TCFR Events
Ambassador Nicholas Burns addresses TCFR members at Skyline Country Club on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019.
The TCFR Board of Directors selects topics for our programs based on member preferences, as expressed in a survey sent to members each spring. In addition, flexibility is provided for “targets of opportunity” that arise as world events develop throughout the year. Here are some of our upcoming and recent events.
2023/2024 TCFR PROGRAMS
For more information regarding each event, click on the presentation title.
October 27
“Challenges of a Rising China”
Honorable Jane Duke
Tucson Country Club
November 16
"Threats to Our Democratic System"
Mary McCord
Skyline Country Club
December 13
“Why American History Divides the Nation”
Dr. Hasan Jefferies
Holiday Luncheon, Arizona Inn
January 11
"US Outreach With China: Why and How?”
Mark Baxter Lambert
Skyline Country Club
February 8
“The Future of Immigration Policy"
Gabriel Sanchez
Tucson Country Club
March: 13
“What Happens to Facts: Getting it Right in Newspapers and the Digital World”
Dean Charles Whitaker
Skyline Country Club
April: Date TBD
“Future Challenges in Myanmar: A forgotten Crisis?”
Ambassador Scot Marciel
Venue TBD
April (second program) TBD:
2022/2023 TCFR PROGRAMS
For more information regarding each event, click on the presentation title.
September 22
"Threats to Democracy and Normalization of Violent Extremism"
Suzanne Spaulding
Zoom Online Meeting
October 20
"Navigating Great Power Competition in a Globalized World"
Charles Kupchan
Tucson Country Club
November 3
"Understanding and Responding to Conflicts Within the Islamic World"
Gregory Gause
Zoom Online Meeting
December 6 - EVENT CANCELED
"Cyber Lessons Learned from the War in Ukraine"
Dina Temple-Raston
The Lodge at Ventana Canyon Golf and Racquet Club, Holiday Luncheon
January 12
"How Demographic Trends Driven by Conflict and Climate Change are Reshaping the Globe"
Jennifer Sciubba
Zoom Online Meeting
February 23
"How Open Technological Innovation is Changing War and Peace"
Audrey Kurth Cronin
Zoom Online Meeting
February 27
"Cyber Lessons Learned from the War in Ukraine"
Dina Temple-Raston
Jewish Community Center
March 15
"The Ukraine War and Nuclear Risks"
Dr. Joseph Cirincione
Zoom Online Meeting
April 5
"How Will the Strategic Ambiguity of US-China Taiwan Policy End?"
Richard Fontaine
Tucson Country Club
April 19
"The Future of U.S. Space Policy and Potential Conflicts"
Frank Kendall
Tucson Country Club
2021/2022 TCFR PROGRAMS
For more information regarding each event, click on the presentation title.
September 15
"The Failed Search for Victory in Afghanistan"
Dr. Stephen Biddle
Zoom Online Meeting
September 28
"How to Combat Global & Domestic Terrorism"
Dr. Cynthia Miller-Idress
Zoom Online Meeting
October 19
"The New Realities from the Middle East to Iran and Afghanistan"
Robin Wright
Zoom Online Meeting
November 10
"Covering Politics in a 'Post-Truth' World"
Susan Glasser
Zoom Online Meeting
December 7
"Re-engaging With the War on Climate Change"
Alice Hill
Zoom Online Meeting
January 12
"Will Covid Change the World? What Impact Will Covid Have on US-China Relations?"
James B. Steinberg, J.D.
Zoom Online Meeting
February 10
"The Past and Future of American-Iranian Relations"
John Ghazvinian, D.Phil
Zoom Online Meeting
March 1
"The Centaur’s Dilemma: A Public Citizen’s Guide to AI its National Security Uses, Risks, and Regulation"
James E. Baker, J.D.
