Mar. 24, 2008
Cliff Gaddy is an economist specializing in Russia and author of books on the political economy of Russian oil and gas and on the country’s long-term growth prospects. He’s a Visiting Professor of Economics, at Johns Hopkins University. His earlier books include Russia's Virtual Economy and The Siberian Curse.
Mar. 10, 2008
Leonard Spector is the Deputy Director of the Monterey Institute’s Center for Non-pro-liferation Studies and he’ll discuss the risk of the spread of nuclear weapons. Spector was formerly at the U. S. Department of Energy where he served as an assistant Deputy Administrator of Arms Control and Non-pro-liferation at the National Nuclear Security Administration.
Feb. 25, 2008
Dr. Anthony Cordesman speaks on the likely changes in the Middle East over the next few years. Cordesman has served as a senior official in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Department of Energy, and State Department. He’s the National Security Analyst for ABC news.
Feb. 11, 2008
Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern and South Asian affairs at the Brookings Institution Bruce Riedel addresses what thus far has been the main threat to the United States and many European countries in this decade - the terrorist group al Qaeda. Ten years after Usama bin Laden declared war on the United States he remains alive and dangerous.
Jan. 28, 2008
The Naples Council on World Affairs presents Clyde Prestowitz, founder and President of the Economic Strategy Institute, this Monday evening. Prestowitz served as counselor to the Secretary of Commerce in the Reagan Administration. He will take a hard look at the future of the global economy and how well the United States is likely to compete.
Jan. 14, 2008
Retired U.S. Army General George Joulwan has had a career of exemplary military service and outstanding foreign policy experience. His final military assignment was as Commander in Chief, United States European Com¬mand and as NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Europe.
Dec. 10, 2007
The Naples Council on World Affairs presents a speech by Dr. Bates Gill titled “China Military Modernization and Its Impact on Regional Security”. Dr. Bates Gill is the Director of the Stockholm International Peace Institute and he previously held the Freeman Chair in China Studies at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. A specialist in East Asian foreign policy and politics, Dr. Gill focuses primarily on China's domestic transformation, China's regional diplomacy, and US-China relations.
Nov. 26, 2007
Dr. Charles Kupchan is Professor of International Relations in the School of Foreign Service and Government at Georgetown University. He is also a Senior Fellow and Director of Europe Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, and Henry Kissinger Scholar at the Library of Congress.
Nov. 12, 2007
The Naples Council on World Affairs presents Brian Steidle, who served as an unarmed military observer and only one of three Ameri-cans hired by the African Union to document the situation in Darfur, this Monday evening. Armed with only a pen, pad, and camera, he gives us an impassioned memoir and a cry of conscience. His prize winning documentary film is titled The Devil Came on Horseback.
Apr. 15, 2007
Dr. Mitchell Reiss is provost for International Affairs at the College of William and Mary. He speaks about the nuclear ambitions of North Korea and Iran.
