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Venice
Lectures are held in the
Venice Community Center
326 S Nokomis Ave
Click on speaker name for biography, click on description for program summary
Tuesday 2:30 pm
Friday 10:00 am
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Responding to a World in 'Permacrisis'
Daniel Speckhard
12
Understanding Iran’s Dynamics
Mohsen Milani
16
A Fragile Balkan Region in the Vortex of War in Ukraine
Eric Rubin
19
US-China Relations from Cold War to Cold War
David Lampton
23
Ukraine: Lessons in Modern Warfare
Nolan Peterson
26
Artificial Intelligence: Reality Catching Up to Science Fiction
Peter Singer
30
Taiwan: Economic Powerhouse, Security Flash Point
Shelley Rigger
2
Europe’s Double Trouble UK’s: Ukraine and the UK
Martin Walker
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6
The Changing Climate and our Changing World
Bob Bunting
9
Why Americans Love and Hate Government
Jeremy Suri
13
The War on Terror Twenty Years Later: Are We Safer Now?
Bruce Hoffman
16
Me Worry? – Non-Traditional Threats to Global Security
Carla Koppell
20
Iran: The Women’s Rights Moment
Roya Hakakian
23
Adapting to the Ebb of U.S. Middle East Focus and Influence
Dennis Ross
27
Putin’s War: How is it Affecting Global Order?
Angela Stent
1
Soft Power Diplomacy: America’s Hidden Treasure
Harriet Elam-Thomas
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5
Trying Times, Troubled Times - The Reasons to be Optimistic
Charlayne Hunter-Gault
8
Can Nuclear Energy Help Save the Planet?
Rod Adams
12
Russia, Ukraine and European Energy Security
Richard Morningstar
15
Insurrection in America: The Rise in Political Violence
Russel Honore
19
The Growing Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons: Critical Threat to International Security?
Robert Gallucci
22
New Campaign Challenges in 2024: Reaching a More Diverse Electorate
Susan MacManus
26
A Message from Japan: Dear China, Asia Does Not Belong to You
John Malott
29
Outsmarting and Containing Putin: The Ukraine Trap
Robert Barylski
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