This afternoon, AHS hosted Nury Turkel, Chairman of the Board for the Uyghur Human Rights Project, who discussed the ongoing human rights crisis in Xinjiang. Mr. Turkel covered the details of the CCP's policy toward the Uyghurs & the US/International response.
Looking for a new
#podcast
to listen to? The Bulwark's "Shields of the Republic" by Eliot Cohen and Eric Edelman probes beyond the hive mind of Washington conventional wisdom on
#nationalsecurity
and
#foreignaffairs
.
Definitely worth a listen:
We wanted to share a letter
@GabeScheinmann
wrote to our student chapter leaders yesterday. Given how many universities responded to the attacks on Israel, our students will likely encounter efforts to silence their work. We are proud of how our students have responded thus far.
Over the weekend, a select group of Alexander Hamilton Society students had the opportunity to participate in the annual Peace Through Strength bootcamp co-led by AHS and the Ronald Reagan Institute in advance of the 2023 Reagan National Defense Forum this December. (1/13)
🧵2/5:
@JackDetsch
(Pentagon and National Security Reporter at
@ForeignPolicy
, Security and Strategy Seminar 2022-2023), Ukraine's Cheap Drones are Decimating Russia's Tanks, Foreign Policy.
From Thursday, July 21, to Sunday July 24, we hosted our annual Student Leadership Conference. We welcomed 157 student leaders from 56 campus chapters to learn more about the U.S. foreign policy from premier scholars and professionals in their field.
Our students were grateful to attend
@ReaganInstitute
's Defense Forum this past weekend,
@realjimmyquinn
remarked that "there aren't many places you can learn about defense policy, and meet General James Mattis...that RNDF is a career-shaping experience and a dream come true".
On May 25 at 12pm EDT, AHS is excited to host a virtual book talk with
@joshrogin
, Washington Post columnist and CNN political analyst, on his newest book 'Chaos Under Heaven: Trump, Xi, and the Battle for the 21st Century.' Register here:
🧵1/2: The AHS Chapter at Yeshiva University hosted their first speaker event featuring Michael Doran, Senior Fellow and Director of the Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East at the Hudson Institute.
@YUNews
@Doranimated
@HudsonInstitute
#AHSChapterEvents
Last week, AHS chapters discussed the future of the Transatlantic Alliance, nationalistic populism, and NATO’s relevance in an emerging military climate. We are impressed as ever that even with finals right around the corner AHS chapters are still dedicated to hosting events!
Assistant Secretary Stilwell enjoyed talking China strategy during the closing session of the 2019-2020 Alexander Hamilton Society's Security and Strategy Seminar.
Applications are closing soon for our National Defense Fellowship! This fellowship, in partnership with
@ReaganInstitute
, brings students to DC and Simi Valley to learn about National Security and Defense policy.
We are delighted to announce the winners of our chapter awards for the 2019-2020 academic year. We hope they will serve as a model to other chapters striving to enlarge their place in campus life, and we could not be prouder of their accomplishments!
Our Harvard chapter was honored to host an event on U.S. foreign policy and great power competition last week with Ambassador Paula J. Dobriansky, Senior Fellow with the Future of Diplomacy Project! Looking forward to her talk at Yale today.
@hks
@belfercenter
@AtlanticCouncil
Tonight the AHS chapter
@Harvard
will host their final debate of the semester on the future of NATO and the transatlantic alliance. Featured speakers are
@IanBrzezinski
of
@AtlanticCouncil
, Lt Gen. Jack Weinstein, USAF (Ret), and Ambassador
@VeskoGarcevic
.
#NATO
's Next 70
October was a busy time for AHS chapters with topics ranging from Grand Strategy & Great Power Competition to Israeli Diplomacy. Our chapters heard from a number of scholars including
@RogerZakheim
,
@mike_mazza
,
@mattwaxman1
. Congrats to all of our chapters on a successful month!
Congratulations to our Duke University chapter on executing an interesting discussion last week on "Does War Make Us Safer? Military Restraint vs Intervention" – and a special thank you to
@RHFontaine
for speaking at the event!
Last night, our Security and Strategy Seminar Fellows gathered for their final session of the 2023-2024 fellowship. Fellows listened to remarks from Former Deputy National Security Advisor, Matt Pottinger.
#AlexanderHamiltonSociety
Grateful for the opportunity to attend
@ReaganDefense
Forum. Our student leaders are preparing for tomorrow’s panel discussions by studying the process and principles of effective policy implementation with
@DEricSayers
🧵1/2: Walter Russell Mead spoke to the Security and Strategy Seminar Fellows on Conflict Mobilization. Garrett Exner moderated the discussion.
@wrmead
@HudsonInstitute
Earlier this afternoon, our Summer ‘20 Fellows had the honor to join Gen. David Petraeus for a wide-ranging discussion on US foreign policy, civil-military relations, and lessons from his career in public service.
