DATE: Tuesday, Feb 4th, 07:00 to 8:30 p.m.
PLACE: Manheimer Room of the Reuter Center, UNCA (click for map)
TOPIC: "America's Place in the World" Ambassador Stephenson will draw on her 34 years as an American diplomat to present an overview of America's place in the world, beginning with a look at the impact of globalization from the 1990s to now. Is the East really rising and the West declining, as Chinese leader Xi Jinping declared shortly after the financial crisis? How does America's economic performance and military prowess stack up in this age of great power competition? Why do having more allies and more great research universities than our competitors matter to America's standing in the world? And what should we be worried about as we look ahead?
SPEAKER: Barbara Stephenson is vice provost for global affairs and chief global officer at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the nation's oldest public university established in 1789. She is a distinguished diplomat, former U.S. ambassador, international leader and prior dean of the Leadership and Management School at the Foreign Service Institute. Stephenson is a member of the American Academy of Diplomacy and the American College of National Security Leaders. She also serves as vice chair of the board of the World Affairs Councils of America, on the advisory council of Global Ties U.S., and on the executive committee of the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities Commission on International Initiatives.
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DATE: Tuesday, Mar 4th, 07:00 to 8:30 p.m.
PLACE: Manheimer Room of the Reuter Center, UNCA (click for map)
TOPIC: "Global Climate Change" In this initial, chaotic phase of the new U.S. Administration, it is difficult to discern a positive forward path that addresses climate change. What will be the impact of America's withdrawal from the Paris Agreement under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the new policy of putting America first in international environmental agreements? What will be the consequences of the Administration's dramatic policy reversals on climate change? How will China and other nations respond, and will it matter?
SPEAKER: Roger Helm worked for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for 25 years assessing the impact of oil and other contaminants on wildlife and pursuing restoration claims against polluters. He co-authored Marine Mammals of California, chapters on the effects of oil on seabirds and marine mammals, and numerous other referred publications on marine birds and mammals and global climate change. Presently, Roger teaches on the effects of global climate change and works with various organizations on solutions to this potentially catastrophic problem. He has a PhD from the University of California Davis (1990).
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DATE: Tuesday, Mar 18h, 07:00 to 8:30 p.m.
PLACE: Manheimer Room of the Reuter Center, UNCA (click for map)
TOPIC: NATO Update
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DATE: Tuesday, Apr 1st, 07:00 to 8:30 p.m.
PLACE: Manheimer Room of the Reuter Center, UNCA (click for map)
TOPIC: Global Refugee Crises
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DATE: Tuesday, Apr 15th, 07:00 to 8:30 p.m.
PLACE: Manheimer Room of the Reuter Center, UNCA (click for map)
TOPIC: U.S.-China Relationship
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DATE: Tuesday, May 6th, 07:00 to 8:30 p.m.
PLACE: Manheimer Room of the Reuter Center, UNCA (click for map)
TOPIC: TBD
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