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September 2009
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
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Returning Honduras to Democratic and Constitutional OrderHis Excellency Jose Manuel Zelaya Rosales, President of the Republic of Honduras Two months following the coup d'etat that sent him into a forced exile, President Zelaya of Honduras will discuss his attempts to negotiate peace and a return to a democratic and constitutional order in Honduras. Please send RSVP to: lasp@gwu.edu by August 31 at 5pm. Sponsored by the Latin American and Hemispheric Studies Program and the Center for Economic and Policy Research |
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Lindner Family Commons, Room 602 |
The Changing World and China-U.S. RelationsAmbassador Wu Jianmin, Member of the Foreign Policy Advisory Group, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, People's Republic of China; Vice Chairman, China Institute of Strategy and Management; Professor, China Foreign Affairs University Please send RSVP to: gsigur@gwu.edu with your name, organization/ GW affiliation, and email by September 4. Sponsored by the Sigur Center for Asian Studies |
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
The Landmark London Hotel, Grand Ballroom II |
London Event: U.S. Foreign Policy: The View From WashingtonMichael E. Brown, Dean, Elliott School of International Affairs, GW Please note this event takes place in London. The Elliott School and GW's International Alumni Relations Office cordially invite you and your fellow GW Alumni to attend a reception and conversation with Michael E. Brown, Dean of the Elliott School of International Affairs. Please send RSVP to: Sponsored by The Elliott School and GW International Alumni Relations |
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Jack Morton Auditorium |
The Day Before: A Conference on the National Security Implications of Climate ChangeThe conference will discuss how climate change will impact food shortages, scarcity of resources and mass migration ans the stability of countries and national and international security. Participants will also discuss the implications of climate change as it relates to U.S. military operations and economic competitiveness and announce details about a new American Security Project initiative aimed at analyzing the national security implications of climate change. 8:15a.m.-8:45a.m.: Registration
This event is currently full. You may RSVP to be added to the wait list for this event. Please send RSVP to: rsvpesia@gwu.edu. Registration is required to attend this event. Media are welcome and should RSVP to Nick Massella at 202-994-3087 or massella@gwu.edu. Sponsored by the American Security Project and the Elliott School's Institute for International Economic Policy |
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Sciences Po Paris - Room: Goguel Bis |
Paris Event: U.S. Foreign Policy: The View From WashingtonMichael E. Brown, Dean, Elliott School of International Affairs, GW Please note this event takes place in Paris. The Elliott School and GW's International Alumni Relations Office cordially invite you and your fellow GW Alumni to attend a reception and conversation with Michael E. Brown, Dean of the Elliott School of International Affairs. Please send RSVP to: Sponsored by The Elliott School and GW International Alumni Relations |
Friday, September 11, 2009
Lindner Family Commons, Room 602 |
The Tokyo War Crimes Trial and Japan TodayFeaturing:
Please send RSVP to: gsigur@gwu.edu by September 10 with your name, organization/ GW affiliation, and email Sponsored by the Sigur Center for Asian Studies. This project is generously supported by the Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission. |
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Lindner Family Commons, Room 602 |
Washington, DC Internship PanelGW students talk about their experiences getting and serving in internships at places across Washington, DC including: State Department, Department of Defense, Department of Justice, the intelligence community, think tanks, NGOs, and more. Refreshments will be provided.