Zoom Online Meeting
April 12
"What Lies Beneath: Spies, Counterspies, and Hackers in the Battle for Ukraine"
Frank Figliuzzi
Zoom Online Meeting
May 10
"The Global impact of Putin’s Aggression in Ukraine"
Dr. Fiona Hill
Zoom Online Meeting
2020/2021 TCFR PROGRAMS
For more information regarding each event, click on the presentation title.
September 17, 2020 5PM
"Pandemics in History and the Status of the Global, National and Tucson Pandemic"
Dr. Michael Worobey
Zoom Online Meeting
October 21, 2020 5PM
"The 2020 Elections: Protecting Democracy from External & Internal Assaults"
Frank Figliuzzi
Zoom Online Meeting
November 12, 2020 5PM
"The 2020 Elections: Where Do We Go From Here?"
Panel Discussion: Dr. Tom Volgy, Dr. Samara Klar and Mr. Norm Ornstein
Zoom Online Meeting
December 3, 2020 5PM
"US-China Relations After the Election"
Dr. David Lampton
Zoom Online Meeting
January 27, 2021 5PM
"The Future of Alliances & the Role of the Military in Diplomacy"
General Vincent Brooks
Zoom Online Meeting
February 18, 2021 5PM
"Saving the 4th Estate: How did it Become the Enemy of the People?"
Leonard Downie Jr.
Zoom Online Meeting
March 17, 2021
"Repairing the State Department & Restoring American Diplomacy"
Ambassador Michael McFaul
April 6, 2021 5PM
"National Security Risks from Politicizing the Intelligence Community"
Dr. Mark Lowenthal
2019/2020 PROGRAMS
September 26, 2019
"Facts, Fiction and Options in the Border Security Debate"
Tim Steller, Arizona Daily Star
Arizona Inn, Luncheon Event
October 17, 2019
"From Mao to Xi: The Rise of China as a Global Power"
Dr. Michael Auslin
Tucson Country Club
November 21, 2019
"The Rise of White Nationalism at Home and Abroad"
Kathleen Belew
Skyline Country Club
December 5, 2019
"Trump vs. The Intelligence and Military Communities"
Frank Figliuzzi
Arizona Inn Holiday Luncheon
January 17, 2020
"The Global Disparity in Wealth Distribution: A Recipe for Instability?"
Abby Maxman
Tucson Country Club Luncheon
February 12, 2020
"Democracy In Crisis"
Dr. Larry Diamond
Tucson Country Club
March 3, 2020
"How Come Nobody Told Me We Are in a Cyber War?"
Lawrence Husick
Skyline Country Club
March 19, 2020 - Event Cancelled
"Brexit & the Future of the European Union"
Dr. Amanda Sloat
Tucson Country Club
April TBD, 2020
"The Geopolitical Struggle for Power in the Middle East"
Dr. Aaron Stein
Event cancelled.
2018/2019 PROGRAMS
September 20, 2018
"The Russian Invasion of American Democracy"
Steven Hall, CIA Senior Intelligence Service (retired); former CIA Chief of Station, Moscow
Tucson Country Club
October 25, 2018
"Negotiating With North Korea: Past Lessons & Future Challenges"
Ambassador Christopher Hill, M.A., former ambassador to South Korea
Skyline Country Club
November 13, 2018
"Democracy in Crisis?: Assessing the Mid-Term Elections"
Thomas Mann, Ph.D., Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution
Tucson Country Club
December 4, 2018
"America's Foreign Policy in the Trump Era: The Players and Their Playbooks"
Richard Fontaine, M.A., President, Center for New American Security
Arizona Inn, Luncheon Event
January 15, 2019
"Is It Too Late to Reverse Climate Change?"
Dr. Diana Liverman, Regents Professor of Geography and Development, University of Arizona
Tucson Country Club
February 21, 2019
"Foreign Policy in the Trump Era"
Ambassador Nicholas Burns, M.A., Professor, Harvard University; former Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
Skyline Country Club
March 19, 2019
"Afghanistan: How and When Do We Disengage?"
