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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
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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
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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
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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
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