July, 2007

US Economic Policy in the 1970s
Monday, July 02 2007, 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
with Duccio Basosi, University of Florence, Italy and author, Il governo del dollaro. Interdipendenza economica e potere statunitense negli anni di Richard Nixon, 1969-73
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Redefining Citizenship and Political Identity in a Wave of Democratization
Thursday, July 05 2007, 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
The partners of the Great Lakes Policy Forum cordially invite you to attend the 132nd Great Lakes Policy Forum. This event is taking place at SAIS.
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The Security Agenda of Azerbaijan: Dealing with Regional Uncertainty and Energy Politics
Wednesday, July 11 2007, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Araz Azimov, Deputy Foreign Minister of the Republic of Azerbaijan
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North Korea: Not Just Nukes, But People Too
Wednesday, July 11 2007, 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Miryang Youn, Woodrow Wilson Center Public Policy Fellow; Donald Macintyre, Stanford University; Stuart Thorson, Syracuse University
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African Underground: Youth and Hip-Hop in African Politics
Wednesday, July 11 2007, 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
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Trade, Aid, and Security: An Agenda for Peace and Development
Wednesday, July 11 2007, 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Oli Brown, Project Manager and Policy Researcher, International Institute for Sustainable Development
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MCC and Mozambique: A Partnership for Development
Thursday, July 12 2007, 9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
On July 12, 2007, the Africa Program at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) hosted an event entitled “MCC and Mozambique: A Partnership for Development” to celebrate the approval by the Board of the Millennium Challenge Corporation of a five year, $506.9 million Millennium Challenge Compact to reduce poverty and increase economic growth in Mozambique. The Compact, which focuses on the four northern provinces of Mozambique which have been lagging behind the rest of the country’s development, is focused on improving the welfare of the population.
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Energy in Mexico: Oil as a Comparative Advantage and a Strategic Resource?
Friday, July 13 2007, 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
With speakers Luis de la Calle, De la Calle, Madrazo, & Mancera, S.C.; Pamela Starr, Eurasia Group; Jose Luis Alberro, Law and Economics Consulting Group; and Roger Wallace, Pioneer Natural Resources
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Perspectives on the 2007 Farm Bill
Monday, July 16 2007, 2:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Robbin Johnson, Teaching Fellow, University of Minnesota; C. Ford Runge, Professor, University of Minnesota; William Krist, Senior Policy Scholar, Woodrow Wilson Center
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The Current Political Climate in Ukraine
Tuesday, July 17 2007, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Raisa Bogatyrova, Deputy, Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine; Head, Parliamentary Faction, Party of Regions; Coordinator, Parliamentary-Governmental Coalition; Dmytro Svyatash, Deputy and Vice-Chairman, Financial and Banking Committee, Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine
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North and South Korean Strategies for Re-unification during the Cold War: New Revelations from the Archives
Friday, July 20 2007, 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Christian Ostermann, Director, North Korea International Documentation Project; Meung-Hoan Noh, Director, Institute of History and Culture, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Republic of Korea; Bernd Schafer, Research Fellow, German Historical Institute in Washington and CWIHP Senior Research Scholar; Commentator: Miryang Youn, Woodrow Wilson Center Public Policy Scholar, Deputy Director General, Office of South-North Dialogue, Ministry of Unification, Republic of Korea
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Drug-Resistant TB in Russia
Tuesday, July 24 2007, 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Salmaan Keshavjee, Bringham and Woman's Hospital, and the Harvard Center for Middle Eastern Studies; and Murray Feshbach, Woodrow Wilson Center
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Trade Talk: Should Labor Standards be Included in Free Trade Agreements with the United States? Implications for Asia
Wednesday, July 25 2007, 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
with Katrin Kuhlmann, Senior Vice President for Global Trade, Women’s Edge Coalition; Jeff Vogt, Global Economy Specialist and Labor Lawyer, American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO); Theodore Moran, Director and Wallenberg Professor, Landegger Program in International Business Diplomacy, Georgetown University; Lewis Karesh, Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Labor, Office of the United States Trade Representative
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The History of Geopolitical Dominance: Athens, Rome, and America
Thursday, July 26 2007, 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Dr. Apostolos Pierris, Director, Institute for Philosophical Research (Greece)
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Where Does the Nano Go? New Report on End-of-Life Regulation of Nanotechnologies
Thursday, July 26 2007, 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
All materials and products eventually come to the end of their useful life, and those made with nanotechnology are no different.This means that engineered nanomaterials will ultimately enter the waste stream and find their way into landfills or incinerators—and eventually into the air, soil and water. A new report authored by legal experts from the Environmental Law Institute addresses these issues.
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