Issues Facing the New President March 29–30, 2017
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Issues Facing the New President March 29–30, 2017 2017 Conference on America’s Role in the World School of Global and International Studies Indiana University Bloomington Global and International Studies Building 355 North Jordan Avenue Panels will take place in the Auditorium, except as noted Convenors Sen.Richard G. Lugar School of Global and International Studies Rep. Lee H. Hamilton School of Global and International Studies Amb. (ret.) Lee Feinstein Dean, School of Global and International Studies School of Global and International Studies Wednesday, March 29, 2017 08:30 am Registration Opens Room 1042 09:00 am – 09:30 am Welcome Remarks by Dana Khabbaz, School of Global and International Studies, Class of 2018 Opening Remarks by Conference Co-Convenors Sen. Richard G. Lugar and Rep. Lee H. Hamilton 09:30 am – 10:45 am Session 1: The Rising Anti-Democratic Tide What are the causes and consequences of the rise of antidemocratic forces in Russia, China, Europe and globally? What is the connection between how states treat their own people and their foreign policy? Should the United States prioritize democratic values in its foreign relations or focus, instead, on relations between states? Moderator: Christiana Ochoa, Maurer School of Law, Indiana University Panelists: Aurelian Craiutu, Political Science, Indiana University Emma Gilligan, School of Global and International Studies Tod Lindberg, Hoover Institution and SGIS Constanze Stelzenmüller, Brookings Institution 10:45 am – 11:00 am Break 11:00 am – 12:30 pm Session 2: Major Power Relations and Russia The last 20 years have been characterized by the general absence of great power rivalry. No more. How should the United States deal with a newly assertive Russia? What is the signifcance of the stresses on the European Union for international security and prosperity? What about the role of emerging powers on the subcontinent? Moderator: E.J. Dionne, Jr., The Washington Post Panelists: Ivo Daalder, Chicago Council on Global Afairs, Former Ambassador to NATO Maria Lipman, Russian and East European Institute, SGIS Tim Roemer, Former Member of Congress and U.S. Ambassador to India Celeste Wallander, U.S.-Russia Foundation; former Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Russia 12:45 pm – 02:00 pm Student Engagement Lunch: Diplomacy 2.0 Room 1134 Matthew Barzun, U.S. Ambassador to the U.K. (2013-17) Marie Harf, Former Deputy Spokesperson, Department of State, Fox News Contributor Adam Hitchcock, Guggenheim Partners, Former Chief of Staf to White House Council of Economic Advisers This event has limited capacity and requires registration. 02:15pm – 03:45 pm Session 3: North Korea, Iran, and Nuclear Nonproliferation This panel will assess nonproliferation challenges, ranging from Iran to North Korea, plus risks associated with cyber security and dangerous weapons technologies. Moderator: Lee Feinstein, School of Global and International Studies Panelists: Sen. Richard G. Lugar, SGIS Christopher J. Kojm, Elliot School for International Afairs; Chair, National Intelligence Council (2009-14) Keith Luse, National Committee on North Korea Wendy Sherman, Under Secretary of State for Political Afairs (2011-15); Albright Stonebridge Group 03:45 pm – 04:00 pm Break 04:00 pm – 05:30 pm Session 4: The New Administration’s Foreign Policy Inbox The new administration faces the most serious global challenges in a generation. What are the main foreign policy issues facing the nation and how should the new administration address them? Moderator: Elaine Monaghan, The Media School, Indiana University Panelists: Roger Cohen, The New York Times Rep. Lee H. Hamilton, SGIS Kori Schake, Hoover Institution, Stanford University Philip Zelikow, Counselor, Department of State (2005-07); University of Virginia Thursday, March 30, 2017 08:30 am Registration opens Room 1042 09:00 am – 10:15 am Session 5: East Asia and the World This panel will discuss U.S. relations with its allies in East Asia in the new administration. It will address security issues with China and Japan, the Korean Peninsula/US-South Korea alliance as well as the economic and trade dimensions of these relationships. Moderator: David Bosco, SGIS Panelists: Evan Feigenbaum, Paulson Institute Adam Lif, SGIS Mireya Solís, Brookings Institution John Yasuda, SGIS 10:15 am – 10:30 am Break 10:30 am – 11:45 am Session 6: The Crisis in the Middle East What can or should the United States do to address the deepening crisis in the Middle East? Moderator: Ron Sela, SGIS Panelists: Asma Afsaruddin, SGIS Asaad Al-Saleh, SGIS Steven Simon, Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Middle Eastern and North African Afairs (2011-12); Amherst College Ray Takeyh, Council on Foreign Relations 12:00 pm – 1:15 pm Lunch Discussion: Generals and Diplomats Room 1134 Moderator: Nick Cullather, SGIS Deborah Cohn, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, IU Mark Hertling, Lieutenant General, US Army (Ret.) Feisal Istrabadi, Former Deputy Permanent Representative of Iraq to the UN, SGIS This event has limited capacity and requires registration. 