Author and New Yorker columnist Robin Wright will speak of the Jihadi threat in a discussion moderated by Nicholas Burns, Faculty Director of the Future of Diplomacy Project and Goodman Family Professor of the Practice of Diplomacy and International Politics. 

Please join the India and South Asia Project in a conversation with Ambassador Feldman, Ambassador Grossman, and Ambassador Olson on the evolution of U.S. Policy in Afghanistan. 

In 2015, the number of globally displaced persons hit a record high of 65.3 million, the largest number in history. Fleeing from conflict and famine, many individuals find themselves displaced for a decade or more, caught between instability at home and insufficient intake capacity in destination countries. David Miliband, President and CEO of the International Rescue Committee, will speak about the challenges of protecting and providing for these populations, and the implication of the global refugee crisis for human rights, international security and global health. The discussion will be moderated by Nicholas Burns, Faculty Director of the Future of Diplomacy Project and Goodman Family Professor of the Practice of Diplomacy and International Relations.

Join Ted Osius, U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam; Jon Finer, Institute of Politics Fellow and former Chief of Staff & Director of Policy Planning at the U.S. Department of State; and Dr. Mira Rapp-Hooper, a Senior Fellow with the Asia-Pacific Security Program at the Center for a New American Security for a discussion on Vietnam, the U.S., and the future of the Asia-Pacific region. Nicholas Burns, the Roy and Barbara Goodman Family Professor of the Practice of Diplomacy and International Relations, will moderate.

JFK Jr. Forum panel discussion with Jill Dougherty, Molly McKew, and Kevin Ryan. Moderated by Nicholas Burns.

Jake Sullivan, Future of Diplomacy Project Senior Fellow, will analyze the Trump Administration's foreign policy strategy in a discussion moderated by Nicholas Burns, Faculty Director of the Future of Diplomacy Project and Goodman Family Professor of the Practice of Diplomacy and International Politics. 

Ambassador (ret.) Vitoria Nuland, former Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs, and Dr. Evelyn Farkas, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russia/Ukraine/Eurasia, will address the challenges facing the new US administration with respect to its relationship with Russia. Ambassador (ret.) Nicholas Burns, Goodman Family Professor of the Practice of Diplomacy and International Relations and Faculty Director of the Future of Diplomacy Project, will moderate. 

Congressman Seth Moulton, Representative of the Sixth District of Massachusetts, will join the Future of of Diplomacy Project to speak about Congressional efforts to craft an effective national policy that addresses interlocking security issues. The seminar will be moderated by Nicholas Burns, Goodman Family Professor of the Practice of Diplomacy and International Politics. 

Breakfast will be available.

Paul Jones, US Ambassador to Poland, will join Future of Diplomacy Project Faculty director Nicholas Burns to speak about the current situation in Poland, touching upon the nation's relationships to regional actors, the European Union, the NATO alliance, and of course the United States. He will also discuss the domestic political situation in Poland, which has been under close scrutiny from the international community since the far-right Law and Justice party gained a parliamentary majority in 2015. 

As professed isolationist Donald Trump settles in to the White House and the United Kingdom prepares to trigger Article 50, the European Union has been cast as the 'last defender of the liberal world order.'  However, as core EU states Germany and France prepare for federal elections in 2017, the influence of populist, Eurosceptic parties in these and other nations could impact the cohesion of the European Union as a whole.

German diplomat Boris Ruge and French scholar Muriel Rouyer will discuss transatlantic influences, domestic politics, and EU governance in this context on a panel moderated by FDP Faculty Director Nicholas Burns.