• 2022 Nunn School Symposium: Global Technological Competition

    Zen Theater, Price Gilbert Library

    The Chinese government is moving its economy and military rapidly up the technological ladder, which is increasingly being seen as a threat by others. This symposium explores the challenges and responses in a series of panels featuring experts associated with the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs. Co-sponsors: Center for International Strategy, Technology, and Policy […]

  • Georgia Tech Symposium: Taiwan in the Indo-Pacific Geopolitical Competition

    Taiwan has long occupied a critical position in the Indo-Pacific region. The island stands at the regional geostrategic and geoeconomic frontlines, challenging Chinaโ€™s regime legitimacy and hegemonic ambition, emerging as a tiger economy in the 20th century, and now securing its role as an advanced technology production powerhouse. Today, as the geopolitical competition between the […]

  • Enhancing Economic and Commercial Diplomacy for Todayโ€™s Global Challenges

    The Historic Academy of Medicine at Georgia Tech in Midtown Atlanta 875 W Peachtree St NW, Atlanta, GA, United States

    This symposium brings together current and former U.S. government officials and corporate representatives to discuss how U.S. economic diplomacy can be more effective. Breakfast and lunch will be provided to registrants. The discussions will be structured around three topics: Generously supported by the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation and Bank of America. Co-sponsored by Georgia […]

  • Nunn School Symposium IV: The Political Vulnerability of Economic Interdependence

    Georgia Tech Alumni House 190 North Avenue NW, Atlanta, GA, United States

    The past five or so years have seen a dramatic increase in the use of economic tools by governments to pursue foreign policy objectives. This increased use has also contributed to heightened concerns about vulnerabilities associated with economic interdependence.  This half-day seminar will consider how different jurisdictions use economic tools for geopolitical ends and seek […]

  • Oppenheimer in Perspective: Building the Bomb in Nazi Germany, the United States, and the Soviet Union

    Georgia Tech - Kirkwood Room, Exhibition Hall 460 4th St NW, Atlanta, Georgia

    Please join Dr. Seymour Goodman on Thursday, April 18th from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for "Oppenheimer in Perspective: Building the Bomb in Nazi Germany, the United States, and the Soviet Union". Dr. Goodman will be discussing all of the relevant faces of the three atomic bomb projects and their historical importance. While J. Robert Oppenheimer has become […]

  • Promoting Prosperity and Security through the US-South Korean Alliance

    Bill Moore Student Success Center President's Suite A and B 225 North Avenue NW, Atlanta, Georgia

    Please join the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, the Stimson Center,  the Korea Defense Veterans Association, and ACIR on August 27th from 6 to 8pm in the Bill Moore Student Success Center for Promoting Prosperity and Security through the US-South Korean Alliance! This event will be a panel discussion followed by a Q&A session on the importance of the U.S. […]

  • How Fans Fall in Love with Women’s Football

    Bill Moore Student Success Center, Press Room A 225 North Avenue NW, Atlanta, Georgia

    Please join Georgia Tech's Sam Nunn School of International Affairs for a discussion on the global rise of women's football with Rachel Allison, associate professor of sociology at Mississippi State University. Allison will speak on her research on the societal and sociological impact that has come along with the growth of the women's game. Co-sponsored […]

  • Fifth Nunn School Symposium: The Dollar’s Challenged Role in the World

    Georgia Tech's Alumni House Ballroom 190 North Avenue NW, Atlanta, Georgia

    Since the end of the Second World War the US dollar has played a central role in the global economy. During the 21st century the US government has extensively leveraged the associated importance of the US financial system to secure foreign policy objectives. That activity and concerns about US fiscal responsibility have recently prompted other […]

  • The Art of Diplomacy with Former Ambassador Stuart Eizenstat

    Georgia Tech - Kirkwood Room, Exhibition Hall 460 4th St NW, Atlanta, Georgia

    The Sam Nunn School of International Affairs is honored to host former U.S. Ambassador to the European Union, Stuart Eizenstat, to discuss his career in diplomacy and his new book,ย The Art of Diplomacy: How American Negotiators Reached Historic Agreements that Changed the World.ย  Ambassador Eizenstat served as the U.S. Ambassador to the EU from 1993 […]

