International Affairs & Security speakers
Nelufar Hedayat
Emmy‑winning Journalist & Documentary Filmmaker
Jacek Siewiera
National Security Strategist
Rufus Gifford
Political Strategist, LGBTQ+ Advocate, Diplomat & Public Diplomacy Innovator
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Vali Nasr
Middle East Scholar, Foreign Policy Advisor & Political Scientist
Charles Bean
Macroeconomist, Monetary Policy Expert & Academic Leader
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Rob Johnson
Strategic Studies Scholar, Military Historian & Defense Policy Advisor
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Atossa Araxia Abrahamian
Investigative Journalist, Global Affairs Analyst & Author
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William Hurst
Political Scientist
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Stuart E. Eizenstat
Author and Former U.S. Ambassador to the European Union (1993-2001)
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Stephen M. Walt
Political Scientist, International Affairs Scholar & Author
Nikhil Kumar
Executive Editor, Journalist & International Affairs Analyst
Thorold Barker
Financial Journalist & Geopolitical Analyst
Johan Norberg
Historian of Ideas, Classical Liberal Thinker & Public Intellectual
Elizabeth Bullock
Frontline Operations Leader & Russia-Ukraine War Expert
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Reid Blackman
AI Ethicist & Philosopher of Technology
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Jon Wilks
Expertise in the Middle East and Foreign Policy- Seasoned Diplomat who has held five key Ambassador posts
Dr Hal Brands
Historian of U.S. Foreign Policy and Grand Strategy
Katy Balls
Political Journalist & Commentator
Harry Saul Markham
Author, Policy Advisor & Advocate for Academic Freedom
Matt Frei
International Journalist, Foreign Correspondent, Author & Media Commentator