Complete Lecture Archive - BYU Kennedy Center

Jordan- U.S. Relations

His Excellency Prince Zeid Ra'ad Al-HusseinJordanian ambassador to the U.S.

Reversals—Enlightenment and the Movements of the Heavens

Terrence James Reed, Fellow of the British Academy and
Corresponding Fellow of the Göttingen Academy of Sciences and the Jena Collegium Europaeum

Inside the Foreign Service: Insights into International Affairs and Diplomacy Careers from a Junior Officer

Jaimee Neel, vice consul, U.S. Consulate General Shanghai, China

The Current Situation in Iran

Donna Lee Bowen, Middle East Studies faculty coordinator

Immigration, Refugee Protection, and other U.S. Global Policy Issues at Home

Jen Smyers, associate for Immigration and Refugee Policy, Church World Service, Friday

The World is Flat—Lessons from China's Migrant Workers

Gary Obaofficer-designeeXiamen/FujianU.S. Consulate General in Guangzhou

The Developing North Korean Crisis: A Failing Nuclear State

Bruce W. Bennett, research leader, International Security and Defense Policy Center, RAND Corporation

The Global Economic Crisis: Implications for U.S. Leadership in Asia

Robert D. Griffiths, deputy minister counselor for political affairs, U.S. Embassy, Beijing, China

U.S. Approach to Development

Larry H. Brady, USAID director, El Salvador

Egypt and the U.S. under the Obama Administration

His Excellency Hesham Elnakib, Consul General of Egypt in San Francisco

Ukraine–U.S. Relations

His Excellency Yuriy A. Sergeyev, Ukrainian ambassador to the UN

Keynote: The Church and the Global Community

Elder Cree-L Kofford, emeritus General Authority

LDS International Society Conference Welcome and Introduction

Cecil O. Samuelson, Quorum of the Seventy, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and president of Brigham Young University

Latter-Day Obstacles and Opportunities, Moderator: Cynthia Halliday, managing director, Global Management Center, Marriott School of Management, BYU; panelists: Marriott School graduate students representing Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Taiwan, and West Africa

Legal Complexities and the Perpetual Education Fund

Diane Card, lead international attorney, Perpetual Education Fund

Presentation of Distinguished Service Award

Recipient: Blaine Tueller, retired Foreign Service officer

The David M. Kennedy Center: Twenty-five Years of International Outreach Programs

Jeff Ringer, director, Kennedy Center for International Studies

Protection of Religious Liberties: Current Initiatives

Cole Durham, professor of law, JRCLS

Poverty Relief Initiatives: Looking Forward

Moderator: Roger Baker, attorney; panelists: Tim Stay, UNITUS Foundation, and Brad McBride, Care for Life

The Common Egyptian Then and Now

Omar Amin, director of the Parasitology Center, Inc. (PCI), Tempe, Arizona

Trade Diplomacy

His Excellency Josá Alfredo Graça Lima, Brazilian consul general, Los Angeles

Translating the Old Greek Bible (The Septuagint): An Inconvenient Witness to Biblical History

Melvin K.H. Peters, professor of Hebrew Bible and Septuagint, Duke University

Can Diplomacy Tame Iran?

Michael Rubin, resident scholar, AEI

Brazil–U.S. Relations: Bilateral, Regional, and Global Agendas

His Excellency Antonio de Aguiar Patriota

The Invisible Crowd: Lobbying the Media at International Summits

Etienne Ollion, visiting lecturer of sociology, University of Chicago

Can We Know the Truth about CIA History?

Nicholas Dujmovic, CIA staff historian

The Challenge of Obama in the New World

Joseph Kahn, deputy foreign editor, NYT

Kipling's Ghost: Decolonization, Public Diplomacy, and the Invention of the Third World

Jason C. Parker, assistant professor of history, Texas A&M University

Running from Liberty Plaza and Running in Baghdad

David Simpson, professor of English, University of California—Davis

The Tour de France: Modern Heroes, Mythologized Landscape, and the Ritual Nation

Julie R. Hartley, assistant professor of anthropology, BYU

Limiting the Risk of Intelligence Failure

Loch Johnson, author and professor of political science, University of Georgia

Russian Foreign Policy

His Excellency Vitaly Churkin, Russian Ambassador to the UN

Maybe You Should Consider a PhD

BYU Faculty

South Africa Today: Challenges and Opportunities

His Excellency Welile Nhlapo, South African ambassador to the U.S.

Terrorism on the Internet

Gabriel Weimann, visiting professor of communications, American University School of International Service

Inside the Foreign Service: Getting In and Thriving as a Diplomat

Andy Wilson, Foreign Service officer

Making of ‘Global Car': The Director's Perspective

Dodge Billingsley, documentary film producer/director, Combat Films & Research

Four faculty perspectives on the ideas presented by William Easterly in the White Man's Burden

Randy S. Lewis, professor of chemical engineering; Daniel L. Nielson, associate professor of political science; Frank L. McIntyre, assistant professor of economics; Joseph Price, assistant professor of economics

Probreza entre las Pueblos Indigenas de Chihuahua

Horacio Echavarría González, public education researcher

Dispatches from the Red Zone—National Public Radio's Baghdad Bureau Chief on covering the Iraq War

Dianna Douglas, national desk producer, NPR

Afghanistan, Iraq, and Counterinsurgency: Similarities, Differences, and the Way Forward

Adam Fife, director of unconventional solutions, U.S. Government contractor

Please Don't Turn Out the Lights: Eurasian Energy and National Security

Roger D. Kangas, professor of Asian studies, National Defense University, Washington, D.C.

Contemporary Jerusalem: Between Confrontation and Conciliation

Daniel Seidemann, founder and legal advisor, Ir Amim (Jerusalem)

The Olympic Games: European Elitism for the Masses

Corry Cropper, associate professor of French, BYU

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

Between the Lines: Asian American Women's Poetry

Yunah Hong, documentary filmmaker

Is the United States a Declining Superpower?

Earl H. Fry, political science professor and Canadian studies coordinator, BYU

The Rule of Law in a Time of Terror

David Nevin, adjunct professor of trial practice, University of Idaho College of Law

Sports and Culture in Europe and America—A Mirror of Modern Life

Andrei S. Markovits, Karl W. Deutsch Collegiate Professor of Comparative Politics and German Studies, University of Michigan—Ann Arbor

A Europe of Phobias? How Immigration is Making the EU Paranoid

Raymond Taras, professor of international relations and director of the world literature program, Tulane University

Afghanistan: Security, Development, and Relations with the U.S.

Ashraf Haidari, counselor over political, security, and development affairs

A Genealogy of Japanese Colonial Policies: The Views of Christian University Scholars

Jin Makabe, visiting research fellow at Harvard University who is an associate professor of political science at Hokkaido University, Japan

Meltdown: The Inside Story of the North Korean Nuclear Crisis

Mike Chinoy, Edgerton Fellow on Korean Security at the pacific Council on International Policy in Los Angeles

Please Don't Tell this Story: LDS Humanitarian Work and the Media

Sharon Eubank Manager, LDS Humanitarian

The Transformation in Pakistan

His Excellency Husain Haqqani, Pakistani ambassador to the U.S.

Pakistan and the U.S.: From Short-term Allies to Long-term Strategic Partnership

His Excellency Husain Haqqani, Pakistani ambassador to the U.S.

Insider View of the Foreign Service

John “Dink” Dinkelman, consul, U.S. Consulate, Nogales, Sonora, Mexico

Security and Peace Building in Eurasia—Threats, Challenges and Perspectives

His Excellency Nicolae Chirtoaca, Moldovan ambassador to the U.S.

Missing Queues: Enduring Insights from India

Loryn Anderson, Master’s in education candidate, Harvard Graduate School

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.

Islam and the Modern World

Akbar S. Ahmed, Ibn Khaldun Chair of Islamic Studies, American University in Washington, D.C.

Southern Cyborgs: Posthuman Identity in Latin America

J. Andrew Brown, associate professor of Spanish, Washington University in St. Louis

Inside the 'Real' NCIS

R. Daniel Smith, Naval Criminal Investigative Service

From South Africa to Cedar City, Utah: Transferring My Field Study Experience to a Professional Setting

Kim Yeoman, rural outreach training advocate, Disability Law Center

Provincial Power in the Assyrian Empire: A Microhistory of a Provincial Administrator

Bradley J. Parker, associate professor of history, University of Utah

Programs and Internships

Sallee Reynolds, internship coordinator and assistant to the president, Ascend Alliance

Uganda–U.S. Relations

His Excellency Perezi K. KamunanwireUgandan ambassador to the U.S.

Iran, Nuclear Non-proliferation, and Middle East Policy

Moderator: Chad F. Emmett, MESA coordinator, associate professor of geography, BYU; panel guests: Amr al-Azm, visiting professor from the University of Damascus, Syria; Scott Cooper, associate professor of political science, BYU; Eric A. Hyer, associate professor of political science, BYU

Eating Italian Culture: A Culinary Journey through Italian Art, History, Music, and Literature

Luca Bonomi, president, Dante Alighieri Society, Siena, Italy

Mali–U.S. Relations

His Excellency Abdoulaye Diop, Malian ambassador to the U.S.

Peru at the Global Stage

His Excellency Felipe Ortiz de Zevallos, Peruvian Ambassador to the U.S.

The Relationship Matters as Much as the Money: Sustainability for Schools in Cambodia

Kari Grady Grossman, writer/photographer

Global Issues of Children at Risk: The Plight of the World's Most Vulnerable Children

Jini Robi, associate professor of social work

Views From the Stands: Race, Gender, and Sports in Modern America

Richard I. Kimball, professor of history, BYU

Yao Ming and 1 Billion NBA Fans in Asia

Eric A. Hyer, Asian Studies coordinator and professor of political science, BYU

The Global Playground Case: Globalization and Professional Sports

Lee H. Radebaugh, Whitmore Professor of International Business, and director of Kay & Yvonne Whitmore Global Management Center/CIBER, BYU

A 'Low-Carb' Diet for the Planet

Matthew L. Wald, NYT reporter

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

African Unity: History, Problems, Prospects

F. Abiola Irele, professor of African and Afro-American Studies and Romance Languages and Literatures, Harvard University

Working in International Supply Chain Management: Where Business, Politics, Culture, Human Rights, and the Environment Collide

Carrie George, remediation and training manager, CSCC

Vietnam–U.S. Relations

His Excellency Le Cong Phung, Vietnamese ambassador to the U.S.

Care for Life Preservation Program

João Bueno, area director, Care for Life in Africa

Ossetia in Perspective: Georgia Plays Russian Roulette

Dodge Billingsley, producer/director, Combat Films & Research

Integrating Traditional Knowledge with 21st Century Education Strategies: Relevance, Rigor, and Relationships

Herb Lee, Jr., executive director, Pacific American Foundation

An Experience You Can Afford: The Value of Studying Abroad

Lynn Elliott, ISP director

Living the Dream: One Man's Journey from BYU Grad to Diplomat

Mark Perry, Foreign Service officer

What You Will Find in the Foreign Service

Jessica Ward, office management specialist, American Embassy Dhaka, Bangladesh

Making a Difference Through Federal Service

Jason Lim, program analyst, Transportation Security Administration

War on Terror by Reluctant Fighters

Chaudry Ali, former Pakistani judge

Border Horror: Identity Anxiety in Recent French Cinema

Marc Olivier, associate professor of French studies, BYU

The Korean Economy and Lee Myung-bak's Mandate for Change, Part 1

James H. Alvis, director of public affairs, Korea Economic Institute

The Korean Economy and Lee Myung-bak's Mandate for Change, Part 2

Abraham Kim, analyst, Eurasia Group

ROK Alliance, Where to from Here?

