The premier annual public event of the Lester Crown Center on US Foreign Policy is the Lester Crown Distinguished Lecture on US Foreign Policy, bringing a major foreign policy figure to drive greater visibility and energize greater public discussion on a critical policy issue.

Cohort, 2016, Industry, Advocacy & International Development, Sector, Non-profit, Emma Belcher is the president of the Ploughshares Fund, a public grantmaking foundation that supports initiatives to prevent the spread and use of nuclear weapons. Before this position, she was the director of nucle...

Eric Wilson, former digital director for the 2016 Marco Rubio campaign, takes a minute to explain what future campaigns can take away from the 2020 election.

Todd Graham, CNN debate analyst and "America’s Debate Coach," takes a minute to explain what voters expect to learn from presidential debates and why it's helpful for the candidates to debate more than once.

Cohort, 2026, Industry, Food & Agriculture, Sector, Public Sector, Flavia Lorenzon is a social policy specialist currently working for the United Nations, where she supports countries and territories in strengthening social protection systems and building equitable, people-centered emergency prep...