Venice Lectures Global Issues 2012

Lectures are held in the Venice Community Center, 326 S Nokomis Ave
(next to the Venice Public Library), except March 2,
which will be held at the Venice Theatre, 140 West Tampa Ave

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	10	Super Students: What Do the High-Achieving Children of Immigrants Tell Us About America? Stuart Anderson	13	The Mind of the Terrorist: When Hatred is Bred in the Bone Dr. Jerrold Post
	17	Pakistan And The United States - On A Collision Course? Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy	20	Desparately Seeking 21st Century Energy Security John Hofmeister
	24	What Price Intervention? Dr. Michael Scheuer	27	Is Pakistan Our Ally or Adversary for the End Game in Afghanistan? Dr. Marvin Weinbaum
	31	The United States and Latin America Dr. Jorge Dominguez	3	How America's Income and Wealth Divide Undermines the Health of Our Communities Chuck Collins
F E B	7	Skating On Stilts: Technology and Terrorism Stewart Baker	10	The Economic Equivalent of War? Martin Walker
	14	Israel and the Impact of the "Arab Spring" Molly Williamson	17	Healthcare Reform and the Future of Medicare Dr. Theodore Marmor
	21	Student Achievement and Global Competitiveness Dr. Russ Whitehurst	24	Understanding Cybersecurity Risks Dr. Allan Friedman
	28	Russia's Presidential Elections: What They Mean for Russia and America Dr. Robert Barylski	2	Climate Change Policies: Many Paths Forward Amb. Paula Dobriansky
M A R	6	Understanding China's Political and Economic Transformation Jonathan Pollack	9	Republican and Democratic Prescriptions for our Foreign Policy Following the November Elections Jerry Pubantz
	13	Crime, Activism, Espionage, and War in Cyberspace: The Challenge to Governments and Corporations John Serafini	16	Our Antiquated and Self-Defeating Cuba Policy Dr. Wayne Smith
	20	The Inherent Tension Between Domestic Police and National Security Organizations: the Impact on Modern Threats Elizabeth Rindskopf Parker	23	China: Promise and Challenges of a New World Power Amb. Stapleton Roy
	27	Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and Sustainable Government Finances Dr. Christian Weller	30	Why Politics No Longer Stops at the Water's Edge and Why It Should Amb. Dennis Jett