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Unpacking the Headlines With Gary Grappo
Two Zoom Sessions
Wed., Oct. 22, 29, 2025, 6:30-8:30 pm MT

If there’s one fact about the world today, it is this: uncertainty reigns supreme. The globe is awash with worrisome change and unprecedented challenges. And many of these changes and challenges directly impact the interests, economy and security of the U.S. In this timely and insightful course, former U.S. Ambassador to the Middle East and popular instructor, Gary Grappo, offers a series of two-hour lectures on current issues he sees as the most pressing at the moment, while sharing the facts and proffering insight from his many years of firsthand experience in international affairs, diplomacy and U.S. foreign policy. Ambassador Grappo dives deep behind the headlines to demystify the sometimes-hidden implications of news and to assess options available to U.S. leaders and diplomats. Some of the topics he may address include: What’s next in U.S. trade, Ukraine-Russia, China, the Middle East, European security and other transnational issues such as oil, the global economy, food security and immigration. Please note that Ambassador Grappo makes time for questions and answers so you get the chance to engage with him, share ideas and even challenge him if you so desire. Come away with a broader understanding and view of our world.

is a distinguished fellow at The Center for Middle East Studies at the ºÚÁÏÃÅ’s Josef Korbel School of International Studies. Ambassador Grappo has nearly 40 years of diplomatic and public policy experience. His career with the U.S. State Department included service in Jerusalem, Baghdad, Oman and Saudi Arabia.