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Greenland and the Future of the Trans-Atlantic Alliance
March 31 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
PRESENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE IOWA CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY AND UI DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE
Renewed attention to Greenland and its strategic importance has sparked debate about U.S. national security, America’s relationships with its allies, and the future of cooperation within NATO. Join us for a timely community conversation with former U.S. Ambassador Ron McMullen, examining U.S.–Danish relations, America’s strategic interests in Greenland, his view of the future of the transatlantic alliance, and what these developments mean for NATO and global stability. At a moment when international relationships are being tested and questions abound, this conversation offers an opportunity for insight, context, and dialogue.
Ron McMullen is the University of Iowa’s Ambassador in Residence and teaches a variety of courses on comparative politics, diplomacy, and international politics. He is a former career diplomat with over 30 years of experience as a U.S. Foreign Service Officer, including serving as ambassador to the State of Eritrea. He has lived, worked, or traveled in 105 countries. In Burma he worked closely with Nobel Peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi and pro-democracy groups. While posted in Fiji he helped prevent civil conflict after an armed takeover of parliament. He was shot at during a riot in Sri Lanka and helped train mongooses to detect heroin. He survived a voodoo curse in the Dominican Republic and took Hillary Clinton on a tour of South Africa’s Robben Island with Nelson Mandela.
Between foreign assignments, Ron served for three years as Visiting Professor at the Military Academy at West Point, where he taught international relations and comparative politics. He was Diplomat-In-Residence at the University of Texas at Austin 2010-2012. He has authored many scholarly works, is a three-time recipient of the State Department’s Superior Honor Award, and holds the U.S. Army’s Outstanding Civilian Service Medal.
A native of Northwood, Iowa, he earned his doctorate in political science from the University of Iowa.
Greenland and the Future of the Trans-Atlantic Alliance
TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 2026
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
IOWA CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY
ALSO STREAMING ONLINE
Hosted by ICFRC Board Member Thais Winkleblack
