March 18 “Pearls, Politics, and Power: How Women Can Win and Lead” by Madeleine Kunin, former U.S. Ambassador to Switzerland. March 19 “India, America, and Liberal Partnership: A Tocquevillean Foreign Policy” by Paul Carrese ’89, professor and director, United States Air Force Academy Scholars Program. March 31 “Who is Wu-Ming? Global Fiction from Italy” by Roberto Bui, Wu-Ming Foundation. April 1 “The Pentagon’s New Map” by Tom Barnett, senior managing director, Enterra Solutions LLC. April 2 “Media Silence on Iraq and Iran in an Election Year” by Scott Ritter, former U.N. Weapons Inspector.
Madeleine Kunin signs books after her lecture. Photo: Karin Hanta
March 11 “Power Transition in Russia? The Significance of the Presidential Election” by Peter Rutland, professor of government, Wesleyan University.
April 9 “Death, Dreams, and the Otherworld: A Comparative Perspective between China and Medieval Europe” panel discussion with Middlebury College faculty members Carrie Reed, associate professor of Chinese, and Stefano Mula, assistant professor of Italian.
March 12 “European Integration: A Growing Trans-Atlantic Divide or Rapprochment?” by Sarwar Kashmeri, author of America and Europe after
and Iraq: The Great Divide and fellow at the Foreign Policy Association.
April 10 “Small Business in Russia” by Gail Buyske ’76, consultant to the World Bank, EBRD, and USAID.
March 13 “1453: The Fall of Constantinople and Its Impact on Europe” by Nancy Bisaha, associate professor of medieval and Renaissance history, Vassar College. March 17 “Mistakes of Fact and Congressional Authorizations for War” by Laurie Damrosch, Moses Professor of Law and International Organization, Columbia University.
April 13 “Negotiating Arab-Israeli Peace: Guidelines for a New Administration” by William Quandt, Edward R. Stettinus Professor of Government, University of Virginia. April 16 “The Diplomacy of the Future” by Marc Grossman, former under secretary of state for political affairs, U.S Department of State, and former U.S. ambassador to Turkey.
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