Stephen Biddle, Ph.D., Professor, George Washington University
Tucson Country Club
April 5, 2019
"Successes & Failures in the War on Terrorism"
Bruce Hoffman, D.Phil., Professor, Georgetown University School of Foreign Service
Tucson Country Club, Luncheon Event
April 23, 2019
"How Demographic Changes Will Shape the Future in Developed & Underdeveloped Countries"
Robert Walker, J.D., President, Population Institute
Tucson Country Club
2017/2018 PROGRAMS
September 27, 2017
"The Intelligence Community: Illuminating A Turbulent World"
Mr. Steven Hall, Retired CIA Station Chief, Moscow Russia (CNN Analyst)
Tucson Country Club, Dinner Event
October 10, 2017
“Evaluating Trumps Foreign Policy Team: The Struggle for Power and Policy"
Mr. David Rothkopf
Skyline Country Club, Dinner Event
November 9th, 2017
“How to Deal with the Growing Threat from North Korea”
Dr. Patrick McEachern
Double Tree Hotel, Dinner Event
December 6, 2017
“China's Strategy to Become an Economic Superpower”
Dr. David Lampton
Arizona Inn, Luncheon event
January 9, 2018
“Trade Policy in the Trump Administration: Where is it Leading Us?"
Dr. Peter Allgeier
Tucson Country Club, Dinner Event
February 20, 2018
“Climate Change as a Global Security Threat”
Ms. Barbara Finamore
Skyline Country Club, Dinner Event
March 15, 2018
"That Nuclear Button: Facts, Fiction, & Safeguards for New Presidents"
Jon Wolfsthal
Tucson Country Club, Dinner Event
April 3, 2018, Event A
“The Role of the News Media in Covering the Trump Administration at Home and Abroad”
Dr. David Cuillier
Tucson Country Club, Dinner Event
April 24, 2018, Event B (Final Event of Program Year)
“Chaos in Venezuela: Can Democracy be Restored?”
Dr. Cynthia Arnson
Arizona Inn, Luncheon Event
2023/2024 TCFR PROGRAMS
For more information regarding each event, click on the presentation title.
October 27
“Challenges of a Rising China”
Honorable Jane Duke
Tucson Country Club
November 16
"Threats to Our Democratic System"
Mary McCord
Skyline Country Club
December 13
“Why American History Divides the Nation”
Dr. Hasan Jefferies
Holiday Luncheon, Arizona Inn
January 11
"US Outreach With China: Why and How?”
Mark Baxter Lambert
Skyline Country Club
February 8
“The Future of Immigration Policy"
Gabriel Sanchez
Tucson Country Club
March: 13
“What Happens to Facts: Getting it Right in Newspapers and the Digital World”
Dean Charles Whitaker
Skyline Country Club
April: Date TBD
“Future Challenges in Myanmar: A forgotten Crisis?”
Ambassador Scot Marciel
Venue TBD
April (second program) TBD:
2022/2023 TCFR PROGRAMS
For more information regarding each event, click on the presentation title.
September 22
"Threats to Democracy and Normalization of Violent Extremism"
Suzanne Spaulding
Zoom Online Meeting
October 20
"Navigating Great Power Competition in a Globalized World"
Charles Kupchan
Tucson Country Club
November 3
"Understanding and Responding to Conflicts Within the Islamic World"
Gregory Gause
Zoom Online Meeting
December 6 - EVENT CANCELED
"Cyber Lessons Learned from the War in Ukraine"
Dina Temple-Raston
The Lodge at Ventana Canyon Golf and Racquet Club, Holiday Luncheon
January 12
"How Demographic Trends Driven by Conflict and Climate Change are Reshaping the Globe"
Jennifer Sciubba
Zoom Online Meeting
February 23
"How Open Technological Innovation is Changing War and Peace"
Audrey Kurth Cronin
Zoom Online Meeting
February 27
"Cyber Lessons Learned from the War in Ukraine"
Dina Temple-Raston
Jewish Community Center
March 15
"The Ukraine War and Nuclear Risks"
Dr. Joseph Cirincione
Zoom Online Meeting
April 5
"How Will the Strategic Ambiguity of US-China Taiwan Policy End?"
