Mansfield Dialogues
The Mansfield Dialogues are an annual series of discussions designed to bring speakers on contemporary issues to a wider audience. These critical community discussions are attended by high school and university students and community members across Montana and the world.
Upcoming Mansfield Dialogues:
Mansfield First Take: Critical Minerals, Critical Moment
November 4th, 2025 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM MT
China’s new export restrictions on rare earths and advanced magnet technologies have reignited tensions in the U.S.–China trade relationship. With new tariff threats from Washington and an anticipated Xi–Trump meeting, questions abound about the future of technology supply chains, economic security, and global markets. This First Takes discussion examines how strategic materials have become tools of geopolitical power—and what these developments mean for industry, innovation, and everyday life, from Myanmar to Montana.
Annual Mansfield Lectures
The Annual Mansfield Lecture is the Mansfield Center’s premier yearly lecture, featuring speakers who can bring discussion of critical topics to an audience drawn from throughout western Montana.
First Takes
First Takes is a community education program providing rapid response efforts to educate the public in real time on urgent international or domestic current events that affect our democracy.
North Korean Satellite
