REGULAR DAYTIME EVENTS
HELD AT THE NYC PRIVATE CLUBS, AND ON ZOOM.
All are welcome to bring a bagged lunch at noon to dine in the reception hall.
September 26 at 1 PM: Driving Global Growth
David Malpass served as U.S. Treasury Undersecretary for International Affairs in 2017-2019 and as World Bank President in 2019-2023, following 24 years as a leading Wall Street economist and columnist with Forbes and the Wall Street Journal. He is a Distinguished Fellow in International Finance with Purdue University in Indiana and Washington DC. His consulting and public speaking activities focus on economics, markets, geopolitics and leadership. From 1984-1993, Mr. Malpass served in political appointments in Treasury, State and Congressional committees.
October 16 at 1 PM: Leading from the Front, Behind or Not at All? US Challenges after conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza
Dr. Carla Anne Robbins, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), where she leads a roundtable series on national security in an age of disruption and is co-host of The World Next Week podcast. She is also Marxe faculty director of the master of international affairs program and clinical professor of national security studies at Baruch College’s Marxe School of Public and International Affairs.
November 12 at 1 PM: Behind the Scenes: Today in Israel
David Harris served as the Chief Executive Officer of the American Jewish Committee (AJC) from 1999 to 2022. His academic background includes roles as a Visiting Scholar at Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies and as both a Junior and Senior Associate at Oxford University's St. Antony's College. Currently, he advises the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy, continuing his work on global Jewish issues.
December 10 at 1 PM: The War in Ukraine: When (and How) Will It End?
Dr. Michael O’Hanlon, a senior fellow and director of research in Foreign Policy at the Brookings Institution, where he specializes in U.S. defense strategy, the use of military force, and American national security policy. He also serves as a member of the Defense Policy Board at the U.S. Department of Defense. O’Hanlon was a member of the external advisory board at the Central Intelligence Agency from 2011-12. O’Hanlon’s latest book, “Military History for the Modern Strategist: America’s Major Wars Since 1861” was published in January 2023.
January 15 at 1 PM: U.S.-China Rivalry and the Changing World Order
Susan Thornton, a retired senior U.S. diplomat with almost 30 years of experience with the U.S. State Department in Eurasia and East Asia. She is currently a senior fellow and research scholar at the Paul Tsai China Center at Yale University Law School; director of the Forum on Asia-Pacific Security at the National Committee on American Foreign Policy; and a nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. Until July 2018, Thornton was acting assistant secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs at the Department of State and led East Asia policymaking amid crises with North Korea, escalating trade tensions with China, and a fast-changing international environment.
February 19 at 1 PM, ZOOM ONLY: Speaker TBA
March 12 at 1 PM: Strengthening the UN Security Council: Lessons from Recent Conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine
Dr. Courtney B. Smith is the Dean of the School of Diplomacy and International Relations at Seton Hall University, where he has been a faculty member since 1999. He achieved tenure in 2005 and served as Acting Dean from 2019 to 2022 before his appointment as Dean. Dr. Smith has authored several works on its political processes and its relationship with the United States, including his book Politics and Process at the United Nations: The Global Dance (2006). His research has been published in journals such as Global Governance and the International Journal of Peace Studies, and in 2020, he authored the article "Every Silver Lining Has a Cloud: Working Methods of the U.N. Security Council." He is a board member of the Academic Council on the United Nations System and the American Conference of Academic Deans. Dr. Smith holds a Ph.D. in Political Science and International Relations from The Ohio State University.
April 16 at 1 PM: The Art of Diplomacy
Ambassador Stuart E. Eizenstat, who held a number of key government positions, including Chief White House Domestic Policy Adviser to President Jimmy Carter (1977-1981); U.S. Ambassador to the European Union, Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade, Under Secretary of State for Economic, Business and Agricultural Affairs, and Deputy Secretary of the Treasury in the Clinton Administration (1993-2001). Ambassador Eizenstat is currently Senior Counsel in Covington & Burling LLP’s international practice. His work focuses on resolving international trade problems and business disputes with the U.S. and foreign governments. He is the author of several books, most recently: “The Art of Diplomacy: How American Negotiators Reached Historic Agreements That Changed the World “(2024).
May 21 at 1 PM: Clean energy developments and policies in India
Richard Rossow is the Managing Director of McLarty Associates, where he leads the India & South Asia practice. He also holds the Wadhwani Chair in US-India Policy Studies at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). From 1998 to 2008, Rossow served as Director of Operations at the US-India Business Council (USIBC), the leading advocacy group for strengthening economic ties between the US and India. Afterward, he worked at New York Life Insurance Company from 2008 to 2012, where he served as Head of International Governmental Affairs. During his tenure there, he was recognized by his peers as a leader in the industry, holding several key positions including Chairman of the American Council of Life Insurers’ India Committee, Chairman of the US-India Business Council Insurance & Pensions Executive Committee, and Chairman of the Coalition of Service Industries India Committee. Rossow earned his BA from Grand Valley State University and is a senior adviser at CSIS, where he holds the Chair on India and Emerging Asia Economics.
PATRON EVENTS
EVENT LOCATIONS ANNOUNCED TO PATRON MEMBERS
All Patron events will only be offered in person.
November 21 at 6:30 PM: U.S. Relationship with its European Allies
Dr. Janes has directed the German-American Institute in Tübingen (1977-1980) and the European office of The German Marshall Fund in Bonn (1980-1985). He also held leadership roles at the University of Pittsburgh and the US State Department. An honorary president of the International Association for the Study of German Politics and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, he has published extensively and lectured widely. In 2005, he received the Officer’s Cross of the Order of Merit of Germany. Janes holds degrees from Colgate University, the University of Chicago, and Claremont Graduate School.
December 5 at 6:30 PM : Global Trends and Rising Challenges: A Recap of the 2024 “Super Election Year”
John K. Glenn serves as the senior director of the International Forum for Democratic Studies. With extensive experience in foreign policy and transatlantic relations, he previously held key leadership positions as policy director at the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition and director of foreign policy at the German Marshall Fund of the United States. He also served as executive director of the Council for European Studies. As an adjunct faculty member at George Washington University's Elliott School for International Relations, Glenn teaches graduate seminars on transatlantic relations. He previously taught at Georgetown University's Walsh School of Foreign Service. Currently, he contributes his expertise as an HFX Fellow on the Agenda Working Group for the Halifax International Security Forum.
ELIZABETH FRENCH HITCHCOCK LECTURE
Hybrid Event
May 28 at 1 PM: Speaker TBA