L. Gordon Flake, executive director, Mike and Maureen Mansfield Foundation

The New Bulldozer Presidency of Lee Myung-Bak

Mark Peterson, professor of Korean, BYU

Democracy and the Middle East: A View from Damascus

Sadik J. Al-Azm, visiting lecturer, Princeton University, and emeritus professor of modern European philosophy, University of Damascus

A Spanish View of Counter-Terrorism and International Relations

His Excellency Javier Rupárez, consul general of Spain in Chicago

Public Perception and Humanitarian Initiatives Part II

Warner P. Woodworth, professor of organizational behavior, BYU 19th Annual Conference of the International Society, Introduced by Daryl K. Hobson, former mission president, Cape Verde Praia Mission

Public Perception and Humanitarian Initiatives Part I

Sharon Eubank, manager, LDS Charities; Introduced by Daryl K. Hobson, former mission president, Cape Verde Praia Mission

Building Bridges: Ambassador Hosting Program

Panel Moderator—Jeff Ringer, director, David M. Kennedy Center for International Studies; Panel Members—Ann Santini, Erland Peterson, Elder Ben B. and Sister Susan Banks

LDS International Society Conference Keynote Address

Elder Lance B. Wickman, Quorum of the Seventy and general counsel, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Introduced by Elder Douglas L. Callister, Quorum of the Seventy

Presentation of Distinguished Service Award

Recipient: Elder Lance B. Wickman, Quorum of the Seventy and general counsel, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Strengthening Relationships via Diplomatic Outreach

Panel Moderator/Introductions: William F. Atkin, associate general counsel, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Panel Members—Ralph W. Hardy, Jr., area Seventy; M. Kenneth Bowler, director, Public and International affairs, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; Olene S. Walker,
former Utah governor

The Perfect Storm? LDS Media Events and the Foreign Press

Joel J. Campbell, assistant professor of communications, BYU; Introduced by R. Lanier Britsch, Board of Directors, International Society

LDS International Society Conference Welcome and Introduction

Cecil O. Samuelson, Quorum of the Seventy, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and president of Brigham Young University; Paul D. Rytting, president, International Society

The Museum of Europe: A Presentation

Krzysztof Pomian, historian and scientific director of the Museum of Europe in Brussels

Paraguay–U.S. Relations

His Excellency James Spalding, Paraguayan ambassador to the U.S.

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

The 3 Nephites, the Bodhisattva, and the Mahdi: The 3 Nephites as a Paradigm Context of Comparative Religion

Jad Hatem, professor of philosophy, University of Saint Joseph, Lebanon

Powers to Lead

Joseph Nye, dean, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University

French Diplomacy on the Eve of the European Presidency

His Excellency Pierre Vimont, French ambassador to the U.S.

National Security and the 2008 Presidential Election

Loch K. Johnson, author and professor of political science, University of Georgia

Interreligious Understanding

Gary D. Bouma, professor of sociology, Monash University, Australia

Godzilla and Postwar Japanese Culture

William M. Tsutsui, Department of History chair, executive director of the Confucius Institute, University of Kansas

Challenges and Opportunities in Trade in the Western Hemisphere

Her Excellency Linda Jewell, U.S. Ambassador to Ecuador, and His Excellency Charles Shapiro, senior director, Western Hemisphere FTA Task Force

The Cultural Construction of National Identities in Europe

Anne-Marie Thiesse, director of research, Centre National de Recherche Scientifique, Paris

Images de soi, images de l'autre: visages du cinéma européen

Arnaud Huftier, professor of French literature, University of Valenciennes

Hungary and Her Ally the United States

His Excellency Ferenc Somogyi, Hungarian ambassador to the U.S.

Iraq—Why the Surge Worked

Adam Fife, strategic communication advisor in Iraq

Carbon Trading: Solution to Climate Change or Corporate Resource Grab?

Larry Lohmann, author and founding member of the Durban Group for Climate Justice

A Global Perspective on Press Freedom Issues

Kyu Ho Youm, Jonathan Marshall First Amendment Chair, University of Oregon

Abkhazia: Untold War Story

Dodge Billingsley, documentary film producer and director, Combat Films and Research

Fifty Years on the Frontier in Asia

Malan Jackson, emeritus director of international studies, Utah Valley State College

Central America in Transition: A Circular History

Thomas L. Pearcy, professor of history, Slippery Rock University

EU–U.S. Relations

His Excellency John Bruton, EU ambassador to the U.S.

Force Projection or Force Protection: A New Mission objective for Afghanistan and Iraq

Dodge Billingsley, producer/director, Combat Films

Briefing on Iraq, UN Reform, and Careers in Diplomacy

James Warlick, principal deputy assistant secretary, Bureau for International Organization Affairs, U.S. Department of State

A Springboard for Career Development: Personal Reflections on BYU's International Field Studies Programs

W. James Jacob, associate director, Institute for International Studies in Education, University of Pittsburgh

Do Nuclear Weapons Promote Peace?

Robert Rauchhaus, assistant professor of political science professor, University of California—Santa Barbara

How and Why to Think about Graduate School: Insights from an 'Expert'

Curtis Child, doctoral candidate in sociology, Indiana University—Bloomington

Causes of Anti-Americanism in the Arab World

Abdelmahdi Alsoudi, professor of Middle East Studies, Graduate School of International Studies (GSIS), Denver University

The Contradas and the Palio in the History and Life of Siena

Luca Bonomi, president, Dante Alighieri Society, Siena, Italy

International Field Studies: A Foundation for a Career in Development

Daniel H. Nelson, international program coordinator, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University

Stepping Across Cultures into Moldova

Scott M. Smith, James Passey Professor of Marketing, BYU

Women in Leadership

Swanee Hunt, director, Women and Public Policy Program, Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government

Personal Growth through International Experiences

Stacey ShawMSW

Belgium–U.S. Relations

His Excellency Dominique Struye de Swielande, Belgian ambassador to the U.S.

An Economic View on Immigration: The Merchandizing of Desert Crossing

John “Dink” Dinkelman, consul, U.S. Consulate, Nogales, Sonora, Mexico

Narcotics Trafficking and the Increasingly Important Role Venezuela Plays as a Transit Country

Willard Smith, first secretary and director, Narcotics Affairs and Law Enforcement Section American Embassy, Caracas, Venezuela

Hindsight is 20/20: Planning the Future by Looking at the Past

Mark Austin, regional coordinator, Bureau for Global Health, USAID

Malaysia and Islam Hadhari

Her Excellency Datin Paduka Rajmah Hussain, Malaysian ambassador to the U.S.

No god but God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam, by Reza Aslan

Faculty Panel: Glen Cooper, William J. Hamblin, Daniel C. Peterson, Becky Lyn Schulthies

In Hindsight: A Reflection of the Journey from African Villages to Utah Hospitals

Kathryn Robinson, licensed clinical social worker, American Fork Hospital

Inside the White House: What Happened to the Bush Plan to Change the World?

David E. Sanger, chief Washington correspondent, New York Times

Australia–U.S. Relations

His Excellency Dennis Richardson, Australian ambassador to the U.S.

Fatima Hatun née Beatrice Michiel: Renegade Women in Early Modern Venice

Eric R. Dursteler, associate professor of history, Brigham Young University

From Punjab to the Pinnacle and Back: Musings of a Development Worker

Shahram Paksima, education specialist, Seward Inc. International

Competition Between Giants: The EU as a 'New' Global Power

Birol Yeşilada, professor of political science and international studies, Portland State University

In Pursuit of Perspective: Integrating Development with Life Science

Rebecca Plimpton, PhD candidate, biochemistry, BYU

WomanStats Database

Valerie Hudson, professor of political science

Biblical Studies and the Comparative Method

K. Lawson Younger, Jr., professor of Old Testament, Semitic languages, and Ancient Near Eastern history, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School

Scotland on the Road to Independence

Brian Adam, Scottish National Parliament member

Finding Some of the Lost Tribes of Israel

K. Lawson YoungerJr.professor of Old TestamentSemitic languagesand Ancient Near Eastern historyTrinity Evangelical Divinity School

From BYU, SWKT, and ISP to NGOs, EDs and CHC: An Acronymic Path to Profession

Starr Stratfordexecutive directorCommunity Health Connect

America's Global Battle for Hearts and Minds: The Early Cold War Reconsidered

Kenneth A. Osgood, associate professor of history, Florida Atlantic University

Hugo Chavez and Populism in Venezuela

Kirk A. Hawkins, assistant professor of political science

Italian Pioneers: From the Gold Rush to Today

Alessandro Trojani, director, Italians in the Gold Rush and Beyond, professor of multimedia computer science and e-learning, University of Florence, Italy

China and India Rising: The End of American Economic Supremacy?

Brian Reynoldssecond secretary/vice consulU.S. EmbassyNew Delhi

Life in the Foreign Service

David W. Simons, deputy management counselor at the U.S. Mission to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (USNATO) in Brussels, Belgium

U.S. Immigration, Perspectives from a U.S. Foreign Service Officer

Alexander Hawkes, vice consul, U.S. Embassy Guadalajara, Mexico

Building Local Peace Amid Civil War: The Colombian Experience

Christopher Mitchell, emeritus professor of conflict resolution, Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution, George Mason University

Actions Speak Louder than Words: Creating Experiences in a Global Marketplace

Christopher Liechtypresident and creative directorMeyer & Liechty

Happiness is Possible in Africa

Aminata Sow Fall, Senegalese writer

Islamic Nationalist Movements, Al-Qaeda, and the Global War on Terror

Kent Schull, visiting professor of history, BYU

Latter-day Saints Under Siege: The Unique Experience of Nicaraguan Mormons

Henri Gooren, staff member, Centre for Intercultural Theology (Centre IIMO), University of Utrecht, Netherlands

History, Culture, and Future of Boca del Rio, Mexico

Francisco Jose Gutierrez de Velasco Urtaza, mayor of Boca del Rio, and select officials of his administration, including the chief of international affairs and the director of communication. They will be address how we can create more educational, business

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

Traveling with the Secretary of State

Rebecca E. Billings, G/TIP programs coordinator, Asia and Pacific Region, U.S. Department of State

Syria, a Regime in Crisis: The Challenges, Responses, and Adaptations

Amr al-Azm, University of Damascus visiting professor at Brigham Young University

Shared Values and Enduring Partnership: An Insight on Philippine–U.S. Bilateral Relations

His Excellency Willy C. Gaa, Filipino ambassador to the U.S.

From Bullets to Ballots: U.S. Economic Assistance to Iraq

Susan Merrill, United States Agency for International Development (USAID)

Mysteries of the Dead Cities: Early Christian Sites in Syria

Maamoun Abdul Karim, professor of archaeology, University of Damascus

Public Diplomacy and Soft Power: Governments, People and Foreign Policy

Nicholas Cull, professor and director of the master’s program in public diplomacy, USC Center on Public Diplomacy

The Jewish Priesthood of Christ in the Syriac Tradition

David G.K. Taylor, fellow and vicegerent of Wolfson College, Oxford, and university lecturer in Aramaic and Syriac

Syria's Cult of the Dead: Qatna (Syria) in the Second Millennium B.C.

