International policy and diplomacy

Susan Waltz, Professor of Public Policy, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy. Can UN stem flow of small arms? March, 2007.

Aaron David Miller discusses if Arab-Israeli peace is possible. He draws upon his 20+ years of experience at the Department of State as an advisor to six Secretaries of State, and as Senior Advisor for Arab-Israeli Negotiations. March, 2006.

Kemal Dervis presents the 2006 Citigroup Foundation lecture titled, "The Challenge of Multilateralism: Political and Economic Needs." October, 2006.

Juan Cole's lecture titled, "Are we Winning the Fight against al-Qaeda? Reflections Five Years Later." September, 2006.

David Petraeus discusses his observations and experiences in Iraq. March, 2006.

Charles Vest's lecture titled "Improving the U.S. Intelligence Community-Lessons from Iraq, Libya, and Elsewhere" discusses how the United States can improve its intelligence gathering. October, 2005.

Sir Tony Atkinson's lecture titled, "European Union Social Policy in a Global Context" was the keynote address for the conference, "Changing Social Policies for Low-Income Families and Less-Skilled Workers in the EU and the U.S." April, 2005.

James Levinsohn talks about trade policy at the 2003 J. Ira & Nicki S. Harris Family Professorship Lecture titled, "Trade Policy as Development Policy." November, 2003.

Richard Holbrooke, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, discusses the role of and problems with the U.N. March, 2003.

Catherine Bertini discusses increasing U.S. aide to foreign countries in her talk titled, "Why wait for another Afghanistan: The Case for Increasing US Aid." October, 2002.