Speaker Series
The Abandonment of Sudan
The Union Club 1211 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH, United StatesThe Cleveland Committee on Foreign Relations (CCFR) is exclusive to Diplomat and Ambassador members and their guests. An email with registration information will be sent to eligible members on Thursday, October 16. CCFR is honored to host Ambassador Michelle Gavin, Ralph Bunche senior fellow for Africa policy studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, to…
Reluctant Conquest: America’s Relationship with the Arctic
The Union Club 1211 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH, United StatesThe Cleveland Committee on Foreign Relations (CCFR) is exclusive to Diplomat and Ambassador members and their guests. An email with registration information will be sent to eligible members on Thursday, October 30. CCWA is honored to host Dr. Kathryn Lavelle, Ellen and Dixon Long Professor of World Affairs at Case Western Reserve University, to share…
Tariffs and Trade Agreements: Navigating unprecedented change
Join CCWA for a series of webinars focused on current developments in international trade and economics. Designed for a business audience, but open to all, webinars will cover the relevant legal and regulatory context, recent and ongoing developments, risks and opportunities, and why this topic is relevant to the Cleveland community. Many of the assumptions…
The U.S. G20 Presidency: Narrowed Focus Amid Sharp Divisions
The Union Club 1211 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH, United StatesThe Cleveland Committee on Foreign Relations (CCFR) is exclusive to Diplomat and Ambassador members and their guests. An email with registration information has been sent to eligible members on Monday, January 12. CCWA is honored to host Caitlin Welsh, director for global economic engagement at the National Security Council from 2018-2020, to share her insights…
Renegotiation of the US-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement: The future of trade with our neighbors
Join CCWA for a series of webinars focused on current developments in international trade and economics. Designed for a business audience, but open to all, webinars will cover the relevant legal and regulatory context, recent and ongoing developments, risks and opportunities, and why this topic is relevant to the Cleveland community. Canada is Ohio’s largest…
The Use of Force and the Future of International Law
The Union Club 1211 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH, United StatesThe Cleveland Committee on Foreign Relations (CCFR) is exclusive to Diplomat and Ambassador members and their guests. An email with registration information has been sent to eligible members on Friday, March 13. The first few months of 2026 have seen the executive branch of the United States test the limits of its authority to use…
Forced Labor in Global Supply Chains: A rapidly evolving regulatory environment
Join CCWA for a series of webinars focused on current developments in international trade and economics. Designed for a business audience, but open to all, webinars will cover the relevant legal and regulatory context, recent and ongoing developments, risks and opportunities, and why this topic is relevant to the Cleveland community. Some of Northeast Ohio’s…
Critical Minerals and Chinese Export Controls: Impacts on U.S. business
Join CCWA for a series of webinars focused on current developments in international trade and economics. Designed for a business audience, but open to all, webinars will cover the relevant legal and regulatory context, recent and ongoing developments, risks and opportunities, and why this topic is relevant to the Cleveland community. No economic issue has…
Nuclear Weapons Policy in a Hot World
The Union Club 1211 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH, United StatesThe Cleveland Committee on Foreign Relations (CCFR) is exclusive to Diplomat and Ambassador members and their guests. An email with registration information has been sent to eligible members on Friday, March 13. After decades of relatively successful policies of nuclear restraint, the world is facing new challenges amidst the erosion of important arms control agreements…
Patience, Power, and Purges: A Closer Look at China’s Security Policy
The Union Club 1211 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH, United StatesThe Cleveland Committee on Foreign Relations (CCFR) is exclusive to Under 35, Diplomat, and Ambassador members and their guests. An email with registration information will be sent to eligible members on Wednesday, May 20. CCFR is honored to host Brian Hart, Deputy Director and Fellow of the China Power Project at the Center for Strategic…
West Asia: The Middle East 25 Years After 9/11
The Union Club 1211 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH, United StatesThe Cleveland Committee on Foreign Relations (CCFR) is exclusive to Under 35, Diplomat, and Ambassador members and their guests. An email with registration information will be sent to eligible members prior to the event. CCFR is glad to host Mohammed Soliman, author of West Asia: A New American Grand Strategy in the Middle East, for…
Breakfast & Discussion with European National Security Leaders
Midtown Collaboration Center 1974 E. 66th St., Cleveland, OH, United StatesJoin CCWA for an exclusive member event to meet European national security leaders and learn the latest on the state of the transatlantic relationship. Registration for this event has closed. Please email jconnell@ccwa.org with questions. At this networking breakfast panel discussion, our members gain exclusive access to leading European national security voices, policymakers, and experts…