Michel Maqdissi, director of archaeological sites, Department of Antiquities, Syria

Vice President Cheney and the Global War on Terror

Darren G. Hawkins, Donna Lee Bowen, Ralph C. Hancock, Scott Cooper, BYU Political Science Faculty

Libraries in Ancient Egypt

Fayza M. H. Haikal, professor of Egyptology, American University in Cairo

Intelligence, Military, and Congress: How to apply IR and Middle East Studies

Mark Morrison, deputy chief of staff to Senator Robert F. Bennett

Bagram to Baghdad: Five Years Covering the War on Terror

Dodge Billingsley, Documentary film producer and director

Spirituality in Ancient and Modern Egypt

Fayza M. H. Haikal, professor of Egyptology, American University in Cairo

The Outlook for Energy in Canada and the United States: Challenges and Opportunities

Honorable Greg Melchin, Minister of Seniors and Community Supports, and Former Minister of Energy, in the Government of Alberta

Perspectives on International Trends

Michael K. Young, president, University of Utah

Migrations: the Perplexity of Who is Being Baptized

Ted E. Lyon, Latin American studies coordinator and professor
of Spanish, BYU

Muslims and Christians: The Troubled Interface

Daniel C. Peterson, professor of Islamic studies and Arabic, BYU

The Perpetual Education Fund: Impacting the International Church

Elder John C. Carmack, emeritus General Authority and
managing director, Perpetual Education Fund

Trends in Poverty and Implications for the Church

Timothy B. Heaton, professor and research associate, Family Studies Center, BYU, and Mallory Meyer

Global Issues Facing Women

Valerie M. Hudson, professor of political science, BYU Karen Hyer, adjunct professor, Women's Research Institute

Globalization and the Future Competitiveness of the United States

Earl H. Fry, professor of political science, BYU

Asia-Pacific Security

Eni F.H. Faleomavaega, American Samoa Representative to the U.S. Congress

The Truth of Espionage is often Stranger than the Fiction

Frederick P. Hitz, former CIA inspector general, Distinguished Practitioner in Residence, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University, and lecturer, University of Virginia

The Interplay of Fact and Fiction in British Intelligence in the Twentieth and Twenty-first Centuries

Christopher Andrew, author and professor of modern and contemporary history, Cambridge University

The Spy Novel's Patriot Games

Wesley K. Wark, author and associate professor of history, University of Toronto

The New Enemy: Congressional Intelligence Oversight in Spy Film and Fiction

Stan Taylor, professor of political science, Brigham Young University

Spies in the Movies: Hollywood's Take on Lese Majeste

Loch K. Johnson, author and professor of political science, University of Georgia

Hollywood, Don't You Go Disrespectin' My Culture: The Good Shepherd vs. Real CIA History

Nicholas Dujmovic, staff historian, CIA

Spying in Film and Fiction: A Panel Response

Panel Discussion: Ted Ralston, Fred Crook, Larry Booth, Stan Taylor, chair

Iraq and Vietnam: Lessons Learned and Mislearned

Robert Schulzinger, director, International Affairs Program, and College Professor of Distinction of History and International Affairs, Editor-in-Chief, Diplomatic History, University of Colorado

The U.S. Intelligence-Policy Dynamic

Matthew Berrett, director, Office of Iraq Analysis, CIA

The Disposable American: Layoffs and their Consequences

Louis Uchitelle, economics writer, New York Times

Representation and Resistance of the Provinces in Contemporary French Cinema

Stáphane Pillet, associate professor of French and department head, University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez

Korea–U.S. Relations

His Excellency Lee Tae-sik, Korean ambassador to the U.S.

Cultural Responses to Atrocity

Michael Murdock, History; Kent Schull, History; Ilona Klein, French & Italian; Steven Riep, Asian Studies; Alan Tansman, UC Berkeley; Aaron Skabelund, History

Jewish and Japanese Responses to Atrocity

Alan Tansman, chair, Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, University of California—Berkeley

Challenges to Democratization in Latin America

Mitchell A. Seligson, Centennial Professor of Political Science and Fellow of the Center for the Americas, Vanderbilt University

Visions de l'Europe et parcours de quelques écrivains belges

Arnaud Huftier, professor of French literature, University of Valenciennes

Panama: Social Challenges, Political Responsibilities, and Economic Opportunities

His Excellency Fedrico A. Humbert, Panamanian ambassador to the U.S.

British–U.S. Relations and Priorities

His Excellency Sir David G. Manning, UK and Northern Ireland ambassador to the U.S.

The New York Times and the First Amendment

George Freeman, assistant general counsel, New York Times

Light from Egypt on the Exodus Story

Gary A. Rendsburg, chair of Jewish Studies, Rutgers University

U.S. Nuclear Weapons and Nonproliferation: Dispelling the Myths

Kerry M. Kartchner, foreign affairs advisor, Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Advanced Systems and Concepts Office

Unlikely Heroes: Women as Israel

Gary A. Rendsburg, chair of Jewish Studies, Rutgers University

The Information Revolution in India

Wajahat Habibullah, chief information commissioner, India

Slovakia–U.S. Relations

His Excellency Rastislav Kacer, Slovakian ambassador to the U.S.

EU and the Global Economy

Kyle A. Galler, directorate-general, General Secretariat of the Council of the EU

Berlin, 238 HRCB

Diplomacy: Representing America

Casey H. Christensen, counselor for political affairs, U.S. Embassy, Stockholm, Sweden

Malta–U.S. Relations

His Excellency John Lowell, Maltese ambassador to the U.S.

Emerging Diseases in the Tropics: Biology Meets Economics, Politics, and Culture

Thomas Yuill, director and professor (emeritus), Gaylord Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies

The Future of Iraq

chair: Eric Hyerassociate professor of political science; participants: John HughesDodge BillingsleyDonna Lee BowenChris Jonesand Hamida al-Masudi

Intelligence Community Briefing

Bradford J. Bruton, open source analyst/collection manager, Central Intelligence Agency

The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty

Valerie M. Hudson, Professor of Political Science

Balkan Update: An Insider Look at the Latest on the Kosovo Process

Jeffrey M. Hovenier, Foreign Service officer, U.S. Department of State

Education For All: In Whose Language? Language of Instruction in Lesotho Schools

Stephen Backman, PhD candidate, teacher education, Michigan State University

Japanese Foreign Policy

Yuzo Ota, Consul-General (Denver)

A Look at Saudi–U.S. Relations

His Royal Highness Prince Turki Al-Faisal, Saudi ambassador to the U.S.

Integration of Muslims in European Society

Paolo Branca and Antonio Cuciniello, professors from the Catolic University of Milan

Sino–U.S. Relations

Wang Yunxiang, vice president, Chinese People’s Institute of Foreign Affairs

Europe, NATO, and the United States: The New Geopolitics of European Security

John A. Agnew, professor of geography, UCLA

Thailand–U.S. Relations

His Excellency Virasakdi Futrakul, Thai ambassador to the U.S.

Transformational Diplomacy: The New Face of America Abroad

John Dinkelman, deputy director, Orientation Division, Foreign Service Institute (FSI), Department of State

Life Along China's Korean Border

Dodge Billingsleyfilm producer and director

Water in Mexico: Realities, Challenges, and Opportunities

Jose de Anda Sanchez, senior researcher, El Centro de Investigación y Asistencia en Tecnología y Diseño del Estado de Jalisco, in Guadalajara, Mexico

Our Covenantal Responsibility to the Poor

Kristen Proctor Westenskow, public health instructor, University of Utah

Turning the Telescope Around: The CIA Looks at its History

Nicholas Dujmovic, CIA historian

The Holocaust and the New Catholic Conscience

Suzanne Brown-Fleming, senior program officer, U.S. Holocaust Museum, Washington, D.C.

It's About the Story

Wynn Hougaard, award-winning film editor, LDS Motion Picture Studio

Remapping Taipei: How Poets and Filmmakers Rethink Postwar Nationalist Cultural Policy

Steven Riep, assistant professor of Chinese

Securing Japan in a Dangerous Neighborhood

Richard J. Samuels, Ford International Professor of Political Science and Center for International Studies director, MIT

South African Field Studies: Learning That Transcends Boundaries

Tanya Fetui Tolman, founder of InnoVision Consulting

Albania–U.S. Relations

His Excellency Aleksander Sallabanda, Albanian ambassador to the U.S.

Is Democracy Contagious?

Zachary S. Elkins, assistant professor of political science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Nigeria–U.S. Relations

His Excellency George A. Obiozor, Nigerian ambassador to the U.S.

The Next Christendom: The Coming of Global Christianity

Philip Jenkins, Distinguished Professor of History and Religious Studies

Q&A: The Next Christendom: The Coming of Global Christianity

Philip Jenkins, Distinguished Professor of History and Religious Studies

Imbalance of Powers: Congress, the President and the Constitution after 9/11

Gordon Silverstein, assistant professor of political science, UC—Berkeley

Endgame in the Balkans

Elizabeth Pond, journalist and Transatlantic Internationale Politik editor

Brazilian Church History

Mark L. Grover, Latin America subject specialist, Harold B. Lee Library

Hope through Relativism: Learning to See Each Other as We Really Are

Dave Kay, Program facilitator, South Africa Field Studies

Indonesia–U.S. Relations

Sudjadnan Parnohadiningrat, Indonesian ambassador to the U.S.

Peaceful Middle East: An Alternative Vision

Akram F. Khater, director of International Programs and associate professor of history, North Carolina State University

The Adventure of the Dead Sea Scrolls—Exploring the Greatest Discovery of the Twentieth Century

Peter Flint, professor of Biblical Studies at Trinity Western University, in British Columbia, Canada

Whose Development?

Alisa Allred Mercer, community building director, Esther Foundation

On Common Ground: The Dynamics of the Canadian–U.S. Relationship

His Excellency Michael Wilson, Canadian ambassador to the U.S.

Australia and the U.S.: Mates—Past, Present, and Future

Graham Edwards, member of Australian Parlilament

New Scotland: The Challenges of the Twenty-first Century

Henry McLeish, former first minister, Scottish Parliament

The Next Christendom: The Coming of Global Christianity

Book of the Semester Panel Discussion: Ted Lyon, panel chair, Latin American studies coordinator, and professor of Spanish; Paul Y. Hoskisson, Richard L. Evans Chair of Religious Understanding; Roger R. Keller, professor of Church history and doctrine; Richard N. Holzapfel, associate professor of church history and doctrine; and Mark L. Grover, Africa and Latin America subject specialist, Harold B. Lee Library

Patriotism in Another Land: Passage between Provo, India, and Ithaca

Enoch Lambert, BYU alumnus and MPA candidate, Cornell Institute for Public Affairs

Islam and Terrorism

Abdul Karim M. Pharaon, Justice of the Supreme Court of Jordan

Literacy, Gender, and Education: Crossing Borders and Respecting Boundaries

Tiffany Zenith Ivins, international program officer, World Education

The U.S. Immigration Debate: Local Issues and Global Implications

Rachel Swarns, New York Times correspondent

Reforming the Welfare State: Major Health Reforms in Norway

Dagfinn Høybråtten, Norwegian Minister of Labor and Social Affairs

From Malaria Patient to Public Health Professional: My Journeys to Zanzibar and Back Again

Sarah Beckham, master's degree candidate, public health and African studies, Yale University

The Info War: A Battle of Words and Images

Dodge Billingsley, Documentary film producer and director, Combat Films and Research

Oman—U.S Relations

Her Excellency Hunaina Al-Mughairy, Omani Ambassador to the U.S.

Colombia: Desperation and Immigration

Josiah Pierce, Vice-Consul, United States Embassy, Bogotá, Colombia

African Families in the 21st Century

Yaw Oheneba-Sakyi, Professor and chair, Africana and American Indian Studies, California State University, Fresno

Foreign Service Greenie: Career Adventures on Diplomat's First Tour

David Marshall Duerden, Immigrant visa chief, U.S. Embassy, Amman

The Moral Universe of Martial Arts Cinema

Steven L. Riep, Associate professor of Chinese

Economic Reunification of Korea

Kerk L. Phillips, Associate professor of economics

Will China's Rising Energy Needs Tame the Dragon and Harm Relations with the U.S.?

Christian M. Marchant, Foreign Service officer, Prague, Czech Republic

The Peace Corps and Development in Mali

Yacouba Kone, Program assistant and trainer for agriculture and natural resource management, Peace Corps

U.S.–UK Relations

Frank Baker, British counsellor on foreign and security policy, British Embassy, Washington, D.C.

Doing Business in India Today: McDonalds® Experience Entering the Indian Market

Kishore C. Dash, Assistant professor, Department of Global Business, Thunderbird, The Garvin School of International Management

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

Secularization and its Discontents

Vincent P. Pecora, Gordon B. Hinckley Professor of British Literature and Culture, University of Utah

South Africa–U.S. Relations

Her Excellency Barbara Joyce Masakela, South African Ambassador to the U.S.

