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Professor Francis J. Gavin to Deliver the Gary R. Hess Lecture in Policy History at Bowing Green State University
Director of the Henry A. Kissinger Center for Global Affairs Professor Francis J. Gavin will deliver the Gary R. Hess Lecture in Policy History at Bowing Green State University on Thursday, October 24, 2024.

Jonathan Esty, The Hidden Fractures Beneath America’s Cold War Triumph, Engelsberg Ideas
In this Engelserg Seminar article, Ax:son Johnson Institute for Statecraft and Diplomacy fellow Jonathan Esty reviews John Ganz's When the Clock Broke: Con Men, Conspiracists, and How America Cracked up in the Early 1990s, which argues that the seemingly peaceful post-Cold War era planted the seeds for later populist triumphs.

Dr. Mary Bridges, "Infrastructure Is Remaking Geopolitics How Power Flows From the Systems That Connect the World," Foreign Affairs
In this Foreign Affairs article, Ax:son Johnson Institute for Statecraft and Diplomacy postdoctoral fellow Mary Bridges writes about the infrastructural turn in geopolitics and how modern society depends on complex infrastructure.

New Makers of Modern Strategy Contributor Spotlight: Dr. Andrew Ehrhardt
The Kissinger Center speaks with Dr. Andrew Ehrhardt about the fascinating world of Arnold J. Toynbee, the esteemed historian and influential analyst of international affairs. Discover how Toynbee's groundbreaking approach to historical study shaped his strategic thought and policy recommendations during the interwar period and World War II.

New Makers of Modern Strategy Contributor Spotlight: Dr. Iskander Rehman
The Kissinger Center engages in a compelling conversation with one of the brilliant minds behind this groundbreaking work, Dr. Rehman and his chapter that "tells the story of one of Europe’s greatest acts of national resurrection."

Featured Scholar: Joseph Ledford
The Kissinger Center spoke with Joseph Ledford, an America in the World Consortium Postdoctoral Fellow, to learn more about his ongoing work on the comprehensive history of the Iran-Contra affair and his interests in the historical significance of the bipartisan consensus in US foreign policy, among others.

HKC Director Francis Gavin and AJI Fellow Andrew Ehrhardt on Worldview
The Kissinger Center Director, Professor Francis Gavin, and Ax:son Johnson Postdoctoral Fellow Andrew Ehrhardt, discussed the role of diplomacy in war and peace on the Worldview podcast.

Featured Scholar: Iskander Rehman
The Kissinger Center spoke with Iskander Rehman, a Ax:son Johnson Institute for Statecraft and Diplomacy Postdoctoral Fellow, to learn more about his ongoing work on history, grand strategy, and US defense strategy in Asia.