Scw Cultural Arts presents Video Conversation with Adm. James Stavridis, (Ret.) Usn

On Sunday, March 7, 2021 at 3:00PM, Stephen C. Widom Cultural Arts at Emanuel will present a Video Conversation with Admiral James Stavridis, USN (Ret.), moderated by NY1 news anchor, host of Inside City Hall, and CNN political analyst, Errol Louis. Admiral Stavridis remarks will focus on "Security Concerns in a Technologically Transforming World."

Admiral James Stavridis is a retired 4-star admiral in the U.S. Navy who led the NATO Alliance in global operations from 2009 to 2013 as Supreme Allied Commander with responsibility for Afghanistan, Libya, the Balkans, Syria, counter piracy, and cyber security. Subsequently, he served for five years as the 12th dean of The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. Earlier in his naval career, he also served as Commander of U.S. Southern Command, with responsibility for all military operations in Latin America from 2006-2009. He holds more than 50 medals, including 28 from foreign nations. In 2016, Admiral Stavridis was vetted as a Vice Presidential candidate by the Hilary Clinton campaign, and after the election was invited to meet with President Elect Trump to discuss a cabinet level position in the Trump Administration. • As a naval officer, he commanded the top ship in the Atlantic Fleet, winning the Battenberg Cup, as well as a squadron of destroyers and a carrier strike group – all in combat. Admiral Stavridis earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree in International Relations and has published nine books and hundreds of articles in leading journals around the world. His ninth book, Sailing True North: Ten Admirals and the Voyage of Character, hit number 10 on the Amazon national best seller list. His tenth book, 2034: A Novel of the Next World War, is fiction and is due out March 9, 2021. His 2012 TED talk has over a million hits across the internet, and he speaks Spanish and French.

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