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Tipping the Scales: An Emergent India on the World Stage
The Union Club 1211 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH, United StatesRegistration for this event has closed. Please email jconnell@ccwa.org if you would like to attend. The Cleveland Council on World Affairs is honored to host Akriti Vasudeva Kalyankar for the Dr. Raj and Karen Aggarwal Forum on India. Please note that this event will be held at the Union Club of Cleveland. With the world's…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Sports Diplomacy in America’s Decade of Sport
The Union Club 1211 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH, United StatesRegistration for this event has closed. From the Olympics to the FIFA World Cup, international sports competitions have long been a way for countries to display national pride and attain international recognition that they might not regularly receive. However, sports diplomacy -- the application of sports to international diplomacy -- is a much newer area…
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…
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…
Constructing Peace: How Diplomats Change the World
The Union Club 1211 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH, United StatesThis event has reached capacity. Please email jconnell@ccwa.org to be placed on the wait list. In a time when turmoil and conflict dominate the headlines, it can be difficult to maintain belief in the often slow-moving process of diplomacy. Yet, diplomacy remains a critically important method for facing and overcoming the challenges facing the United…
Making Sense of U.S. Policy in the Middle East
The Union Club 1211 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH, United StatesRegistration for this event has closed. Walk-ins are not permitted. Please email jconnell@ccwa.org with questions. Welcome to the 2025-2026 Foreign Policy Forum season! To kick off the season, CCWA is honored to host Brian Katulis, senior fellow at the Middle East Institute, to discuss the critically important, yet often complicated, U.S. foreign policy in the…
European Security Under a Shifting World Order
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. CCFR is honored to host Rose Gottemoeller, William J. Perry Lecturer at Stanford University's Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, to discuss the future of European security.…
The 30-Year War: Conflict in Africa’s Great Lakes
The Union Club 1211 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH, United StatesThe Cleveland Committee on Foreign Relations is a dinner and dialogue series that provides unparalleled access to top experts and diplomats for candid discussions of today's most pressing international issues. Participation is typically exclusive to Diplomat and Ambassador members and their guests, but for one time only, all CCWA members are welcome to attend! Since…