Hulsman - Speeches

Hulsman’s speaking skills are also first rate; he has delivered over 270 addresses to world class audiences. For example, during 2007, he was invited to give papers/speeches for: the German Foreign Ministry; the CIA; the Senior Command Staff College at Fort Belvoir; the House of Representatives; the Aspen Institute; the yearly conference of Hilton Hotel Owners;the Association of German Banks Reception for the Bundestag Finance Committee and to debate Ambassador Nancy Soderbergh.

Iraq: Counterinsurgency, Promotion of Democracy, and Intercultural Dialogue

presented to the Alumni meeting of the Federal College for Security Studies, November 22, 2007.

New Leadership in Europe: Merkel’s Germany, Sarkozy’s France, Brown’s UK, and what this means for transatlantic relations

presented to an American Council on Germany forum, November 13, 2007.

Power and Interdependence: New Structures of International Relations?

presented at the BMW Stiftung Herbert Quandt Conference on Transatlantic Relations, Munich, November 9, 2007.

Vietnam and Iraq; Two American Wars in a Comparative Perspective

presented at the Free University, Berlin, November 6, 2007.

The State of the Race: What Hillary’s Likely Victory Means For Foreign and Economic Relations

presented at the Association of German Banks Reception for the Bundestag Finance Committee, Washington, DC, October 21, 2007.

America in the Middle East: Is There Any Cause for Optimism?

presented at the annual general meeting of Hilton Hotel Owners, San Francisco, CA, September 25, 2007.

The European Three Come Together: France, Germany, and the UK agree on Skeptical Friendship Towards America

presented to the Army General Command and Staff College, Fort Belvoir, VA, September 21, 2007.

Five issues that can turn the transatlantic relationship around: A policy perspective

presented to the German National Academic Foundation, September 17, 2007.

What are the Politics Behind the Petraeus Report?

presented at a DGAP Early Bird Meeting, September 14, 2007.

The Surge, Clausewitz and the Iraqi Insurgency

presented at the annual Clausewitz Society Conference, Hamburg, August 18, 2007.

Lessons of Lawrence: What the Great War Hero Can Teach Us About Nation Building

presented at the DGAP conference, “The Transatlantic Agenda for the 21st Century,” Berlin (June 2007).

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Handicapping the Horses: The American Presidential Race and What it Means for the Future

presented to Accenture and the Atlantik-Brueke, Berlin (May 2007).

The US Foreign Policy Challenges of Split Government

Debate with Ambassador Nancy Soderberg, The Center for the United States and Italy, Venice, (May 2007).

The Changing Face of Transatlantic Relations: France, Britain, the US

presented at the DGAP Annual Donor’s Dinner, Berlin (May 2007).

How will the US respond to Iran?

presented at a Heinrich Boll Stiftung event, Berlin (April 2007).

Toward 2008: what to expect from changing leaderships

presented at an Aspen Institute Conference, ‘Global Europe: From Rhetoric to the Real World,’ Berlin (March 2007).

The political possibilities for President

presented at a DGAP event, Munich (March 2007).

Will the new Congress contain Bushism?

presented to the Associates Forum of Freshfields Law Firm, Frankfurt (March 2007).

Handicapping the American election: What it means for Europe

presented at a DGAP event, Bonn (March 2007).

Did the President Convince his Iraq Doubters at the State of the Union?

at a DGAP Early Bird Event on the State of the Union, Berlin (January 2007).

Iraq: Should We Stay or Should We Go?

presented to the Heritage Conservative Fellows Program, Rayburn House Office Building, Capitol Hill, Washington (February 2007).

Iran-Iraq-Afghanistan: How to square the dreadful circle

presented to the Senior Command Staff College, Fort Belvoir, VA (February 2007).

The Merkel Government and the Iran crisis

presented to senior CIA analysts, Langley, VA (February 2007).

Ethical Realism: A Vision of America's Role in the World

at an Ethical Realism Book Event, sponsored by the German Foreign MInistry, Berlin (January 2007).

“Does the Baker-Hamilton Commission Report Herald A Sea Change in American Foreign Policy?”

at the German Council on Foreign Relations, Berlin (December 2006).

“Strange Bedfellows: The European Gaullist-American Neocon Symbiosis,”

at the Open Europe Annual Dinner, London (December 2006).

“What do the Election Results mean for Transatlantic Relations?”

at the German Council on Foreign Relations, Berlin (December 2006).

“Ethical Realism: Why moral Courage is Necessary to Change the Direction of American Foreign Policy,”

at the State Department sponsored Meridian House, ‘‘Authors’ Evening,’ Washington (December 2006).

“China and the Middle East: Test Cases of Ethical Realism,”

at the Chicago Council on Foreign Relations, Chicago, IL, (November 2006).

“The Precepts Behind Ethical Realism,”

at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) conference, ‘Mending Fences With America’s Allies,’ Washington (November 2006).

“Ethical Realism and the Great Capitalist Peace,”

at Georgetown University, Washington (November 2006).

