Sarasota Global Issues 2023

Our 52nd Year

Global Issues 2023
Sarasota

Lectures are held at First United Methodist Church
104 S. Pineapple Ave. and start at 10:30 am
Wednesday lectures have closed captioning

Click on title for lecture summary, click on speaker name for biography

	Tuesday		Wednesday		Thursday
J A N	10	Strengthening America’s Voice in a Changing World Barbara Stephenson	11	The Case for Following Rules Barbara Stephenson	12	Diplomacy in an Age of Uncertainty: How the United States Can Defend Its Interests, Promote Its Values, and Keep the Peace in the 21st Century Thomas Shannon
	17	The State of U.S. Foreign Policy After Two Years of the Biden Administration Stephen Biegun	18	How Will the Russian Invasion of Ukraine Affect Global Peace and Stability? Stephen Biegun	19	Iran: Is Reconciliation With the U.S. Possible? Mohsen Milani
	24	Beyond Cryptocurrencies Lee Schneider	25	Decentralized Finance as a Gateway to the Metaverse Lee Schneider	26	The Prosecutor’s Art from the Streets to the Suites to the Oval Office Charles Schudson
	31	Advancing Nuclear Energy Rodney Adams	1	Carbon Fees - The Social Costs of Carbon Emissions Rodney Adams	2	Macron's Europe - or Putin's? Martin Walker
F E B	7	Post Brexit: What Now? Margaret Jay	8	The Refugees in SW Florida - The Human Story Yasmin Sayed	9	Civil War by Other Means Jeremi Suri
	14	How Are the Great Powers Responding to Africa's Population Growth and Economic Emergence? Jimmy Kolker	15	Lessons Learned from Fighting AIDS and Ebola in Africa. Did We Apply Them to Covid? Are We Ready for the Next Pandemic? Jimmy Kolker	16	The Sneaky War: Russia, China, the U.S. and the Emerging Strategic Paradigm Sean McFate
	21	Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease: When Will We Find a Cure? Aron Troen	22	Can Dementia be Prevented? The Role of Diet and Lifestyle Aron Troen	23	Changing World: Changing Middle East Dennis Ross
	28	Rivers of Iron: High-Speed Railroads and Chinese Power in Southeast Asia David Lampton	1	U.S.-China Relations: Where Are they Headed Now? David Lampton	2	India and the World: Its Rise, Power, and Influence Manjari Chatterjee Miller
M A R	7	Civics at Work Suzanne Spaulding	8	Training to Fight in the Light: Preparing to Prevail in a World Without Secrets Suzanne Spaulding	9	Presidential Politics Thomas DeFrank
	14	Paying the Price for Ignoring Latin America Charles Shapiro	15	Cuba and Venezuela: Holding On Against All Odds Charles Shapiro	16	Russia: Preparing for the Post-Putin Era John Beyrle
	21	The Future of the Liberal International Order Kori Schake	22	European Security After Ukraine Kori Schake	23	Understanding Turkey — And Its Rise in the Great Power Game Asli Aydintasbas
	28	Putin’s War Against Ukraine and the US/NATO System Robert Barylski	29	Latin America: Is the “Red Threat” Back? Robert Barylski	30	Is the West Back? Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine and the Future of the Atlantic Alliance Charles Kupchan