Strategies for countering the global democratic recession and anti-democratic wave are a focus of discussion for the the Hamilton-Lugar School’s sixth conference on America’s Role in the World®.
NED’s Carl Gershman
The nonpartisan event – a tribute to Rep. Lee H. Hamilton, an exemplar of placing principle over politics for more than 50 years – takes place Tuesday, December 1 and Wednesday, December 2 to correspond with the presidential transition. Special guests include former Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright, former National Security Advisor Stephen J. Hadley, former Directors of National Intelligence Dan Coats and Lt. Gen. James Clapper, National Endowment for Democracy (NED) President Carl Gershman, Rohingya Burmese activist Wai Wai Nu, and PBS Newshour anchor Judy Woodruff.
#ARW6 lineup (tentative schedule)
Tuesday, Dec. 1
- 11–11:45am: Lee Hamilton on America’s Role in the World: A conversation with Ben Rhodes
- 11:45am–12:15pm: Conversation with Wai Wai Nu
- 3–4:15pm: From Global Democratic Recession to Anti-Democratic Wave: What the United States Can and Should Do About It Co-sponsor: National Endowment for Democracy
Wednesday, Dec. 2
- 9:15–10:15am: 9/11 Commissioners and the Next Four Years
- 10:30–11:30am: The Big Foreign Policy Challenges Facing the Next Administration
- 11:45am–12:45pm: The Future of Climate Activism Co-sponsor: IU Environmental Resilience Institute
- 12:45pm: Climate breakout discussions
REGISTER HERE.
