United States Events
Military Heroes: The Homeric Ideal in Vietnam, Iraq, and American Media
April 17, 2007 // 10:00am — 11:30am
European Studies
Mark Moyar, associate professor at the United States Marine Corps University and author of Triumph Forsaken: The Vietnam War, 1954-1965
Saltwater Neighbors: The Law and Politics of the Canada-U.S. Ocean Relationship
April 10, 2007 // 3:00pm — 4:30pm
Canada Institute
Ted McDorman discusses his research examining maritime legal disputes between Canada and the United States.
Looking Forward: Sustaining the Earth and Humanity - Implications for the New UN Secretary-General
March 26, 2007 // 9:30am — 11:00am
Project on Leadership and Building State Capacity
Realizing the goal of stabilizing the environment requires new frameworks for global actions. This event, which marks the second in a three-meeting series on UN reform, examines the role of the UN and its member states in leading the environmental sustainability movement.
U.S. Energy Security and Oil Revenue Transparency
March 21, 2007 // 2:30pm — 6:00pm
Africa Program
The Africa Program, Global Witness, and the offices of Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN) and Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI) co-host a comprehensive program to explore the issue of oil revenue transparency and how it relates to U.S. energy security.
Environmental Film Festival Screening: Maquilapolis: City of Factories
March 20, 2007 // 12:00pm — 2:00pm
Environmental Change and Security Program
ECSP hosts a screening and discussion of Maquilapolis: City of Factories. The film travels to Tijuana, Mexico, where Lourdes, Yesenia, and Carmen are three of many women fighting for better wages and conditions that will not irreparably harm the environment in which they live.
Hungarian Refugee Students in the United States, 1956-1958 and the Response of the American Higher Education Community
January 31, 2007 // 11:00am — 12:00pm
European Studies
Christopher Medalis, Director, European Office, Institute for International Education
Americans at Risk: The Growing Threat of Natural Disasters and What We Can Do about It
September 21, 2006 // 9:00am — 11:00am
United States Studies
An astounding seventy-five percent of American residences are still at risk of one or more natural disasters. Experts discuss federal disaster mitigation policy.
Odd Couple or Just at Odds? The Future of U.S. - Turkey Relations
September 19, 2006 // 10:00am — 11:30am
European Studies
Professor Soli Ozel, Bilgi University (Turkey) and Southeast Europe Policy Scholar
Climate Change Politics in North America (Part Two)
May 19, 2006 // 9:00am — 2:00pm
Canada Institute
The Wilson Center's Canada Institute and Environmental Change and Security Program host a two-day conference in partnership with the University of New Hampshire to examine the rapidly evolving North American debate on climate change politics.