“Can Ethical Realism Become A Genuine Alternative to Neoconservatism?”

at the CATO Institute Debate with Lawrence Kaplan of New Republic, Washington (October 2006).

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“Rebuilding Transatlantic Cooperation Towards the Greater Middle East,”

at the Opening of the Alfred von Oppenheim Center for International Relations, German Council on foreign Relations, Berlin (September 2006).

“Who are the real modern heirs of Harry Truman?”

at a Hudson Institute debate (with Peter Beinart of the Council on Foreign Relations) of the same name, Washington (September 2006).

“Starting Over: Alliance Management After Iraq,”

at the Army Staff College, Fort Belvoir, VA (June 2006)

“Will the Second Bush term be more responsive to Europe than the first?”

at the Center for American Studies conference, “America” Quo Vadis?” Rome. (June 2006)

“Repairing the Rift: Transatlantic Relations is ‘Just Business,’”

at ISPI, Milan. (June 2006)

“What 9/11 did to American Foreign Policy,”

at the Catholic University of Milan. (June 2006)

“Transatlantic Relations and the Presidencies of George H. W. Bush and Bill Clinton: Opportunity Lost?”

at the Institute for the Study of International Politics (ISPI), Milan (May 2006).

“What to Expect from the Bush Administration in a Second Term,”

at a Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) conference, “The EU and Transatlantic Relations in the Era of Globalization,” Athens (April 2006).

“The Other Special Relationship: US-Australian Relations in the New Century,”

at an Army War College conference of the same name (April 2006).

“Iran and the Tough Choices Ahead,”

at a gathering of senior Hill staffers (March 2006).

“Europe’s flowering, the EU’s demise,”

at the Georgetown University Conference, “The transatlantic partnership.” (February 2006)

“Should the UK tilt toward Europe or the US?”

debate with Philip Stephens of the Financial Times, Dickinson College event, London (February 2006)

“Foreign Policy Aspects of the Special Relationship,”

Paper presented at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), London (January 2006).

“Should a League of Democracies supercede the UN?”

Debate at an Aspen Institute Event, Berlin. (December 2005).

“Will Europe Emerge as a Superpower in the 21st Century?”

Debate with Mark Leonard of the Centre for European Reform, at a German Marshall Fund Event (November 2005).

“The rebirth of realism?”

at the invitation of the National Defense University (November 2005).

“World Order 2020: European-American Strategies for Dealing with Emerging Asian Powers,”

at a Friedrich Ebert Foundation conference, “Global Atlanticists,” Berlin (November 2005).

“The Evolution of Terror: An Update on the War with al-Qaeda,”

at a Heritage Foundation meeting of senior House International Relations Committee staffers (November 2005).

“Iran Where the Rubber Hits the Road for the Bush Administration,”

at a State Department sponsored International Visitors Program (October 2005).

“CFSP/ESDP-How Common? How Effective?”

at a State Department sponsored seminar for the new American Ambassador to the European Union (August 2005).

“Hans Morgenthau and Ethical Realism: The Future of Conservatism?”

at a New America Foundation event of the same name (July 2005).

“Will ESDP ever amount to anything?”

at the invitation of the National Defense University (July 2005).

“Lessons Learned or More of the Same? Principles of American and European Foreign Policies at the Beginning of the Second Bush Administration,”

at the invitation of Harvard University, Tailloires, France (June 2005).

“Can Neo-Conservatives and Realists Reach an Intellectual Consensus?”

at the invitation of George Washington University/National Interest (May 2005).

“An Upward Turn: Is the Transatlantic Relationship on the Mend?”

Debate with Karl Kaiser of Harvard, at the invitation of the Chicago Council on Foreign Relations, Chicago (May 2005).

“A Fateful Choice: Will the UK Turn Toward the EU or the US?”

Paper presented at the British Defense Academy Conference, “How Special is the Special Relationship?” Shrivenham, England (April 2005).

“Snatching Defeat from the Jaws of Victory: Why the Chinese Arms Embargo Controversy must not end the Transatlantic Thaw,”

at the invitation of the French Army War College, Paris (April 2005).

“Lawrence of Arabia and the Perils of Nation-Building,”

Paper presented at the German Council on Foreign Relations Conference, “Unprepared? Germany in a Globalized World,” Berlin (April 2005).

“The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly-A Look at the Results of the President’s Recent Trip to Europe,”

at the invitation of the European Parliament, Strasbourg, France (March 2005).

“A Look at the Headlines in a Second Bush Term,”

at the invitation of the Newseum/National Press Club (January 2005).

“The Agenda for the Second Bush Administration and Implications for Trans-Atlantic Relations,”

at the German Council on Foreign Relations Conference, Berlin (January 2005).

“NATO after Prague and the War in Iraq,”

at the invitation of Johns Hopkins (SAIS) (December 2004).

“Is Europe the Future or Passe?”

at the invitation of the American Council on Germany (December 2004).

“Foreign Policy and the Special Relationship,”

at a Dickinson College/Army War College conference, “The Special Relationship in the new era,” Carlisle, PA (December 2004).

