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Challenges in Contemporary Espionage: AI, China, and Beyond

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Our special event speaker for November 12, Mr. Jeremy Hurewitz, will deliver a fascinating and timely presentation titled “Challenges in Contemporary Espionage: AI, China, and Beyond.”

Mr. Hurewitz will explore how artificial intelligence is transforming the world of intelligence gathering and counterintelligence, the evolving geopolitical dynamics involving China, and the broader implications for global security in the 21st century. Drawing on his extensive experience in international affairs and security analysis, he will provide valuable insights into how nations and organizations adapt to this rapidly shifting landscape.

Dinner and the program will be held at The Literary Club, 500 East Fourth Street, America’s oldest continuously operating literary club. Doors open at 5:30PM, dinner at 6PM, event program from 6:30PM-7:15PM, Q&A session and networking from 7:15PM-8PM.

OUR EVENT SPEAKER

Jeremy HurewitzAuthor, speaker, and analyst Jeremy Hurewitz is a former freelance journalist with more than a decade experience based in Prague and Shanghai. He built and ran Project Syndicate, an international newspaper association.

Jeremy writes and has written regularly on foreign policy for a wide range of publications including Forbes, USA Today, Time, Fast Company, The Wall Street Journal, The Hill, and the South China Morning Post.

More recently he has worked closely with intelligence officers in the world of corporate security across a range of services including executive protection, kidnap-for-ransom, and on other sensitive assignments. He is a Strategic Advisor to the corporate intelligence firm Interfor International. He will discuss how technology, in particular AI, is profoundly changing the nature of modern espionage. His deep dive into Chinese espionage will explain why China’s focus on both business and politics, presents vexing difficulties for U.S. counterintelligence.

Jeremy’s latest book, “Sell Like a Spy”, is a unique look at how the techniques of spies and other government officials can be used by everyone to grow relationships, communicate more effectively, and overcome a range of challenges. Books will be available for purchase and author signing the night of the event.

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SPECIAL EVENT – Thursday, October 16 from 6PM-8PM

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THE U.S. MILITARY AND ITS ROLE TODAY: WHAT’S GOING ON?

Brigadier General (Ret.) Stephen N. Xenakis, M.D. will join us on Thursday, October 16 for an off-the-record conversation.

  • What’s the role of the U.S. military today, and how is it changing since January 20?
  • What ethical issues face personnel?
  • How do changes under way affect U.S. foreign policy and life in the United States and abroad?
Dinner and the program will be held at The Literary Club, 500 East Fourth Street, America’s oldest continuously operating literary club. Doors open at 5:30PM, dinner at 6PM, event program from 6:30PM-7:15PM, Q&A session and networking from 7:15PM-8PM.

Seats are Limited – Registration and Reservations are Required!

OUR EVENT SPEAKER

Brigadier General (Ret.) Stephen N. Xenakis, M.D.

General Xenakis has advised the Joint Chief of Staff Chairman and Defense Department on care and support to service members and their families. A practicing psychiatrist, he writes, lectures, and appears regularly on national radio and television about military and security matters.

An Adjunct Professor at the Uniformed Services of Health Sciences of the Military Medical Department at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, he is actively engaged with Physicians for Human Rights and Human Rights First. He is the only retired military general and physician to speak out publicly against torture and the involvement of healthcare practitioners in torture.

A graduate of Princeton University and the University of Maryland School of Medicine, he serves on the Executive Board of the Center for Ethics and Rule of Law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School and the editorial board of the Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and Law. 

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SPECIAL EVENT & GUEST SPEAKER –
Wednesday, October 1st from 7PM-8PM

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Lessons from the Edge:
A conversation with former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine, Her Excellency Marie Yovanovitch

Ambassador Marie YovanovitchAmbassador Marie Yovanovitch will join the Foreign Policy Leadership Council by a special Zoom Conference Presentation from 7PM-8PM the evening of Wednesday, October 1st, 2025.

The Ambassador is author of a best-selling memoir, Lessons from the Edge, and is a Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, as well as at the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy at Georgetown University.

Board Member Mr. Joe Dehner, founding President of the Cincinnati Kharkiv Sister Cities Program, will lead the conversation about Ukraine, Russia, and other matters over her career as a Foreign Service Officer.

Former FPLC speaker Madeline Albright hailed Lessons from the Edge as “essential reading for current policymakers, aspiring public servants, and anyone who cares about America’s role in the world.” The memoir includes a report of her support for a Cincinnati Sister Cities delegation caught in the turmoil of recent years in Ukraine.

NOTE: This will be a Zoom only conference for attendance by FPLC members and guests. There is NO CHARGE, but advance registration is required. Zoom link access information will be sent to you upon completing the registration process.

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Conflict Resolution and Peace-Building: A Focus on Africa

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Join us on May 28th for dinner and an in-depth conversation with Mr. Tom Perriello, former US Special Envoy to Africa, the region of Sudan, and global affairs expert, as he unpacks the complex dynamics shaping Africa today, from shifting political landscapes to economic challenges and opportunities. Perriello will also offer a behind-the-scenes look at the critical work of Special Envoys in conflict resolution, diplomacy, and peace-building efforts around the world. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to gain insight from someone who has been on the front lines of international diplomacy.

The dinner and presentation event will be held once again at The Literary Club, 500 East Fourth Street, Cincinnati, America’s oldest continuously operating literary club. Doors will open at 5:30PM, dinner at 6PM, and event program from 7-8PM.  NOTE: Seats are Limited – Prior Registrations are Required!

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Tom PerrielloThrough diplomacy, advocacy, politics, and philanthropy, Tom Perriello has devoted three decades to advancing justice, peace and inclusive democracy in the United States and around the world. Most recently, Tom served as the U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan, appointed by President Biden on February 26, 2024, having supported previous peace processes in 2004-2005 and 2011 and co-founded darfurgenocide.org. During previous diplomatic tours, Tom served as President Obama’s Special Envoy for the African Great Lakes Region and the Democratic Republic of the Congo and ran the second Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review for Sec. John Kerry. He has supported transitional justice and peace processes in a dozen countries and served as the Special Advisor to the Prosecutor of the Special Court for Sierra Leone.

In 2008, Tom Perriello was elected to the US Congress, representing the people of Virginia’s Fifth District, serving on the Veterans Affairs Committee, Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the National Security Working Group. Tom has co-founded advocacy and faith-based organizations and served as CEO of Center for American Progress Action and Executive Director of the Open Society for the United States. Mr. Perriello is a graduate of Yale College and Law School and has taught at the University of Sierra Leone and University of Virginia School of Law.