• 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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• The Nonproliferation Regime

  

  Explore international efforts to curb nuclear proliferation with a new interactive from CFR's program on International Institutions and Global Governance.

  New Council Special Reports

  
  

  The Canadian Oil Sands: Energy Security vs. Climate Change

  The Canadian oil sands present an important challenge to policymakers: they promise energy security benefits but present climate change problems. Michael A. Levi assesses the energy security and climate change effects of the oil sands and makes recommendations for U.S. policymakers within the context of broader bilateral relations with Canada.

  The National Interest and the Law of the Sea

  This report explores an important element of the maritime policy regime: the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. Author Scott G. Borgerson examines the international negotiations that led to the convention, the history of debates in the United States over whether to join it, and the strategic importance of the oceans for U.S. foreign policy today.

  Complete list of Council Special Reports

  New Books

  

  In War of Necessity, War of Choice, Richard N. Haass contrasts the decisions that shaped the conduct of two wars between the United States and Iraq involving the two presidents Bush and Saddam Hussein, and writes an authoritative, personal account of how U.S. foreign policy is made, what it should seek, and how it should be pursued.

  In Cuba: What Everyone Needs to Know, Julia E. Sweig presents a remarkably accessible portrait of Cuba’s unique place on the world stage over the past fifty years, including its internal politics, its often fraught relationship with the United States, and its shifting relationship with the global community.

  As Ray Takeyh shows in Guardians of the Revolution, behind the famous personalities and extremist slogans of Iran is a nation that is far more pragmatic—and complex—than many in the West have been led to believe.

  Complete list of CFR Books

  David Rockefeller Studies Program Contacts

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

  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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