Sarasota Global Issues 2022

Our 51st Year

Global Issues 2022
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	11	The Next Germany Jeffrey Gedmin	12	Germany and Its Future Challenges Jeffrey Gedmin	13	Stories That Never Made It Into Print: Backstairs at the White House Thomas DeFrank
	18	Pandemics: From "What If" to "What Now"? John Sinnott	19	Biological Weapons: The Unseen Casts a Shadow John Sinnott	20	Making Peace in the Middle East Brian Hook
	25	Energy Transition: Is It Feasible? What Will It Entail? Richard Jones	26	Political Implications of Energy Transition Richard Jones	27	Independence Corrupted: How America's Judges Really Make Their Decisions Charles Schudson
F E B	1	The Dragon and the Bear: Russo-Chinese Relations Robert Barylski	2	Russia, China, Afghanistan and the Islamic Crescent Robert Barylski	3	Can Europe Become French Again? Martin Walker
	8	Modern Misunderstandings of American Government and Politics Bob McClure	9	U.S. Policy Towards the Middle East Dennis Ross	10	How American Democracy Has Renewed Itself in the Past Jeremi Suri
	15	The Online Accelerator Margaret Jay	16	2022 Elections: Perspectives on National and Florida Races Susan MacManus	17	Reckoning With the Legacy of White Supremacy in American Christianity Robert Jones
	22	Military Assistance vs Military Operations: A Cure for the Forever Wars Charles Ray	23	U.S. Military Presence in Africa: The Limits of Engagement Charles Ray	24	New Hardline President Raisi and U.S.- Iran Relations Mohsen Milani
M A R	1	Military Support to Civil Authorities Russel Honoré	2	Aftermath of the January 6 Capital Attack Russel Honoré	3	What Makes Vladimir Putin Tick? John Beyrle
	8	Ethiopia and its Prime Minister-From Nobel Laureate to War Crimes William Davison	9	The Tigray Conflict and Ethiopia's Contested Federation William Davison	10	Can a Democratic America Compete with a Totalitarian China? Robert Lieber
	15	Current Issues in U.S. Intelligence Mark Lowenthal	16	The Paper Dragon Mark Lowenthal	17	Domestic Extremism Peter Bergen
	22	Negotiating with North Korea Stephen Biegun	23	The Future of U.S. - China Relations Stephen Biegun	24	Why America No Longer Gets Asia Evan Feigenbaum
	29	Our Own Worst Enemy: The Global Assault From Within on Modern Democracy Thomas Nichols	30	The Death of Expertise: The Campaign Against Knowledge and Why It’s a Threat to Democracy Thomas Nichols	31	Like War: How Social Media Has Become Weaponized, and What We Need to Know About It Peter Singer