• Paul C. Warnke Lecture in International Security

  January 1, 2003 - Present

  This endowed lecture series was established in 2002, and is dedicated to the memory of Paul C. Warnke (1920-2001), member and former director of the Council on Foreign Relations. The series commemorates his legacy of public service, his friendship to the Council (he was a director and devoted member), and his unique combination of eloquence, intellect, and pragmatism in the cause of peace and America’s values.

  Paul Warnke is best known for serving as the chief U.S. negotiator for the 1978 Strategic Arms Limitation Talks. He was one of the first government figures to strongly support arms reductions as a means to security, an idea, radical at the time, which gradually gained currency. He also played a pivotal role in bringing about the Vietnam peace negotiations. The Warnke Lecture honors his ideals, courage, intellect and his belief that America’s power brings with it a special responsibility in world affairs.

  The lectures alternate between New York and Washington.

  
  

   

  Meetings

  Paul C. Warnke Lecture in International Security: A National Security and Arms Control Strategy for the Twenty-first Century

  General Meeting

  
  November 8, 2007

  Related Project: Paul C. Warnke Lecture in International Security

  Introductory Speaker:	Leslie H. Gelb, President Emeritus, Council on Foreign Relations
  Discussant:	Lt. Gen. Robert Pursley, USAF (Ret.)
  Presider:	Richard C. Steadman

   

  Paul C. Warnke Lecture on International Security

  General Meeting

  
  October 12, 2006

  Related Project: Paul C. Warnke Lecture in International Security

  Speaker:	Robert L. Gallucci, Dean, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University
  Presider:	Gary Samore, Vice President, Director of Studies, and Maurice R. Greenberg Chair, Council on Foreign Relations

  At the fourth annual Paul C. Warnke Lecture on International Security, Dr. Gallucci will address the state of the global nonproliferation regime in light of the situations in Iran and North Korea, as well as the U.S.-India nuclear deal.

  **Please note special time and location**

  6:00 - 6:30 p.m. Reception
  6:30 - 7:00 p.m. Seated Dinner
  7:00 - 8:00 p.m. Meeting

   

  Paul C. Warnke Lecture in International Security - Reviving Disarmament: Developing the United Nations

  General Meeting

  
  October 20, 2005

  Related Project: Paul C. Warnke Lecture in International Security

  Speaker:	Hans Blix, Chairman, Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission, Former Executive Chairman, United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission
  Presider:	Graham T. Allison, Director, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, John F. Kennedy School of Government

  5:30 - 6:00 p.m. Reception
  6:00 - 7:00 p.m. Meeting
  7:00 - 8:00 p.m. Cocktail Buffet

   

  Paul C. Warnke Lecture on International Security

  General Meeting

  
  September 13, 2004

  Related Project: Paul C. Warnke Lecture in International Security

  Speaker:	Carl M. Levin, Member, U.S. Senate (D-MI)

   

  Paul C. Warnke Lecture in International Security

  General Meeting

  
  February 26, 2003

  Related Project: Paul C. Warnke Lecture in International Security

  Presider:	Leslie H. Gelb, President, Council on Foreign Relations
  Speaker:	Harold Brown, Counselor, Center for Strategic And International Studies; Former Secretary of Defense, 1977-1981

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  Deterring State Sponsorship of Nuclear Terrorism

  In this report, CFR Senior Fellow Michael A. Levi analyzes the potential use of deterrence in preventing terrorist groups from acquiring nuclear weapons and recommends a new approach to U.S. declaratory policy, as well as ways to improve U.S. capabilities to determine the sources of terrorist attacks.

  China, Space Weapons, and U.S. Security

  In this report, Bruce W. MacDonald illuminates the strategic landscape of military space competition between the United States and China and highlights the dangers and opportunities the United States confronts in space.

  Complete list of Council Special Reports.

  David Rockefeller Studies Program Contacts

  For more information on the David Rockefeller Studies Program, contact:

  Gary Samore
  Vice President, Director of Studies, and Maurice R. Greenberg Chair
  +1.212.434.9627
  gsamore@cfr.org

  Sebastian Mallaby
  Director of the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies, Deputy Director of Studies, and Paul A. Volcker Senior Fellow for International Economics
  smallaby@cfr.org

  Janine Hill
  Deputy Director of Studies Administration
  +1.212.434.9753
  jhill@cfr.org

   

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