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World Affairs Council Of the Desert Speaker Program
Past Event Archive

Year

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004


2000


October 22, 2000 - Denise Dresser,
political columnist and ABC News contributor. Topic: Mexico’s recent election.


November 12, 2000- Jeffrey Cole, media visionary. Topic: Whether the Internet is a friend or foe to World Affairs.

December 17, 2000 -Mary Morris, former RAND Director. Topic: The Israeli-Palestinian conflict as well as changes in the Middle East.


2001

January 21, 2001- Tibi Bassam, winner of the German Medal of State. Topic: Europe’s pursuit of a unifying identity.

February 18, 2001- George Friedman, CEO Stratfor.com. Topic: Gathering and Analyzing Global Intelligence.

March 18, 2001 - Barry Schutz. Topic: Perceptions and Misperceptions in United States Foreign Policy Toward Africa.

April 22, 2001 - Abraham Lowenthal. Topic : Is Latin America Forging Ahead or Falling Behind?

May 13, 2001 - Michael Swaine. Topic : Interpreting China’s Grand Strategy: Past, Present and Future


2002

January 6, 2002 - The Annenberg Lecture. Dr. Leena Peltonen. Topic: The Next Era of Human Genetics

January 20, 2002 - Patrick Hatcher. Topic: The Bush Administration's engagement with Asia

February 17, 2002 - Sen. Malcolm Wallop (Ret.) Topic: Space Satellites - Our Next Pearl Harbor?

March 17, 2002 - Brazilian Ambassador Rubens Barbosa. Topic : US Relations with Brazil

April 14, 2002 - Barbara Nelson. Topic :Women and Politics Worldwide

May 5, 2002 : H. E. Ambassador Aykut Berk The Republic of Turkey - Topic: : Turkey's Changing Role in the 21st Century


2003

October 26, 2003 - Laurie Brand, PhD, USC Professor. Topic: A Middle East Update

November 16, 2003 - James Flanigan LA Times Senior Economics Editor

December 14, 2003 - Nancy Snow, PhD, CSU Professor Public Diplomacy. Topic : A Way to Build
U.S. Foreign Policy


2004

January 11, 2004 - Peter Hunt CMG, British Consul General

February 15, 2004 Robert Klitgaard, PhD., RAND. Topic: Crime and Corruption in an Otherwise Civilized World

March 14, 2004 - Richard Baum, PhD., UCLA Professor. Topic: China’s Role in a Changing World

April 18, 2004 - Ambassador Robert F. Ellsworth. Topic: Polarization & Clash of Civilizations

May 16, 2004 - Topic: A Futuristic Look at the Year 2054 - Panel Presentation by Three Futurologists

October 17, 2004 William A. Gudelunas, Ph.D. Topic: The November Election - Its Impact on the Foreign Policy of the United States.


 

 

 
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