Spain–U.S. Relations

His Excellency Carlos Westendorp y Cabeza, Spanish Ambassador to the U.S.

Global Organizations and Brazil

Luis Erlanger, director of communications, TV Globo Brazil

The Complexity of Middle East Issues

Firas bin Raad, Prince of Jordan and World Bank consultant health policy specialist

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

Dancing with the Devil-Taking on West Africa's Warlords

David M. Crane, Distinguished professor of law, Syracuse University

Openness and Closure in Fear and Trembling

K. Brian Soderquist, Adjunct professor of theology, University of Copenhagen

Negotiating with North Korea Part 1

L. Gordon Flake, The Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation

Negotiating with North Korea Part 2

Mark Peterson, Korean section head, Asian and Near Eastern Languages, BYU

Negotiating with North Korea Part 3

Scott Rembrandt, director of academic affairs and research, Korea Economic Institute

Q&A: Negotiating with North Korea

Panel Discussion

Case Study of the Future: The South Korean Economy and Growth Opportunities panelist

Lee Kyong-yul, economic counselor, Embassy of the Republic of Korea

Q&A: The South Korean Economy and Growth Opportunities

Lee Kyong-yul, economic counselor, Embassy of the Republic of Korea

Protecting Soft Targets—Marriott International's Approach to Mitigating the Terrorist Threat

J. Alan Orlob, vice president of corporate security and loss prevention, Marriott International Lodging

The Mystery of Cesar Vallejo's Autographs

Stephen Hart, professor of Spanish, University College London

They have no respect: The Impact of Youth Gangs in Nahual®, Guatemala

John Edvalson, Master’s candidate, University of Florida

Challenges of Integrating Muslims in Italy and Kicking the Anthill: The Secularization of French Islam

James Toronto, associate professor of Arabic and Islamic studies, and R. John Matthies, assistant professor of French

India–UN Relations

His Excellency Nirupam Sen, Indian Ambassador to the UN

Surprise, Security, and the American Experience

John Lewis Gaddis, Robert A. Lovett Professor of History, Yale University

Fiji–U.S. Relations

His Excellency Jesoni Vitusagavulu, Fijian ambassador to U.S.

I Have Crossed Famous Rivers: My Trip from South Africa to a PhD Program

Leslie Hadfield, PhD candidate, Michigan State University

Contemporary Issues Affecting International Religious Freedom

Elizabeth A. Sewell, associate director, BYU International Center for Law and Religion Studies

Creating Wealth and Poverty in China

Deborah S. Davis, professor of sociology, Yale University

The UN Scandal that Wasn't: Understanding the Volcker Report

Greg Craig, partner, Williams and Connolly, Washington, D.C.

Please Use Your Liberty to Promote Ours: Burma's Human Rights Crisis

Ko Bo Kyi, former political prisoner in Burma and founder of the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners

Specificity Specifically: Pests, Parameters, and Paradigms in Cross-Cultural Research

Tyler Gibb, political science major, anthropology minor

Political Theatre or Justice in Saddam Hussein's Trial?

David J. Scheffer, visiting professor of law, Northwestern University School of Law, and former U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues

Contentious Republicans: Popular Politics, Race, and Class in Nineteenth-Century Colombia

James E. Sanders, assistant professor of history, Utah State University

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

Global Hotspots—Images and Ideas

Ruth Fremson, Pulitzer prize-winning photographer, NYT

Field Study Side Effects

Jacob Uhler, MountainStar blood drive coordinator

Inside the Fatherland: The New Cuban Woman

Marisela Fleites-Lear, Spanish Department chair, Green River Community College; doctoral candidate, University of Washington

Culture Wars of the Late Renaissance

Edward Muir, Clarence L. Ver Steeg Professor in the Arts and Sciences, Northwestern University

Cultural Preference for Sons and Female Neglect in India

Ramaswami Mahalingam, assistant professor of psychology, University of Michigan

Outcomes of an Education Field Study in South Africa

Patrick Lee, public health education analyst, State of Utah

Azerbaijan–U.S. Relations

His Excellency Hafiz M. Pashayev, Azerbaijani Ambassador to the U.S.

Understanding Pacific Island Education

Victor Narsimulu, Educational Leadership and Foundations doctoral candidate

Afghanistan Heats Up: An Assessment

Dodge Billingsley, documentary film producer and director, Combat Films & Research

Sacred and Secular: Muslims in the French Public Sphere

Ahmet Kuru, University of Washington

'Kicking the Anthill': The Role of the State, Judiciary, and the Secret Services in the Construction of an Islam de France

R. John Matthies, Brigham Young University

The Struggle to Achieve an 'Islam Italiano': Obstacles to Integration of Muslims in Italy's Religious Landscape

James Toronto, Brigham Young University

Islam in the European Public Sphere

Wade Jacoby, Center for the Study of Europe

The Sum of all Heresies: The Image of Islam in Western Thought

Frederick Quinn, University of Utah

Organizing the Boundaries of the Secular and the Sacred in Europe: Islam in Britain, France, and Germany

Carolyn Warner, Arizona State University

New Religious Movements and Social Capital: What can the Past Tell us about the Future of Civic Nationalism in Europe?

Benjamin Judkins, University of Utah

The Islamic Challenge: Politics and Religion in Western Europe

Jytte Klausen, Brandeis University

A Conceptual Study on the Role of Religion in the Public Sphere

Etga Ugur, University of Utah

The Construction of Euro-Islam: The Case of Turkish and Bosnian Islam(s)

M. Hakan Yavuz, University of Utah

The Provocation of Islam: Liberal Society, Islam, and the Charge of Fundamentalism in Contemporary Germany

Heiko Henkel, University of British Columbia

The Role of Analysis in the U.S. Foreign Policy Process

Bradford J. Bruton, open source analyst/collection manager, Central Intelligence Agency

The Role of Religion in 21st Century Warfare

Father Mark Sargent, Catholic and Muslim relations in southwestern Ontario, Canada

International Law and the Use of Force: A New Analytical Approach

Davis Brown, attorney and a visiting scholar, George Washington University Law School

Marketing Fundamentals for Foreign Businesses

Dale Thompson, marketing vice president and bakery brand co-leader.

The Baltic Challenge

His Excellency Vygaudas Usackas, Lithuanian Ambassador to the U.S., His Excellency Maris Riekstins, Latvian Ambassador to the U.S., and Judith Kelley, assistant professor of political science, Duke University, and author of Ethnic Politics in Europe.

Utah's Growing Ethnic Diversity: Ethnic Challenges and Opportunities

Yvette Donosso Diaz, executive director of Community and the Arts, Utah Governor's office.

What Does China Want?

Ross Terrill, associate in research, Fairbank Center for East Asian Research, Harvard University.

Modern American Conflicts: Perspectives of a Veteran of Five Wars

Col. Russell H. Thaden, CGSC DJMO, Deputy Director of Intelligence, Coalition Forces in Iraq.

Sudan to Utah: A Lost Boy's Journey through Art

Atem Aleu.

How to Prepare for an Overseas Career—Things They Never Tell You

John Dinkelman, deputy director, Orientation Division, Foreign Service Institute (FSI), Department of State.

Ethiopia—U.S. Relations

Kassahun Ayele, Ethiopian Ambassador to the U.S.

Community Development and Personal Transformation: We Must Try

Julie A. Johnson.

India—U.S. Relations

His Excellency Ronan Sen, Indian Ambassador to the United States.

From Constantinople to Jerusalem: A History of the Latter-day Saints in the Near East

Blair Van Dyke, Lone Peak seminary principal, part-time instructor, BYU.

Europe and the U.S.—Where Do We Go From Here?

Hans Arnold, former head of German foreign office and ambassador to the United Nations.

Becoming an Active Participant in the Educational Adventure

Malcolm Miguel Botto-Wilson.

The New Chinese Empire by Ross Terrill

Panel: Michael Murdock, professor of History; Steven Wright, professor of Chinese, department of Near-Eastern Languages; Eric Hyer, professor of Political Science; Susan Gong, from the Foreign Service Institute.

Terrorism and Personal Security

William M. (Mac) Epps, vice president, international business development, Zions Bank.

The Importance of Exposure to Peoples, Culture, and Poverty

Susanna Johnson, master of social work candidate 2006, George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University, St. Louis.

China–U.S. Relations

His Excellency Zhou Wenzhong, Chinese Ambassador to the U.S.

The EU as an Actor in International Law

Stefan Talmon, professor, St. Anne’s College, Oxford University.

Cough It Up: Anthropological Perspectives on Respiratory Infections in Santa Catarina Ixtahuacan, Guatemala

Justin C. Wheeler, BYU Junior.

Current Challenges Facing the Arab World

His Excellency Hussein Hassouna, Ambassador of the Arab League of States.

'Gloca' Languages: Critial Perspectives on Interculturality, Cosmopolitanism, and Citizenship

Manuala Guilherme, senior researcher, Center for Social Studies, University of Colmbra.

The Drumming of Ashanti Traditional Healing Ceremonies

Ben Wilson, recreation management major.

The Greater Glory: Faulkner as Cold War Ambassador to Latin America

Deborah N. Cohn, associate professor of Spanish and Portuguese, Indiana University.

The European Constitution and the Trouble with Democracy

Craig Parsons, assistant professor of political science.

A Neuropsychologist's Tale: India to Rhode Island and Back Again

David Tate, assistant professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Brown Michael School.

Borders do Count: Comparing and Contrasting the Canadian and U.S. Legal Systems

Honorable Charles E. Jones, retired as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Arizona.

Fire on Ice: Icelandic Latter-day Saints at Home and Abroad

Fred E. Woods, professor of religion, and Richard L. Evans, Chair of Religious Understanding.

The Environmental Impact of a Profession?

John P. (Phil) Colton, a former energy executive in both the private and public sectors.

The Distinctiveness of French Anti-Americanism

Sophie Meunier,research associate in public and international affairs, Princeton University.

Social Welfare and Social Development: The Challenges for Social Work and Community Development Education in a Democratic South Africa

Margie Maistry, professor of social development, University of Fort hare, Alice, South Africa.

Current Sino-Japanese Relations: Causes and Consequences

Zhang Qingmin, associate professor and associate chair, Department of Diplomacy, China Foreign Affairs College in Beijing.

Syria Today—Can There be Peace in the Near East?

Amr al-Azm, professor of archaeology, Centre for Archaeological Research, Damascus University.

Putin's Russia and U.S. Relations

Tobias A. Bradford, public diplomacy officer, U.S. Embassy, Moscow.

Secularization of New Zealand's Social Policy

Bruce Logan, director, Maxim Institute, NZ.

The Consular Policy Tool: Insights into U.S.–Poland Relations

Patrick Slowinski, Foreign Service Officer.

Ukrainian Revolution: Past, Present, and Future

Anatoly Nikitin, head of Department of Applied Research, Institute of Mathematics, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.

The African First World War—An International Conspiracy?

Rigobert N. Butandu.

Mongolia–U.S. Relations

His Excellency Ravdan Bold, Mongolian Ambassador to the U.S.

That Other War: Nation Building in Afghanistan

Dodge Billingsley, film producer and director.

Africa Q&A

Aubrey Hooks, Ambassador to the Ivory Coast.

Changes in Aesthetic Styles and Genres in Chinese Cinema

Chen Xihe, professor and vice-dean, School of Film and Television, Shanghai University.

Minor Differences: Europe between Freud and Lacan

Rudi Visker, professor of contemporary philosophy, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Catholic University), Belgium.

Germany, Britain, and the Future of Europe

Willie Paterson, director, Institute for German Studies, University of Birmingham, England.

Haiti and its Foreign Policy

Hárard Abraham, foreign minister, Republic of Haiti.

The United States of Europe

T.R. Reid, author.

The Long Reach: The United States and the Limits to Drug Policy Liberalization in Europe

David Bewley-Taylor, professor of American studies, University of Wales—Swansea.

EU and U.S.: Strategies for Spreading Democracy

Milada Vachudova, assistant professor of political science, University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill.

