“Conflict”
with
General (Ret.) David Petraeus
Former CIA Director
MODERATED BY
John Berman
Emmy-Award Winning CNN Anchor
Tuesday, November 14th, 5:30 -7:00 pm ET
Members Only, In-person, UES
Dinner to follow (Executive Members & above only)
Space is extremely limited
We are honored to present a timely and urgent briefing with one of the foremost battle-tested and celebrated combat leaders alive today, former U.S. Army General and former CIA Director Gen. David Petraeus. Petraeus will join The Common Good for an extraordinary session and dinner on the evolution of warfare up to Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, the current conflagration in the Middle East following the Hamas attack on Israel, and the potential escalations between China and Taiwan. He will explore the mistakes made over and over, the new weapon systems, theories and strategies, and anticipate in the future in order to navigate an increasingly perilous world.
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About Our Speaker
Co-author with Andrew Roberts of "Conflict: The Evolution of Warfare from 1945 to Ukraine.”
“Most extraordinary book that bristles with lessons drawn skillfully from the past” - General James Mattis
”'A major book that will enlighten the layman and guide the statesman or geopolitical student” - Dr. Henry Kissinger
“It is a book that will shape the thinking of policy makers and military strategists for generations to come” -Admiral William McRaven
General (Ret) David Petraeus served over 37 years in the U.S. military, culminating his career with six consecutive commands as a general officer, five of which were in combat, including command of the Surge in Iraq, US Central Command, and NATO/US Forces in Afghanistan.
Following his military service, and after confirmation by the Senate by a vote of 94-0, Gen. Petraeus served as Director of the CIA during a period of significant achievements in the Global War on Terror. Gen. Petraeus graduated with distinction from the U.S. Military Academy, was the top graduate of his Rangers School and Command and General Staff College classes, earned a Ph.D. from Princeton Univ, and has held academic appointments at six universities. He is currently Co-Chairman of the Global Advisory Council of the Woodrow Wilson Center, Sr. Vice President of RUSI, and a member of the Trilateral Commission, the Aspen Strategy Group, the Council on Foreign Relations, and the Board of the Atlantic Council. He has received numerous U.S. military, State Dept, NATO, and UN medals, including four Defense Distinguished Service Medals, the Bronze Star Medal for Valor, the Secretary of State's Distinguished Service Medal, the Combat Action Badge, the Ranger Tab, and master parachutist wings. He has also been decorated by 14 foreign countries, sanctioned by Russia, and designated a LinkedIn Top Voice.
Petraeus has been a Partner in the global investment firm KKR and Chairman of the KKR Global Institute, which he established in May 2013. The Global Institute supports the KKR investment process, KKR's portfolio companies, and KKR's investors with analysis of geopolitical risks and trends. He is also a member of the boards of directors of Optiv and OneStream, a Strategic Advisor of Semperis and Advanced Navigation, a personal venture capitalist, a Kissinger Senior Fellow and Lecturer at Yale University, a speaker with the Washington Speakers Bureau, and co-author with Andrew Roberts of "Conflict: The Evolution of Warfare from 1945 to Ukraine.”
Copies of "Conflict: The Evolution of Warfare from 1945 to Ukraine" for the event will be ordered from Theodores Books, owned by good TCG friend and former Congressman Steve Israel.
John Berman is an Emmy-award winning CNN anchor and currently co-anchors CNN News Central weekdays from 9am - 12pm ET. He previously served as co-anchor of New Day and a number of other CNN broadcasts.
Since joining CNN in 2012, Berman has been at the forefront of the most pressing news events, including elections, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Russian invasion of Ukraine (for which CNN’s coverage was acknowledged with a DuPont-Columbia Award).
Before CNN, he worked at ABC News for nearly 17 years, and appeared on television there since 2001. He was a regular contributor to all of ABC’s broadcasts, including World News with Diane Sawyer, Good Morning America, Nightline, and 20/20.
In 1999 and 2000, Berman worked as an off-air reporter for ABC News covering George W. Bush’s presidential campaign. He logged more hours with then-candidate Bush than nearly any other reporter, following Bush to 45 states.
In his career, he has interviewed everyone from Barack Obama to Mike Pence to Mitt Romney to MC Hammer. He was embedded with the Marines for the U.S. Invasion of Iraq in 2003, and has covered countless hurricanes and natural disasters.
From 1997 to 1999, Berman was the head writer for World News Tonight with Peter Jennings.
He has also been part of teams winning the Edward R. Murrow Award for best broadcast, and was awarded a James Beard Award in 2010.
Berman started at ABC News as a desk assistant working the overnight shift in 1995. A native of Carlisle, Mass., he graduated from Harvard University, where he was president of Hasty Pudding Theatricals. He likes the Red Sox. Have a problem with that?
