Past Programs
June 2026
76th Program Year – Tenth Meeting
Thursday, June 4, 2026 @ 6:00 PM, Albuquerque Country Club, 601 Laguna Blvd. SW The Program: U.S. Trade Policy: 2016 to Today Tariffs and trade policy have reemerged as central tools of U.S. economic and foreign policy, shaping relationships with major partners and competitors alike. In this program, Celeste Nuñez, Director at the New Mexico Trade Alliance, will examine the ... Read More
May 2026
76th Program Year – Ninth Meeting
Thursday, May 14, 2026 @ 6:00 PM, Albuquerque Country Club, 601 Laguna Blvd. SW The Program: Policing on Drugs: The United States, Mexico, and the Origins of the Modern Drug War, 1969-2000. In Policing on Drugs, Aileen Teague uncovers the political battles, cross‑border tensions, and unintended consequences that forged today’s modern drug war. Join us for an ending talk based ... Read More
April 2026
76th Program Year – Eighth Meeting
Thursday, April 16, 2026 @ 6:00 PM, Albuquerque Country Club, 601 Laguna Blvd. SW The Program: US Foreign Policy in a Multipolar World The United States operated in a unipolar world from about 1992 to 2017, where it was the only great power on the planet. That world went away when China and Russia became great powers and the United ... Read More
March 2026
76th Program Year – Seventh Meeting
Thursday, March 26, 2026 @ 6:00 PM, Albuquerque Country Club, 601 Laguna Blvd. SW The Program: Venezuela -The New Monroe Doctrine for Latin America? Ambassador Brownfield will talk about the recent events in Venezuela and it’s neighbors and how these events may impact on the traditional American foreign policy as expressed in the Monroe Doctrine. Are we entering a new ... Read More
February 2026
76th Program Year – Sixth Meeting
The Program: What Price Defense: Does America Need a $1 Trillion Pentagon Budget?
William D. Hartung will address the question of how much is enough to provide an effective defense for the United States. He will question whether our "cover the globe" strategy, which calls for America to be able to intervene virtually anywhere in the world on short notice, makes sense.
William D. Hartung will address the question of how much is enough to provide an effective defense for the United States. He will question whether our "cover the globe" strategy, which calls for America to be able to intervene virtually anywhere in the world on short notice, makes sense.
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