Off The Record | Engaging international affairs discussion since 1938.

Upcoming Speaker

Christopher Sabatini, Ph.D.

Editor, Latin America Goes Global

Professor, Columbia University

Crisis, Correction or Continuity: Latin America in the 21st Century

October 5, 2016

Recent Speakers

Steven A. Cook, Ph.D.

Eni Enrico Mattei Senior Fellow for Middle East and Africa Studies, Council on Foreign Relations

PATRON EVENT

Turkey: From Democratic Hope to Authoritarian Reality

September 29, 2016

Steven A. Cook is Eni Enrico Mattei senior fellow for Middle East and Africa studies at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). He is an expert on Arab and Turkish politics as well as U.S.-Middle East policy. Cook is the author of The Struggle for Egypt: From Nasser to Tahrir Square, which won The Washington Institute for Near East Policy's gold medal book prize in 2012, and Ruling But Not Governing: The Military and Political Development in Egypt, Algeria, and Turkey. His new book on the...

Democracy and Human Rights

Gideon Rose, Ph.D.

Editor, Foreign Affairs

Where America's Foreign Policy Goes From Here

September 21, 2016

Gideon Rose is the Peter G. Peterson chair and editor of Foreign Affairs magazine, published by the Council on Foreign Relations. Mr. Rose served as managing editor of the magazine from 2000 to 2010. Prior to this, he was the Olin senior fellow and deputy director of national security studies at the Council on Foreign Relations (1995-2000). Mr. Rose also served as associate director for Near East and South Asian affairs on the staff of the National Security Council during the Clinton...

US Strategy and Politics

James G. Rickards

Director, James Rickards Project, Editor, Strategic Intelligence

Incoherence in the International Monetary System

"From 1944 to 1973, the international monetary system operated under the rules of the Bretton Woods agreement, which used a gold-dollar standard. After 1973, the world operated on a de-facto dollar standard, sometimes call "King Dollar." This standard was supported by Republicans (such as James Baker), and Democrats (such as Robert Rubin) alike. The dollar standard was abandoned in 2010 and a new currency war emerged. Today the international monetary system has no anchor, no coherence, and is...

John Micklethwait

Editor-in-Chief, Bloomberg L.P., Former Editor-in-Chief, The Economist

Elizabeth French Hitchcock Lecture

Decision 2016: Brexit and the Future of the European Union

John Micklethwait is the Editor-in-Chief of Bloomberg and former Editor-in-Chief of The Economist. After studying history at Magdalen College, Oxford, he worked as a banker at Chase Manhattan between 1985 and 1987 before joining The Economist as a finance correspondent in 1987. His previous roles at The Economist included being the newspaper's Business editor and United States editor. The Economist now has a weekly print circulation of 1.6 million worldwide, with 100,000 digital subscribers. Mr...

Europe & Russia, International Peace & Security

Senior Adviser for Asia and Director, China Power Project, The Center for Strategic and International Studies

High Seas and High Stakes: The U.S. and China in the South China Sea

Ms. Glaser will discuss the significance of the South China Sea and Chinese activities there, with implications for the region, American interests and the potential for conflict. Bio Bonnie S. Glaser is a senior adviser for Asia and the director of the China Power Project at CSIS, where she works on issues related to Chinese foreign and security policy. She is concomitantly a non-resident fellow with the Lowy Institute in Sydney, a senior associate with CSIS Pacific Forum and a...

Americas, Asia, Defense & Homeland Security, International Peace & Security, US Strategy and Politics

OTR Speakers Make News

David E. Sanger: 50 G.O.P. Officials Warn Donald Trump Would Put Nation's Security "At Risk" (The New York Times, August 2016)

Nicholas Burns (quoted): NATO Unity, Tested by Russia, Shows Some Cracks (The New York Times, July 2016)

Richard Haass and Nicholas Burns on Syria Policy (Charlie Rose, June 2016)

John Micklethwait and David Miliband discuss Brexit (Charlie Rose, June 2016)

Prince Turki Al-Faisal (quoted): Saudi Prince Urges American Voters to 'Make the Right Choice' on Donald Trump

David Rothkopf (interview): Saudi Arabia Rethinks Dependence on Oil Revenue

Prince Turki Al-Faisal (quoted): In Saudi Visit, Obama Faces 'Curveball' in Ties With Kingdom

Richard Haass: What Is Brazil's Way Forward From Impeachment Vote?

Farah Pandith (featured): Debate over women in Islam spills over into second day with Farah Pandith and Zainab Salbi

Joe Cirincione: Is That All There Is? Obama's Disappointing Nuclear Legacy

Frances Fukuyama and Joseph Stiglitz (both quoted): US: The "Trumpism" To Come

Ian Bremmer (quoted): Donald Trump is dismissing NATO as 'obsolete' and he might be playing right into Russia's hand

Richard Haass: New World Order is New World Disorder

Prince Turki Al Faisal stresses the need to revitalize Saudi-Iran dialogue

Ian Bremmer: What's at Stake in an Economy With Low Oil Prices

Young Patron Speakers

Haroon Moghul: It's time for Bosnia and Albania to step forward and host Syrian refugees

Ayman Mohyeldin: Unrealized Dreams: Egypt After the Arab Spring

Haroon Moghul: Islam Was a Religion of Love, and the Taj Mahal Proves It

Chairman's Note

Off the Record values your membership and participation in the dialogue that is a hallmark of the OTR tradition and remains committed to the careful study of all sides of foreign policy issues. We are hopeful that our forum will continue to challenge existing paradigms, stir intellectual debate, and enlighten us all. Here is a preview of our upcoming lectures:

September 29:

A Patron evening with Steven A. Cook - Author and Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, will offer his analysis of the future of Democracy in Turkey, its status as a NATO member, and the fight against ISIS.

October 5:

Christopher Sabatini, Editor of Latin America Goes Global and Columbia University Professor, will discuss the challenges facing Latin America in the 21st Century.

October 13:

OTR's Young Patron season, highlighting Film and Foreign Policy, will begin with author Kim Barker whose book, Whisky Tango Foxtrot (originally published as The Taliban Shuffle), was the basis for the Tina Fey film.

A reminder, members can renew their membership by logging into their account and clicking “Renew Your Membership” in the upper right hand corner of the homepage. If you are not a member and would like to become one, please call Teagan Judd at 212-481-8100 ext. 223.

We look forward to seeing you on October 5.

Warm Regards,

Nadia S. Malik

Chairman

John Micklethwait, Editor-in-Chief of Bloomberg, and former Editor-in-Chief of The Economist, delivers the annual Elizabeth French Hitchcock Lecture

Former Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter ISIS, General John R. Allen, addresses members on "State of Play in the Global Coalition to Counter ISIS: A Year in Review"