Globalization: The Future of Europe & Eurasia in Turbulent Times, Thursday, September 23

Posted on September 8, 2010 | Filed Under Events

Michael D. Kennedy
Thursday, September 23, 2010 at 6:00 pm
The Hope Club, 6 Benevolent Street, Providence
Howard R. Swearer Director of the Watson Institute for International Studies at Brown University. Author of Globalizations and Social Movements: Culture, Power, and the Transnational Public Sphere.

With a special Great Decisions program hosted by WRNI Political Reporter Ian Donnis at 5:00 pm. Having served as news editor for The Providence Phoenix for almost a decade, he’s also been a regular panelist on WPRI’s Newsmakers program since 2003. His blog, Not for Nothing, was recognized by the Washington Post as one of Rhode Island’s best political blogs.

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North Korea: The Strategic Balance and U.S. Foreign Policy on Thursday, October 7, 2010

Posted on September 6, 2010 | Filed Under Events

Bruce W. MacDonald
Thursday, October 7, 2010 at 6:00 pm
The Hope Club, 6 Benevolent Street, Providence
A dispute over a sunken warship has shattered relations between North and South Korea . While China is lobbying its neighbors to renew nuclear disarmament talks with North Korea, the White House is expanding economic sanctions against the rogue nation and its ruling elite.  Will additional U.S. pressure force North Korea to relent? Will the sanctions send a signal to China that it must rein in its dangerous ally?

Bruce W. MacDonald, Senior Director of the Congressional Commission of the Strategic Posture of the United States, joins us to discuss what actions are necessary to end the crisis in Korea and stabilize the Pacific Rim.

Schedule
6:00 pm-7:00 pm: Cocktail Reception
7:00 pm-7:45 pm: Dinner
7:45 pm-8:30 pm: Speaker Program
8:30 pm-8:45 pm: Question and Answer

Call now to make your reservation at (401) 228–8657, or email our Executive Director, Yvonne Shilling at ygshill@yahoo.com.

Visit the U.S. Institute of Peace for more information about our speaker.