— Nuclear Risks and Realities: Nonproliferation in a Shifting Global Order
Virtual Member-only Briefing.
Kelsey Davenport, Director for Nonproliferation Policy at the Arms Control Association
Time: 6:00 PM – 7:15 PM ET
Past Events
— After the Airstrikes: Can Diplomacy with Iran Be Revived?
Virtual, Off-the-record, Member-only Briefing.
Suzanne DiMaggio, foremost expert and practitioner of diplomatic dialogues with countries that have limited or no official relations with the United States
Time: 6:00 PM – 7:15 PM ET
— Silent Tides
An Immersive, Half-day Geopolitical War-game
Through adjudicated decision-making, you’ll experience the complex balancing act faced by ASEAN nations in a rapidly evolving geopolitical landscape.
Game 1: 9:15 AM – 1 PM ET
Game 2: 1:30 PM – 4:45 PM ET
— Rearming Europe: Spending, Autonomy, and the Transatlantic Alliance
Virtual Briefing Series
Panel Discussion
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET
— Israel’s Strategy in a Shifting Middle East
Virtual Briefing Series
Dr. Michael Koplow, Chief Policy Officer
at the Israel Policy Forum
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET
— Oil to Innovation: The Gulf’s Economic Pivot and Global Implications
Virtual Member-only Briefing.
Dr. Karen E. Young, Senior Research Scholar at Columbia University
Time: 6:00 PM – 7:15 PM ET
— Kashmir In Context: A New Chapter In An Old Conflict
In-person, Members-only Briefing
Mr. Farooq Kathwari, Chairman, President, and CEO of Ethan Allen Interiors and Founder of the Kashmir Study Group
Time: 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM ET
— Navigating Risk: Lessons from National Security and the Private Sector
In-person, Members-only Briefing
Dr. Scott Sarlin, National Intelligence Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations & recent Deputy Assistant Director of National Intelligence for Mission Performance, Analysis, and Collection (MPAC) at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)
Time: 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM ET
— A U.S. Sovereign Wealth Fund: Investment, Innovation, and Global Strategy
Virtual Briefing Series
Panel Discussion
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET
— Routes of Power: Global Competition for Strategic Infrastructure
Virtual Briefing Series
Panel Discussion
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET
— Caught in the Crossfire: Vietnam, U.S.-China Rivalry, and the New Era of Tariffs
Virtual Member-only Briefing.
Professor Edmund Malesky, Professor of Political Economy and Director of the Duke Center for International Development at Duke University
Time: 6:00 PM – 7:15 PM ET
— 2025 Annual Benefit Gala & Awards Dinner
Featuring Amb. Richard Verma, Glenn Hutchins, Daniel Kurtz-Phelan, and more
Includes
Keynote Address| Open Bar | Passed Hors d’Oeurvres | Sit-down Dinner | Fine Wine Raffle | Auction
Time: 6:00 – 9:00 PM ET
Location: Racquet & Tennis Club
370 Park Avenue, New York City
— Tokyo’s Tightrope: Japan’s Foreign Policy Goals Amid U.S. Strategic Recalibration
Virtual Member-only Briefing.
Dr. Sheila Smith, John E. Merow Senior Fellow for Asia-Pacific Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations.
Time: 6:00 PM – 7:15 PM ET
— The Importance of Alliances
In-person, Members-only Briefing, Co-hosted with EACCNY
Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges & Heather Conley
Time: 12:00 PM – 2:30 PM ET
— The Future of Taiwan-U.S. Relations in a Changing Geopolitical Landscape
In-person, Members-only Briefing, Co-hosted with TECONY
Panel Discussion
Time: 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM ET
— Undersea Cables & Starlink: The Hidden Conflicts of Global Connectivity
Virtual Briefing Series
Panel Discussion
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET
— The New Rules: The U.S. in a Shifting World Order with Richard Haass
Virtual Briefing Series
Dr. Richard Haass
Veteran Diplomat & President Emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET
— Soft Power on the Line: U.S. Influence in a Changing World
Virtual Briefing Series
Professor Joseph Nye
University Distinguished Service Professor, Emeritus and former Dean of the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, and former Chair of the National Intelligence Council
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET
— The Implications of the U.S. Withdrawal from the WHO
In-person, Members-only Briefing
Panel Discussion
Time: 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM ET
— Closer to Midnight: the Return to a Nuclear Arms Race
Virtual Briefing Series
Panel Discussion
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET
— Finland on the Global Stage: NATO, Trade, Environment and more
In-person, Members-only Briefing
Amb. Jarmo Sareva, Consul General of Finland in New York
Time: 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM ET
— Rethinking the U.S. Industrial Base Policy in the Era of Great Power Competition
In-person, Members-only Briefing
Colonel Wilfred Rivera, U.S. Marine Corps, Visiting Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations,
Time: 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM ET
— Power and Opportunity: Türkiye’s Foreign Policy Amid Syria’s Turmoil
Virtual Member-only Briefing.
founding director of the Middle East Institute’s Turkey program and author of “Erdogan’s War: A Strongman’s Struggle at Home and in Syria.”
