U.S Foreign Policy

Flash Panel on the U.S.-Iran Conflict

March 16, 2026

March 18, 2026 | 3:30 - 5 PM | 223 Philosophy Hall

The War Everyone Should Have Seen Coming

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Panelists:

Professor Sahar Razavi - Associate Professor of Political Science, Director of the Iranian and Middle Eastern Studies Center, and Faculty Scholar at the SWANA Center, Sacramento State University.

Professor Razavi earned her PhD in Political Science at...

Headed for a Cliff? Steering Safe Tech in an Era of Deregulation

March 14, 2026

April 8, 2026 | 12:30 - 2:00 PM | 223 Philosophy Hall

*Lunchtime talk*

Mary Saunders in conversation with Debra Miller Glass, PhD

As artificial intelligence, biotechnology, quantum technologies, and other innovations rapidly advance, global standards - rather than binding regulations - are increasingly shaping how these tools are developed, governed, and deployed.

Join IIS for a conversation with Mary Saunders, Senior Vice President and Head of Government Relations at the American National Standards...

Rupture: The U.S. and the Fate of World Order Speaker Series - Rupture #2: Security

February 19, 2026

March 5, 2026 | 12:30 - 2 pm (lunch talk) | 223 Philosophy Hall

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IIS Spring 2026 Speaker Series

Rupture: The U.S. and the Fate of World Order

Rupture #2: Security
What are the prospects for American security when strong alliances are shaken?

The bedrock of American foreign policy and national security -...

Announcing the Spring 2026 IIS Speaker Series - Rupture: The U.S. and the Fate of World Order

February 17, 2026

IIS Spring 2026 Speaker Series

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February 5 with Prof. Denise Dresser: Mexico, Venezuela and the U.S. in the Era of Democratic Backsliding and the “Donroe” Doctrine

January 23, 2026

February 5, 2026 | 4:00 - 5:30 PM | 223 Philosophy Hall

Denise Dresser is an academic, public intellectual, columnist, and activist. Her work focuses on Mexican democratization, corruption, the construction of citizenship, and political economy issues from a comparative perspective.

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Mark Danner: Truth, Power, and the Iraq Debacle

Mark Danner
2007

Conversations Host Harry Kreisler welcomes writer Mark Danner for a discussion of the Iraq War and foreign policy in the Bush administration. Informed by history, Danner's analysis includes comparison of Bush and Reagan, draws attention to change in U.S. policy on torture, and examines the options for future U.S. policymakers.

KEYWORDS: Iraq, Torture.

Leslie H. Gelb: Power, Ideas and Foreign Policy in the 21st Century

Leslie H. Gelb
2009

Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Leslie H. Gelb, President Emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations, for a discussion of his new book "Power Rules: How Common Sense Can Rescue American Foreign Policy." Gelb analyzes what power is, demonstrates how most American leaders fail to understand it, and explains how the demons of ideology, domestic politics, and arrogance lead to its misuse. Gelb also examines two problems--the international economic crisis and the Afghanistan Pakistan crisis and offers suggestions to President Obama about how he should proceed to avoid the pitfalls...

Leon Panetta: Leadership, Values, and the Changing Nature of Politics

Leon Panetta
2000

In this episode, former Congressman Leon Panetta joins UC Berkeley's Harry Kreisler to talk about the interplay of principles and leadership in the making of public policy,

KEYWORDS: Politics, Defense Department, Intelligence.

Leon Fuerth: Thinking about the Future

Leon Fuerth
2005

Conversations Host Harry Kreisler welcomes Leon Fuerth, former National Security Advisor to Vice President Gore, for a discussion of how to think about the future in the conduct of U.S. foreign policy.

KEYWORDS: Futurology, Separation of Powers, Intelligence.

Khaled Ahmed: Pakistan and Islamic Fundamentalism

Khaled Ahmed
2002

On this edition of Conversations with History, UC Berkeley's Harry Kreisler is joined by guest Khaled Ahmed, one of the best known political analysts writing in the Pakistani press, to discuss Pakistan and Islamic Fundamentalism.

KEYWORDS: Pakistan, South Asia.