“Security and Diplomacy: In search of a new transatlantic deal,”

at the Aspen Institute conference, “After the US Presidential Election: Implications for Europe,” Rome (November 2004).

“Has Germany really changed strategically?”

at the invitation of Johns Hopkins (SAIS) (November 2004).

“French strategic realities in the post-September 11th era: Is the Gaullist Dream Over?”

at the invitation of Johns Hopkins (SAIS) (November 2004).

“A Conservative Vision for US Policy Toward Europe,”

at a State Department/CIA sponsored conference, Meridian House (November 2004).

“9/11 and the war on terror,”

at the invitation of Johns Hopkins (SAIS) (November 2004).

“Soft Power and the Perils of Nation-Building,”

at a Middle East Institute Conference, “Iraq and After” (November 2004)

“Is there a way out of the Iran WMD crisis?”

at the invitation of Johns Hopkins (SAIS) (October 2004).

“European security and institutional options at the end of the Cold War,”

at the invitation of Johns Hopkins (SAIS) (October 2004).

“The Security Dimension of Turkey’s EU Bid,”

Paper presented at an American Institute of Contemporary German Studies Conference, “Changing Parameters in US-German-Turkish Relations: Future Scenarios,” Berlin (October 2004).

“Will either a Kerry or a Bush victory bring a new bipartisan consensus in American Foreign Policy?”

at the invitation of the Arizona chapter of the American Foreign Affairs Council, Tucson, AZ (October 2004).

“What will happen in terms of foreign policy in a second Bush term?”

at the invitation of the Virginia chapter of the American Foreign Affairs Council, Charlottesville, VA (October 2004).

“First-principle differences: What is the root of the transatlantic rift?”

at the invitation of Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) (October 2004).

“Next Steps: Five Issues that can help rebuild the transatlantic alliance,”

at the invitation of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Western European Union (September 2004).

“How are we doing in fighting al-Qaeda: An Overview,”

at the invitation of Meridian House (September 2004).

“Is Europe Ready for Turkish Accession Negotiations?”

Paper presented at a Western Policy Center Conference, “Turkey’s EU Prospects and Europe’s Domestic Politics.” (September 2004)

“Lawrence of Arabia and the perils of state building,”

at the invitation of the Swedish Foreign Ministry, Stockholm (September 2004).

“How the Keith Richards Doctrine will save the Atlantic alliance,”

at the invitation of the Swedish Atlantic Council, Stockholm (June 2004).

“The Keith Richards Doctrine: A realist view of repairing the transatlantic relationship,”

Debate with G. John Ikenberry of Georgetown and Bill Kristol, The Weekly Standard, sponsored by the German Marshall Fund/German Bundestag, Berlin (June 2004).

“Who will win the 2004 election and how will this affect US foreign policy?”

at the invitation of the Norwegian Atlantic Association/Norwegian Embassy (May 2004)

“American Foreign Policy Schools of Thought, Post-9/11,”

at the invitation of Zbigniew Brzezinski’s Current Affairs Roundtable, The Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) (April 2004).

“Linkages: How has the war on terror been affected by Iraq?”

Paper presented at the NATO/Spanish Ministry of Defense conference, “NATO-North African ties in an age of terror,” Madrid (April 2004).

“Is the US in Trouble In Iraq and Afghanistan?”

Debate with Robert Orr of Harvard, sponsored by La Salle University, Philadelphia (April 2004).

“September 11th: A geopolitical Revolution?”

Paper presented at the Limes/Province of Parma, Italy conference, “The world after September 11th,” Parma, Italy (March 2004).

“An Expanding Europe: Prospects and Perceptions,”

Paper presented at Georgetown University (February 2004).

“A fateful choice: Central and Eastern Europe ponders a two-speed solution for the EU,”

at the invitation of the Young Diplomats Club of Hungary, given at the State Department (February 2004).

“A bumpy ride: transatlantic relations in an age of terror,”

at the invitation of American University (January 2004).

For previous speeches see the complete list (PDF)

To Begin the World Over Again: Lawrence of Arabia from Damascus to Baghdad

Palgrave, 2009

Lawrence of Arabia is best remembered for the Oscar-winning film about his life. But there is a different T.E. Lawrence, a man who applied his unique experiences and extensive knowledge of the Arab world to a political vision for nation building in the Middle East that holds many lessons for today. Following the Arab Revolt, Lawrence embarked on a heroic effort, harnessing his celebrity to force the British to keep the promises made to their Arab allies. Alas, he was unable to stop the Western powers from carving up the Middle East at Versailles, thus laying the foundations for the ongoing instability in that region. Still, until the day he died, Lawrence continued to fight for Arab nationalism, famously saying: “Better to let them do it imperfectly than do it perfectly yourself, for it is their country, their war, and your time is short.” By weaving together a gripping narrative of Lawrence’s Middle East adventures and highlighting his surprisingly astute political thinking, John Hulsman teases out this and many other lessons to be learned from Lawrence about the Arab world.
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