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm Session 7: Indiana in the World Our state and its economy are heavily dependent on manufacturing and global trade and investment. Yet technological change and global competition have changed the nature of work and careers, leaving many behind. Hoosiers are addressing these issues with skill and innovation, at the state and local level and in the private sector. In the tradition of IU Chancellor Herman Wells, this panel brings Indiana to the world and the world to Indiana with a conversation among our State’s civic leaders about the local impact of global events. Introduction: Michael A. McRobbie, President, Indiana University Remarks: Eric Holcomb, Governor of Indiana Moderator: Lauren Robel, Provost and Executive Vice President, Indiana University Bloomington Panelists: Pete Buttigieg, Mayor of South Bend John Hamilton, Mayor of Bloomington Blair Milo, Mayor of La Porte James T. Morris, Vice Chairman, Pacers Sports & Entertainment; Chair, Indiana University Board of Trustees Pete Yonkman, CEO, Cook Group School of Global and International Studies Featured Speakers Asma Afsaruddin is Professor of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures in the School of Global and International Studies at Indiana University. She is the author and editor of seven books, including most recently Contemporary Issues in Islam (2015). Her research has been supported by the Guggenheim Foundation and the Carnegie Corporation of New York. Asaad Al-Saleh is Assistant Professor of Arabic Literature and Cultural Studies in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, Indiana University. His research examines personal narratives in Arabic literature, particularly autobiography, dealing with issues related to identity and displacement. His interest in narratives demonstrating the intersection of Arabic literature and political culture resulted in the publication of his book, Voices of the Arab Spring: Personal Stories from the Arab Revolutions (Columbia University Press, 2015). Matthew Barzun was America’s ambassador to the UK from 2013-2017. Previously, he served as U.S. Ambassador to Sweden from 2009-2011. He was a pioneer in the early days of the internet, becoming the fourth employee of CNET Networks in 1993 and working there until 2004 in a variety of roles including Chief Strategy Ofcer and Executive Vice President. Before the President’s election in 2008, Barzun was among the frst to join Barack Obama’s National Finance Committee where he produced the frst $25 per-person fundraiser and helped teach Obama University for campaign volunteers. President Obama selected him as National Finance Chair for his 2012 re- election campaign. Barzun has served on the boards of many non-profts focused on education, public policy, and interfaith relations. David Bosco is Associate Professor at the School of Global and International Studies, Indiana University. He is author of books on the International Criminal Court and the U.N .Security Council, both published by Oxford University Press. A graduate of Harvard Law School, Professor Bosco worked previously as a private attorney and on refugee issues in the Balkans. He is currently researching a book on ocean governance and the law of the sea. Pete Buttigieg is the mayor of South Bend, Indiana’s fourth-largest city. A Rhodes Scholar, he holds degrees from Oxford and Harvard Universities. He was the Democratic nominee for Indiana State Treasurer in 2010 against incumbent Richard Mourdock. Previously he was a management consultant at McKinsey & Company where he worked in energy, retail, economic development, and logistics. Elected in 2011 at the age of 29, he is one of America’s youngest mayors of a city with over 100,000 residents. He is president of the Indiana Urban Mayors Caucus and serves on the board of the Truman National Security Project. A lieutenant in the U.S. Navy Reserve, he spent most of 2014 was on leave from the ofce while deployed to Afghanistan. Roger Cohen is a Pulitzer Prize-nominated columnist on international afairs and diplomacy for The New York Times and the International New York Times. He joined the Times in 1990 after 10 years as a journalist for The Wall Street Journal and Reuters. He was a Times foreign correspondent for more than a decade before becoming acting foreign editor on Sept. 11, 2001, the day of the 9/11 attacks, and foreign editor six months later. He became an op-ed columnist in 2009. His work has taken him to many countries, including Bosnia, Iran, Israel and Afghanistan. His retrospective book about his Balkan experiences, Hearts Grown Brutal: Sagas of Sarajevo (Random House, 1998) won a citation for excellence from the Overseas Press Club. His most recent book is an acclaimed family memoir, The Girl from Human Street: A Jewish Family Odyssey. Deborah Cohn is professor of Spanish at Indiana University, Bloomington. She specializes in the Cold War, focusing in particular on: U.S. cultural diplomacy; how U.S.