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All past events, listed in chronological order.

Scoring the Presidential Debates with Todd Graham

PAST EVENT VIDEO
America in 2020

Members at the President's Club level and higher engaged in a conversation with CNN contributor Todd Graham about what to look out for during the first 2020 presidential debate.

Workers prepare for the first 2020 Presidential Debate at Hofstra University
Reuters

Exclusive Council Update for President's Club Members

PAST EVENT

Council President Ivo Daalder overviewed current global issues amid the pandemic and how the Council is impacted in this exclusive event for President's Club members.

Ivo Daalder speaking at the Council

Singapore Ambassador on Challenges Amidst COVID-19

PAST EVENT

Ambassador Ashok Mirpuri discussed on Singapore’s pandemic response and how the United States and Singapore can tackle the challenges of COVID-19 in the current geopolitical context.

Image of Singapore Skyline
Reuters

Defense Priorities for a New Decade

PAST EVENT VIDEO
America in 2020

An expert panel explored where the United States should prioritize defense spending and the deployment of troops and other military assets.

US soldiers board a plane in Iraq, while one waves
Reuters

Lieutenant General Armagno on the US Space Force

PAST EVENT VIDEO

Just nine months after the founding of the US Space Force, Lieutenant General Nina Armagno discussed national security, space technology and policy, and breaking boundaries.

General Nina Armagno
US Space Force

How Korea Transformed the Cold War

PAST EVENT VIDEO

To mark the 70th anniversary of the start of the Korean War, the Wilson Center's Samuel Wells shares insights on how it militarized competition between the United States and Soviet Union in the following decades.

Korean War Memorial in Washington, covered in snow
REUTERS

USMCA and Economic Relations

PAST EVENT

This members-only conversation with Mexico's Vice Minister of Foreign Trade and Consul General examines the trade agreement that is reshaping the economic relationship in North America.

U.S. President Trump and Mexico’s President Lopez Obrador make joint statements before dinner at the White House in Washington
Reuters

2020 YP Global Trivia Bowl

PAST EVENT

Members of the Council's YP Network flexed their acquired-while-quarantined trivia knowledge.

A picture of young professionals at the annual trivia night.

Thomas Piketty on Ideology and Inequality

PAST EVENT VIDEO

A live podcast recording with Thomas Piketty on how societies throughout history have used ideology to justify inequality and why new thinking can build a more equitable future.

A close up image of Thomas Piketty
Reuters

Reimagining Supply Chains to Navigate a Pandemic and Beyond

PAST EVENT VIDEO

Experts from Blue Yonder, Walgreens, and the University of Chicago examine how the private sector can prepare for future supply chain shocks and adjust to a rapidly changing landscape.

A UPS employee uses a lift to access supplies in a storage facility
Reuters