Class of 2026 Session Overview

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Program Director and Staff

Program Director: Kelly M. Greenhill
Program Executive Director: Tisha Gomes Voss
Program Assistant: Jennifer Kempe
Research Assistant: TBD
Senior Advisors: Jake Stewart, Mitzi Wertheim

 

 

Session Date Participating Faculty
September 3, 2025 Introductory Session
October 3, 2025 Identity Politics, Nationalism, and Conflict
November 3, 2025 Realism, Liberalism, and Implications for US-China Relations
December 1, 2025 US Alliances: Continuity and Change in Europe and East Asia
January 5, 2026 Emerging Technologies
January 30, 2026 National Economies in a Globalized World
March 2, 2026 Weaponization of Migration, Illicit Flows, and US Border Security
March 30, 2026 Iran, Israel, and Turkey
May 1, 2026 US National Security Policy

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