Past Council Events | 2010
International Speaker Series (2010)
Sat, 05/15/2010 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Science and Public Policy: A Time for Action
Jane Lubchenco
Headline and Cultural Forums (2010)
Mon, 04/26/2010 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Special webcast presentation
Colonel Muammar al-Qaddafi
International Speaker Series (2010)
Mon, 03/15/2010 - 7:00pm
Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Global Security
President Pervez Musharraf
As a nuclear power bordered by Afghanistan, China, Iran, and India, Pakistan’s global strategic importance cannot be overstated. Pervez Musharraf was President of Pakistan at the time of the September 11 attacks and growing Muslim militancy... Read More ››
International Speaker Series (2010)
Thu, 02/25/2010 - 7:00pm
The Global Financial Crisis: Made in America?
Joseph Stiglitz
The most cited economist in the world, Joseph Stiglitz served as Chief Economist of the World Bank and chaired President Clinton’s Council of Economic Advisors. Always controversial, he is sharply critical of current international economic policies, Read More ››
International Speaker Series (2010)
Wed, 02/10/2010 - 7:00pm
America’s Role in the World: Two Views
Karl Rove
Governor Howard Dean
Howard Dean led the “50-State Strategy” that helped Democrats regain the White House in 2008. Karl Rove was the architect of President George W. Bush’s 2000 and 2004 presidential campaigns, as well as a critically important advisor in the White House Read More ››
International Speaker Series (2000–2001)
Tue, 01/04/2000 - Wed, 01/04/2012
Mikhail Gorbachev
Mikhail Gorbachev
Headline and Cultural Forums
Wed, 11/10/2010 - 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Embedded in Afghanistan — Photojournalists Report the War
Dan Morrison
Cali Bagby
University of Oregon journalism Professor Dan Morrison and freelance journalist (and UO Journalism alumna) Cali Bagby recently spent a number of months embedded with the 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment in Marjah, located in the Helmand Province, Afghanistan, just north of the Pakistani border. Read More ››
Headline and Cultural Forums
Fri, 10/29/2010 - 7:30pm - 9:00pm
Travels in Siberia
Ian Frazier
Ian Frazier brings us an astonishingly thorough exploration of Siberia that articulates its enduring appeal in the popular imagination. Read More ››
Headline and Cultural Forums
Fri, 10/29/2010 - 8:00am - 9:00am
Global I.Q. with The Economist: International Business Hotspots
Join Robert Ward, director of Global Forecasting for the Economist Intelligence Unit, and Jim Falk, president and CEO of the World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth, as they discuss the many emerging countries that are—despite the global recession—experiencing unprecedented growth and attracting foreign investment. Read More ››
Headline and Cultural Forums
Fri, 10/08/2010 - 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Brazil: Two Perspectives
For this special lunchtime presentation, we explore two distinct visions of Brazil, a country in transition. Read More ››
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