Past Events of Academic Year 2017-2018
Fall 2017
AGS 10th Anniversary Celebration in Washington D.C.
- Held at 1201 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Suite 500 in Washington D.C.
- July 29, 2017
AGS Welcome and Information Ice Cream Social
- Held in the Gross Hall 1st Floor Atrium
- August 29, 2017
“Is America Leading, Retreating or Getting Out of the Way?”
- Jim Carafano, Vice President of the Heritage Foundation
- September 6, 2017
“Destined for War: Can America and China Escape Thucydides’ Trap?”
- Graham Allison, Professor at the JFK School of Government at Harvard
- September 13, 2017
“Counter-Terrorism in the Trump Era”
- Lisa Monaco, Chief Counter-terrorism and Homeland Security Advisor to President Obama
- September 13, 2017
AGS Homecoming Happy Hour
- Held at the Devil’s Krafthouse
- September 16, 2017
“U.S. Leadership in a Changing World”
- Avril Haines, Former Deputy National Security Adviser, Deputy Director of the CIA, Legal Advisor to the NSC
- September 25, 2017
“Politics, the Media and the Current State of Affairs”
- Lunch with Megan McArdle, Columnist at Bloomberg View, Pamela & Jack Egan Visiting Professor with the Sanford School of Public Policy
- October 4, 2017
“The Reformation at 500: The Forgotten Key to America’s Crisis in Freedom”
- Os Guinness, Prolific Writer and Social Critic
- October 12, 2017
“Partisan Politics or Reaching Across Party Lines: The Balancing Act for Trump’s Legislative Priorities”
- Paul Teller, Special Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs
- October 19, 2017
“Challenges to our National Security and Democracy”
- Adam Schiff, U.S. Representative
- October 30, 2017
“Europe and Hungary: The Way Forward in the 21st Century”
- László Szabó, Hungarian Ambassador to the United States
- November 13, 2017
“When the World Seemed New: George H.W. Bush and the End of the Cold War”
- Jeff Engel, Author and Director of the Center for Presidential History
- November 28, 2017
“One Year Later: America’s Role One Year After the Election That Shook the World” | Part 1 of the 2017 Ambassador Dave and Kay Phillips Family International Lectureship Series
- John Podesta, Founder and Director of the Center for American Progress; Chair of Hillary for America, Counselor to President Obama and Chief of Staff to President Clinton
- November 29, 2017
“One Year Later: America’s Role One Year After the Election That Shook the World” | Part 2 of the 2017 Ambassador Dave and Kay Phillips Family International Lectureship Series
- Reince Priebus, Chief of Staff to President Trump (2017) and Chairmen of the Republican National Committee (2011-2017)
- December 4, 2017
“Powerplay: The Origins of the American Alliance System in Asia”
- Victor Cha, Former National Security Council Director for Asian Affairs
- December 5, 2017
Spring 2018
“The Need for a Strong Transatlantic Partnership in a Globalized World”
- Peter Wittig, German Ambassador to the United States
- January 16, 2018
Small group meeting with Marc Sageman
- Marc Sageman, Former CIA Case Officer
- January 22, 2018
“Cyber and National Security” | A discussion over dinner with General Dempsey
- General Martin Dempsey, Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
- January 24, 2018
“Insights Into Extremism: Experiences From a Former Guantanamo Bay Interrogator and a Convicted Jihadist”
- Jennifer Bryson and Ismail Royer
- January 30, 2018