Words & Wires Series

This riveting narrative history of the end of the arms race sheds new light on the frightening last chapters of the Cold War and the legacy of the nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons that rem

Start Time: April 6, 2010 - 7:00pm
End Time: April 6, 2010 - 8:30pm
Speaker(s): David E. Hoffman, Contributing Editor, The Washington Post and Author, The Dead Hand: The Untold Story of the Cold War Arms Race and Its Dangerous Legacy
Event Fees: none

Since Fidel Castro ceded power to his brother Raul in 2008, there has been increased focus on Cuba and its future. Raul Castro has enacted many reforms, raising

Start Time: February 25, 2010 - 8:00pm
End Time: February 25, 2010 - 9:30pm
Speaker(s): Daniel P. Erikson - Senior Associate for U.S. Policy and Director of Caribbean Programs at the Inter-American Dialogue and author of The Cuba Wars: Fidel Castro, the United States, and the Next Revolution
Event Fees: none

A quiet revolution has been occurring in Europe.

Start Time: January 19, 2010 - 8:00pm
End Time: January 19, 2010 - 9:30pm
Speaker(s): Steven Hill, Director of the Political Reform Program for the New America Foundation
Event Fees: none

As America’s attention shifts back from Iraq to Afghanistan, what are the lessons we can learn from our involvement in Iraq?  What was the impact of new American counteri

Start Time: December 16, 2009 - 8:00pm
End Time: December 16, 2009 - 9:30pm
Speaker(s): David Finkel, Pulitzer Prize-winning staff writer for The Washington Post and author of The Good Soldiers
Event Fees: none
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