International Affairs

"North Korea: Progress or Stalemate?"

"North Korea: Progress or Stalemate?"

The Common Good was pleased to present a special briefing with Gordon Chang, leading North Korea expert and author. The stakes are high - for the Korean Peninsula, the nations of the far East and the United States.

Special Discussion with Michael Morell - March 1, 2018

Special Discussion with Michael Morell - March 1, 2018

The Common Good was pleased to present an important off-the-record conversation with Michael Morell, former Acting Director and Deputy Director of the CIA, with Jeh Johnson, former Security of Homeland Security. Morell discussed the most worrying dangers to national security and how current US policy does not align well to meet these perils.

A Conversation with Rob Riemen, “To Fight Against This Age: On Fascism and Humanism”

A Conversation with Rob Riemen, “To Fight Against This Age: On Fascism and Humanism”

The Common Good presented a special conversation with Rob Riemen, public intellectual and founder of the Nexus Institute in Amsterdam. Riemen offered a thoughtful meditation on the rise of authoritarian and xenophobic strains in many corners of contemporary Europe and beyond, and how the romanticization of authoritarianism in the western societies contributes to the steady erosion of democratic ideals.