The United States of Europe, Faculty Panel Discussion

Various Faculty.

Economic Growth in Europe: How Does the Regulated EU Economy Interact with the Flexible UK Economy?

Guilia Faggio, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Is the Atlantic Alliance Dead? US–European Relations in the George W. Bush Era

David Andrews, director, EU Center of Southern California.

Ukraine: The Significance of the Orange Revolution

Honorable William G. Miller, senior scholar, Kennan Institute of the Woodrow Wilson International Center, and a counselor to the National Democratic Institute.

Nationalist Internationalism: Henri de Man's Reflections on Peace and the Origins of the European Union

Georges Van Den Abbeele, Davis Humanities Institute director and professor of French and humanities, University of California—Davis.

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.

Ethical and Other Dilemmas Faced by News Organizations in the Middle East

Ethan Bronner, foreign editor, New York Times.

Economics of Scottish Independence

Jim Mather, Scottish National Party.

The Mormon Voyage of the Whale ship Timoleon: Launching Latter-day Saint Missionary Work in the Pacific

Fred E. Woods, professor of Church history and doctrine.

Violence in Darfur, Sudan: A Distant Genocide or Ethnic Cleansing

Abdullahi A. Gallab, visiting assistant professor of sociology, BYU.

LDS International Society Presentation

John “Phil” Colton, member, Utah Governor Jon Huntsman, Jr.’s energy council

Kuwait–U.S. Relations

His Excellency Salem Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Kuwaiti Ambassador to the U.S..

The Politics of Oil Prices

A. Jamal Qureshi, Kennedy Center alumnus and Middle East political and oil analyst, PFC Energy, Washington D.C.

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.

Recent Discoveries and Controversies in Biblical Archaeology

Randall W. Younker, professor of Old Testament and biblical archaeology and director, Institute of Archaeology, Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary, Andrews University.

Transatlantic Relations and the Role of NATO

Jeffrey M. Hovenier, deputy director, NATO Policy, European Security and Political Affairs, U.S. Department of State.

The Musico-Linguistic Trail of the Turkic Element of the Hungarian People

Janos Sipos, ethnomusicologist, Department of Folk Music Research, Institute for Musicology of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.

The Post-war History of the Japanese Yen: An International View

Hiroshi Ogai, political science professor, Keiwa College, Niigata, Japan.

New Code Words for Censorship: Modern Labels for Curbs on the Press

Mark Bench, Executive Director of World Press Freedom Committee.

International Career Panel

Jason Golly, business development director, Neways International; Laurie A. Hoer, managing director of Asian Industries Division, Conti Group Companies; and Marcie Holloman, human resources specialist, Zilog, Inc.

Bioterrorism and the Public Health System—Survival in the Global Village

Laurie Garrett, Peabody, Polk, and Pulitzer Prize–winning author.

Romania–U.S. Relations

His Excellency Sorin Ducaru, Romanian Ambassador to the U.S..

Transformation Strategy: Leadership and Profitability

L. Todd Budge, president and CEO of Tokyo Star Bank, Ltd.

Challenges Facing Pacific Islanders in Education

Feleti Matagi, Tricia Fifita, Logan Gillette, Dale B. Robertson, Hiagi Wesley

Pacific Islander Needs in Education

Bill Afeaki, Vance Randall, Victor Narsimulu, James Jacob, Lucky Fonoimoana, Robin Fifita, Phillip McArthur

Who is a Pacific Islander?

Anae Melani, Katarina Teaiwa, Hutch Unga Fale

Historical Influences on Pacific Islander Education

William Wallace, Lanny Britsch, Grant Underwood, Joseph Ostraff/Melinda Ostraff, Robin Fifita, Anapesi Kaili

I'll Go Where You Want Me to Go: Managing Security Risks Worldwide

J. Gregory Dunn, managing director of security for the Church.

The Lost Boys of Sudan

Tiffany Ivans, Abraham Guy, Jeremiah Atem.

Iraq: War, Religion, and Democracy

James B. Mayfield, co-founder of CHOICE Humanitarian and emeritus professor of political science at the University of Utah.

Students for International Development: Presidential Election Faculty Panel Discussion

Chad Emmit; Lynn England; Jim Curl; Ted Lyon, and Ralph Brown.

Muscles from Brussels?: The European Union as a Global Actor

Nicholas Whyte, Europe program director, International Crisis Group in Brussels.

Egypt–U.S. Relations

Abderahman Salaheldin, Consul General of Egypt, San Francisco.

War on Terror: The Diplomatic Dance in East Africa and Tanzania

Jefferson Smith, economic/ commercial Foreign Service officer, Dar es Salaam Embassy.

Troubled Partnership: Canadian Reflections on the North American Community

Roger Gibbins, president and CEO, Canada West Foundation.

Distinguishing Yourself in the Workplace through Education and Career Planning

Matthew J. Wilson, director and associate professor of law, Temple University School of Law, Japan Program, and associate dean and general counsel, Temple University Japan.

Beslan School: Militant Islam Hijacks the Chechen Separatist Movement?

Dodge Billingsley, independent film producer and director, Combat Films and Research.

Bare Branches: Security Implications of Asia's Surplus Male Population

Valerie Hudson, professor of political science, BYU.

Behind the Headline: Islamic Background of Current Events

Daniel C. Peterson, director of the Institute for the Study and Preservation of Ancient Religious Texts (ISPART) and associate professor of Islamic studies and Arabic.

Islam and the Middle East

Khaled Mahjoub, industrialist and entrepreneur, Damascus, Syria.

U.S. Foreign Service

Stephen A. Guice, U.S. Embassy, Kazakhstan.

War in Korea?

Bruce K. Grant, instructor of Korean, BYU.

War Against Al Qaeda and Terrorism

His Excellency Ravan Farhadi, Afghani Ambassador to the UN.

Iraq's New War

Dodge Billingsley, independent film producer and director, Combat Films and Research.

Socially Engaged Spirituality

Sulak Sivaraksa, prominent and outspoken Thai intellectual.

One Islam, Multiple Interpretations: Religion, Education, and National Agenda in School Curricula

Muhammad Eissa (Eissa & Associates) and James Toronto (BYU).

Scotland: A Parliament Restored and a Democracy Found?

Brian Adam, Scottish National Parliament.

Taiwan Undone: A Perspective from the Barricades on the Taiwan Elections of 3/20

Eric A. Hyer, associate professor of political science, BYU.

Utah's Cultural and Ethnic Diversities

Phillip Notarianni, Utah Historical Society director.

France–U.S. Relations

His Excellency Jean-David Levitte, French Ambassador to the U.S.

Why Is the United States so Ambivalent About International Human Rights?

Father Robert F. Drinan, Georgetown University Law Center.

The Trans-Atlantic Rift: Britain as a Bridge

John Baylis, pro-vice-chancellor and Politics and International Relations department head, University of Wales, Swansea.

The Situation of Healthcare in Latin America and Ecuador

Alfredo Palacio Gonzalez, Vice President and former Minister of Health of the Republic of Ecuador.

Belarus–U.S. Relations

His Excellency Mikhail Khvostov, Belarus Ambassador to the U.Sean-David Levitte, French Ambassa.

Utah, Latinos, Catholics, and Mormons: Situating Utah within Latino Studies Parameters

Ignacio García, associate professor of history, BYU

Poetry Presentation - 'La hora de los mameyes'

Recited by Annalee Brown

Utah, Latinos, Catholics, and Mormons: Situating Utah within Latino Studies Parameters

Armando Solorzano, associate professor of family and consumer studies, U of U

Community Law Help for Immigrants

Matt Brown

Community Law Help for Immigrants

Bill Cataruzman

Poetry Presentation - 'Imagina los angeles de pan'

Recited by Ruth Flores Orozco

Migrations of a Latino Artist

Jose Riveros, Chilean artist

Migrations of a Latino Artist

George Handley, associate professor of humanities, BYU

Poetry Presentation - 'Y no se lo trage la tierra'

Recited by Sonia Quiroga Thomas

Roundtable discussion

A Remote Corner of Aztlan: Mexican Americans and other Latinos in Utah, 1900-2000

Jorge Iber, associate professor of history, Texas Tech

Poetry Presentation - 'Aztecs in the US'

Recited by Jonathan Wade

The Universidad Hispana: Educating Hispanics in Utah

Arturo De Hoyos, president, Universidad Hispana

Facing Challenges and Navigating in the American Financial System

Gladys Gonzalez, founder and current publisher and editor, Mundo Hispano

Latinos and the Law

Laina Arras, associate editor of BYU Education and Law Journal, BYU

Defending Latino Culture

Leticia Medina, Utah Office of Hispanic Affairs

Drowning a Renaissance City: The Dilemmas of Flood Control in Venice from the Renaissance to the Present

Karl Appuhn, environmental historian of Renaissance Italy.

Recent Trends in Vietnamese Education

Le Ngoc Tra, professor of literature, Ho Chi Minh City University of Education, general director of the Institute for Educational Research, Vietnam.

Comparative Research and Public Policy

Jose Joaquin Brunner, Government School graduate studies coordinator, Adolfo Ibanez University, Chile.

Chemical and Biological Weapons of Proliferation

David Allen, chemical/biological analyst, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, U.S. State Department.

Religious Groups and Their Challenges in Turkey

Ilhan Yildiz, visiting professor.

American Primacy and Anti-Americanism in World Politics

Peter Katzenstein, Walter S. Carpenter, Jr. professor of political science, Cornell University.

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.

Book of the Semester Panel Discussion

Sally Barlow, professor of psychology, John Tanner, professor of English, Valerie Hudson, professor of political science, and Brian Hauglid, assistant professor of ancient scripture.

The Miracle of the Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies

D. Kelly Ogden, Religious Education graduate studies coordinator.

Water and Land Issues in the Israeli/ Palestinian Conflict

John Reese, Middle East activist and retired hydrogeologist.

Entrepreneurship as Ethics: Implications for Policy

Robert G. Crawford, professor of business management, BYU.

Spanish Influences on the Development of Latin American Art Song During the Colonial Period

J. Arden Hopkin, professor of voice, BYU.

IRAQ—One Year: Looking Back/Looking Forward

Dodge Billingsley, independent film producer and director, Combat Films and Research.

If We Know What Works in Development, Why Don't We Do More of It?

Patrick Breslin, External Affairs vice president, Inter-American Foundation

Missile Defense and the Bush Administration's Response to Weapons of Mass Destruction

Kerry M. Kartchner, U.S. Department of State.

Obscurity and Saliency: A Review of Tongan Women's Knowledge in Relationship to Tidal Areas

Melinda Ostraff, ethnobotanist and adjunct faculty in Integrative Biology, BYU

India-U.S. Relations

His Excellency Lalit Mansingh, Indian Ambassador to the U.S.

American Power: A Critique

Farooq Hassan, visiting scholar and international law expert

The U.S. Response to Trafficking in Humans: Is it Enough?

Jini Roby, assistant professor of social work, BYU

Canada and the U.S. After September 11th

David Taras, professor and associate dean of General Studies, University of Calgary

Election Time in the Caucasus: Georgia and Azerbaijan Change Horses

Thomas Goltz, journalist and war correspondent

Whither Jerusalem, and Northern Ireland, Too

Shaul Cohen, professor of geography, University of Oregon

Human Rights and Wrongs Conference Introduction

Peter W. Galbraith, former ambassador to Croatia, currently a professor at the National War College in D.C.

Human Rights and Wrongs

Panel Discussion

A Closer Walk

Human Rights and Wrongs Conference Film Screening

Human Rights and Wrongs

Panel Discussion

Canada—U.S. Relations

His Excellency Michael F. Kergin, Canadian Ambassador to the U.S.

