Archives for blog topic “The Washington Ideas Roundtable Series”

 

Filed in Blog Topics: Elizabeth Diller, The Washington Ideas Roundtable Series

In looking ahead to the upcoming month, we're excited to host two discussions in Washington, DC, on April 3.

Filed in Blog Topics: Robert Zoellick, Aspen Around Town, The Washington Ideas Roundtable Series

On March 20, Zbigniew Brzezinski, former National Security Advisor and author of the recently released Strategic Vision: America and the Crisis of Global Power, came to the Institute’s Washington Ideas Roundtable Series to offer his seasoned perspective on Iran, China, Israel, oil prices, and how the world has changed since the days of global hegemons. Although the discussion was steeped in history, it was firmly forward-looking, with Brzezinski offering diagnoses and prescriptions to keep America a power player in global affairs.

Filed in Blog Topics: China, Afghanistan, The Washington Ideas Roundtable Series, Iran, foreign affairs

James Wolfensohn, chairman of Wolfensohn & Company, LLC, is the former president of the World Bank (1995-2005). He discusses his book A Global Life: My Journey among Rich and Poor, from Sydney to Wall Street to the World Bank (October 2010; Public Affairs).

Filed in Blog Topics: Walter Isaacson, The Washington Ideas Roundtable Series, economy