September 16: “Is Tibet a Part of China?” Panelists Sam Crane, Political Science and Georges Dreyfus, Religion.
September 23: “ 2020 Initiatives Open Forum: Where Should Williams be Going?” Open Forum.
September 30: “Dawn of a New Era or Back to the Future? Thoughts on Zimbabwe’s Powersharing Agreement,” Ngoni Munemo, Political Science.
October 7 : “The Global Food Challenge,” Derek Byerlee, Rural Strategy Adviser, World Bank.
October 21: “Political Reform & Social Conflicts in Bolivia,” Pablo Alfred Cuba Borde ’08 and Carlos Echazu, CDE Fellow.
November 4 : “Recent Shi?ite/Sunni Encounters: Some Lesson,” Bill Darrow, International Studies and Religion.
November 11 : “Understanding Urbanization Globally: the International Honors Program Experience.” Panelists Carleen Carey ’09, Annie K. Liang ’09, Fathimat Musthaq ’09 and Angelo Terr ’09 with response by Stephen Sheppard, Economics.
November 18: “UN Peacekeeping in Theory & in Practice,” Paul Mecklenburg, Senior Political Officer, Department of Peacekeeping Operations, UN Headquarters.
December 3: “Iceland is Melting! The Icelandic Financial Crisis,” Magnus Bernhardsson, Associate Professor of History.
February 10: “Gaza: Casualties and Consequences.” A panel discussion with students recently returned from the region: Adam Baron ‘10, Hanlon Kelley ’09, Courtni Kerr ’10, Moira Yoe ’10.
February 17: “The Genocide in Rwanda: Justice and Reconciliation,” CDE Fellows Ivan Murenzi and Wilson Kamali from Rwanda.
February 24: “Challenges in U.S. Foreign Policy: Pakistan’s Federally Administered Tribal Areas,” Tom Williams, Director, Office of Afghanistan & Pakistan Affairs, Bureau of International Narcotics & Law Enforcement, U.S. Department of State.
March 3: “Religion in Japanese Diplomacy: 1600-1889,” Jason Josephson, Religion.
March 10: “Georgia’s Cultural Diversity – A Privilege or a Problem,” Archil Kikodze, prize-winning novelist and photographer from Tbilisi, Georgia and the Georgian Coordinator of the Wellesley College Winterterm Program in the Republic of Georgia.
March 17: “Refocusing Agricultural Development Policies for Sustainable Economic Development in Sub-Saharan Africa,” Wilberforce Kisamba-Mugerwa, chair of the National Planning Authority in Uganda and Research Associate with Makerere Institute of Social Research, Makerere University in Kampala.
April 7: “Sarkozy and Obama: Cross-Portraits and Intricate Policies,” Thierry Leterre, Professor of Political Science at the University of Versailles, France, and Fulbright Fellow at Georgetown University.
April 14: “Beyond Blonde: Diversity in Modern Scandinavia,” Brian Martin, French & Comparative Literature.
April 21: “Panel discussion about award winning film, “Entre les murs (The Class).” Panelists Clemence de la Faye and Louis Duvivier, Teaching Associates for the Center for Foreign Languages, Literature & Culture; Emilie Voight ’09 & Annette Quarcoopome ’09.
April 28: “Dead Aid: Is Foreign Aid Harmful to Africa?” Panelists Kenda Mutongi, Professor of History and Chair of Africana Studies; Wilberforce Kisamba-Mugerwa, Visiting Professor of International Studies; Jennifer Jones, Visiting Professor of International Studies; Nicholas Wilson, Assistant Professor of Economics; and Michael Samson, Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics.
May 5: “Political Identity in Northern Namibia,” Wendi Haugh, Visiting Professor of Anthropology.
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