{"id":17499,"date":"2026-02-25T21:38:39","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T21:38:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/ellisoncenter\/?page_id=17499"},"modified":"2026-02-25T21:38:39","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T21:38:39","slug":"2025-dr-alexander-vindman","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/ellisoncenter\/about\/ellison-lecture-2\/2025-dr-alexander-vindman\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 &#8211; Dr. Alexander Vindman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ellison Lecture 2025: Dr. Alexander Vindman\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rCWOuZXs_Ac?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Failed Geopolitics of Realism and the Promise of New Idealism | Dr. Alexander Vindman<\/h3>\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-17434 size-sidebar alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/ellisoncenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/11\/IMG_4720-375x281.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/ellisoncenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/11\/IMG_4720-375x281.jpg 375w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/ellisoncenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/11\/IMG_4720-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/ellisoncenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/11\/IMG_4720-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/ellisoncenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/11\/IMG_4720-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/ellisoncenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/11\/IMG_4720-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/ellisoncenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/11\/IMG_4720-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/ellisoncenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/11\/IMG_4720-750x563.jpg 750w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/ellisoncenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/11\/IMG_4720-1140x855.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/ellisoncenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/11\/IMG_4720-108x81.jpg 108w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/h3>\n<p><strong>November 5, 2025, <\/strong><strong>University of Washington<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Alexander Vindman presented a lecture titled, \u201cThe Failed Geopolitics of Realism and the Promise of New Idealism.&#8221; This event was sponsored by the Jackson Foundation and the Ellison Family. 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