Past Events

On Monday. February 8 the Dukakis Center and Transparency International Greece co-hosted the Third Annual Thessaloniki Think Tanks and Civil Society Forum, "Now More Than Ever: Post-crisis civil societies in action," featuring representatives of local, national, and international civil society organizations.  The event was moderated by Anna Damaskou, Chair of… More

“Now More Than Ever: Post-crisis civil societies in action”Third Annual Thessaloniki Think Tanks and Civil Society Forum Monday, February 8, 20217-8:30 PM Co-hosted by the Dukakis Center at ACT and Transparency International GreeceWith AddArt Register for the webinar In September 1999, a few short months away from a new millenium,… More

“My father was for the little guy.” This claim, worn like a badge, is a core element in the lore surrounding the late Paul Sarbanes, the former US Senator from Maryland. In an hour-long discussion ostensibly full of stock pledges John Sarbanes, the son, currently Congressman from Maryland, pierced the… More

Dukakis Center staff were busy during the past few weeks in the run up to, and aftermath of, the 2020 US general election. The Center hosted two webinars for the general public, with election administration expert Charles Stewart of MIT on October 21, and with former Massachusetts Governor and Dukakis Center namesake Michael… More

The Dukakis Center continued its series of webinars on the 2020 US general election with a bluechip panel on December 7 on US interests and diplomacy in the "three seas" -- the Black Sea, the Aegean, and the Easterm Mediterranean.   Dukakis Center Director David Wisner hosted three old friends… More