Each year, the institute supports a speaker series that invites a wide array of practitioners, experts, and scholars to share their experiences and knowledge with the Colgate community. Centered on topics related to the institute’s areas of inquiries, the series allows students and faculty to engage with speakers in formal and informal discussion.
Upcoming Events
Past Events and Recordings
Fall 2024
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
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
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
A lecture and discussion with Rana Foroohar, Financial Times global business columnist and CNN global economic analyst
This event was not recorded.
November 16, 2023
Building Better Jobs in the Age of Intelligent Machines
A lecture and discussion with David Autor, Ford Professor of Economics at MIT.
October 17, 2023
Tyranny of the Minority
A lecture and discussion with Daniel Ziblatt, Eaton Professor of the Science of Government at Harvard University.
September 19, 2023
Economic Security IS National Security: How the Deficit and Debt Affect American Power
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, and Maya MacGuineas, President, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget.
April 11, 2023
Destined for War? The U.S. and China
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 31, 2023
Is Authoritarian Populism Still Defeating Democracy?
Lecture and discussion with Jan-Werner Müller, Roger Williams Straus Professor of social sciences and professor of politics at Princeton University.
March 22, 2023
The Disruptive Economics of Artificial Intelligence
Lecture and discussion with Avi Goldfarb, Rotman Chair in Artificial Intelligence and Healthcare at the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto.
February 21, 2023
The Global Reach of China's Tech-Enhanced Authoritarianism
Samantha Hoffman, Senior Analyst with the Australian Strategic Policy Institute and Director at ANS Analytics LLC.
“From Afghanistan to Taiwan to Ukraine and Beyond: Global Hotspots and Their Interconnections”
Michael E. O’Hanlon, Non-Resident Scholar, Lampert Institute; Director of Research - Foreign Policy; Director - Strobe Talbott Center for Security, Strategy, and Technology, Brookings Institution
Sept. 27, 5 p.m.
“Japan's New Strategy in a Contested Asia”
Sheila Smith, John E. Merow Senior Fellow for Asia-Pacific Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
Oct. 5, 4:30 p.m.
“Can North Korea Protect Human Rights?”
Sandra Fahy, Associate Professor Carleton University, Canada.
Oct. 25, 4:30 p.m.
Panel Discussion: Reviewing "Military History for the Modern Strategist"
Michael E. O’Hanlon, Non-Resident Scholar, Lampert Institute, and Stephen D. Biddle, Professor, Columbia University
Nov. 8, 4:30 p.m.
"Can Antitrust Rein in Big Tech?"
Hal Singer, Managing Director, EconOne, George Washington Institute for Public Policy
February 17, 4:15 p.m.
"The Ties that Bind: Technology, Geopolitics, and Why Reshoring Supply Chains May Be Harder Than Joe Biden Thinks”
Eric Thun, Peter Moores Associate Professor in Chinese Business Studies at the Said Business School at Oxford University and Fellow at Brasenose College
March 22, 4:15 p.m.
"A New India, a New China? The Politics of Narendra Modi and Xi Jinping”
Sanjay Ruparelia, Associate Professor of Politics, Jarislowsky Democracy Chair, Ryerson University
April 6, 4:15 p.m.
"Restarting the Future: Prosperity in the Intangible Economy”
Jonathan Haskel, Professor of Economics, Imperial College London
April 21, 11:30 a.m.
"Sharp Power: Attack and Defense."
Edward Lucas, Senior Fellow, Center for European Policy Analysis, author of The New Cold War and Cyberphobia
October 7, 11:45 a.m.
"Gangs of Medellin: How Organized Crime is Organized."
Chris Blattman, Professor, Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago, author of Why We Fight
October 28
"This is Not Propaganda: the Structural Disintegration of the Public Sphere - and How to Fix It."
Peter Pomerantsev, Senior Fellow, Johns Hopkins University, author of This is Not Propaganda
November 4, 4:15 p.m.
"The New Totalitarianism: How the Chinese Communist Party is Reshaping the World."
Clive Hamilton, Professor of Public Ethics, Charles Sturt University
March 11, 5:15 p.m.
"Israel and the Middle East 2021: The New Geopolitical Equation."
Uzi Rabi, Director, Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies
March 29, 11:45 a.m.
Can You Innovate Out of a Global Pandemic? A Look at the U.S. Biopharma Industry
Bill Sibold, president of Sanofi North America and executive vice president of Sanofi Genzyme, will discuss the state of the biopharmaceutical industry in the U.S. and the challenges and opportunities for innovation and global competition.
Feb 24 5:15 p.m.
COVID-19 in New York State and the Policy Response
Sep 10, 2020 11:30 a.m.
The Lampert Institute for Global and Civic Affairs Presents Dr. Howard Zucker, New York State Commissioner of Health.
The Myth of Independence: How Congress Governs the Federal Reserve
Oct 1, 2020 11:30am
Sarah Binder, Senior Fellow of Governance Studies, Brookings Institution, author of The Myth of Independence: How Congress Governs the Federal Reserve.
"Can We Solve Our Big Problems?" with Andrew McAfee
Oct 22, 2020 12pm
A discussion with Andrew McAfee, Co-founder of MIT's Initiative on the Digital Economy, author of several books including More From Less: How We Finally Learned to Prosper Using Fewer Resources - and What Happens Next and The Second Machine Age: Work, Progress, and Prosperity in a Time of Brilliant Technologies
"The United States, China, and the Battle for Cyberspace" with Adam Segal
Nov 10, 2020 4:30pm
Adam Segal, Director of the Digital and Cyberspace Policy Program at the Council of Foreign Relations, author of The Hacked World Order: How Nations Fight, Trade, Maneuver and Manipulate in the Digital Age.