NPR’s Steve Inskeep enjoys a laugh with Sens. Richard Lugar and Sam Nunn at the close of their public conversation Tuesday in UIndy’s Ransburg Auditorium. See photo gallery below.
The future of Ukraine and the rising threat of biological terror were among the hot topics Tuesday night when former Sens. Richard Lugar and Sam Nunn reunited for a public conversation at the University of Indianapolis.
The bipartisan co-authors of the historic Cooperative Threat Reduction Program displayed their casual mastery of complex foreign policy issues in an hour-long discussion moderated by NPR host Steve Inskeep. The pair also expressed concerns about today’s domestic politics in a group interview with several local reporters before appearing before a capacity crowd in UIndy’s Ransburg Auditorium.
The event, “Diplomacy in Dangerous World,” was presented by UIndy and WFYI Public Media. It will make its broadcast debut at 9 p.m. Thursday on WFYI 1 Public Television and 7 p.m. Friday on WFYI-FM 90.1.
Here’s a sample of news coverage:
The Indianapolis Star: “Richard Lugar, Sam Nunn see continued threat to disarmament”
NUVO Newsweekly: “Nunn, Lugar talk campaign finance, nukes”
WTHR
WIBC-FM 93.1: “Lugar: Situation in Ukraine difficult to predict”
HoweyPolitics.com: Nunn, Lugar survey a dangerous world and U.S. dysfunction
Lugar is a distinguished professor of political science and international affairs at UIndy, which is home to the Richard G. Lugar Academy and its leadership programs for college and high school students.
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