Bangor Foreign Policy Forum
2008 Schedule (pdf)
For more information please contact Peter Fandel, Program Coordinator
Unless indicated otherwise, all events will be held in the Bangor Public Library at 7:30 am
January 28 -Women and Political Leadership in Iran: Lecture and Film Presentation
Dr. Shahla Haeri,Director of the Women’s Studies Program, Boston University
Introduction: Marjorie M. Medd, Member, Board of Trustees, UMaine System Photo Gallery
March 17 - The Roots of Terrorism: From the Horn of Africa to Pakistan
Ambassador Mark Bellamy, CSIS Senior Fellow in Residence
Mr. Bruce Riedel, Brookings Institution
April 7 - Congressman Tom Allen
Congressman Allen will present his perspective on how US should deal with foreign policy challenges in the 21st century
April 30 - Bangor Forum 2008 Presidential Election Special: The Future of American Foreign Policy in the Middle East
Live videoconference debate between students from the University of Maine and American University in Cairo (AUC)
May 12 - Seeds of Peace: Empowering Young Leaders from Regions of Conflict
Tim Wilson, Senior Advisor, Director of Alumni Affairs, and Director Emeritus Seeds of Peace International Camp
May 19 - Senator Susan Collins
Senator Collins will present her perspective on how US should deal with foreign policy challenges in the 21st century
June 23 - Private-Sector Entities and Latin American Economic Integration
Dr. David Fleming, Vice President, Senior Editor and Supervisory Analyst, Global Investment Research Division's Content Management Group, Goldman, Sachs & Co.
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.
Pre-Registration: $75
September – Globalization and its Impact on Nigeria
Dr. Paul Lubeck (invited), Professor of Sociology, UC Santa Cruz
September – Nuclear Proliferation and Rogue States
Dr. Robert Litwak (invited), Director, International Security Studies, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars; Author of Regime Change: U.S. Strategy through the Prism of 9/11
October 20 - "Persistence from the Margins: Women’s Filmmaking in Contemporary China"
Dr. Shu-chin Tsui, Director of Asian Studies, Bowdoin College
November – Topic: Indonesia
Speaker: TBA
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