Contemporary Poland: An American Ally in Central Europe

Douglas F. Tobler, professor of history, BYU

Operation Iraqi Freedom: A War Experience

Dodge Billingsley, independent film producer and director, Combat Films and Research

American Perspectives on U.S.–China Relations

Eric A. Hyer associate professor of political science, BYU

Perspectives on Community Aid

Jan Van Orman, assistant international vice president, BYU

Bare Branches: Security Implications of Asia's Surplus Male Population

Valerie M. Hudson, professor of political science, BYU

Ethics and International Affairs: A Personal Journey

Stan A. Taylor, professor of political science, BYU

American Perspectives on U.S.-China Relations

Eric A. Hyer, associate professor of political science, BYU

Cuba: Understanding the Opportunities

Peter M. Steimle, Kennedy Center alumnus

The Road to Baghdad: a Personal Account

R. Dodge Billingsley, independent film producer and director, Combat Films and Research

Islamic Mysticism

William C. Chittick, professor of comparative studies, State University of New York—Stony Brook

The Victors and the Vanquished: Liberal Dilemmas and the Ending of Wars

Andrew Williams, professor of politics and international relations, Rutherford College, University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent, UK

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

The Maturing of the Oak: The Dynamics of Latter-day Saint Growth in Latin America

Mark L. Grover, Latin American studies bibliographer, Harold B. Lee Library, BYU

The Paradox of American Power

Stan Taylor and Valerie Hudson, BYU Faculty

Modeling the Economic Impacts of Korean Reunification

Kerk L. Phillips, associate professor of economics, BYU

Austrian-U.S. Relations

Peter Moser, Austrian Ambassador to the U.S.

The Koran in Muslim Everyday Life

Abdullahi A. Gallab, assistant professor of communications, Hiram College, Ohio

Bulgarian-U.S. Relations

Her Excellency Elena Borislavova Poptodorova, Bulgarian Ambassador to the U.S.

Household Behavior in the Presence of Economical Crisis: Evidence from Argentina

Norman K. Thurston, assistant professor of economics, BYU

The Zones of Islam: The Case of Turkey

M. Hakan Yavuz, assistant professor of political science, University of Utah

Temple Building in the Most Ancient Near East and in the Bible

Richard E. Averbeck, professor of Old Testament and Semitic languages, Trinity International University

Preemptive Strikes: The Temptation and the Peril

Peter Dombrowski, associate professor of strategic research, U.S. Naval War College

Iraq Conference: Weapons of Mass Destruction

Kerry Kartchner, U.S. Department of State Gary Stradling, Los Alamos Laboratories Kent Harrison, Department of Physics, BYU

Iraq Conference: Global Economy

Jack Edwards, Gulf United Phil Bryson, Marriott School, BYU

Iraq Conference: Military/Strategy

Stan Taylor, BYU and Gregory Weisler, Adjutant General Corps, Military Science, BYU

Iraq Panel 1—Legal

Brett Scharffs, J. Reuben Clark School of Law, BYU Richard Wilkins, J. Reuben Clark School of Law, BYU

Iraq Panel 2—Regional

Masoud Kazemzadeh, Utah Valley State College David Montgomery, BYU Abdullahi Gallab, BYU Major Brent Talbot, United States Air Force Academy

Iraq Conference Keynote—Media: Media Coverage of Conflict

John Hughes, Deseret News

Iraq Panel 3—U.S. Foreign Policy

Valerie Hudson, BYU Eric Hyer, BYU Paul Mero, the Sutherland Institute, Salt Lake City, Utah

Iraq Panel 4—Latter-day Saint Perspectives

Bob Freeman, Department of Religion, BYU Lt. Col. David Kirkham, United States Air Force Academy

The Sorbian Language in Germany: A Mother Tongue with No Fatherland

Randall L. Jones, professor of German, BYU

Turkey-U.S. Relations

His Excellency O. Faruk Logoglu, Turkish Ambassador to the U.S.

International Commercialization of University Intellectual Property

Leon Przybyla, associate director of technology transfer, BYU

Democracy and the Middle East

Azzedine Layachi, associate professor of government and politics, St. John's University

European Union-U.S. Relations

His Excellency Guenter Burghardt, European Union Ambassador to the U.S.

A Critique of Bernard Lewis' What Went Wrong? Western Impact and Middle Eastern Response

Mohammad Eissa, Department of Near Eastern Studies, University of Michigan

Eyewitness to the War in Afghanistan

Dodge Billingsley, independent film producer and director, Combat Films and Research

Jordan-U.S. Relations

Karim Tawfiq Katar, Jordanian Ambassador to the U.S.

Pablo Neruda's Poetics of Nature

George B. Handley, Latin American studies coordinator, David M. Kennedy Center, and associate professor of humanities, BYU

Radical Religion and the Origins of Modern Political Organizations

Richard Y. Duerden, associate professor of English, BYU

What's So Great About America?

Dinesh D'Souza, political analyst, author, and Robert and Karen Rishwain Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University

Philippines-U.S. Relations

His Excellency Albert F. del Rosario, Filipino Ambassador to the U.S.

The Macro Effects of Micromorality: Legal Law, Moral Law, and the Rights-based Approach

Scott Loveless, professor of law, BYU

Miss Eastern Europe: Who Will Win the Decade-Long Beauty Contest and Gain EU Membership?

Wade Jacoby, assistant professor of political science, BYU

Prospects for Change in Japan

Raymond V. Christensen, associate professor of political science, BYU

The Cross and the Tree; the Arch and the Cave: Art and Theater as Tools of Conversion in Sixteenth-Century Mexico

Samuel Y. Edgerton, Jr., professor of art history, Williams College, Massachusetts

Translation, Culture, and Perception

J. Scott Miller, associate dean of undergraduate education-honors and professor of Japanese and comparative literature, BYU

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

International Negotiations

Andy Williams, founder, Centre for Applied Studies in International Negotiations (CASIN)

Ambiguous Adventure of Africa

Chantal Páron Thompson, African studies coordinator, David M. Kennedy Center, and teaching professor of French and Italian, BYU

The Caribbean and Darek Walcott's Poetry

George B. Handley, Latin American studies coordinator, David M. Kennedy Center, and associate professor of humanities, BYU

Literacy in Ancient Israel

Aaron Demsky, associate professor and director of Project for the Study of Jewish Names, Bar-Ilan University, and head of Hebrew names, World Congress of Jewish Studies

The Ground War in Afghanistan: Eyewitness to the Mazar-e Sharif Fortress Prison Revolt

Dodge Billingsley, independent film producer and director, Combat Films and Research

The Role of a State in International Relations

His Excellency Jargalsaikhany Enkhsaikhan, Mongolian Ambassador to the UN

Changes to the Indonesian Family

Mark Cammack, professor of law, Southwestern University School of Law, Los Angeles, CA

Challenges and Opportunities of Global HR

Lizbeth M. Claus

Technology Transfer and Business Opportunities in China

Leon H. Przybyla, associate director of technology transfer, BYU

Gentle Cuba

Thomas E. "Ted" Lyon, professor of Spanish, BYU

Mystical Maria de Agreda: Feminist Christianity and the Spanish State

Clark A. Colahan, professor of Spanish literature, Whitman College

Multilingualism in Switzerland: What Does it Really Mean?

Randall L. Jones, professor of Germanic and Slavic languages, BYU

Graduate School Workshop

Unidentified Speaker

Pakistan's Dilemma in the Current Conflict: A Military Perspective

Colonel Herbert L. Stoddard, retired U.S. Air Force

New Light on the Israelite Exodus from Egypt: Recent Excavations in Sinai

James K. Hoffmeier, author, expert in Egyptian studies

Current Issues in the Middle East and Central Asia

Ibrahim A. Karawan, associate professor of political science and associate director of the Middle East Center, University of Utah

Abkhazia

R. Dodge Billingsley, independent film producer and director, Combat Films and Research

Development

Geo Jaja

China–U.S. Relations

Yang Jiechi, People's Republic of China Ambassador to U.S.

German–U.S. Relations

Eberhard Kölsch, deputy chief of mission, German Embassy in Washington, D.C.

Africa Matters for the United States

Aubrey Hooks, special coordinator for the African Crisis Initiative and former U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of the Congo

Kennedy Center Graduation

Donald B. Holsinger, director, David M. Kennedy Center for International Studies

Ukraine–U.S Relations

His Excellency Kostyantyn Gryshchenko, Ukrainian Ambassador to the U.S.

The Miracle of Brazil: The Historical and Modern Church in Brazil

Elder Flavio Cooper, member of the Fourth Quorum of the Seventy and Brazil South Area Authority

The Politics of Finnish Education

Jukka Sarjala, chairman, Finnish National Board of Education

Estrada Impeachment

Senator Francisco S. Tatad, Senate Majority Leader, Republic of Philippines

Armenia–U.S. Relations

His Excellency Arman Kirakossian, Armenian Ambassador to the U.S.

Biodiversity of the Amazon

Keith A. Crandall, assistant professor of zoology, BYU

Religion and Conflict in the Balkans in the 1990's

Vic Perica, visiting professor, BYU

Language Use in Luxembourg: Multilingualism or Linguistic Schizophrenia

Randall Jones, professor of Germanic and Slavic languages, BYU

Law School Workshop

Unidentified Speaker

Belarus–U.S. Relations

His Excellency Valery Tserkalo, Belarus Ambassador to the United States

South Korea's Sunshine Policy and Changing U.S.–Korea Relations

His Excellency Yang Sung Chul, South Korean Ambassador to the U.S.

Mozambique on the World Stage

Carlos Dos Santos, Mozambique Ambassador to the U.S.

Production Facilities in the Developing World

Unidentified Speaker

Helen Foster Snow: Witness to Revolution

Eric A. Hyer, associate professor of political science, BYU; Dodge Billingsley, independent film producer and director, Combat Films and Research

U.S.–Lebanon Relations

His Excellency Farid Abboud, Lebanon Ambassador to the U.S.

International Manufacturing

Unidentified Speaker

Transatlantic Relations: The European Union and the United States as Partners and Competitors

His Excellency Jaako Laajava, Finnish Ambassador to the U.S.

Spectacular Archaeological Finds and Significant Changes in Our Understanding of Ancient Cultures are not Matters of the Past

Rudolph H. Dornemann, executive director, American Schools of Oriental Research

International Consequences of Gender

Valerie Hudson, Associate Professor of Political Sciences, BYU

Current Religious Issues in Russia

Anatoly Leshchinsky, Counselor of the Russian Federation on problems of state and the church relations

U.S.—South Africa Relations

Her Excellency Sheila Violet Makate Sisulu, South African Ambassador to the U.S.

One God, One Law: Islamic Law as Monotheistic Law

Bernard Weiss, Professor, Languages and Literature, University of Utah

Middle East Peace Process

Hasan Abu-Nimah, Jordanian Ambassador to the U.S.

Conservation and Indigenous Populations: Displacement, Forced Settlement, and Sustainable Development

Dawn Chatty, Deputy director, Refugee Studies Centre at Queen Elizabeth House, University of Oxford

Seeds of Rebellion in China

Frederick Crook, President of the China Group and retired from the USDA Economic Research Service

Hope For Africa Through Literature

Chantal Thompson, Teaching Professor of French, BYU

From Caliph to Warlord: The Militarization of the Medieval Islamic World

Bill Hamblin, associate professor of history, BYU

Thailand: The Hub of Southeast Asia

Nitya Pibulsonggram, Thai Ambassador to the U.S.

