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Foreign policy through language and culture: the power of soft diplomacy – with Dr. Jesús Fernández González
World Affairs Colloquium Series
March 14, 2024
Dr. Jesús Fernández González serves as Education Counselor at the Embassy of Spain to the United States and Canada. He has previously been the Attaché for Education in New York (2006-2010) and Counselor for Education in the United Kingdom and Ireland (2010-2012).
Confronting the Cyber Threat – by David Hickton
Summit on Conflict, Cooperation and Diplomacy
February 22-23, 2024
David Hickton is the founding director of the Institute for Cyber Law, Policy, and Security at the University of Pittsburgh. Hickton served as US attorney and prosecuted groundbreaking cyber cases, including a first-of-its-kind indictment against members of the Chinese military for economic espionage.
Are the US and China destined for war: cold or hot? – fireside chat with Dr. Joseph Nye
Summit on Conflict, Cooperation and Diplomacy
February 22-23, 2024
Dr. Joseph Nye is a Distinguished Professor of Government at Harvard University, former US Assistant Secretary of Defense, and EWI Board Member. The fireside chat was facilitated by Dr. Max Kovalov, instructor of International Studies and Director of the Mroz Institute.
The role of NGOs in conflict resolution – Dr. Jeff Helsing
Summit on Conflict, Cooperation and Diplomacy
February 22-23, 2024
Dr. Jeff Helsing is the Executive Director of the Better Evidence Project and Research Associate Professor in the Carter School for Peacebuilding and Conflict Resolution.
The Middle East: post-conflict diplomacy and the two-state solution – Toni Verstandig
Summit on Conflict, Cooperation and Diplomacy
February 22-23, 2024
Toni Verstandig is the Executive Director of the Verstandig Family Foundation. She served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Near Eastern Affairs at the US Department of State.
A new era for US foreign policy – fireside chat with Ambassador James Story
Summit on Conflict, Cooperation and Diplomacy
February 22-23, 2024
James Story is a career foreign service officer. He most recently served as U.S. Ambassador for the Venezuela Affairs Unit, located at the United States Embassy in Bogotá, Colombia (2018-2023). This fireside chat was facilitated by Dr. Aimee Arias, professor of International Studies and Dean of the School of Languages, Cultures, and World Affairs.
Diplomacy and cooperation without trust: responding to Russia’s nuclear threats – Rose Gottemoeller
Summit on Conflict, Cooperation and Diplomacy
February 22-23, 2024
Rose Gottemoeller is a former Deputy Secretary General of NATO. She currently serves as a Research Fellow at Hoover Institute, Stanford.
Global Human Rights with Human Rights Watch – Ken Roth and Jonathan Fanton
World Affairs Colloquium Series
September 29, 2022
Ken Roth and Jonathan Fanton talk about the challenges to human rights presented by autocracies and democracies, about the work done by human rights organizations, and about prosecuting human rights violations in post-war Russia.
Ken Roth is the former executive director of Human Rights Watch, which he led from 1993 to 2022. Human Rights Watch is one of the world’s leading international human rights organizations.
Jonathan Fanton served on the board of Human Rights Watch. Fanton also served as president of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences from 2014 to 2019 and has been a special adviser to the World Refugee & Migration Council since its launch in 2017.
Seminar on cybersecurity with Ambassador Deborah McCarthy and Caroline Croft, State Department
World Affairs Colloquium Series
September 29, 2022
Ambassador Deborah A. McCarthy is an expert on U.S. foreign and national security policy with over 30 years of diplomatic experience. Currently, she is a Fellow at Harvard University in the Advanced Leadership Initiative. She is the host/producer of the National Security Podcast series “The General and the Ambassador: A Conversation”. Most recently, Ms. McCarthy was a visiting Fellow at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs.
Caroline Croft serves as Diplomat in Residence at American University. A senior US Foreign Affairs Officer (FAO) nearly 30 years of experience at the Department of State and the White House, Ms. Croft served most recently as the State Department Director for Business Outreach leading delegations to boost opportunities for U.S. companies in Europe, the Americas, and the Middle East.
Fireside chat with Dennis Ross: Tensions, challenges, and diplomacy in the Middle East
World Affairs Colloquium Series
October 12, 2022
This fireside chat with Ambassador Dennis Ross is part of the World Affairs Colloquium Series, organized by the Mroz Global Leadership Institute. 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 the Central Region, and a year as special advisor to Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. This fireside chat is co-sponsored by the World Affairs Council of Charleston (WACC) and Mroz Global Leadership Institute.
