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School of Policy and International Affairs
Welcome to SPIA


School of Policy and International Affairs

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Upcoming Events

August 22, 1:00 pm - Nuclear Enigma: The Ambiguities of Iranian Politics
A talk by Prof. Bahman Baktiari who recently spoke at SPIA's Tomorrow's Proliferation Pathways Conference. It will be broadcast on MPBN radio as part of its public affairs lecture series, "Speaking in Maine."

February 23, 2009 - Higher Education & Public Service: Partnership for the Public Good
Dickinson College (Carlisle, PA)
A forum to address the role of universities and colleges in encouraging students to pursue careers in public service.

Recent Events

July 17-18 - Tomorrow’s Proliferation Pathways: Weak States, Rogues, and Non-States
Hutchinson Center, Belfast, ME
A conference hosted by SPIA and the Naval Postgraduate School.

In the News (pdf) from Rockport Free Press Online

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March 17 – The Roots of Terrorism: From the Horn of Africa to Pakistan
Ambassador Mark Bellamy – Senior Fellow, Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS)
Mr. Bruce Riedel – Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution

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Dear Friends:

Welcome to the School of Policy and International Affairs Web site. SPIA (the shortened version of our title), was established by President Robert Kennedy in early 2007 to bring new organizational structure to the University of Maine's wide-ranging academic work related to policy issues and international affairs. This is a wonderful university, and we have great intellectual resources in these areas, which are of interest to students and of great import to the state and nation we serve.

SPIA is still new, and we are working with faculty colleagues and others to further develop details related to academic programming and other elements of our organization. We have been encouraged by the great enthusiasm we see from people all around UMaine, from outside the university, nationally and internationally as SPIA takes shape.

Please enjoy your visit to this Web site, where you can learn about some of our recent activities, and the initiatives with which we are currently involved. If you live locally, you might consider joining the Bangor Foreign Policy Forum, which brings high-level speakers to our state, raising the level of discourse about issues of international importance.

I appreciate your interest and encourage you to return to see and read about how we are developing and moving forward.

John Mahon

Founding Director
School of Policy and International Affairs

 

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