Events

This keynote address is part of of the Inaugural Convening hosted by the Mroz Global Leadership Institute on March 21-22, 2022. ROSE GOTTEMOELLER is the Steven C. Házy Lecturer at Stanford University's Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and its Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC). At Stanford, Gottemoeller teaches and mentors students in the Ford Dorsey …

Join us for a guest talk democracy, democratic innovations, and citizen initiatives in Northern Ireland. Our guest speaker is Dr. Pow, a lecturer at Queen's University Belfast. His research focuses on the way citizens interact with democratic decision-making, including through elections, mini-publics and referendums. Democratic innovations, such as deliberative mini-publics, have become increasingly prevalent around the …

Join us for a series of seminars with Caroline Croft from the State Department. On Monday, September 26, Ms. Croft is discussing human rights with Kerry Kennedy, president of Robert F. Kennedy (RFK) Human Rights. Kerry Kennedy has devoted more than 40 years to the pursuit of equal justice, the promotion and protection of basic …

Are you interested in becoming a career diplomat? Do you want to represent the US abroad? Do you speak a foreign language or are you interested in learning another language? Are you curious about the world? Join us for a workshop on Foreign Service led by Caroline Croft, a career diplomat from the State Department, She will talk …

Join us for a series of seminars led by Mroz Institute Visiting Fellow Caroline Croft from the State Department. On Wednesday, September 28, Ms. Croft is discussing security and defense with Congresswoman Jane Harman.  Jane Harman served nine terms in Congress, including four years after 9/11 as ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee. She …

Join us for a series of seminars led by Mroz Institute Visiting Fellow Caroline Croft from the State Department. On Thursday, September 29, Ms. Croft is discussing cyber security with Ambassador Deborah McCarthy, U.S. lead negotiator on a UN Cybercrime Treaty.  Ambassador Deborah A. McCarthy is an expert on U.S. foreign and national security policy …

Join us for the Mroz Institute World Affairs colloquium with Ambassadors Ross. Ambassador Dennis Ross is counselor and William Davidson Distinguished Fellow at The Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Prior to returning to the Institute in 2011, he served two years as special assistant to President Obama and National Security Council senior director for …

Unfortunately, we have to cancel Dr. Izzo's public talk. We will look for ways to reschedule his visit in future semesters.     

James Creighton will explore the leadership lessons derived from his unique opportunity to design a nine-nation NATO brigade, build a multinational military and civilian taskforce, and command what was designated as Combined Team Uruzgan. Combined Team Uruzgan engaged in rebuilding operations, counterinsurgency missions, combat, and peacekeeping activities designed to bring stability in the region. Honorable James …

Max Kovalov will give an update about the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the Mroz Institute's programming. Max Kovalov, Ph.D., is instructor of International Studies and Bennett Director of the Mroz Global Leadership Institute at the College of Charleston. His research focuses on democratization, politics of memory, populism, and political institutions in post-Communist states.  Registration: …

Jonathan Fanton will discuss the initiatives to create the International Anti-Corruption Court, its mandate and goals, and challenges related to the Court’s functioning. Following Dr. Fanton's remarks, Judge Mark L. Wolf will join us remotely for a Q&A session. Judge Wolf is the Chair of Integrity Initiatives International, an international network of individuals and organizations working …

Interested in global human rights? Want to learn about human rights organizations and global efforts to defend human rights? Join the discussion on global human rights with Kenneth Roth and Jonathan Fanton. Kenneth Roth is the former executive director of Human Rights Watch, which he led from 1993 to 2022. Human Rights Watch is one …