Past Events and Recordings
Spring 2026
April 20, 2026
“Energy, the Environment, and National Security”
A lecture and discussion with Julia Nesheiwat, Vice President, Policy & Insights at TC Energy; Board Member, Atlantic Council; and Former Deputy Assistant to the President for Homeland Security & Resilience.
April 13, 2026
“National Security — A Conversation With Retired Army Gen. Bryan P. Fenton”
A conversation with Retired Army Gen. Bryan P. Fenton, former Commander of U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), hosted by Michael O’Hanlon, Director of Research and Foreign Policy at the Brookings Institution.
March 4, 2026
“Cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence -- Enabling Scientific and Societal Innovation”
A lecture and discussion with Royal Hansen, Vice President of Privacy, Safety, and Security Engineering at Google.
Feb. 24, 2026
“Working for Effective STEM Immigration Policy as a Science and Technology Initiative”
A lecture and discussion with Amy Nice, Distinguished Immigration Counsel at the Institute for Progress, Distinguished Immigration Scholar at Cornell Law.
Fall 2025
Nov. 17, 2025
“The Technology Revolution in National Security and Intelligence”
A lecture and discussion with Mark Pascale ’93, director of the Harvard Belfer Center's Intelligence Project.
Nov. 4, 2025
“Is There an American Way of War or an American Strategic ‘DNA’”?
A lecture and discussion with Michael O’Hanlon, director of Research and Foreign Policy at the Brookings Institution and Lampert Institute Nonresident Fellow.
Sept. 16, 2025
“Principles and Pragmatism: Policy Work in Our Polarized Climate”
A lecture and discussion with John Katko, former U.S. representative for New York’s 24th Congressional District.
Sept. 4, 2025
“A Preview of the World Ahead”
A lecture and discussion with Tom Standage, deputy editor of the The Economist and editor of The World Ahead.
Spring 2025
April 8, 2025
“Transnational Criminal Networks: A Nontraditional Threat to U.S. Security”
A lecture and discussion with Michael O’Hanlon, Director of Research and Foreign Policy at the Brookings Institution and Lampert Institute Non-resident Fellow, and Vanda Felbab-Brown, Senior Fellow in the Strobe Talbott Center for Security, Strategy, and Technology in the Foreign Policy program at the Brookings Institution. This event was not recorded.
March 5, 2025
“A Turbulent Triangle: Cyprus and NATO Allies Greece and Turkey”
A conversation with Ambassador Kathleen Doherty ’85, the former U.S. Ambassador to Cyprus. This event was not recorded.
Feb. 10, 2025
The Gift of Global Talent: How Migration Shapes Business, Economy, and Society
A lecture and discussion with William R. Kerr, D’Arbeloff Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School and author of The Gift of Global Talent: How Migration Shapes Business, Economy & Society. This event was not recorded.
Fall 2024
Oct. 29, 2024
The Size, Shape, State, and Relevance of America's Armed Forces
A lecture and discussion with Michael O’Hanlon, director of research and foreign policy at the Brookings Institution, and non-resident scholar at the Lampert Institute.
Oct. 1, 2024
US Foreign Policy and the Presidential Election
A lecture and discussion with David Sanger, New York Times White House and national security correspondent, Lampert Institute non-resident scholar, and author of New Cold Wars: China’s Rise, Russia’s Invasion, and America’s Struggle to Defend the West.
Sept. 24, 2024
Road to the White House Election Lecture Series: Maureen Dowd and Carl Hulse
The third installment of Colgate’s Road to the White House series, moderated by President Brian Casey, featured New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd and the chief Washington correspondent for the New York Times, Carl Hulse, who provided insight into the ongoing election campaign process and a glimpse into the internal workings of the candidates’ parties — as well as the state of American democracy.
Sept. 16, 2024
Road to the White House Election Lecture Series: Karl Rove
In the second installment of Colgate’s Road to the White House series, Professor of Economics Chad Sparber led a Q&A session with political strategist Karl Rove, former senior advisor and deputy chief of staff to the Bush Administration. Held in Memorial Chapel, the discussion covered Rove’s role in shaping election strategies for the Bush administration, his analysis of the current election, and his views on the importance of civic engagement on a national scale.
Sept. 4, 2024
Road to the White House Election Lecture Series: Donna Brazile and Michael Steele
Former Democratic National Committee Chair Donna Brazile and former Republican National Committee Chair Michael Steele kicked off Colgate’s Road to the White House series on Sept. 4. The Q&A session in Memorial Chapel, moderated by President Brian W. Casey, gave audience members a look at the election process, the 2024 presidential campaign, and the challenges facing America.
Spring 2024
April 9, 2024
A History of U.S. Defense Strategy—and Lessons for Today
A lecture and discussion with Michael O’Hanlon, director of research and foreign policy at the Brookings Institution, and non-resident scholar at the Lampert Institute.
March 26, 2024
New Cold Wars
A lecture and discussion with David Sanger, New York Times White House and national security correspondent, and author New Cold Wars: China’s Rise, Russia’s Invasion, and America’s Struggle to Defend the West.
This event was not recorded.
February 20, 2024
How to Know a Person
A lecture and discussion with David Brooks, best-selling author of How to Know a Person and New York Times op-ed columnist.
This event was not recorded.
February 6, 2024
The World is Not Flat
A lecture and discussion with Rana Foroohar, Financial Times global business columnist and CNN global economic analyst
This event was not recorded.