PAST RECORDINGS

Spring 2024

60 Years of the Civil Rights Act: Reflections and Prospects on Race, Gender, Protest, and Politics

A Mansfield Dialogue in Missoula, MT with Dr. Mary Frances Berry who will explore the history of the civil rights movement and consider what is needed to achieve Dr. King’s vision of a socially conscious democracy that reconciles the truths of individualism and collectivism.

April 24, 2024

Recording Unavailable

From the Reform Generation to Generation Xi

A Mansfield Dialogue in Missoula, MT with China expert Peter Hessler, where he will describe the sweeping changes he observed, both in the landscape and in the young people that he taught in China.

April 3, 2024

Bringing Democracy Back From the Brink: A Strategic Vision and a Call to Action

A Mansfield Dialogue with Harvard political theorist Danielle Allen, discussing the path forward to repair a fractured Democracy.

March 27, 2024

Recording Unavailable

The Importance of U.S. Foreign Policy and the Impact on the Lives of Americans

A fireside chat with AS Bill Russo and Executive Director of the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Center, Deena Mansour.

March 14, 2024

The Life and Legacy of Mike Mansfield

A Mansfield Dialogue with Paul Gordon Lauren, Regents Professor Emeritus and Distinguished Mansfield Fellow discussing the achievements and character of Mike Mansfield.

March 7, 2024

Ukraine's Fight: Reflections Two Years On

A Mansfield Dialogue with Dr. Oksana Nezhyvenko, updating us two years after the attack on Ukraine by Russia with details on Ukraine's fight and the conditions in her home country.

February 22, 2024

The Department of Defense: A Global Mission that Begins at Home

A Mansfield Dialogue with Hon. Shawn Skelly, who is performing the Duties of Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, and University of Montana President Seth Bodnar.

February 15, 2024

The Importance of U.S. Foreign Policy and the Impact on the Lives on Americans

A Mansfield Dialogue with AS Russo who will discuss U.S. foreign policy priorities and representing our nation's values overseas, and will also speak to addressing mis- and disinformation impacts on American foreign policy in today’s digital world.

January 31, 2024

Recording Unavailable

Fall 2023

North Korea's Recent Satellite Launch: Big Eye in the Sky or Not?

Presented by Mansfield Center Fellows Steve Levine and Robert McCoy, this First Take discusses the capabilities and broader implications of the recent North Korean satellite launch.

Tuesday, December 5th 2023

A Conversation on Myth, Misperception, and Reality in the West

Betsy Gaines Quammen, author of True West: Myth and Mending on the Far Side of America, Chris La Tray, Métis Storyteller and Montana Poet Laureate, and Kathleen McLaughlin, Montana journalist and author of Blood Money: The Story of Life, Death, and Profit Inside America's Blood Industry.

November 30, 2023

Recording Currently Unavailable

A Montana Legacy: Mansfield's Fidelity to Bipartisanship, Integrity, and Ethical Leadership

An evening with Marc Johnson, historian and author of Mansfield and Dirksen, and Marc Racicot, former governor of Montana.

November 16, 2023

A Shared Commitment to Further Deepen the Japan-U.S. Alliance in a New Era

His Excellency Noriyuki SHIKATA, Cabinet Secretary for Public Affairs under Prime Minister Fumio KISHIDA.

November 13, 2023

China's Global Influence Activities: Growing Threat or Failure?

Josh Kurlantzick, Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, Moderated by Bay Fang, President of Radio Free Asia.

October 26, 2023

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

Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch and Joanna Shelton, Former Deputy Secretary General, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development

September 27, 2023

How to Depolarize American Democracy: A conversation with Stanford democracy expert Larry Diamond

Stanford Democracy Expert Larry Diamond and Robert Saldin, Mansfield Center Director of Ethics and Public Affairs

September 14, 2023

Spring 2023

Bolstering Democracy: What Works Around the Globe

National Democratic Institute President Derek Mitchell and International Republican Institute President Dan Twining

April 25, 2023

North Korea: Threats from a Failed State

Dr. Bruce E Bechtol, Jr. Professor of Political Science at Angelo State University

March 13, 2023

A Question of Respect: Bridging Divides (No Recording Available)

Ed Goeas, Republican Pollster, Former President & CEO of the Terrance Group; and Celinda Lake, Democratic Pollster, President of Lake Research Partners

March 6, 2023

Supporting Our Nation's Democracy by Fostering Young Leaders

David Gergen, Former White House Communications Director and Harvard professor of Public Leadership

March 1, 2023

The Downed Chinese Balloon and its Diplomatic Aftermath

June Dreyer, University of Miami Professor of Political Science

February 13, 2023

Fall 2022

The Path To Delivering Real Solutions

Senator Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana)

November 29, 2022

US-Taiwan Relations: Past, Present, and Future

Dr. Shelley Rigger, Brown Professor of East Asian Politics and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dean of Faculty at Davidson College and Senior Fellow in the Asia Program at the Foreign Policy Research Institute

November 17, 2022

Can Civility Prevail in the Montana Legislature?

