Sarasota

Sarasota Lectures

Global Issues 2010

Overview - Global Issues Tuesday Series Wednesday Series Thursday Series Venice Lectures Seminars General Information

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.

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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
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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
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2 Israel/Palestine Panel Discussion
Mark Rosenblum
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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

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