Evolving Global Security Challenges: From Traditional to Nontraditional Security

Explore complex and controversial issues through expert guest speaker discussions.

Our colloquium is a semester-long guest speaker series, bringing leaders and practitioners from all over the world to share their experiences in trying to solve some of the world's toughest problems. This semester's colloquium features the following speakers and topics:

Upcoming Speakers

The Spring 2013 Speaker Series has come to a close.  Thank you to everyone that participated and joined us this semester for some insightful and meaningful discussions and topics. 

Stay-tuned for updates about future topics and speakers. 

Past Spring 2013 Speakers

Nick_Tomb

Nicholas Tomb

Program Coordinator, Center for Stabilization and Reconstruction Studies, Naval Postgraduate School, and Co-Founder, Global Majority

Lecture Topic: Post-Conflict Reconstruction and Reforming Governmental Bureaucracies

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Joseph Cirincione

President, Ploughshares Fund

Lecture Topic: Nonproliferation Challenges of Old and New

Watch a recording of Joe's lecture here. 

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Mark Valencia

Maritime Policy Associate, Nautilus Institute

Lecture Topic: Maritime Security in East Asia

 

Sophal Ear

 

Sophal Ear

Assistant Professor, Naval Postgraduate School

Lecture Topic:  Transition and Democracy-building

Amy Hawthorne

Amy Hawthorne

Consultant & Former Advisor, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, U.S. Department of State

Lecture Topic:  Transition and Democracy-building

 

Steve Clemons

Steve Clemons

Editor at Large, The Atlantic

Lecture Topic: Managing Transatlantic Alliances

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Christopher Twomey

Assistant Professor, Naval Postgraduate School

Lecture TopicThe Role of Culture in International Security 

Adam_Segal

Adam Segal

Senior Fellow for China Studies, Council on Foreign Relations

Lecture TopicCyber security/Cyberwarfare: Shaping a New Frontier

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Michael Kugelman

Senior Program Associate for South and South East Asia, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

Lecture TopicFood Insecurity and Farms Race

Scott_Snyder

Scott Snyder 

Senior Fellow for Korea Studies and Director of the Program on U.S.-Korea Policy, Council on Foreign Relations

Lecture TopicHuman Security in North Korea

 

Peter_Gleick

Dr. Peter H. Gleick

President and Co-Founder, Pacific Institue 

Lecture TopicEnvironment and Security

The Colloquium on Evolving Global Security Challenges is directed by Tsuneo Akaha and Shanthi Kalathil. They can be contacted at takaha@miis.edu and skalathil@miis.edu.