Sarasota Lectures Global Issues 2010

Lectures are held at Players Theatre, 838 N. Tamiami Trail and start at 10:30 am
(except March 2 which will start at 10:00 am)

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

	Tuesday		Wednesday		Thursday
J A N	5	A Survey of International Issues Currently Facing the Obama Administration and the United States Amb. Thomas Pickering	6	A Review of the First Year of President Obama's Foreign Policies Amb. Thomas Pickering	7	Is the Atlantic Partnership Dead? Dr. Jerry Pubantz
	12	Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the 2009 Iranian Presidential Election Dr. Trita Parsi	13	The Complex Issues Underlying the Tensions between Iran, the U.S., and Israel Today Dr. Trita Parsi	14	The Persian Gulf: U.S. and Iran Relations and Their Effects Dr. Mohsen Milani
	19	Does America Still Need Europe? James M. Goldgeier	20	Obama, NATO, and the War in Afghanistan James M. Goldgeier	21	If Universal Health Coverage in the U.S. is the Answer, What is the Question: A Status Report on the Obama Administration's Healthcare Plan. Dr. Alan Zelicoff
	26	Petrostate: Putin, Power and the New Russia Marshall Goldman	27	A World Without Nuclear Weapons - A Fantasy or a Necessity? Amb. James Goodby	28	Darfur and the Crisis in Sudan Dr. Peter Bechtold
F E B	2	Pipeline Politics: Becoming Critical in the Global Energy Sweepstakes Steven Dachi	3	China’s Global Pursuit of Oil and Gas Steven Dachi	4	Can the European Union and the Euro Survive? Martin Walker
	9	Is China Rising or Falling? And What Does This Mean for Us? Gordon Chang	10	The Dragon and the Bear: The Emerging Partnership of Two Assertive States Gordon Chang	11	The 2010 Election Cycle: Tough to Predict; Lots of Unanswered Questions Dr. Susan MacManus
	16	The Potential of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy to Meet All U.S. Energy Needs Scott Sklar	17	Commercially Available On-Site Renewable Energy Technologies and Zero Energy Buildings Scott Sklar	18	What Chinese Power Means For America Dr. David Lampton
	23	Obama's First Year: What the Public Thinks and Why Dr. Susan MacManus	24	The Media’s Coverage of the Obama Presidency Dr. Susan MacManus	25	Yemen: Learning the Right Lessons and Avoiding the Mistakes of Iraq and Afghanistan Amb. Barbara K. Bodine
M A R	2	Israel/Palestine Panel Discussion Mark Rosenblum and Ghaith al-Omari	3	Turkey-United States Relations. What Should We Expect in 2010? Dr. Soner Cagaptay	4	Islam and Secularism in Turkey Dr. Soner Cagaptay
	9	Water - The New Oil Steven Solomon	10	Thicker Than Blood: Water and Conflict In the Bone-Dry Middle East Steven Solomon	11	Abu Dhabi: A Small Gulf Emirate Punching Well Above Its Weight Steven Dachi
	16	Rediscovering Central Asia Dr. Fredrick Starr	17	Afghanistan and the Future of Asia and of Europe Dr. Fredrick Starr	18	Obama's National Security Policy in the First Year: Wins and Losses Dr. Lawrence Korb
	23	Deflation Now: Prepare for Oncoming Inflation Robert Stovall Sr.	24	Washington-Havana: Deadlocked, Again Johannes Werner	25	Pakistan: Turning Around, or Headed for Disaster? Amb. Teresita Schaffer