The Global Impact Discussion Series was founded at the Institute of World Politics in 2015 by Patricia Schouker to promote discussion between leaders, government, private sector leaders, and academia.
Becoming Kim Jong Un
a webinar with Dr. Jung H. Pak, Senior fellow and the SK-Korea Foundation Chair in Korea Studies at the Brookings Institution
September 14, 2020
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How Might the Coronavirus Pandemic Influence U.S.-China Relations?
with Ali Wyne, nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council
May 12, 2020
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Spycraft 2.0: How Technology is Changing Espionage
a lecture with Ms. Patricia Schouker, Energy and Security Analyst
January 30, 2020
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National Security, Whistle-Blowers and the Nature of Secrecy
a lecture with Dr. Christopher R. Moran, Reader in US National Security in the Department of Politics and International Studies (PAIS) at the University of Warwick (UK)
December 4, 2019
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Examining the Construct of Great-Power Competition
a lecture with Mr. Ali Wyne, Nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council and a nonresident fellow at the Modern War Institute
November 8, 2019
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Anointed with Oil: How Christianity and Crude Made Modern America
with author Dr. Darren Dochuk
September 25, 2019
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Subordinating Intelligence: The DoD/CIA Post-Cold War Relationship
with author LTC David P. Oakley
May 23, 2019
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The Ghosts of Langley: Into the CIA’s Heart of Darkness
with author Dr. John Prados, Senior Fellow, National Security Archive
March 21, 2019
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Spy Pilot: Francis Gary Powers, the U-2 Incident, and a Controversial Cold War Legacy
with author Francis Gary Powers Jr.
March 12, 2019
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A U.S. Perspective of Cyber Intelligence for Critical Infrastructure
with Patricia Schouker. Energy Analyst; IWP Class of 2017
February 5, 2019
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The Billion Dollar Spy: A True Story of Cold War Espionage and Betrayal
with David E. Hoffman and Burton L. Gerber
January 23, 2019
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ENERGY: A Human History
with Richard Rhodes, Pulitzer Prize-winning author
November 28, 2018
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The Secret World: A History of Intelligence
with author Christopher Andrew
November 13, 2018
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The Foundation of the CIA: Harry Truman, The Missouri Gang, and the Origins of the Cold War
with author Richard E. Schroeder
October 15, 2018
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The North Korean Energy Picture: Potential and Reality
with Patricia Schouker. Energy Analyst; IWP Class of 2017
October 24, 2017
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All Measures Short of War: The Contest For the 21st Century and the Future of American Power
with author Thomas J. Wright, Director, Center on the United States and Europe; Fellow, Project on International Order and Strategy, Brookings Institution
July 10, 2017
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Women’s Leadership in the Military
with Hon. Deborah Lee James, former Secretary of the Air Force
April 27, 2017
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China’s Global Rise: Can the EU and U.S. pursue a coordinated strategy?
with Philippe Le Corre, Visiting Fellow – Foreign Policy, Center on the United States and Europe, The Brookings Institution
April 18, 2017
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The State of the World’s Armed Conflict
with Lt. Col. Alexandre Vautravers, Senior advisor on strategic issues, Department of Security and Economy (DSE), Geneva; Associate Fellow, Global Studies Institute, University of Geneva
October 4, 2016
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Defeating ISIS: Implications for U.S. Strategy, Interests and Values
with Frances F. Townsend, Executive Vice President for Worldwide Government, Legal and Business Affairs at MacAndrews and Forbes Incorporated
September 13, 2016
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A Contest for Supremacy: China, America, and the Struggle for Mastery in Asia
with author Aaron L. Friedberg, Professor of Politics and International Affairs, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University
April 8, 2016
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Order from Chaos: The Future of Land Warfare
with Michael E. O’Hanlon, Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution
November 17, 2015
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