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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…
NORAD at 70: The Future of North American Security
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 honored to host General (Ret'd) Tom Lawson to share his insights into the future of North American security cooperation…
What Have We Learned? Key Takeaways from Brazil’s Presidential Election
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 Tatiana Cruz to share her analysis of Brazil's presidential election that will take place the week…
AI, Automation, and the Reshoring Boom
The Union Club 1211 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH, United StatesAfter three decades of offshoring, American manufacturing investment has turned sharply homeward. Tariffs, pandemic-era supply chain shocks, and a bipartisan turn toward industrial policy have pushed companies to build capacity in North America, while the buildout of artificial intelligence has created enormous new demand for data centers and the power to run them. The reshoring…
The New Landscape of Global Aid and Health Security
The Union Club 1211 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH, United StatesThe architecture of the past six decades of global aid and health security has been dismantled in a remarkably short span of time. USAID, for many years the primary vehicle for American development and humanitarian assistance, was dissolved in 2025. In January 2026, the United States formally completed its withdrawal from the World Health Organization.…
Rising to the Challenge: Moldova During Russia’s War
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 honored to host Ambassador Vladislav Kulminski to discuss how Moldova has emerged as a bright spot amidst an era…
The New Geopolitics of Central Asia
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 honored to host Ambassador Daniel Rosenblum to share his insights into the geopolitical shifts that have taken place across…
Partners or Adversaries: The Sahel After the Coups
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 honored to host Alex Thurston to share his analysis on the state of the Sahel and West Africa. He…