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November 2006Friday, the 17th 6:00pm
Are populism and human rights compatible?
Dr. Dan W. Figgins, professor in the NCSU School of Public and International Affairs and the Encore program will report with photographic images on what he saw and what he learned from group briefings and private conversations with a wide range of Venezuelan groups and the United States Embassy in Caracas. October 2006Thursday, the 26th 6:00pmThe Most Important Crises in the World Today, Jon Sawyer, Director of The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting in Washington DC, will talk about the most important crises in the world today, with particular reference to importance to the U.S.A.. September 2006Tuesday, the 19th 6:00pmWidows With Strength International Widows With Strength International’s Executive Director, Mwaba Barcelos, founder Mwila Chigaga, Board Member, David Swanson, will speak to us about Zambia and the 10 year history of Widows With Strength International. The empowerment strategies used by the organization, its successes, and its future challenges will be discussed. June 2006Wednesday, the 28th 3:00pmA Future Role for the UN in the World Dr. Maurice Alden East Professor Emeritus of International Affairs and Political Science from The George Washington University will present a look at how the US' role in the world became so unpopular at home and abroad. An analysis of what sorts of changes might be possible, even within the Bush Administration, to change our role in the world to one that might meet more acceptance. Tuesday, the 6th 7:00pmDr. Arun Kapil will favor us again with a significant cultural film and his expert cultural, political, historical evaluation. May 2006Wednesday, the 10th 6:00pmNidhi Khosia and Matthew Ford, Fellows from the Duke-UNC Rotary Center for International Studies in Peace and Conflict Resolution will talk about their homelands and what they hope to accomplish in this masters program April 2006Tuesday, the 11th 6:00pmThe Millennium Goals: Where We Stand
L. George Wilson, former Vice Provost for
NCSU Office of International Affairs March 2006Monday, the 27th 6:00pmThe expansion of the UN Security Council Dr. Michael J. Struett, NCSU Political Science Dept., will discuss the expansion of the UN Security Council and the role the inclusion of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) could have on UN debates and decisions. February 2006Tuesday, the 28th 6:00pmReflections from the Holy Land: Obtaining a Just Peace between Israel and Palestine Joy Johnson will do a presentation titled: Reflections from the Holy Land: Obtaining a Just Peace between Israel and Palestine. January 2006Tuesday, the 17th 6:00pm, and Wednesday, the 18th noonConference on the Climate Change Dan Figgins will report on the December 2005 meetings in Montreal of the United Nations Conference on Climate Change.
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