Arthur Ross Discussions of American Diplomacy Series
The Arthur Ross Foundation has generously provided the American Academy of Diplomacy with an endowment to create a series of discussions exploring the role of diplomacy in US foreign relations, and encouraging discussions of foreign affairs across the country. The first of this series, "Diplomacy and Nonproliferation," was held in partnership with the Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI) on March 12, 2009. The second of this series, "African Conflicts and American Diplomacy: Roles and Choices," was held in partnership wtih the CSIS Africa Program on October 29, 2009. The third of this series, "Diplomacy and Nonproliferation," was held in partnership with the South Dakota World Affairs Council on March 24, 2010.
African Conflicts and American Diplomacy: Roles and Choices
Panel Discussion and Luncheon
CSIS
October 29, 2009
U.S. diplomacy in Africa is at a crossroad. There is a need to define more clearly the role of diplomatic instruments and the Department of State in the shaping and conduct of policy toward African conflict zones. A panel of experts will discuss the major diplomatic challenges facing Africa and examine the policy tools which the U.S. can use to meet the challenges. There was also a panel that analyzed three of the continent's diplomatic "hot spots;" the Horn of Africa, the Great Lakes region and Nigeria. The discussion was held in the CSIS's B1 Conference Center located at 1800 K Street, NW, Washinton, DC from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
>Access the program for this "African Conflicts and American Diplomacy: Roles and Choices" panel
>Read a summary of the discussion
Diplomacy and Nonproliferation
Panel Discussion and Dinner
The Performing Arts Center, Brookings, South Dakota
March 24, 2010
The prospect of Iran becoming a nuclear weapons state, the possibility that a terrorist group will gain access to nuclear weapons or other weapons of mass destruction, or the prospect of an increasingly destabilized Pakistan--a nuclear armed country-- all make avoiding nuclear proliferation one of America's highest priorities. How can diplomacy prevent the spread of nuclear weapons? To discuss this highly relevant and topical issue, the American Academy of Diplomacy and the South Dakota World Affairs Council hosted a panel discussion that featured Ambassador Avis Bohlen as the keynote speaker.
>Access the program for the March 12, 2009 "Diplomacy and Nonproliferation" panel
>Read a summary of the March 12th discussion
>Listen to the audio recording of the "Diplomacy and Nonproliferation" panel and luncheon keynote address
