Anne Applebaum, “The Cold War Leadership of Pope John Paul II”

Applebaum will discuss Pope John Paul II’s leadership during the Cold War. John Paul II served as head of the Catholic Church from 1978 to 2005 and has been credited with contributing to the dissolution of the Soviet Union.

Anne Applebaum is a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, journalist, commentator on geo-politics and keynote speaker who examines challenges and opportunities of global political and economic change through the lenses of world history and the contemporary political landscape.