  • Nunnย School Symposium VI:ย The Post-War Order Under Threat

    Georgia Tech Alumni House 190 North Avenue NW, Atlanta, GA, United States

    The Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, co-sponsored with the Atlanta Council on International Relations (ACIR), invites you to the Nunn School Symposium VI: The Post-War Order Under Threat. This yearโ€™s symposium will examine the state of the post-war world order, the evolution of its challenges, how structures have shifted, and what the future may hold for continued global governance. The […]

  • The Age of Ubiquitous Information and the Future of Intelligence

    Scholars Event Theater (Room 1280), Price Gilbert Memorial Library at Georgia Tech 704 Cherry St NW, Atlanta, Georgia

    The Sam Nunn School of International Affairs at Georgia Tech invites you to join for The Age of Ubiquitous Information and the Future of Intelligence, a symposium promising to expose engineering, computer science, and international security students to the opportunities and challenges presented by open source data and new digital analytical tools for conducting intelligence […]

  • Building a Grassroots Movement for Global Development

    Piedmont Room, John Lewis Student Center 351 Ferst Dr NW, Atlanta, Georgia

    The Sam Nunn School invites you to a discussion with Asher Moss, executive director of the Alliance for American Leadership, on the future of U.S. foreign aid and how grassroots advocacy can strengthen Americaโ€™s role in global development. Attendees will learn about public policy internship opportunities with the Alliance and how its nationwide, nonpartisan coalition […]

  • Colombia and the United States: Past Legacies and Future Challenges

    Buckhead Room, Exhibition Hall, Georgia Tech 460 Fourth Street NW, Atlanta, Georgia

    The Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, alongside the School of Modern Languages and Spelman College, is proud to host Daniel Garcรญa-Peรฑa Jaramillo, the Ambassador of Colombia to the United States. The ambassador will join to share his experience, the evolution and nature of the U.S.-Colombian relationship, and the importance of peacebuilding. This talk is […]

  • Fentanyl: Fighting the Mass Poisoning of America and the Cartel Behind It

    Scholars Event Theater (Room 1280), Price Gilbert Memorial Library at Georgia Tech 704 Cherry St NW, Atlanta, Georgia

    The Sam Nunn School of International Affairs at Georgia Tech invites you to join the Honorable John Tien, former deputy secretary of Homeland Security and a Nunn School Distinguished Professor of the Practice, and Jake Braun, Tien's former Senior Counselor for Policy and former Acting Principal Deputy National Cyber Director, for a fireside chat. They […]

  • The Future of North American Trade Relations

    Georgia Tech Alumni House, Griffin Ballroom 190 North Ave. NW, Atlanta, GA, United States

    The Sam Nunn School is proud to present "The Future of North American Trade Relations," an event featuring American, Canadian, and Mexican views on the state of play of North American trade. In the run-up to the review of the US-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) agreement in the summer, this half-day symposium takes stock of the stakes, issues, […]

  • Discussion on War Termination and the Durability of Peace with David Siroky

    Habersham Building, Room G17 781 Marietta Street NW, Atlanta, GA, United States

    The Sam Nunn School of International Affairs welcomes Dr. David Siroky, Professor of International Relations at the University of Florida, for a guest lecture on his work studying international conflict and conflict resolution. Siroky also serves as director of the Violence, Conflict, and Security Lab (ViCS Lab) at the University of Florida.This talk is part […]

  • AI and National Security: A Conversation for Policymakers, Innovators, and Business Leaders

    Scholars Event Theater, Price Gilbert Memorial Library 260 4th Street NW, Atlanta, Georgia

    The Sam Nunn School of International Affairs at Georgia Tech invites you to join the Spring 2026 Sam Nunn-Bank of America Policy Forum. This event will focus on AI and national security, convening leaders from government, industry, academia, and the nonprofit sector to explore the impact of AI on defense, policy, and the private sector. […]