The James Chace Memorial Speaker Series features leading figures in international affairs discussing topical and timely issues of global concern at The Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs and the Levin Institute in Manhattan. They conclude with an opportunity for participants to converse with the speakers. Events are held once a month, typically on a Thursday evening, and are open to the general public. Please e-mail mccully@bard.edu if you would like to reserve your space at a talk. If you would like to view clips from past lectures, please visit http://www.youtube.com/user/BGIAProgram
About James Chace
BGIA was founded by the late James Chace, a diplomatic historian, Managing Editor of Foreign Affairs, the World Policy Journal, and the Paul W. Williams Professor of Government and Public Law at Bard College. He authored numerous articles and books on international affairs, including Acheson: The Secretary Of State Who Created The American World, and 1912: Wilson, Roosevelt, Taft and Debs-The Election that Changed the Country.
James Chace Lecture: Leadership in International Affairs
Thursday, September 18, 2008 Ted Sorensen, Special Counsel and Adviser to President John F. Kennedy and author of Counselor: A Life at the Edge of History, at the Levin Institute, 116 E. 55th St. 6:30 PM
James Chace Lecture: Global issues and value-based foreign policy
Monday, September 22, 2008 Paula Dobriansky, Undersecretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs,
at the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs,
170 E. 64 St., 4:30 PM
James Chace Lecture: Implications of globalization
Thursday, October 2, 2008 Robert Shapiro, former Undersecretary of Commerce and author of Futurecast: How Superpowers, Populations, and Globalization Will Change the Way You Live and Work, at the Levin Institute, 116 E. 55 St., 6:30 PM
James Chace Lecture: Economic drivers in international affairs
Thursday, October 16, 2008 Gabor Steingart, Senior Correspondent, Der Spiegel and author of The War for Wealth: The True Story of Globalization, or Why the Flat World is Broken, at the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Relations, 170 E. 64 St., 6:30 PM
James Chace Lecture: Foreign Policy in Campaign 2008
Thursday, October 23, 2008 Christopher Cox,
John McCain's presidential campaign's New York Executive Director;
Edward Cox,
John McCain's presidential campaign's New York Chairman;
Jeh Johnson,
Foreign policy adviser for Barack Obama's presidential campaign and member of Barack Obama's national finance committee;
Josh Rothstein,
Volunteer for Barack Obama for America Foreign Policy Team, at the Levin Institute, 116 E. 55 St., 6:30 PM
James Chace Lecture: Russia
Thursday, November 13, 2008 Steve LeVine, Correspondent in BusinessWeek’s Washington Bureau and author of Putin’s Labyrinth: Spies, Murder, and the Dark Heart of the New Russia at the Levin Institute, 116 E. 55th St, 6:30 PM
James Chace Lecture: The Great Inflation: The Impact on Globalization
Thursday, December 18, 2008 Robert Samuelson, Columnist for the Washington Post and Newsweek, and author of The Great Inflation and Its Aftermath, at the Levin Institute, 116 E. 55th St, 5:30 PM