Time: 6:00 PM – 7:15 PM ET
— Deepfake Democracy: AI’s Role in Shaping Political Realities
Virtual Briefing Series
Panel Discussion
Time: 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM ET
— Tackling the Global Fentanyl Supply Chain: Lessons Learned
In-person, Members-only Briefing
Annie Pforzheimer, Adjunct Professor of International Relations at The City University of New York and former Senior Advisor to the Western Hemisphere Drug Policy Commission
Time: 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM ET
— Vietnam Entrepreneurial Diplomacy Delegation Application
We are seeking for curious, travel-savvy who will travel across Vietnam to do research with us from May 23 – June 2, 2025
Application Deadline: 11:59 PM ET, Friday, January 17th, 2025
— Two Administrations, One Border – What the Future Holds for U.S.-Mexico Cooperation
Virtual Salon Series
Enrique Perret, Managing Director
Time: 6:00 PM – 7:15 PM ET
— A Review of U.S. Trade Policy After the Election
In-person, Members-only Briefing
Mark Linscott, Former Assistant U.S. Trade Representative
Time: 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM ET
— Beyond Economic and Military Power: How Does China Influence the World?
Virtual Briefing Series
Dr. Adam Segal, Director of the Digital and Cyberspace Policy program
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET
— China, Critical Minerals, and the Path to Supply Chain Resilience
In-person, Members-only Briefing
Sharon E. Burke and Sophia Kalantzakos
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET
— A Conversation with the Cyprus Consul General in New York City
In-person, Members-only Briefing
Cyprus Consul General Michalis Firillas
Time: 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM ET
— Private Dinner with the Consul General of India
In-person, Members-only Briefing
Mr. Binaya Srikanta Pradhan, Consul General of India
Time: 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM ET
— After the Vote: U.S. Foreign Policy in the Post-Election Landscape
In-person, Members-only Briefing
Elise Labott, Edward R. Murrow Press Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations
Time: 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM ET
— Leading Tech: The Future of Army Innovation and Civilian Partnership
In-person, Members-only Briefing
Mr. Young Bang, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics & Technology), and Ms. Jennifer Swanson, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Data, Engineering & Software
Time: 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM ET
New York City
— People of the Book
In-person Partnership Event
Theater performance and a talk back with Lisa Anderson, Network 20/20 Advisory Council member and former President of the American University in Cairo
Time: 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM ET
Urban Stages Theater
— Far Right Rising: Lessons from Europe for 2024 U.S. Elections
Virtual Briefing Series
Panel Discussion
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET
— Reflections on a year of war in the Middle East
In-person, Members-only Briefing
Courtney Kealy, Veteran Broadcast and former War Correspondent in the Middle East
Time: 7 PM – 8:30 PM ET
— Security Implications of New Technologies: A View from Southeast Europe
In-person, Members-only Briefing
Ambassador Pejanović-Đurišić, Former Defense Minister of Montenegro
Time: 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM ET
— The Election’s Impacts on Global Trade and Industrial Policy
In-person, Members-only Briefing, Co-host with the New York Private Equity Network
Jennifer Hillman, Senior Fellow for Trade and International Political Economy at the CFR
Time: 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM ET
— Political and Economic Crossroads: U.S.- Latin America Relations Amidst the 2024 Elections
Virtual Member-only Briefing.
Ambassador P. Michael McKinley, former U.S. Ambassador to Peru, Colombia, Afghanistan, and Brazil
Time: 6:00 PM – 7:15 PM ET
— The China – U.S. Green Energy Race and Its Security Implications
Virtual Briefing Series
Prof. Joanna Lewis, Provost’s Distinguished Associate Professor of Energy and Environment at Georgetown University
Time: 12 PM – 1 PM ET
— Strategic Recalibration: The U.S. Role in the Middle East
Virtual Briefing Series
Dr. Steven Cook, Eni Enrico Mattei senior fellow for Middle East and Africa studies at the Council on Foreign Relations
Time: 12 PM – 1 PM ET
