Co-Lectures in the Theory and Practice of Statecraft | Spring 2025
The Blue Center Co-Lectures in the Theory and Practice of Statecraft pair practitioners from government and industry with Yale professors to deliver joint, hour-long lectures on subjects of mutual expertise. Practitioners discuss events or policy initiatives in which they participated, and academics cover related insights or results generated by their research.
The lecture series is open to the Yale community. Events will be listed here and publicized via the center’s mailing list.
Upcoming Events
Book Talk: Edward Fishman on Chokepoints – American Power in the Age of Economic Warfare
The Blue Center for Global Strategic Assessment will host a book talk with Edward Fishman, a leading authority on economic statecraft and sanctions, on his forthcoming book “Chokepoints: American Power in the Age of Economic Warfare” (Penguin Random House).
From the book’s website: “Economic warfare has become the primary way …
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Economic Sanctions
The Blue Center for Global Strategic Assessment will host a lecture on “Economic Sanctions,” as part of the center’s Co-Lectures in the Theory and Practice of Statecraft series. The lecture will be delivered by Paul Kennedy, J. Richardson Dilworth Professor of History and Global Affairs, and Edward Fishman, Senior Research …
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Baroness Theresa May Keynote Speech
Baroness Theresa May, the second female prime minister of the United Kingdom and the first Blue Center Senior Fellow at the Jackson School of Global Affairs, will deliver a keynote address on the complex dynamics that are reshaping democratic governance in the modern world. The polarization of politics, the rise …
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The War in Ukraine
The Blue Center for Global Strategic Assessment will host a lecture on ” The War in Ukraine,” as part of the center’s Co-Lectures in the Theory and Practice of Statecraft series. The lecture will be delivered by Timothy Snyder, Richard Levin Professor of History and Global Affairs, and David Shimer, …
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Book Talk: Michael O’Hanlon – To Dare Mighty Things: U.S. Defense Strategy Since the Revolution
Michael O’Hanlon, the inaugural holder of the Philip H. Knight Chair in Defense and Strategy and director of research in the Foreign Policy program at the Brookings Institution, will deliver a book talk on his forthcoming history of American defense policy, To Dare Mighty Things: U.S. Defense Strategy Since …
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Afghanistan Since Withdrawal
The Blue Center for Global Strategic Assessment will host a lecture on “Afghanistan Since Withdrawal” as part of the center’s Co-Lectures in the Theory and Practice of Statecraft series. The lecture will be delivered by Catherine Panter-Brick, Bruce A. and Davi-Ellen Chabner Professor of Anthropology, Health, and Global Affairs, and …
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