Rep. Kim Abbot (D), House Minority Leader, Montana State Legislature; and Rep. Llew Jones (R), Representative, Montana State Legislature

November 9, 2022

China Emboldened: Xi Jinping and the 20th Party Congress

Bonnie Glaser, Director of the Asia Program at the German Marshall Fund of the United States; and Bay Fang, President of Radio Free Asia

October 27, 2022

The Politics of Problem Solving and an Insurance Plan for 2024

Nancy Jacobson, No Labels Founder and CEO; Ryan Clancy and Chris McNulty, No Labels Chief Strategists

October 12, 2022

Ukraine - Our Fight for Independence

Iuliia Mendel, Ukrainian Journalist and Author of The Fight of Our Lives, Press Secretary for President Ellen from 2019-2021

September 20, 2022

Spring 2022

Sam Donaldson: The Long View

Sam Donaldson, Veteran ABC Newsman

April 26, 2022

Reflections on the Challenges and Opportunities for Bipartisanship

Greg Gianforte, Montana Governor

April 11, 2022

Russia and Ukraine

Oksana delivered her first Mansfield Dialogue from a Polish hotel room shortly after leaving Ukraine in the wake of Russia's invasion in February 2022.

March 3, 2022

A Question of Respect

Ed Goeas, Republican Political Strategist, Georgetown University Institute of Politics and Public Service Battleground Poll; and Celinda Lake, Democratic Political Strategist, Georgetown University Institute of Politics and Public Service Battleground Poll

February 22, 2022

Resuscitating the American Republic: Fidelity to One Another, the Cause of Freedom, and the Country's Future

Marc Racicot, Former Montana Governor, Former Republican National Committee Chairman

January 26, 2022

Fall 2021

Maintaining Civility in an Age of Division

Rep. Frank Garner (R-Kalispell), Sen. Doug Kary (R-Billings), Sen. Mary McNally (D-Billings), and Sen. Diane Sands (D-Missoula)

December 1, 2021

China's Civilian Army: Transformation to a Global Superpower

Peter Martin, Bloomberg Defense Policy and Intelligence Reporter, Author of The Making of Wolf Warrior Diplomacy

October 20, 2021

Does the Constitution Establish a Democracy? Reflections on Voting Rights

Denise Juneau, Voter Participation Center Chair; Chris Mann, Associate Professor of Political Science at Skidmore College; Daron R. Shaw, Distinguished Teaching Professor and Frank C. Erwin Jr. Chair of State Politics at University of Texas Austin

September 21, 2021

Spring 2021

Strategic Empathy: The Key to America's Failed North Korea Policy

Robert E. McCoy, Retired U.S. Air Force Intelligence Professional

May 12, 2021

From Foes to Friends: The US-Vietnam Partnership

Dan Kritenbrink, U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam

March 31, 2021

Connecting With Voters and Flipping Seats

Shelbi Dantic, Campaign Manager for Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux (D-Georgia); and Amanda Stevens, Campaign Manager for Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-New York)

March 24, 2021

Great Power Competition: Beijing vs. the Free World with Matt Pottinger

Matt Pottinger, Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Former Deputy National Security Advisor

March 10, 2021

One Nation: Saving Our Democracy Through Bipartisanship

Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-New Jersey) and Rep. Tom Reed (R-New York), Problem Solvers Caucus Co-Chairs

March 3, 2021

Rights and Responsibilities in a Time of COVID

Anna Conley, Senior Civil Deputy, Missoula County Attorney's Office; Jim Nelson, Former Justice, Montana Supreme Court; Tom Snyder, Owner, Five on Black; and Rep. Sue Vinton (R-Billings), House Majority Leader, Montana House of Representatives

February 10, 2021

Disproportionate Impacts on Native Communities

Shelly Fyant, Chairwoman, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes; and Kaci Wallette, Councilwoman, Fort Peck Tribes

February 3, 2021

Serving Montana: UM's Public Health COVID-19 Response

Tony Ward, PhD; Erin Landguth, PhD; Erin Semmens, PhD; Ethan Walker, PhD; and D'Shane Barnett, Executive Director of the All Nations Health Center

January 27, 2021

Fall 2020

Election Post Mortem

Sally Mauk, Senior News Analyst and News Director Emeritus at Montana Public Radio; Holly Michels, State Bureau Reporter for the Helena Independent Record; Dr. Rob Saldin, Director of the Mansfield Ethics and Public Affairs Program, UM Professor of Political Science

November 4, 2020