ASU Events


COVID-19 as a ‘hinge event’ and the implications for U.S. security, Prof. Peter Bergen and Prof. Daniel Rothenberg

October 14, 2020 | Online

A livestream discussion with Peter L. Bergen and Daniel Rothenberg, Center Co-Directors, moderated by Prof. Souad Ali. The event focused on COVID-19 as a ‘hinge event’ in American history, like the Great Depression or 9/11, engaging how the…

The War for Gaul: How Julius Caesar’s ideas on Strategy Help Us Face Contemporary Challenges, Prof. Jim O’Donnell and Prof. Robert Schmidle

October 06, 2020 | Online

A livestream discussion with James O’Donnell, ASU University Librarian and former Provost and University Professor at Georgetown University, who will discuss his book The War for Gaul: A New Translation (Princeton 2019).

The…

Contemporary Liminal Warfare: A Case Study, David Kilcullen

August 26, 2020 | ASU

When Russia's "little green men" appeared at key points across Crimea in late-February 2014, it was the first time many people in Europe and the United States realized Russia was moving to seize the peninsula. In fact, this was the culmination of…

Crisis Convergence in America & the Global Rise of Authoritarianism, Candace Rondeaux

July 30, 2020 | ASU

The COVID-19 pandemic, worldwide protests in the wake of George Floyd's murder and deepening anxieties about domestic stability in the lead up to the 2020 U.S. presidential elections have brought into focus the unprecedented challenges posed by…

Book Talk with Peter Singer: “Burn-In”

May 27, 2020 | ASU

Peter Singer is a professor of practice at Arizona State University and strategist and senior fellow at New America. At this event he discussed his recent book, “Burn-In” with Dr. Jeffery Kubiak, co-director of the Masters in Global Security…

Book Talk with Peter Bergen: “Trump and His Generals: The Cost of Chaos”

May 06, 2020 | ASU

Peter Bergen is the author of six books, three of which were New York Times bestsellers and four of which were named among the non-fiction books of the year by the Washington Post. Bergen is a Professor of Practice at the…

In Deep: The FBI, the CIA and the Truth about America’s Deep State, David Rohde

April 22, 2020 | Zoom

David Rohde is an ASU Future Security Fellow at New America, executive editor for news at The New Yorker, two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the author of four books, including, "In Deep: The FBI, the CIA and the Truth about America’s Deep…

Book Talk: David Kilcullen - The Dragons and the Snakes: How the Rest Learned to Fight the West

April 15, 2020 | ASU

In The Dragons and the Snakes: How the Rest Learned to Fight the West,  Kilcullen asks how, and what, opponents of the West have learned during the last quarter-century of conflict. Applying a combination of evolutionary…

Terrorism’s Double Standard, Trevor Aronson

April 08, 2020 | Zoom

Trevor Aaronson is an ASU Future Security Fellow at New America and an investigative journalist for The Intercept, executive director of the Florida Center for Investigative Reporting and author of "The Terror Factory: Inside…