Global Awareness Lectures - BYU Kennedy Center

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

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

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

Sharon Eubank Manager, LDS Humanitarian

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.

Southern Cyborgs: Posthuman Identity in Latin America

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

Uganda–U.S. Relations

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

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

Kari Grady Grossman, writer/photographer

African Unity: History, Problems, Prospects

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

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

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

A Spanish View of Counter-Terrorism and International Relations

His Excellency Javier Rupárez, consul general of Spain in Chicago

The Museum of Europe: A Presentation

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

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

Interreligious Understanding

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

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

Abkhazia: Untold War Story

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

Central America in Transition: A Circular History

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

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

Dodge Billingsley, producer/director, Combat Films

Do Nuclear Weapons Promote Peace?

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

Causes of Anti-Americanism in the Arab World

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

Stepping Across Cultures into Moldova

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

An Economic View on Immigration: The Merchandizing of Desert Crossing

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Bagram to Baghdad: Five Years Covering the War on Terror

Dodge Billingsley, Documentary film producer and director

Representation and Resistance of the Provinces in Contemporary French Cinema

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

Panama: Social Challenges, Political Responsibilities, and Economic Opportunities

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

Unlikely Heroes: Women as Israel

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

Slovakia–U.S. Relations

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

Berlin, 238 HRCB

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

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

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

Integration of Muslims in European Society

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

Transformational Diplomacy: The New Face of America Abroad

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

Turning the Telescope Around: The CIA Looks at its History

Nicholas Dujmovic, CIA historian

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

Steven Riep, assistant professor of Chinese

Is Democracy Contagious?

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

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

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

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

New Scotland: The Challenges of the Twenty-first Century

Henry McLeish, former first minister, Scottish Parliament

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

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

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

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

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

Contemporary Issues Affecting International Religious Freedom

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

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

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

Global Hotspots—Images and Ideas

Ruth Fremson, Pulitzer prize-winning photographer, NYT

Culture Wars of the Late Renaissance

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

Afghanistan Heats Up: An Assessment

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

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.

Utah's Growing Ethnic Diversity: Ethnic Challenges and Opportunities

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

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.

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.

Terrorism and Personal Security

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

The EU as an Actor in International Law

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

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

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

The European Constitution and the Trouble with Democracy

Craig Parsons, assistant professor of political science.

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.

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.

Changes in Aesthetic Styles and Genres in Chinese Cinema

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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..

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

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

Iraq: War, Religion, and Democracy

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

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.

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.

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.