Harold Brown, former U.S. Secretary of Defense, discusses historical and contemporary Sino-American relations, speculating about future relations between the two superpowers.

James Woolsey, former director of the CIA, synthesizes the seemingly incompatible perspectives of Muir, Patton, and Gandhi to argue for increasingly clean, secure, and affordable energy.

Amos Jordan, former CEO at CSIS, defines national power, and discusses the challenges ahead for the U.S. if it is to keep its position as a crucial state in the international system.

Terryl Givens, professor at the University of Richmond, presents the 2011 Truman G. Madsen Lecture on Eternal Man, examining the pattern of religious conduct through history, touching on cases made for the preexistence and on the goal of human perfection.

John Nagl, headmaster of the Haverford School, relates his powerful experiences researching counter-insurgency in Afghanistan.

Michael Wilkins, professor at Biola Unversity, discusses the conflict between the Utah Legislature and the State Board of Education regarding executive authority for public school policy.

Khaled Abou El Fadl, professor at UCLA, offers his expertise on Sharia, arguing that anti-Sharia, Islamophobic policies are based on misunderstanding.

Scholars discuss forces of division and cooperation in Islam-Western relations.

Buford Blount, former general in the U.S. Army, Donna Lee Bowen, professor at Brigham Young University, and Daniel Peterson, professor at Brigham Young University provide Western perspectives on Islam and the West.

Abdul Aziz Said, professor at American University, emphasizes values shared both in Western and Islamic cultures, offering an agenda for U.S.-Muslim cooperation.