Daniel Kurtzer is 45th annual Leo Camp Memorial Lecturer. Kurtzer joined the United States Department of State and was serving as a junior officer at the American Embassy in Cairo […]
Colin P. Clarke is a political scientist at the RAND Corporation, where his research focuses on terrorism, insurgency and criminal networks. At RAND, Clarke has directed studies on ISIS financing, […]
Mary Thompson-Jones, Ed.D. is a Professor at the U.S. Naval War College. Before joining the USNWC, she directed a master’s program in Global Studies at Northeastern University. Prior to entering […]
Steven Karl Pifer (born 1953) is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution's Center on the United States and Europe as well as the director of Brookings' Arms Control Initiative. […]
Andrew T. Wolff, Associate professor of political science and international studies at Dickinson College in Carlisle, PA. My primary research concerns are NATO, European security, and American foreign policy. At […]
Fahad Nazer is the official spokesperson for the Embassy of Saudi Arabia to the United States. He was appointed to this role on January 18, 2019. Prior to this appointment, […]
Dr. Ely Ratner served as the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs. Prior to confirmation, he served as the Director, DoD China Task Force and as a Senior […]
Kani Xulam is a native of Kurdistan. He studied International Relations at the University of Toronto, holds a BA in history from the University of California Santa Barbara and an […]
READING, PA — The World Affairs Council of Greater Reading hosted the 2026 AcademicWorldQuest competition on March 12, 2026, at the McGlinn Conference Center at AlverniaUniversity. Teams of ninth- through […]
Dr. Paul D. Esqueda is a Professor Emeritus Engineering. His areas of interest are project management, negotiations, and operations management. He has a particular interest in developing negotiation case studies. […]