On Monday, September 27th at 12PM, we are excited to host
@ElbridgeColby
for a conversation on his forthcoming book: The Strategy of Denial: American Defense in an Age of Great Power Conflict. See below to register. Hope to see you there!
On this week's Tikvah Podcast, Alexandra Orbuch (AHS Princeton ’25), Gabriel Diamond (AHS Yale ’24) and Zach Kessel (AHS Northwestern ’23) discuss the current situation for Jewish students on U.S. college campuses
@zach_kessel
@OrbuchA
@tikvahfund
🧵2/3: Rebeccah L. Heinrichs is a Senior Fellow at the
@HudsonInstitute
and the Director of its Keystone Defense Initiative. Andrew Reddie is an Associate Research Professor of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley's Goldman School of Public Policy.
🧵2/4: Jack Detsch (Pentagon and National Security Reporter at Foreign Policy, Security and Strategy Seminar Alumnus): State Department Beefs Up U.S. Diplomatic Presence in Kyiv,
@ForeignPolicy
@JackDetsch
🧵1/3 Ahead of the 2024 presidential election, we asked our AHS chapter presidents to submit 5 foreign policy questions they have for the presidential candidates.
#AlexanderHamiltonSociety
#AHSChapterPresidents
🧵1/2: Yesterday, the Claremont McKenna College AHS Chapter hosted the Washington Director of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute, Roger Zakheim.
@ReaganInstitute
@RogerZakheim
@CMCNews
We are currently hiring for two full-time positions:
- Special Assistant to the Executive Director
- Program & Editorial Assistant
Check them out and apply!
One week left to apply for the Hamilton National Fellowship (HNF); providing grants to students with summer internships. Awarding $2,500 grants for on the ground internships in DC and $1,500 grants for remote internships with DC-based institutions.
Two great AHS events this week with AHS's
@tomkarako
at
@AHSatASU
on whether U.S. withdrawal from nuclear treaties is making the world more dangerous, and AHS's
@RogerZakheim
at
@osuhamsoc
on The Iranian Geopolitical Project. Congrats to both chapters on successful events!
It was an honor to host Aaron Friedberg as our keynote speaker to discuss his new book, Getting China Wrong, where he highlighted how U.S. policies have failed to curtail the power of the Chinese Communist Party.
AHS is excited to host former National Security Advisor Lt. General H.R. McMaster for a conversation on his recent book Battlegrounds: The Fight to Defend the Free World.The event will take place on October 15 at 12:00pm ET. Click here to register!
In partnership w/
@ReaganInstitute
we are thrilled to be bringing 20 of our National Defense Fellows to
#RNDF2023
! As the next generation of
#NationalSecurity
and
#Defense
professionals, our students are taking the critical first steps to build their professional networks.
This afternoon, AHS was proud to host Gen. H.R. McMaster for a discussion of his new book Battlegrounds: The Fight to Defend the Free World, in which he re-examines the most critical foreign policy and national security challenges that face the United States.
This afternoon, AHS had the pleasure of hosting
@joshrogin
for a virtual book talk on his latest, 'Chaos Under Heaven.' Check out the full recording here:
Looking back to our Columbia University chapter's event last week on American Grand Strategy. Thank you to Col. Mansoor and
@mattwaxman1
for leading such an interesting discussion!
On Tue 3/9 at 12pm: Join us for a virtual book launch with AHS'
@DAlexBlumenthal
on his latest: 'The China Nightmare.' Joined by two leading architects of the Trump Administration's
#chinapolicy
: Matt Pottinger & Nadia Schadlow. Register here:
🧵1/2: On Tuesday, June 4th at 12 PM EST, AHS is excited to host
@michaelsobolik
to discuss his new book, "Countering China's Great Game: A Strategy for American Dominance."
🧵1/3: Last night, AHS alumni and current fellows of the Security and Strategy Seminar’s Russia Track attended a dinner with the
@CEPA
James S. Denton Fellows.
#AlexanderHamiltonSociety
#CEPA
ICYMI: Last week, the
@UF
AHS Chapter hosted their first chapter speaker event featuring Lisa Curtis, a Senior Fellow and Director of the Indo-Pacific Security Program at
@CNASdc
. Curtis spoke to the chapter on the Indo-Pacific.
@LisaCurtisDC
🧵1/3 Our AHS Alumni Reading Group met yesterday to discuss The Arc of a Covenant: The United States, Israel, and the Fate of the Jewish People by Walter Russell Mead. The cohort is made up alumni from the AHS Security and Strategy Seminar and campus chapters.
#AHSAlumni
On this day of giving thanks, The Alexander Hamilton Society is beyond grateful for all of our speakers, students, and advisors. From everyone here at AHS to all of you,
#HappyThanksgiving
🧵1/2: Yesterday, the Duke University AHS Chapter hosted Michael Rubin, Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, specializing in Iran, Turkey, and the broader Middle East.
