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Trump Testifying Is a Test All Its Own

“For those of us on the outside and those of us who care about our constitutional system and our democratic republic, these federal cases that accuse him of striking at the very heart of our constitutional structure and embroiling us in an insurrection against our government and our constitutional structure and our election system, those are most important to us as the body politic,” says Barbara Perry, professor of presidential studies at the University of Virginia’s Miller Center and co-director of the Presidential Oral History Program.

Barbara Perry

Colliding crises: The Israel–Hamas conflict, the war in Ukraine, and geopolitics

In this live webinar discussion convened by UVA’s Miller Center of Public Affairs, experts in history, political science, economics, law, and diplomacy from across the University of Virginia join veteran government practitioners to discuss the array of world crises now challenging American policymakers.

Aynne Kokas, Eric Edelman, Harry Harding, John Owen, Mara Rudman, Phil Potter, Spencer Bakich, Stephen Mull, Syaru Shirley Lin, William Antholis

Nuclear deterrence and the new geopolitics

Admiral Charles Richard, the former Commander of U.S. Strategic Command, joins Miller Center Senior Faculty Fellow and Director of the National Security Policy Center Philip Potter to discuss nuclear strategic deterrence in the context of Russia’s war in Ukraine, the rise of China, and the particular risks associated with conflicts involving an authoritarian state. What is the state of U.S. readiness? How can we best prepare for and avoid a potential nuclear threat?

Admiral Charles Richard, Philip Potter

Everything is Going to Hell Part II

Eric and Eliot talk about what is perhaps the most complex and dangerous moment in national security since the end of World War II. They discuss the explosion of vile anti-semitism globally and particularly on U.S. university campuses and the failures of higher education that this reveals. They discuss the Israeli operations in Gaza, the likely course of the war there and the prospects for escalation.

Eric Edelman

Biden’s Israel Balancing Act Gets Harder as Gaza Offensive Grows

“That close public embrace gives you the ability to whisper the more challenging aspects of your advice quietly, and also gives the other side a greater capacity to hear what you’re saying,” said Mara Rudman, a former White House adviser on the Middle East who is now a senior counselor at the Center for American Progress think-tank.

Mara Rudman

Eric Edelman on the New World Disorder

Edelman and Kristol discuss the threats in the Middle East, Europe, and Southeast Asia, and why America must get its political house in order.

Eric Edelman