Rhetorical Landscapes: Learning to See, and Be, America

Gregory Clark, Professor of English, BYU

The Globalization of Technology

Peter Gourevitch, Professor of Political Science

Korean Slavery: Cross-cultural Perspectives on an Ancient Institution

Mark Peterson, Associate professor, Korean, BYU

Popular Israelite Religion in the Light of Archeology

William Dever, professor of near eastern archaeology, University of Arizona

Humanitarian and Other International Internships

Daniel Ferguson, Associate professor, Recreation Management Youth Leadership, BYU

Never-Ending Wars: The Story of Unexploded Ordinance

Stan Taylor, professor of political science, Brigham Young University

Nothing More Heroic: First LDS Mission in India

R. Lanier Britsch, Professor, history, BYU

Pro-Nationalism in Pre-Modern Korea

John Duncan, Director, UCLA Center for Korean Studies

Archaeology and Popular Religion in Ancient Israel

William Denver, Biblical archaeologist, former president of American Schools of Oriental Research

Evolution in Eastern Europe: Personal Observations

Randy Jones, Dean of the College of Humanities

Images of Ethiopia's Sacred History

Gary Burgess, Visiting Instructor, History, BYU

Palestine: A Case Study and Critical Theory

Blair Van Dyke, Church Educational System

The Israeli-Arab Peace Process: An Insider's Perpective

Ido Aharoni, Consul for Communications and Public Affairs, Israel

BYU and International Education—Out of the Salt Shaker and into the World

Vance Randall, chair and professor of educational leadership and foundations, BYU

Debt Relief

Sara Sievers, Kwesi Botchwey, Rudolf Dornaman

Kosovo: Caring Across the Seas

Carol Grey, mother and humanitarian aid organizer, Sheffield, England

Ukraine in the System of Europe and World Security

His Excellency Anton Buteiko, Ambassador of the Ukraine to the U.S.

Is Dayton Failing? Bosnia Four Years after the Peace Agreement

James Lyon, analyst, International Crisis Group

U.S.-New Zealand Relations

The Right Honorable James Bolger, New Zealand Ambassador to the U.S.

Religion and Art in Pre-Islamic Arabia

Hashim Al-Tawil, Cultural and Educational coordinator, Southfield, Michigan

Social Policy in the U.S.: Collective vs. Individual Responsibility

Royal Shipp, assistant director, Congressional Research Service, Washington, D.C.

U.S.-Korean Relations

Hong Koo Lee, Korean Ambassador to the U.S.

Classical Portuguese Anecdotes

Christopher C. "Kit" Lund, professor of Portuguese, BYU

Paradigms and Approaches to Peace

Ibrahim Karawan, associate director, Middle East Center, and director of graduate studies, University of Utah

The Role of Audience Participation Programs in the British General Election in 1997

Richard Davis, associate professor of political science, BYU

Ideas of Nation in the Pre-National Era

Eric R. Dursteler, associate professor of history, BYU

Third World Development from the Grassroots

Warner P. Woodworth, professor of organizational behavior, BYU

Accord at War: Norwegian Supreme Court in the 1940s

Peter Lodrup, professor of law, University of Oslo

Ten Years after Tiananmen: Politics, Protests, and Religion in China

Eric A. Hyer, associate professor of political science, BYU

The Place of Obligation in a Culture of Rights

Kevin Andrews, MP; chairman, Australian house of representatives legal and constitutional affairs committee; chairman, Australian government committee of family and community services

Lithuania–U.S. Relations

His Excellency Stasys Sakalauskas, Ambassador of Lithuania to the U.S. and Mexico

The Church in Eastern Europe

Elder Dennis B. Neuenschwander, Quorum of the Seventy

International LDS Issues

Gary Browning, Howard Biddulf, various panelists.

Dictatorial Dynamics of Destabilization and the U.S. National Interest

Orrin Hatch, U.S. Senator (R-Utah)

Latin American Community and Policy: A Polycentric Analysis

J. Lynn England, professor of sociology, BYU

The Life of Raul Wallenberg

Annette Lantos Tillman-Dick, daughter of Congressman Tom Lantos (D-California)

The Exodus and Ancient Egyptian Art

Sharon Keller, assistant professor of bible, Jewish Theological Seminary, New York

Traditional Newsmedia and the Internet

Michael Ehrenreich, Deputy Editor of the Berlingske Tidende Newspaper

What to Do About Iraq

Shafeeq N. Ghabra, director of the Kuwait Information Office, Embassy of Kuwait

Mongolia–U.S. Relations

Jalbuu Chounhor, Ambassador of Mongolia to the U.S.

Selective Engagement: An American Grand Strategy for the Early 21st Century

Robert Art, professor of political science, Brandeis University

China–U.S. Relations

Li Zhaoxing, Ambassador of China to the U.S.

The Rhetoric of Visual Images: Alexander Helwig Wyant

S. Michael Halloran, professor of rhetoric and acting chair of Department Language, Literature, and Communication, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY

The Politics of Trade

Daniel L. Nielson, assistant professor of political science

Changes in the Education and Knowledge Industry: The Effects on the University

Stephen P. Heyneman, vice president, international operations, International Management and Development Group, Alexandria, Virginia

Agrarian Change in Northern Uganda

Eugene L. Mendonsa, professor of anthropology

The Cultural and Constitutional Constraints Bequeathed to New Zealand by the Treaty of Waitangi

David Settle, admissions counselor, BYU

Information Has No Borders

Allen W. Palmer, assistant professor of communication and graduate program coordinator, BYU

The Gaza's Children of the Stone

Brian K. Barber, associate professor of sociology, BYU

Danish Philosophers Nicolaus Steno and Réne Descartes

Svend Aage Rasmussen, Danish philosopher and artist

Mirror-Imaging: American Belief in Russian Reform, 1992-1998

Ronald M. Childress, University of South Carolina, former director of Project ROSCON and the Rule of Law Consortium in Moscow

Estonia–U.S. Relations

His Excellency Kalev Grigore Stoicescu, Ambassador of Estonia to the U.S.

The Role of Denmark in the Construction of a New Europe

Anders Fogh Rasmussen, MP Denmark, national chariman, Liberal Party

Will There Be A United States of Europe?

John Burke Richardson, minister and deputy chief, European Commission to the U.S.

Islamic Sharia: The Question of Ijtihad and Muslim Minorities

Muhammed Eissa, professor of Arabic, Northwestern University

A New Trans-Atlantic Partnership for the 21st Century

His Excellency Mircea Dan Geoana, Ambassador of Romania to the U.S.

Millennial Changes from the International Environment

Phillip J. Bryson, Kennedy Center associate director, BYU

The New Face of War: Chechnya, A Personal Account

Dodge Billingsley, Regional Defense Specialist, Co-founder of Combat Camera, Research and Film

Challenges for the Norwegian Economy: A Welfare State

Jens Stoltenberg, Deputy Chair for the Labor Political Party

The German Economy and the Russian Meltdown

Lee Boam, U.S. Consul General to Germany

Middle East Peace: Will It Ever Happen?

Bonner Ritchie, Professor of Organizational Ethics, Romney Institute of Public Management, BYU

Economic Conditions in Colombia

Leonardo Garcia Obregoso, professor of economics, University of the Andes, Bogota, Colombia

Norway: Can a Small Country Make a Contribution in a Big World?

Svien Luvigsen, Member of Parliament and Vice President of Lower House Parliament

International Law and Conflict in the Balkans: A U.S. Military Perspective

Eric Jensen, Captain U.S. Army

Russia and the U.S.: Lessening the Nuclear Risk in the New Millennium

General John Reppert and General Vyacheslav Romonov, Consulate General of Russia

From Enmity to Amity: The Political Negotiations Between Beijing, PRC, and Taipei, ROC

Peter Chen, College of Lay and Commerce, Taiwan

Q&A: The Cairo Peace Movement: Strengthening the Middle East Peace Process

Ibrahim Kamel, Chairman of Sirocco Aerospace

Religious Liberty in the People's Republic of China

Liu Shu Xiang, Director of the Religion Research Center, PRC

The U.N. Treaty on the Rights of the Child

Charles Francis, Co-Chairman of the Comm. Declaration of the World Congress of Families

Egypt-U.S. Relations

Her Excellency Hagar El Islambouly, Egyptian Consul General

LDS International Society Q&A Session

LDS International Society Panelists

The Development of Crime and Society in Post War Scandinavia With Emphasis on Norwegian Circumstances: The Dissolution of Core Values?

Georg Reiber-Mohn, Justice of the Norwegian Supreme Court

Japanese Occidentalism: Views of the West c. 1890

Scott Miller, Professor of Asian Studies, BYU

Norms and Principles that Govern International Relations

Cathal Nolan, Professor of Political Science, Boston University

When All Women Lift: Development of India

Clarice Auluck-Wilson, Director of Grassroots

The Impact of the Truth and Reconciliation Committee Upon Contemporary Afrikaans Literatur

Hendrik Petrus van Coller, Univeristy of Orange Free-state of South Africa

Spain's Position in 1998 on the European Union vis-à-vis the European monetary system

His Excellency Antonia Oyarzábal, Spainish Ambassador to the U.S.

The NATO Enlargement: The Importance for the Czech Republic and the U.S.

His Excellency Alexandr Vondra, Czech Republic Ambassador to the U.S.

NAFTA: What Has Been Its Effect on Member Nations?

Anacelia Perez and Earl Fry

Romania Today

His Excellency Pavel Suian, Romanian Ambassador to the U.N. at Nairobi

Why Invest in Education?

Donald Holsinger, Director, Kennedy Center

Rethinking Foreign Aid

Lant Pritchett, World Bank Economist

Egypt-U.S. Relations

His Excellency Ahmed Maher El Sayed, Arab Republic of Egypt Ambassador to the U.S.

Peace Keeping Operations

Ahmed M. Warfa, Professor of Botany, University of Somalia

Bosnia: A Soldier's Perspective

George Vaieland, Assistant Director of Admissions, BYU

Obstacles to the Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process

Farouk Al-Farra, Dean of Education Department, Al-Azhar University in Gaza

Switzerland and Nazi Gold: History and the Chellenge of Identity

Douglas F. Tobler, Professor of History, BYU

The Red Heifer: A Jewish Prophecy Fulfilled

Rabbi Hein Richmond, Jerusalem Temple Institute

The Policy of China's Communist Party Toward the Minority Peoples

Wu Yiye, Professor of History, Nanjing University, PRC

Post Soviet Development and Current Affairs

Ludmilla Seleznova, Professor of History, Moscow State Universty

Jordan's Model of Peace and Development in the Middle East

His Excellency Marwan J. Muasher, Jordanian Ambassador to the U.S.

Food Crisis and Regime Stability in North Korea

Gordon Flake, Atlantic Council of the U.S.

Norway: A Country in Transition

His Excellency Tom Vraalsen, Ambassador from Norway to the U.S.

Russian/American Relations in the Post Cold War

Vladislav Potapov, Assistant to the Ambassador from Russia to the U.S.

Uganda's Political and Economic Transformation During the Last Decade

Her Excellency Edith Grace Ssampala, Ambassador from Uganda to the U.S.

Global Women's Health: The Perspectives of Childbearing Women

Lynn Calister, Professor of Nursing, BYU

The Equal Status of Women in the Ancient Near East

Jask Sasson, Professor of Religious Studies, Universsity of North Carolina

Classic Maya Religion

Stephen Houston, Professor of Anthropology, BYU

Harmonizing Religious Liberties with Cultural Traditions and Values

Samuel P. Huntington, professor at Harvard University, author, the Clash of Civilizations

Japanese Politics in the 1990's: What Has Changed and What Remains the Same

Ray Christensen, Professor of Political Science, BYU

Media Coverage of Sustainability: A Case of International Environmental Communication

Joann Valenti, Professor of Communications, BYU

Recognizing the Geography and the Modern Economic/Political Impact of the Middle East

Victor Ludlow, Professor of Ancient Scripture and NES, BYU

James Legge: The Heritage of China and the West

David Honey, Professor of Asian and Near Eastern Languages, BYU

Religious Liberty in Venezuela

Nestor Luis Alvarez, director of Religious Affairs, Venezuelan Department of Justice

Reaching the Last Frontier of Education for All

H. Dean Nielsen, chair, Department of Educational Foundations, University of Hawaii

The Contemporary Religious Situation in Russia and the Problems of State-Church Relations

Anatoly Leschinksy, Department of Relations with Religious Organizations, Adminsitration of the President of the Russian Federation

The Role of Germany in the Future of Europe and the World

Bernd Fischer, chief of protocol to the chancellery of the state of Berlin

Understanding China's Foreign Policy

Xiong Zhiyong, Fulbright scholar, Foreign Affairs College, Beijing

Environment in Brazil

Julio Jose De Campos, Senator from Brazil

International Relations of State and Local Governments

Earl Fry, Professor of Political Science

Looking at the Future of U.S.–China Relations

Eric Hyer, Kennedy Center Director of Graduate Studies

Family Processes and Children's Social Development in China, Russia and the U.S.

