Recently Held Fellows Events

12:00pm Eastern US Time - Meet and Greet
12:10pm - 1:45pm Eastern US Time - Talk / Q&A

Moderated by John Hillen
Duke University

This special event for Mackinder Forum Fellows is part 2 of a 2-Part discussion of The Eurasian Century: Hot Wars, Cold Wars, and the Making of the Modern World, a new book by Hal Brands.  Your moderator, the Honorable John Hillen, will lead a discussion of Brand's latest work.

From the book summary, “The Eurasian Century explains how revolutions in technology and warfare, and the rise of toxic ideologies of conquest, made Eurasia the center of twentieth-century geopolitics--with pressing implications for the struggles that will define the twenty-first.”

• You can order Brands’ latest work here.
• Listen to an interview with Hal Brands on New Books Network here.

12:00pm Eastern US Time - Meet and Greet
12:10pm - 1:45pm Eastern US Time - Talk / Q&A

Moderated by Geoffrey Sloan, Ph.D.
University of Reading

This special event for Mackinder Forum Fellows is part 1 of a 2-Part discussion of The Eurasian Century: Hot Wars, Cold Wars, and the Making of the Modern World, a new book by Hal Brands.  Your moderator Geoffrey Sloan, Ph.D. will lead a discussion of Brand's latest work.

From the book summary, “The Eurasian Century explains how revolutions in technology and warfare, and the rise of toxic ideologies of conquest, made Eurasia the center of twentieth-century geopolitics--with pressing implications for the struggles that will define the twenty-first.”

• You can order Brands’ latest work here.
• Listen to an interview with Hal Brands on New Books Network here.

12:00pm Eastern US Time - Meet and Greet
12:10pm - 1:45pm Eastern US Time - Talk / Q&A

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A Conversation on Realism, Geopolitics and Idealism in the Formulation of Foreign Policy

Moderated by Athanasios Platias, Ph.D.
Professor of Strategy, University of Piraeus

Moderator, Athanasios Platias will lead a conversation on Realism framed through the lens of the publications below.  In lieu of presentations, please come ready to discuss the articles and your thoughts on how geopolitics should shape foreign policy. 

This event is open to Mackinder Fellows and special guests only and will not be recorded.  We look forward to a vigorous discussion and hope that you can join us.

Advanced Readings
Drawn from Law & Liberty, Liberty Fund 

• The Return of Great Power Competition

• National Security Policy for Great Power Competition

• China's Unique Challenge to the West
• Playing Catch-Up on Grand Strategy
• A Grand Debate
• Winning the New Cold War
• Ideals or Interests?