Understanding the East: The Legacy of Distorted History and Foreign Policy
Lars Brownworth, author and creator of "12 Byzantine Rulers" podcast
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Overview
This is part of our Tsakopoulos Kounalakis Lecture Series.
Lars Brownworth explores the historical flaws and foreign policy errors of the West resulting from a fundamental and long-standing misreading of the Eastern world that was deeply and profoundly shaped by the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) empire's thousand-year reign. Brownworth also examines the lessons of Byzantium that Western powers and institutions can draw upon today to more effectively engage "the East" and achieve regional and global diplomatic objectives.
Lars Brownworth, author and creator of "12 Byzantine Rulers" podcast. His newest book "Lost to the West: The Forgotten Byzantine Empire That Rescued Western Civilization" will be available for purchase.
The event will take place in the 6th floor boardroom.
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The Global Europe Program is focused on Europe’s capabilities, and how it engages on critical global issues. We investigate European approaches to critical global issues. We examine Europe’s relations with Russia and Eurasia, China and the Indo-Pacific, the Middle East and Africa. Our initiatives include “Ukraine in Europe” – an examination of what it will take to make Ukraine’s European future a reality. But we also examine the role of NATO, the European Union and the OSCE, Europe’s energy security, transatlantic trade disputes, and challenges to democracy. The Global Europe Program’s staff, scholars-in-residence, and Global Fellows participate in seminars, policy study groups, and international conferences to provide analytical recommendations to policy makers and the media. Read more
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