On December 5, 2022, Georgetown University's Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs held a book discussion addressing the Holocaust, the Cold War, and Ukraine. Professor Marshall J. Breger and Herbert Reginbogin, Fellow, Institute of Public Research, who were co-editors of The Vatican and Permanent Neutrality, moderated the event and provided an introduction.

A unique aspect of the program was the application of the book's principles to current events. This aspect was covered during a panel on Permanent Neutrality, Just War Theory, and the Ukraine Conflict, which included Maryann Cusimano Love, Associate Professor & IPR Fellow at Catholic University. 

The following description of the event was posted on Berkley Center's website:
As codified in the Lateran Treaties of 1929, permanent neutrality is a unique and central tenet of Vatican diplomacy. Through this lens, The Vatican and Permanent Neutrality (2022), edited by Marshall J. Breger and Herbert R. Reginbogin, traces the fast-paced 150 years of the Vatican’s spiritual and moral contributions to world affairs, starting from the fall of the Papal States in 1870 to the present day. This online event, led by the co-editors Breger and Reginbogin and featuring several of the book’s contributors, addressed historical perspectives and contemporary implications of permanent neutrality, from the Holocaust and the Cold War to the current war in Ukraine. Other topics of discussion included Vatican peacemaking efforts, relationships between U.S. and foreign governments and Catholic Church leadership, and tensions between power and spirituality.

Below is a recording of the event: