United States of America

International Study Programs

Lectures and Presentations

9 Oct 2009
	Chile–U.S. Relations His Excellency José Goñi, Chilean ambassador to the U.S.

12 Jun 2009
	Immigration, Refugee Protection, and other U.S. Global Policy Issues at Home Jen Smyers, associate for Immigration and Refugee Policy, Church World Service, Friday

10 Apr 2009
	U.S. Approach to Development Larry H. Brady, USAID director, El Salvador

1 Apr 2009
	Can Diplomacy Tame Iran? Michael Rubin, resident scholar, AEI

30 Mar 2009
	Can We Know the Truth about CIA History? Nicholas Dujmovic, CIA staff historian

27 Mar 2009
	The Challenge of Obama in the New World Joseph Kahn, deputy foreign editor, NYT

25 Mar 2009
	Kipling's Ghost: Decolonization, Public Diplomacy, and the Invention of the Third World Jason C. Parker, assistant professor of history, Texas A&M University

18 Mar 2009
	Running from Liberty Plaza and Running in Baghdad David Simpson, professor of English, University of California—Davis

17 Mar 2009
	Limiting the Risk of Intelligence Failure Loch Johnson, author and professor of political science, University of Georgia

25 Feb 2009
	Making of ‘Global Car’: The Director’s Perspective Dodge Billingsley, documentary film producer/director, Combat Films & Research

19 Feb 2009
	Dispatches from the Red Zone—National Public Radio's Baghdad Bureau Chief on covering the Iraq War Dianna Douglas, national desk producer, NPR

18 Feb 2009
	Afghanistan, Iraq, and Counterinsurgency: Similarities, Differences, and the Way Forward Adam Fife, director of unconventional solutions, U.S. Government contractor

23 Jan 2009
	U.S. Foreign Assistance: Why We Do It; Why It Matters; New Approaches Aaron H. Sherinian, managing director, Public Affairs, Department of Congressional and Public Affairs, Millennium Challenge Corporation

21 Jan 2009
	Is the United States a Declining Superpower? Earl H. Fry, political science professor and Canadian studies coordinator, BYU

14 Jan 2009
	The Rule of Law in a Time of Terror David Nevin, adjunct professor of trial practice, University of Idaho College of Law

3 Dec 2008
	Please Don't Tell this Story: LDS Humanitarian Work and the Media Sharon Eubank Manager, LDS Humanitarian

19 Nov 2008
	Insider View of the Foreign Service John "Dink" Dinkelman, consul, U.S. Consulate, Nogales, Sonora, Mexico

12 Nov 2008
	What's Next? Post-Election Perspectives on U.S. Foreign Policy Darren G. Hawkins, chair, political science, BYU; Valerie M. Hudson, professor of political science, BYU; Andrew L. Johns, assistant professor of history; and Kennedy Fellow Stan A. Taylor, emeritus professor of political science, BYU.

4 Nov 2008
	Inside the 'Real' NCIS R. Daniel Smith, Naval Criminal Investigative Service

6 Oct 2008
	A 'Low-Carb' Diet for the Planet Matthew L. Wald, NYT reporter

2 Oct 2008
	Health Care Crisis: What Canada and the U.S. Can Learn from One Another in Providing Effective Health Care Antonia Maioni, director, Institute for the Study of Canada, McGill University

26 Mar 2008
	From Retreat to Re-engagement: American Policy toward Sub-Saharan Africa Before and After 9/11 Robert G. Patman, professor of international relations, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

25 Mar 2008
	Powers to Lead Joseph Nye, dean, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University

13 Mar 2008
	National Security and the 2008 Presidential Election Loch K. Johnson, author and professor of political science, University of Georgia

7 Feb 2008
	A Global Perspective on Press Freedom Issues Kyu Ho Youm, Jonathan Marshall First Amendment Chair, University of Oregon

