New Cold Wars: A Conversation with David Sanger


February 25, 2025

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MEDIA CONTACT: Tayah Frye, [email protected]

Event:

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and SMPA's Terker Distinguished Fellow, David Sanger, joins Frank Sesno for a riveting conversation on America's escalating rivalry with China and Russia in the post-Cold War era. Drawing from his latest book, New Cold Wars, Sanger delivers a gripping account of the high-stakes confrontations shaping our world—spanning military, economic, political, and technological fronts.

Through exclusive interviews with top officials and an in-depth analysis of global events, Sanger unpacks how U.S. assumptions about Russia and China's integration into a Western-led order have shifted—leading to an era of intensified geopolitical competition.

This event is co-hosted with the Institute for Public Diplomacy and Global Communication and the Elliott School of International Affairs.

Who:

  • David Sanger – SMPA’s Terker Distinguished Fellow; New York Times Correspondent
  • Frank Sesno – Moderator & Director of Strategic Initiatives at SMPA

When:

Wednesday, March 5, 2025; 6pm EST

Where:

Media and Public Affairs Building (Fifth Floor Studio)

805 21st Street, NW

Washington DC 20052

Livestream option will be available here.

RSVP:

Journalists interested in attending the event should notify Tayah Frye at [email protected].

-GW-