a briefing on the Turkish Government. The meeting was hosted by Steven Buffone.
Dr. Yusuf Ziya Irbec M.P. held a special meeting with The Common Good for a briefing on the Turkish Government. The meeting was hosted by Steven Buffone.
Dr. Yusuf Ziya Irbec was born in Kas, Antalya in 1959. He was an economist, foreign policy specialist and academic. He served as a Member of the Turkish Parliament for Antalya since 2007 and as an Executive Board Member of the Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA) in which he was the Deputy Convener of Peace and Democracy Program.
He served in the Turkish Parliament as Member, Clerk Member and Vice-Chairman of the European Union Harmonization Commission. He also served as a Member of the Joint Parliamentary Committee of the European Union.
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Meet & Greet: Ambassador Nicholas Burns
The Common Good welcomed Ambassador Nicolas Burns to talk on America’s foreign relations and how the new president is affecting our global relationships.
The Common Good welcomed Ambassador Nicholas Burns to talk on America’s foreign relations and how the new president is affecting our global relationships.
Ambassador R. Nicholas Burns is one of the foremost experts in the world on diplomacy and foreign affairs, and was an adviser to the Hillary Clinton campaign. Ambassador Burns has served the United States for twenty-seven years, providing expertise for the last 5 administrations, and was a member of Secretary of State John Kerry’s Foreign Affairs Policy Board at the U.S. Department of State. He was Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs from 2005 to 2008; the State Department’s third-ranking official when he led negotiations on the U.S.–India Civil Nuclear Agreement; and was the lead U.S. negotiator on Iran’s nuclear program for President George W. Bush’s administration. He was U.S. Ambassador to NATO (2001–2005), and Ambassador to Greece (1997–2001).
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Commentary on the 2016 Presidential Election with Bill Kristol
Bill Kristol, founder and editor of The Weekly Standard spoke on his views of the 2016 presidential election. Hosted by Steven Buffone and Chele Chiavacci Farley
Bill Kristol, founder and editor of The Weekly Standard, spoke on his views of the 2016 presidential election. He was hosted by Steven Buffone and Chele Chiavacci Farley.
Bill Kristol is the founder and editor of the political magazine The Weekly Standard and a political analyst, known for his neo-conservatism and frank and outspoken approach to issues.
Kristol taught political philosophy and American politics at the University of Pennsylvania and Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, before joining the Reagan administration, and finally reaching Chief of Staff to the Vice President in the George H. W. Bush administration. Kristol has played a major role in the debate on American foreign policy since September 11th, and served as a foreign policy advisor for Senator John McCain’s presidential campaign.
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