Sponsored by Delta Phi Epsilon, the Professional Foreign Service Fraternity |
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Room 113 |
U.S. Foreign Policy in the Gulf RegionAmbassador Edward W. "Skip" Gnehm, Jr., Kuwait Professor of Gulf and Arabian Peninsula Affairs, GW Sponsored by the International Affairs Society |
Thursday, September 17, 2009
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Why They Killed: Security, Authority, and Opportunity in Rwanda's GenocideOmar McDoom, Lecturer of Political Science, London School of Economics Reception to follow. Please send RSVP to: grahamhc@gwu.edu Sponsored by the Culture in Global Affairs (CIGA) program |
Friday, September 18, 2009
Lindner Family Commons, Room 602 |
Korea's Past, Present and Future: Challenges and Prospects7:30am-8:30am: Registration and Continental Breakfast Please send RSVP to: gsigur@gwu.edu with your name, organization/GW affiliation, and e-mail by Thursday, September 17, 2009 Sponsored by the International Council on Korean Studies, the Global Society of Korea and America, and the Sigur Center for Asian Studies |
Friday, September 18, 2009
Room 505 |
Global Warming and the World Trading SystemSteve Charnovitz, Associate Professor of Law, GW; author of Global Warming and the World Trading System Light lunch provided. Please send RSVP to: iiep@gwu.edu Sponsored by the Institute for International Economic Policy |
Monday, September 21, 2009
Room 505 |
Women's Leadership in Latin AmericaAnel Townsend, Former Peruvian Congresswoman Moderated by: Sponsored by The Latin American and Hemispheric Studies Program |
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Location Change: Room 505 |
Foreign Policy SimulationModerated by: The Conflict Resolution Forum will host a Foreign Policy Simulation in the context of a Latin American leader's assassination. This event is open only to graduate students. Please send RSVP to: crf@gwu.edu Sponsored by the Conflict Resolution Forum |
Friday, September 25, 2009
City View Room, 7th floor |
PONARS Eurasia: Policy ConferenceThis is the second annual Policy Conference on the Program on New Approaches to Research and Security in Eurasia (PONARS Eurasia). Topics will include shifting bilateral and multilateral relations in Eurasia from Belarus to China, russian security policy in the Arctic and Afghanistan, and the politics of memory ans citizenship in Russia, the Caucasus, and the Baltics.
Please send RSVP to: www12.georgetown.edu/sfs/rsvp/esp or 202-687-1450 by September 18. Sponsored by Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown Univerity, in partnership with the Elliott School of International Affairs, GW. The Eurasian Strategy Project is funded by the International Program of the Carnegie Corporation of New York. |
Monday, September 28, 2009
Lindner Family Commons, Room 602 |
Emerging Powers in Asia: Are These Post-Colonial Informal Empires?Dibyesh Anand, Associate Professor of International Relations, University of Westminster This event is part of the Sigur Center's New Lecture Series on Power and Identity in Asia. Please send RSVP to: gsigur@gwu.edu with your name, organization/ GW affiliation, and e-mail by September 25 Sponsored by the Sigur Center for Asian Studies |
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Lindner Family Commons, Room 602 |
The U.S., East Asia and Mongolia: Regional DynamicsAmbassador Mark C. Minton, Ambassador of the United States of America to Mongolia (2006-2009) Please send RSVP to: gsigur@gwu.edu with your name, organization/GW affiliation, and e-mail by Monday, September 28, 2009 Sponsored by The Sigur Center for Asian Studies |
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Duques Hall, Room 652 |
Wired for Survival: The Rational (and Irrational) Choices We Make, from the Gas Pump to TerrorismMargaret M. Polski, author of Wired for Survival Reception immediately to follow. Please send RSVP to: changm@gwu.edu Sponsored by the Elliott School of International Affairs, the School of Business Institute for Integrating Statists in Decision Sciences, and the Department of Decision Sciences |
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Lindner Family Commons, Room 602 |
A Passage to AmericaPatrick Radden Keefe, author, The Snakehead: An Epic Tale of the Chinatown Underworld and the American Dream
Patrick Radden Keefe will talk about his acclaimed new book, The Snakehead: An Epic Tale of the Chinatown Underworld and the American Dream. This book examines America's complicated relationship with immigration through the story of Cheng Chui Ping, known as Sister Ping, who built a multimillion-dollar empire as a "snakehead," smuggling Chinese immigrants into America. Please send RSVP to: www.asiasociety.org/dc by September 29 Sponsored by the Sigur Center for Asian Studies and the Asia Society |
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Room 505 |
Film: War DanceJoin Conflict Resolution Forum for their first movie night of this academic year. Refreshments will be provided.
Sponsored by the Conflict Resolution Forum |