Richard Fontaine
Tucson Country Club
April 19
"The Future of U.S. Space Policy and Potential Conflicts"
Frank Kendall
Tucson Country Club
2021/2022 TCFR PROGRAMS
For more information regarding each event, click on the presentation title.
September 15
"The Failed Search for Victory in Afghanistan"
Dr. Stephen Biddle
Zoom Online Meeting
September 28
"How to Combat Global & Domestic Terrorism"
Dr. Cynthia Miller-Idress
Zoom Online Meeting
October 19
"The New Realities from the Middle East to Iran and Afghanistan"
Robin Wright
Zoom Online Meeting
November 10
"Covering Politics in a 'Post-Truth' World"
Susan Glasser
Zoom Online Meeting
December 7
"Re-engaging With the War on Climate Change"
Alice Hill
Zoom Online Meeting
January 12
"Will Covid Change the World? What Impact Will Covid Have on US-China Relations?"
James B. Steinberg, J.D.
Zoom Online Meeting
February 10
"The Past and Future of American-Iranian Relations"
John Ghazvinian, D.Phil
Zoom Online Meeting
March 1
"The Centaur’s Dilemma: A Public Citizen’s Guide to AI its National Security Uses, Risks, and Regulation"
James E. Baker, J.D.
Zoom Online Meeting
April 12
"What Lies Beneath: Spies, Counterspies, and Hackers in the Battle for Ukraine"
Frank Figliuzzi
Zoom Online Meeting
May 10
"The Global impact of Putin’s Aggression in Ukraine"
Dr. Fiona Hill
Zoom Online Meeting
2020/2021 TCFR PROGRAMS
For more information regarding each event, click on the presentation title.
September 17, 2020 5PM
"Pandemics in History and the Status of the Global, National and Tucson Pandemic"
Dr. Michael Worobey
Zoom Online Meeting
October 21, 2020 5PM
"The 2020 Elections: Protecting Democracy from External & Internal Assaults"
Frank Figliuzzi
Zoom Online Meeting
November 12, 2020 5PM
"The 2020 Elections: Where Do We Go From Here?"
Panel Discussion: Dr. Tom Volgy, Dr. Samara Klar and Mr. Norm Ornstein
Zoom Online Meeting
December 3, 2020 5PM
"US-China Relations After the Election"
Dr. David Lampton
Zoom Online Meeting
January 27, 2021 5PM
"The Future of Alliances & the Role of the Military in Diplomacy"
General Vincent Brooks
Zoom Online Meeting
February 18, 2021 5PM
"Saving the 4th Estate: How did it Become the Enemy of the People?"
Leonard Downie Jr.
Zoom Online Meeting
March 17, 2021
"Repairing the State Department & Restoring American Diplomacy"
Ambassador Michael McFaul
April 6, 2021 5PM
"National Security Risks from Politicizing the Intelligence Community"
Dr. Mark Lowenthal
2019/2020 PROGRAMS
September 26, 2019
"Facts, Fiction and Options in the Border Security Debate"
Tim Steller, Arizona Daily Star
Arizona Inn, Luncheon Event
October 17, 2019
"From Mao to Xi: The Rise of China as a Global Power"
Dr. Michael Auslin
Tucson Country Club
November 21, 2019
"The Rise of White Nationalism at Home and Abroad"
Kathleen Belew
Skyline Country Club
December 5, 2019
"Trump vs. The Intelligence and Military Communities"
Frank Figliuzzi
Arizona Inn Holiday Luncheon
January 17, 2020
"The Global Disparity in Wealth Distribution: A Recipe for Instability?"
Abby Maxman
Tucson Country Club Luncheon
February 12, 2020
"Democracy In Crisis"
Dr. Larry Diamond
Tucson Country Club
March 3, 2020
"How Come Nobody Told Me We Are in a Cyber War?"
