Past Speakers

Thomas MacAdams Deford

Thomas MacAdams Deford, President, Mid-Coast Forum on Foreign Relations

Amy Hawthorne

Amy Hawthorne, Associate in Democracy and the Rule of Law Project at The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and a Specialist in Arab Politics

Geoffrey Bindman

Geoffrey Bindman, British Lawyer Specializing in Civil Liberty and Human Rights Issues: Visiting Professor of Law at University College, London

Omar Sheikhmous

Omar Sheikhmous, Senior Editor, Kurdish Service,
VOA, Lecturer and Researcher at Stockholm University, Sweden

Matthew Kahane

Matthew Kahane, Resident Representative, United
Nations Development Program in Tajikistan

John Buell

John Buell, Political Econmoist, Columnist for
the Bangor Daily News

Kwangchool Lee

Kwangchool Lee, Korean Broadcasting System,
Washington, D.C. Nieman Fellow 1999-2000)

Nieman Fellows Weekend

Nieman Fellows Weekend: Journalists from
Bulgaria, China, Israel, Guatemala, Canada, Rwanda, Mexico, Denmark, Zimbabwe, Korea, South Africa, Sri Lanka

Derk Kinnane-Roelofsma

Derk Kinnane-Roelofsma, Writer/Editor at UPI

Francesco Duina

Francesco Duina, Assistant Professor, Department
of Sociology, Bates College

Patrice Franko

Patrice Franko, Professor of Economics and
International Studies, Colby College

Patrice Franko

Patrice Franko, Professor of Economics and International Studies, Colby College

Frank Langfitt

Frank Langfitt, Former Beijing Bureau Chief for the Baltimore Sun (Nieman Fellow)

Upcoming Speakers

  • February 9, 2026
    Christina Bobrow
    Topic: Ice in the Mediterranean: Frozen Conflict in Cyprus
  • March 30, 2026
    George Chalos
    Topic: Anchoring Power – The Rise of the US as Global Enforcers in the Maritime Industry
  • April 13, 2026
    Dr. Isaiah (Ike) Wilson
    Topic: Why America Keeps Winning Battles—and Losing the Peace
  • May 11, 2026
    Masood Ahmed
    Topic: World Development and the US Role
  • July 13, 2026
    Dan Poneman
    Topic: Prospects for Further Nuclear Weapons Proliferation

Past Speakers