Craig Hart, Assistant Professor of Family Science

Careers in International Business

Mark Petersen, Vice President of International Development, USANA, Inc.

European Relations

His Excelleny Thorvald Stoltenberg, Norwegian Ambassador to Denmark

Post Apartheid South Africa: An African Utopia?

David Baxter, Government of South Africa

The Permanent Bond Between the Republic of Korea and the U.S.

His Excellency Kun Woo Park, Ambassador from Korea to the U.S.

World Diplomatic Changes Since the European Post-Socialist Crisis

Katja Boh, Slovenian Ambassador to Austria

The Role of Intelligence in thea Post Cold-War World

Nicholas Dujmovic, CIA historian

The Amazon as a Contemporary Social Problem

Allen Palmer, Assistant Professor of Communication

Sharing Jerusalem

Chad Emmett, Assistant Professor of Geography

Indian Politics

C. D. Arha, Security Minister of India

Switzerland and the European Union

His Excellency Carlo Jagmetti, Ambassador from Switzerland to the U.S.

Africa and Democracy: The Zaire Crisis

Étienne B. Mukendi, chief of mission, Embassy of Zaire, Washington, D.C.

New Zealand: The Reformed Economy

A. John Wood, New Zealand ambassador to the U.S.

Funeral of David M. Kennedy

The Family and Friends of David M. Kennedy

Indigenous People and Conservation

Paul A. Cox, dean, General Education and Honors, and professor of botany, BYU

Japan: The Opening of a New Political Era

Lee Farnsworth, David M. kennedy Center Fellow and professor of political science, BYU

The First, Great International Age

Paul Hoskisson, Near Eastern studies coordinator and associate professor of ancient scripture, BYU

Sino–American Relations

His Excellency Li Daoyu, Chinese Ambassador to the U.S.

Post-Soviet Mentality of Conflict: The Caucusus and Russia

George Khutsishvili, director, International Center on Conflict and Negotiation, Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia

On Being and Becoming American

Alan Trachtenberg, Neil Gray, Jr. Professor of English and American Studies, Yale University

Kuo Hina ‘E Hiapo

Joseph Ostraff, Department of Visual Arts, Brigham Young University

The Economic and Military Leadership Role of the U.S. in the World's Changing Political Situation

The Political and Economic Situation in Vietnam

Le Van Bang, Vietnamese ambassador to the U.S.

The Twentieth Century 'Vikings': Norwegian Immigration to the U.S.

Odd S. Lovoll, professor of history, King Olav V. Chair in Scandinavian–American Studies, St. Olaf College

Globalization of the Church: Comparisons with Business Globalization

Lee H. Radebaugh, KPMG Peat Marwick Professor of Accounting, BYU, and co-director, BYU–University of Utah Center for International Business Education and Research

Education in Poland After the Collapse of Communism

Stefania Szczurkowska, educational researcher, Institute for Educational Research, Warsaw, Poland

American Samoa's National Park: The Environment and Preservation of Samoa's Natural Resources

A.P. Lutali, American Samoa governor

The Filós-Hine Treaty of December 1947 as a Precedent for Interpreting the 1977 Torrijos-Carter Canal Treaty: Some Implications

Thomas L. Pearcy, assistant professor of history, BYU

Denmark–U.S. Relations

His Excellency Axel Serup, Ambassador of Denmark to the U.S.

Emerging Russian Foreign Policy

Aleksey L. Semeyko, counselor, Russian Embassy

International Diplomacy: Cow HErding to Nuclear Non-Proliferation

John P. Colton, section head, fellowships and training, International Atomic Energy Agency

Kinship Systems and Sister Worship: Interorganizational Cooperation in the Korean Chaebol

Chris Meek, international development coordinator, and associate professor of orgnaizational behavior, BYU

Africa: A New Democracy With Encouragement

Ralph D. Barney, professor of communications, BYU

The Middle East: Deserts, Dreams, and Dilemmas

Leonard Bartlett, Middle Eastern scholar

Historical Perspectives on Current Difficulties in China–U.S. Relations—the Taiwan Issue as a Case Study

Su Ge, professor and dean of international studies, Foreign Affairs College, Beijing

The New Russia: Problems and Prospects

Vladimir S. Kuznetsov, consul general, Russian Federation, San Francisco

Korea in American Textbooks: Distortions or Benign Neglect?

Mark Peterson, Asian studies coordinator, and associate professor of Korean language, BYU

Japan–U.S. Relations

His Excellency Takakazu Kuriyama, Ambassador from Japan to the U.S.

China Teachers Workshop

Elder Wirthlin, Elder Eyring, Doug Smoot

The Globalization of Media and Culture: The Brazilian Case

Joesph Straubhaar, professor of communications, BYU

Mark Twain and the German Language

Richard Cracroft, director, Center for Christian Values in Literature, and professor of English, BYU

Future of Atlantic Canada

James D. McNiven, professor of business and public administration, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia

The Current Political Situation in Mongolia

R. Gonchigdorj, Member of Parliament, chairman, Social Democratic Party

'Jerusalem a Burdensome Stone for All People':The LDS Connection

David Galbraith, professor of politica science, BYU

Young People in Germany: A Lost Generation

Hans-Wilhelm Kelling, European studies coordinator, professor of Germanic language, BYU

Judaism During New Testament Times

Eric Meyers, professor at Duke University, president, American Scholls of oriental Research, editor-in-chief, Oxford Encyclopedia of Near Eastern Archaeolgy, former editor, Biblical Archaeologist

Political Ideology in a Social Context: Ireland and the American Revolution

Neil York, American studies coordinator, and professor of history, BYU

The Politics of Radical Islam

David E. Long, consultant on Middle East and international terrorism, former diplomat, U.S. Department of State

Major Issues in U.S.—China Relations

Su Ge, professor and dean of international studies, Foreign Affairs College, Beijing, senior Fulbright Fellow, George Washington University, Georgetown University, and SAIS Johns Hopkins University

Perspectives on the Middle East Peace Accords

Walter Eytan, former Israeli ambasador to France, author of the First Ten years: A Diplomatic History of Israel

Norway and the European Union

Dag Monk Ulnes, Norwegian Consul General

Terrorism and International Relations

Anthony C.E. Quainton, assistant secretary for diplomatic security, U.S. Department of State

Transitional Regimes

Stan Taylor, professor of political science, Brigham Young University

Career Reflections

Lanier Britsch, Director, Kennedy Center

The Role of Education in Sustainable Development

Donald B. Holsinger, senior education specialist, the World Bank

The Intellectual Currents in Mashriq and the Rise of Religious Thoughts

Abdulla Hanna, social historian, Syria

Conditions of Conducting Genealogical Research Work at the Polish Archives

Jerzy Skowronek, general director, State Archives, Poland

War and the Rise of the Modern Nation-State

Bruce Porter, professor of political science, BYU

A Reporter's View of the Balkan War

Silvana Mendusic, Croatian television reporter

The Rise of Mormonism in Post-Communist Ukraine

Howard Biddulph, emeritus professor and former chair of political science, University of Victoria, Canada

Ethical Responsibilities

Rabbi Harold Kushner, author, When Bad Things Happen to Good People

The Cairo Conference: Are There Too Many People in the World?

Lamond Tullis, professor of political science, BYU

The Current Legal Status of Christianity in China

R. Lanier Britsch, director, David M. Kennedy Center for International Studies, professor of history, BYU

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

China Teachers Seminar

Elder Henry B. Eyring, Apostle, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Kennedy Center 10th Anniversary Program

David M. Kennedy Center for International Studies, Brigham Young University

Career Objectives

Lanier Britsch, Director, Kennedy Center

International Careers

Lee Radebaugh, professor of accounting, Brigham Young University

International Careers

Warner P. Woodworth, professor of organizational behavior, BYU

Service in a Worldwide Church

Panel: Baird, Christensen, Fokersen

International Careers and Service Opportunities

Lanier Britsch, Director, Kennedy Center

International Careers

Richard Cox, liberal arts advisor, Career Placement Services, Brigham Young University

War and Peace in the Post-Cold War Era, John Vasquez, professor of political science, Rutgers University

Intermarriage and Ethnic Identity in Twentieth-Century America, Paul Spickard, chair, Behavioral and Social Sciences Department, associate professor of history, Brigham Young University—Hawaii

The U.S.–Khmer Rouge Alliance in the 80s: The Faustian Pact

Michael Haas, professor of political science, University of Hawaii—Manoa

War and Peace in the New Europe, David Skidmore, professor of political science, Drake University

Pros and Cons of Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Education, Hayward R. Alker, Jr., professor of political science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and vice president, International Studies Association

The Doors Open: The Church in Estonia, USSR, Pekka Roto, Institute of Occupational Health in Tampere, Finland, and LDS stake president

Western Samoa and the Role of Small Island States in the Pacific Region

Honorable Tofilau E. Alesana, Prime Minister of Western Samoa

A Jordanian Perspective on the Middle Eastern Crisis

Kamel Abu Jaber, Jordanian Minister of Economy

Middle East Crisis Symposium

Panel, middle eastern studies experts.

The International Drug Trade

Lamond Tullis, Professor of Political Science, Brigham Young University

The Four P's of Marketing

Scott Greenouch, BYU Placement office

Revolution and Continuity in Law, Martin Krygier, associate professor of law, University of New South Wales, and visiting professor of law, University of California—Berkeley

Careers in Government

Stan Taylor, professor of political science, Brigham Young University

International Development

Boyd Wennregren, Utah State University

Medicine and Development

Lynn Curtis, Vice President of International Programs for ProLiteracy Worldwide

Feeding the World's Hungry

Sylvan H. Wittwer, professor of Horticulture, Michigan State University

International Relations in Europe

David P. Called, professor of European Studies, Johns Hopkins University

Israeli Options and Constraints: The Question of A Palestinian State

Ira Sharkansky, professor of political science, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Contemporary Politics in Germany

Hans Matthaeus Kepplinger, professor of Political Science, University of Meinz

The U.S. Debt Crisis

Sidney L. Jones, associate faculty, Center for Public Policy Education, Brookings Institution

Swedish Neutrality and its Background

Göran Rystad, professor of history, University of Lund, Sweden

Britain's Role in World Affairs

Sir Fergus Montgomery, Conservative Member of Parliament, UK

Canada and the North American Free Trade Agreement

Earl H. Fry, professor of political science, BYU

The Politics of International Trade Negotiations

Lew Cramer, Director General of the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service

Recent Developments of the LDS Church in Hungary

Miklos K. Radvanyi, Senior Partner, Radvanyi & Varga Law Firm Budapes

There are the Times Which Fry Men's Souls

Steve Benson, unkonw title

Paradox of Security, Paradox of Peace

Robert C. North, professor of political science, Stanford University

Prospects for Peace in the Middle East

His Excellency Muhammad Kamal, Jordanian Ambassador to the U.S.

U.S. Anti–Terrorism Policy

Gregory A. Raymond, professor of political science, Boise State University

The World in the Year 2037

Barry B. Hughes, professor of International Relations, University of Denver

Biography: The Quest for Events and Character

Martin B. Hickman, and panel

U.S.–Pacific Relations in the 1990's

John Copper, International Studies Department, Rhodes College

Is America in Decline?

Robert Keohane, Professor of Political Science, Harvard

Converts in Germany

LDS International Society Panelists

Experiences with the King of Spain

Father Bartolomé Vicens Fiol, president, Fundacion del Hombre

David M. Kennedy Service Award: Ceremony and Speech

Alex B. Morrison, chair, Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee, Special Program for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases, World Health Organization