Lawrence Husick
Skyline Country Club
March 19, 2020 - Event Cancelled
"Brexit & the Future of the European Union"
Dr. Amanda Sloat
Tucson Country Club
April TBD, 2020
"The Geopolitical Struggle for Power in the Middle East"
Dr. Aaron Stein
Event cancelled.
2018/2019 PROGRAMS
September 20, 2018
"The Russian Invasion of American Democracy"
Steven Hall, CIA Senior Intelligence Service (retired); former CIA Chief of Station, Moscow
Tucson Country Club
October 25, 2018
"Negotiating With North Korea: Past Lessons & Future Challenges"
Ambassador Christopher Hill, M.A., former ambassador to South Korea
Skyline Country Club
November 13, 2018
"Democracy in Crisis?: Assessing the Mid-Term Elections"
Thomas Mann, Ph.D., Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution
Tucson Country Club
December 4, 2018
"America's Foreign Policy in the Trump Era: The Players and Their Playbooks"
Richard Fontaine, M.A., President, Center for New American Security
Arizona Inn, Luncheon Event
January 15, 2019
"Is It Too Late to Reverse Climate Change?"
Dr. Diana Liverman, Regents Professor of Geography and Development, University of Arizona
Tucson Country Club
February 21, 2019
"Foreign Policy in the Trump Era"
Ambassador Nicholas Burns, M.A., Professor, Harvard University; former Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
Skyline Country Club
March 19, 2019
"Afghanistan: How and When Do We Disengage?"
Stephen Biddle, Ph.D., Professor, George Washington University
Tucson Country Club
April 5, 2019
"Successes & Failures in the War on Terrorism"
Bruce Hoffman, D.Phil., Professor, Georgetown University School of Foreign Service
Tucson Country Club, Luncheon Event
April 23, 2019
"How Demographic Changes Will Shape the Future in Developed & Underdeveloped Countries"
Robert Walker, J.D., President, Population Institute
Tucson Country Club
2017/2018 PROGRAMS
September 27, 2017
"The Intelligence Community: Illuminating A Turbulent World"
Mr. Steven Hall, Retired CIA Station Chief, Moscow Russia (CNN Analyst)
Tucson Country Club, Dinner Event
October 10, 2017
“Evaluating Trumps Foreign Policy Team: The Struggle for Power and Policy"
Mr. David Rothkopf
Skyline Country Club, Dinner Event
November 9th, 2017
“How to Deal with the Growing Threat from North Korea”
Dr. Patrick McEachern
Double Tree Hotel, Dinner Event
December 6, 2017
“China's Strategy to Become an Economic Superpower”
Dr. David Lampton
Arizona Inn, Luncheon event
January 9, 2018
“Trade Policy in the Trump Administration: Where is it Leading Us?"
Dr. Peter Allgeier
Tucson Country Club, Dinner Event
February 20, 2018
“Climate Change as a Global Security Threat”
Ms. Barbara Finamore
Skyline Country Club, Dinner Event
March 15, 2018
"That Nuclear Button: Facts, Fiction, & Safeguards for New Presidents"
Jon Wolfsthal
Tucson Country Club, Dinner Event
April 3, 2018, Event A
“The Role of the News Media in Covering the Trump Administration at Home and Abroad”
Dr. David Cuillier
Tucson Country Club, Dinner Event
April 24, 2018, Event B (Final Event of Program Year)
“Chaos in Venezuela: Can Democracy be Restored?”
Dr. Cynthia Arnson
Arizona Inn, Luncheon Event
Feedback and Questions
The Board of Directors encourages and welcomes feedback from members concerning speakers, meetings, or other TCFR matters. If you wish to comment, whether positively or negatively, please pass your thoughts to a member of the Board either orally or in writing, or email TCFR by clicking on the "Contact Us" link on this website.
The Board of Directors encourages and welcomes feedback from members concerning speakers, meetings, or other TCFR matters. If you wish to comment, whether positively or negatively, please pass your thoughts to a member of the Board either orally or in writing, or email TCFR by clicking on the "Contact Us" link on this website.