The Miller Center hosted the 2013 Mortimer Caplin Conference on December 2 in Washington, DC.The conference was organized to provide key stakeholder groups—government officials, business and labor leaders, trade experts, and scholars—from the United States and European Union a forum for constructive dialogue on a transatlantic free trade agreement.
In connection with Chinese President Hu Jintao’s state visit to the U.S. in January 2011, Admiral Joseph W. Prueher—the Miller Center James R. Schlesinger Distinguished Professor and former US Ambassador to China—organized a three-day roundtable for discussion among leaders from various stakeholder groups.
With the U.S. on the precipice of a long recession and mired in an unpopular war, America's position of global leadership may continue its decline in the coming years. But who should be more concerned with America's decline – America herself or the international community? Resolved: America cannot tolerate a nuclear Iran and must go to any lengths to prevent it.
On May 15, 2008, the National Discussion and Debate Series hosted the final debate of its 2007-2008 season in the New York Public Library. Four participants had one hour to debate the proposed resolution: Our national interests require a path to citizenship for the 12 million illegal immigrants presently here.