@mrubin1971
@AEI
@DukeU
Congrats to AHS
@SAISHopkins
for hosting a great debate on military involvement in the Middle East and South Asia in the age of great power competition, between former XO to General Petraeus, Peter Mansoor & Director of
@SAISStrat
, Mara Karlin, moderated by Dr. Eric Edelman.
AshlandU &
@SAISHopkins
are also hosting: “Speak Loudly and Carry A Big Stick” with Henry Nau, and “Pivot or Double Down: Military Involvement in the Mid East and South Asia in the Age of Great Power Competition” with Peter Mansoor! Good luck
@NickNovotnyOH
@ShayKhatiri
!
ICYMI: Last week, Kari Bingen, the Director of the Aerospace Security Project and a Senior Fellow in the International Security Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (
@CSIS
), spoke to the AHS
@UCBerkeley
Chapter on Space Policy.
#AHSChapterEvents
September has been full of great events hosted by our AHS chapters! Yesterday evening,
@AHSLiberty
hosted a panel discussion: “How the U.S. Can Work with European Allies to Protect Its Gulf Allies,” featuring
@Doranimated
of
@HudsonInstitute
. Congrats on the success
@AHSLiberty
!
The AHS team packed and shipped Welcome Boxes this afternoon for our Peace Through Strength Boot Camp participants - looking forward to our first session on October 22!
@ReaganInstitute
Tonight our Harvard chapter presents a debate on 'The Future of Arms Control and Nuclear Security" between Thomas Mahnken of
@CSBA_
and Elaine Scarry of
@HarvardEthics
, moderated by Stephen Rosen, Beton Michael Kaneb Professor of National Security & Military Affairs
@Harvard
.
🧵1/3 At AHS we strongly believe in the importance of public discussion. For that reason, we are excited to host a debate tonight with our DC Professional Chapter on Iran.
#AHSIranDebate
#HamSocProfChapter
🧵3/3 In all of our programming, including tonight’s debate, AHS hopes to shed a light on the
#Hamiltonian
perspective of strong and principled American leadership in global affairs.
This afternoon, as part of our Spring 2021 Library Series, AHS welcomed
@KoriSchake
for a discussion of 'The Ugly American.' Using the book's famous vignettes as case studies, Dr. Schake pressed students to excavate lessons - constructive and cautionary - for diplomats today.
🧵1/4: Did you know we have over 1,600 AHS Alumni? See below three articles published by prominent AHS Alumni over the past month.
#AHSAlumni
#AlexanderHamiltonSociety
Last night, our AHS Washington, D.C. Professional Chapter gathered to celebrate Alexander Hamilton’s birthday. At this event, we enjoyed honoring Hamilton’s commitment to strong and principled leadership in global affairs.
#ProfessionalChapter
#AlexanderHamiltonSociety
Yesterday, the
@ASU
AHS Chapter hosted LTG Anthony G. Crutchfield, USA (Ret.), Vice President, Army Systems, Defense, Space and Security for
@Boeing
Government Operations in Washington, DC. Crutchfield spoke on Boeing and National Security and Defense.
#Boeing
#ASU
#AHS
Last Friday, AHS
@WestPoint_USMA
discussed whether United States support for Israel is driven by special interest groups with
@MichaelSinghDC
of
@WashInstitute
and MAJ Quinn Sorenson of
@WestPointSOSH
. We are proud to see cadets, faculty, and scholars driving these conversations.
.
@SecDef
's travel to California comes as the United States, along with our allies and partners, continue to deliver historic momentum toward a shared vision to preserve the rules-based international order. 🇺🇸🇦🇺🇬🇧 cc:
@DIU_x
@129RQW
@RonaldReagan
#RNDF
#AUKUS
Exciting news! Our 3rd annual student journal, The Hamiltonian, is now available. Discover essays by AHS students discussing emerging foreign policy challenges in an era of great power competition.
Check it out now:
🧵1/2: ICYMI: Last week, AHS Security and Strategy Seminar alumnus Gabriel Noronha (
@GLNoronha
), a fellow at the Jewish Institute for National Security of America (
@jinsadc
), testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on how to weaken the Russo-Iranian alliance.
Our Georgetown chapter was honored to host Ambassador Paula Dobriansky, who spoke to students about great power competition in Latin America and offered insightful career advice. Thank you, Amb. Dobriansky, for sharing your wisdom!
🧵1/2: ICYMI: This week,
@AngelaStent
spoke to our AHS
@Penn
Chapter on the rise and fall of Alexei Navalny. Dr. Benjamin Nathans, the Alan Charles Kors Endowed Term Associate Professor of History at
@Penn
moderated the discussion.
#AHSChapterEvents