Venice Lectures Global Issues 2010

Lectures are held in the Venice Community Center, 326 S Nokomis Ave
(next to the Venice Public Library), except January 15 and March 5,
which will be held at the Venice Theatre, 140 West Tampa Ave

Special Lecture Jan 27 2:30 pm Venice Community Center
A World Without Nuclear Weapons - A Fantasy or a Necessity?
Amb. James Goodby
Admission to this lecture will be free to all SILL series ticket holders.
Others may attend at the single ticket price of $7.

Lectures start at 2:30 pm on Tuesdays, at 10:00 am on Fridays.

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

	Tuesday		Friday
J A N	5	A Survey of International Issues Currently Facing the Obama Administration and the United States Amb. Thomas Pickering	8	Is the Atlantic Partnership Dead? Dr. Jerry Pubantz
	12	Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the 2009 Iranian Presidential Election Dr. Trita Parsi	15	The Persian Gulf: U.S. and Iran Relations and Their Effects Dr. Mohsen Milani
	19	Does America Still Need Europe? James M. Goldgeier	22	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 Dr. Marshall Goldman	29	Darfur and the Crisis in Sudan Dr. Peter Bechtold
F E B	2	Pipeline Politics: Becoming Critical in the Global Energy Sweepstakes Steven Dachi	5	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	12	What Next for U.S.-Latin American Relations, Change or Continuity? Dr. Jennie Lincoln
	16	The Potential of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy to Meet All U.S. Energy Needs Scott Sklar	19	What Chinese Power Means For America Dr. David Lampton
	23	Obama's First Year: What the Public Thinks and Why Dr. Susan MacManus	26	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	5	Islam and Secularism in Turkey Dr. Soner Cagaptay
	9	Water - The New Oil Steven Solomon	12	Abu Dhabi: A Small Gulf Emirate Punching Well Above Its Weight Stephen Dachi
	16	Rediscovering Central Asia Dr. Fredrick Starr	19	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.	26	Pakistan: Turning Around, or Headed for Disaster? Amb. Teresita Schaffer