Sarasota Lectures Global Issues 2013

Lectures are held at Players Theatre, 838 N. Tamiami Trail and start at 10:30 am

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

	Tuesday		Wednesday		Thursday
J A N	8	Israelis and Palestinians: Sunset on the "Two-State Solution?" Mark Rosenblum	9	America and the Muddle East Mark Rosenblum	10	Resetting Foreign Policy: The Path Forward after January 20th Dr. Jerry Pubantz
	15	China's Leadership Transition: Implications for Change Amb. Stapleton Roy	16	Comparing Asian Economic Powerhouses: India, China and Japan Amb. Stapleton Roy	17	Markets, Monsters, & Black Swans: The European Union and the Euro Dr. Irene Finel-Honigman
	22	The Future National Security Threat Environment: The End of Power and Innocence Harvey Rishikof	23	Cyber - The Last Fontier Harvey Rishikof	24	Fighting Poverty and Increasing Economic Opportunity Dr. Ron Haskins
	29	U.S. Policy Options for the Korean Peninsula in January 2013 Amb Donald Gregg	30	The Dangers of Demonization Amb. Donald Gregg	31	The United States and China: The Wary Partnership Dr Jonathan Pollack
F E B	5	Islam and Islamism in the 21st Century: The Stakes for the West Hassan Mneimneh	6	Islam and Islamism in the 21st Century: Global Case Studies Hassan Mneimneh	7	Thinking and Responding Strategically to National Security Challenges Dr. John Williams
	12	Putin, Medvedev, and Russian Domestic Realities Dr. Robert Barylski	13	Putin’s Worldview Dr. Robert Barylski	14	Has U.S. Foreign Policy Become Irrelevant in the Americas? Dr. Jorge Dominguez
	19	Germany: Europe's Powerhouse? Dr Daniel Hamilton	20	Europe: Still Relevant? Dr. Daniel Hamilton	21	Why We Are Not Doomed Martin Walker
	26	The Impact of Defense Strategy and Budgets in an Age of Austerity Dr. Lawrence Korb	27	The Role of Congress, the Executive and the Private Sector in Formulating National Policy Dr. Lawrence Korb	28	Politics of Petroleum: Hot New Development in the Energy World Amb. Molly Williamson
M A R	5	Will Turkey Ever Get Into Europe? Dr. Soner Cagaptay	6	Turkish/U.S. Relations after the Arab Spring Dr. Soner Cagaptay	7	It's Even Worse Than It Looks: Coping with our Political Dysfunction Dr. Norman Ornstein
	12	US Immigration Policy: Prospects for Change after the 2012 Elections Muzaffar Chishti	13	The Power to Regulate: States vs. Federal Roles in Immigration Policy Muzaffar Chishti	14	Iran and the U.S. - Between War and Diplomacy Dr. Trita Parsi
	19	The Iran Crisis and Nuclear Security Dr. Steven Miller	20	Nuclear Energy and the Future Dr. Steven Miller	21	The Middle East in Crisis: Israel, the Arab Uprising and the U.S. Amb. Philip Wilcox
	26	Afghanistan and Pakistan: Why They Demand America’s Involvement Dr. Tom Gouttierre	27	Afghanistan and Pakistan: Two Sides of a Similar Conundrum Dr. Tom Gouttierre	28	Afghanistan’s Peace, What & How? Dr. Thomas Barfield