24 Jan 2008
	EU–U.S. Relations His Excellency John Bruton, EU ambassador to the U.S.

7 Nov 2007
	An Economic View on Immigration: The Merchandizing of Desert Crossing John "Dink" Dinkelman, consul, U.S. Consulate, Nogales, Sonora, Mexico

25 Oct 2007
	Australia–U.S. Relations His Excellency Dennis Richardson, Australian ambassador to the U.S.

3 Oct 2007
	America's Global Battle for Hearts and Minds: The Early Cold War Reconsidered Kenneth A. Osgood, associate professor of history, Florida Atlantic University

16 May 2007
	Trafficking in Persons: A Modern-Day Form of Slavery Rebecca E. Billings, G/TIP programs coordinator, Asia and Pacific Region, U.S. Department of State

16 May 2007
	Traveling with the Secretary of State Rebecca E. Billings, G/TIP programs coordinator, Asia and Pacific Region, U.S. Department of State

22 Mar 2007
	The U.S. Intelligence-Policy Dynamic Matthew Berrett, director, Office of Iraq Analysis, CIA

22 Mar 2007
	The Disposable American: Layoffs and their Consequences Louis Uchitelle, economics writer, New York Times

8 Mar 2007
	The New York Times and the First Amendment George Freeman, assistant general counsel, New York Times

8 Mar 2007
	U.S. Nuclear Weapons and Nonproliferation: Dispelling the Myths Kerry M. Kartchner, foreign affairs advisor, Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Advanced Systems and Concepts Office

30 Jan 2007
	Intelligence Community Briefing Bradford J. Bruton, open source analyst/collection manager, Central Intelligence Agency

15 Nov 2006
	Transformational Diplomacy: The New Face of America Abroad John Dinkelman, deputy director, Orientation Division, Foreign Service Institute (FSI), Department of State

8 Nov 2006
	Turning the Telescope Around: The CIA Looks at its History Nicholas Dujmovic, CIA historian

25 Oct 2006
	Is Democracy Contagious? Zachary S. Elkins, assistant professor of political science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

18 Oct 2006
	Imbalance of Powers: Congress, the President and the Constitution after 9/11 Gordon Silverstein, assistant professor of political science, UC—Berkeley

21 Sep 2006
	The U.S. Immigration Debate: Local Issues and Global Implications Rachel Swarns, New York Times correspondent

13 Sep 2006
	The Info War: A Battle of Words and Images Dodge Billingsley, Documentary film producer and director, Combat Films and Research

7 Jun 2006
	Citizen Diplomacy in Utah: An Overview of UCCD Laura Dupuy, Executive Director, Utah Council for Citizen Diplomacy

3 May 2006
	Weapons of Mass Destruction in the Crucible of Stategic Culture Kerry M. Kartcher, Foreign affairs advisor, Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Advanced Systems and Concepts Office

5 Apr 2006
	Latin America and the Left: U.S. Policy toward Bolivia, Chile, Cuba, and Venezuela Elizabeth Whitaker, deputy assistant secretary for Canada, Mexico and Public Diplomacy

15 Mar 2006
	Surprise, Security, and the American Experience John Lewis Gaddis, Robert A. Lovett Professor of History, Yale University

22 Feb 2006
	Surprise, Security, and the American Experience Book of the Semester Panel Discussion: Panel: Earl H. Fry, professor of political science, BYU; Valerie M. Hudson, professor of political science, BYU; Mark I. Choate, assistant professor of history, BYU; Andrew Johns, assistant professor of history, BYU; Alan F. Keele, assistant professor of Germanic literature, BYU

25 Jan 2006
	The Role of Analysis in the U.S. Foreign Policy Process Bradford J. Bruton, open source analyst/collection manager, Central Intelligence Agency

30 Nov 2005
	Utah's Growing Ethnic Diversity: Ethnic Challenges and Opportunities Yvette Donosso Diaz, executive director of Community and the Arts, Utah Governor's office.

18 Nov 2005
	You Never Know Where Experience May Take You (I Ended Up at the CIA!) Emily (Frost) Coates, political analyst, CIA.

