The 2026 Hagel Lecture: America's Role in Asia in Context of War with Iran

Please join us for the fifth lecture of our annual lecture series, a forum to amplify and encourage greater civic participation in critical discussions. Chuck Hagel, the 24th U.S. Secretary of Defense, and keynote guest Kurt Cambpell, Deputy Secretary of State (2024-2025), will discuss challenges facing American foreign policy toward Asia in the context of the war against Iran.

The discussion will be moderated by Prof. Robert Pape, Director of the Chicago Project on Security and Threats (CPOST), and will be followed by a Q&A session from the audience.

Doors open at 4:30pm; Lecture begins at 5pm

Location: David Rubenstein Forum at the University of Chicago 1201 East 60th Street, Chicago, IL, 60637

Street parking is available on the Midway

This event is free and open to all. Tickets are general admission and registrations does not guarantee a seat.

The event will be livestreamed. If you are planning to watch the livestream, please register for "Livestream Only."

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