Dear Friend,

We are pleased to share with you that James M Lindsay will address the virtual ICAS Winter Symposium Lux 2026 with a special emphasis on "US Foreign Policy and World: Challenges and Prospect".

James M Lindsay is the Mary and David Boies distinguished senior fellow in US foreign policy at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). From 2009 to 2024, he was senior vice president, director of studies, and Maurice R Greenberg chair at CFR, where Jim oversaw the Council’s in-house think tank, the David Rockefeller Studies Program. His scholarly work examines US national security policy, the US foreign policymaking process, and the domestic politics of US foreign policy. Jim has written and edited more than a dozen books on American politics and foreign policy. His book with Ivo H Daalder, America Unbound: The Bush Revolution in Foreign Policy, was awarded the 2003 Lionel Gelber Prize. Dr. Lindsay was a senior fellow in foreign policy studies at the Brookings Institution from 1999 to 2003 and taught at the University of Iowa (1987-1999) and the University of Texas (2003-2006). In 1996–97, he served as director for global issues and multilateral affairs on the staff of the National Security Council at the White House. Jim hosts the weekly podcast The President’s Inbox.

Jim is a leading authority on US foreign policy. He holds an AB in economics and political science (highest distinction, highest honors) from the University of Michigan and MA, MPhil and PhD from Yale University.

Thank you.