2 Mar 2005
	America the Vulnerable: Can the Homeland be Secured? Stephen Flynn, commander, U.S. Coast Guard (retired), and Jeane J. Kirkpatrick Senior Fellow in National Security Studies, Council on Foreign Relations.

2 Feb 2005
	Nuclear Weapons and the Future of U.S. National Security: The Emerging Debate Kerry M. Kartchner, foreign affairs advisor, Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Advanced Systems and Concepts Office.

7 Jul 2004
	U.S. Foreign Service Stephen A. Guice, U.S. Embassy, Kazakhstan.

31 Mar 2004
	Utah's Cultural and Ethnic Diversities Phillip Notarianni, Utah Historical Society director.

26 Feb 2004
	The Burden of American Power and Responsibility Jean Bethke Elshtain, Laura Spelman Rockefeller Professor of Social and Political Ethics in the Divinity School, the Department of Political Science, and the Committee on International Relations, at the University of Chicago.

21 Jan 2004
	Missile Defense and the Bush Administration’s Response to Weapons of Mass Destruction Kerry M. Kartchner, U.S. Department of State.

4 Dec 2003
	American Power: A Critique Farooq Hassan, visiting scholar and international law expert

3 Dec 2003
	The U.S. Response to Trafficking in Humans: Is it Enough? Jini Roby, assistant professor of social work, BYU

26 Mar 2003
	The Herculaneum Papyri and Brigham Young University Gianluca del Mastro, associate of the Centro Internazionale per lo Studio dei Papiri Ercolanesi, University of Naples, Italy

28 Feb 2003
	The Paradox of American Power Stan Taylor and Valerie Hudson, BYU Faculty

23 Oct 2002
	European Union-U.S. Relations His Excellency Guenter Burghardt, European Union Ambassador to the U.S.

19 Sep 2002
	What's So Great About America? Dinesh D'Souza, political analyst, author, and Robert and Karen Rishwain Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University

6 Mar 2002
	Can Democracy Win the War on Terrorism? Michael C. Desch, associate director and associate professor, Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce, University of Kentucky

23 Feb 2000
	Rhetorical Landscapes: Learning to See, and Be, America Gregory Clark, Professor of English, BYU

3 Nov 1999
	Social Policy in the U.S.: Collective vs. Individual Responsibility Royal Shipp, assistant director, Congressional Research Service, Washington, D.C.

1 Apr 1999
	Dictatorial Dynamics of Destabilization and the U.S. National Interest Orrin Hatch, U.S. Senator (R-Utah)

24 Mar 1999
	The Life of Raul Wallenberg Annette Lantos Tillman-Dick, daughter of Congressman Tom Lantos (D-California)

12 Jun 1998
	Russia and the U.S.: Lessening the Nuclear Risk in the New Millennium General John Reppert and General Vyacheslav Romonov, Consulate General of Russia

3 Mar 1998
	NAFTA: What Has Been Its Effect on Member Nations? Anacelia Perez and Earl Fry

20 Nov 1996
	Looking at the Future of U.S.–China Relations Eric Hyer, Kennedy Center Director of Graduate Studies

13 Nov 1996
	Family Processes and Children's Social Development in China, Russia and the U.S. Craig Hart, Assistant Professor of Family Science

14 Sep 1994
	Social Capital: Family, Community, and Trust in Modern Economic Life Francis Fukuyama, author, the End of history, consultant, the Rand Corporation, policy planning staff, U.S. Department of State

23 Nov 1988
	The U.S. Debt Crisis Sidney L. Jones, associate faculty, Center for Public Policy Education, Brookings Institution

10 Oct 1988
	Canada and the North American Free Trade Agreement Earl H. Fry, professor of political science, BYU

5 Oct 1988
	The Politics of International Trade Negotiations Lew Cramer, Director General of the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service

11 Sep 1987
	Is America in Decline? Robert Keohane, Professor of Political Science, Harvard