Bringing East and West Together: The Legacy of John Edwin Mroz – Keynote Address by Rose Gottemoeller
Mroz Institute Inaugural Convening
March 20-22, 2022
Around the World with Mroz Institute Affiliates: Panel Discussion with Brian Finlay, David Firestein, Bruce McConnell, and Anneleen Roggeman
Mroz Institute Inaugural Convening
March 20-22, 2022
Ukraine and Russia: What’s Driving Russia’s invasion. Panel discussion with Damon Wilson, Frank Emerson, and Max Kovalov
Mroz Institute Inaugural Convening
March 20-22, 2022
Democracy as Strategy in an Age of Authoritarian Resurgence – Damon Wilson
Mroz Institute Inaugural Convening
March 20-22, 2022
Stakeholder Centered Leadership – Keynote Address by Marshall Goldsmith
Mroz Institute Inaugural Convening
March 20-22, 2022
Leadership through Difference and Change – Roundtable Discussion
Mroz Institute Inaugural Convening
March 20-22, 2022
Regenerative Leadership: How Leadership Must Change for a Sustainable Future
Dr. John Izzo’s featured talk at the Mroz Institute Inaugural Convening
March 20-22, 2022
This featured talk was given by John Izzo at the Inaugural Convening hosted by the Mroz Global Leadership Institute on March 21-22, 2022. JOHN IZZO, Ph.D., a coach and friend of John Edwin Mroz, has pioneered creative successful business and emerging work trends for more than 25 years. He is the author of nine books including the international bestsellers Awakening Corporate Soul, Values Shift-The New Work Ethic, The Five Secrets You Must Discover Before You Die, The Five Thieves of Happiness, and Stepping Up.
EWI Legacy Renewed: John Edwin Mroz Global Leadership Institute and the Future
Mroz Institute Inaugural Convening
March 20-22, 2022
This welcome panel is part of the Mroz Institute Inaugural Convening featuring Tim Johnson, Max Kovalov, Bryan Ganaway, Global Ambassadors, and International Scholars from the College of Charleston.
Damon Wilson
Forging a Coalition in Favor of Freedom Around the World
January 27, 2022
The world has been experiences a steady decline of democracy for 16 years in a row. What are the sources of democratic decline? What are the challenges to democracy? Why is freedom and democracy a threat to Russia? How have Russia and China normalized authoritarian practices? Our guest is Damon Wilson, President and CEO of the National Endowment for Democracy, a private, non-profit, non-partisan foundation dedicated to the growth and strengthening of democracy throughout the world. This talk is co-sponsored by the World Affairs Council of Charleston and the Mroz Global Leadership Institute.
Allan Rock
The Forcibly Displaced: Global Response to Refugee Crises
November 8, 2021
This presentation by Allan Rock is hosted by the Mroz Global Leadership Institute and is a part of the World Affairs Colloquium Series.
Today millions of people are displaced around the world due to conflicts, violence, persecution, and natural disasters. Displaced people face many challenges related to basic needs such as safety, shelter, food, health, and education, to name just a few. Who is responsible for the safety and protection of displaced people? Allan Rock will discuss the role of individual countries, international organizations, and the international community in protecting the lives and the rights of displaced people.
Allan Rock has a rich experience as a diplomat, educator, lawyer, politician, civic activist, and human rights advocate. He is president emeritus and a professor of law at the University of Ottawa and senior adviser at the World Refugee and Migration Council. He served as Canadian Ambassador to the UN and led the successful effort to secure the unanimous adoption by UN member states of the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) populations from genocide, ethnic cleansing, and other mass atrocities.
Richard Haass
The art and value of diplomacy in an interconnected world
October 14, 2021
Does the Vegas rule – what happens there stays there – apply to today’s world? Richard Haass’ answer to this question is “no.” He suggests that events outside our borders affect all of us and shape our understanding of the world. We cannot simply ignore the outside world.
Join Max Kovalov’s conversation with Richard Haass about diplomacy, multilateralism, Middle East, Afghanistan, and the role of the US in the global governance. This talk is a part of the Mroz Global Leadership Institute World Affairs Colloquium Series.
Dr. Richard Haass is the President of the Council on Foreign Relations, a veteran diplomat, and a prominent voice on American foreign policy. He served in the Departments of State and Defense. In 2013 Dr. Haass directed multiparty negotiations in Northern Ireland. His latest book is “The World: A Brief Introduction,” in which he explores the interconnected nature of today’s challenges.
David Firestein
U.S.-China Relations: Issues, Challenges and Prospects
October 4, 2021
US-China relations have deteriorated in the past years as the two states engaged in disputes about trade, human rights in Hong Kong, technological competition, security concerns in the South-China Sea, and the status of Taiwan. David Firestein discusses the US-China relations and the prospects for the future at the Mroz Institute World Affairs Colloquium Series.
David Firestein is the president and CEO of the George H. W. Bush Foundation for U.S.-China Relations and an expert on China, Russia, diplomacy, and foreign policy. The Voice of America’s Mandarin Service wrote in 2016 that Firestein is “one of the world’s best non-native speakers of Mandarin Chinese.”