IIF Discussion Topics - 2009

Date

Topic

Moderator/Guest

 

 

 

12-17-09

The U.N. Climate Conference in Copenhagen

Si Londe; Bennett Stark

12-10-09

U.S. Policy in Afghanistan: President Obama's Speech

Charles Hubert

11-19-09

President Obama’s Trip to Asia

Wayne Gross

11-12-09

Tying Up Loose Ends:
Revisiting the Subjects of Recent Discussions

Charles Hubert

11-05-09

UNA-USA film screening: The Reckoning: The Battle for the International Criminal Court; followed by discussion facilitated by Dr. Johan van der Vyver, Professor of International Law and Human Rights, Emory University Law School

 

10-29-09

“Coup” in Honduras: Who is the President?

Dr. Myriam Quispe-Agnoli

10-22-09

Afghanistan: New Elections on the Way; New U.S. Strategy to Follow?

Dr. Marion Creekmore, former U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka and the Maldives

10-15-09

The Future of the European Union: Ireland Approves the Lisbon Treaty; Elections Lead to a New Coalition in Germany

Dr. Vicki Birchfield, Director of the European Union Center of Excellence at Georgia Tech

10-08-09

The People's Republic of China, 60 Years On

Dr. John Garver
Professor, Sam Nunn School of International Affairs
Georgia Tech

10-01-09

A Busy Week for President Obama: U. N. General Assembly; Climate Change Meeting; G-20 Summit; Iran

Charles Hubert

09-24-09

Health Care Around the World – Part 2

Dr. Curtis Florence
CDC Senior Health Economist

09-17-09

Health Care Around the World

Dr. Curtis Florence
CDC Senior Health Economist

09-10-09

Nigeria and Its Problems: Corruption, Violence, Oil

Robbie Honerkamp

09-03-09

The Japanese Elections:
Ruling Party Ousted; Landslide Victory for the Opposition

Nigel Mote

08-27-09

The Perils of International Journalism

Moni Basu
CNN Wire Writer/Editor

08-20-09

Report Card: The Obama Foreign Policy Team
Hillary Clinton, Robert Gates, et al.; How Are They Doing?

Charles Hubert

08-13-09

Afghanistan's Upcoming Presidential Election

Charles Hubert

08-06-09

Turmoil in Mexico:
Mid-Term Elections; Slumping Economy; Violent Crime

Mexican Consul General
Salvador De Lara and
Raúl Saavedra
Consul for Political
and Economic Affairs

07-30-09

Iraq: Endgame

Charles Hubert

07-23-09

Ethnic Turmoil in China: Uighurs etc.

Michael Murphree

07-16-09

U.S.-Russia Summit in Moscow

Dr. Matthew J. Payne
Professor of History
Emory University

07-09-09

Jacob Zuma and South Africa's New Government

Dr. Cedric Suzman and
Toni Castel

07-02-09

Tying Up Loose Ends:
Revisiting the Subjects of Recent Discussions

Charles Hubert

06-25-09

The U.S. and Europe: the Future of the Transatlantic Relationship

Scott Holcomb

06-18-09

Controversy and Protest:
Iran's Disputed Election and It's Aftermath

Charles Hubert

06-11-09

The U.S. and the Muslim World: President Obama's Speech in Cairo; Elections in Lebanon; Palestinian Disunity

Jim Cowie

06-04-09

North Korea: Bad Behavior from a Repeat Offender

Charles Hubert

05-28-09

India's Elections:
Decisive Victory for the Governing Coalition; What Now?

Teji Sahni

05-21-09

Evening Briefing at the Southern Center:
"Rethinking U.S.-Russia Policy: A Way Forward in the Obama Era"
featuring Dr. Robert Legvold and Ambassador James F. Collins

 

05-14-09

South American Update: Bolivia, Colombia, Peru, and Venezuela

Dr. Myriam Quispe-Agnoli

05-07-09

The Orange Revolution Five Years On: Can Ukraine Overcome Political Instability and  a Deteriorating Economy?

Sheila Tschinkel

04-30-09

Swine Flu: Controllable Outbreak or Global Pandemic

Dr. Ildefonso Tellez

04-23-09

CIA Enhanced Interrogation Techniques:
Release of the Office of Legal Counsel “Torture” Memos

Scott Holcomb

04-16-09

Israel’s New Government and the Challenges It Faces

Ambassador John H. Kelly

04-09-09

President Obama’s First Overseas Trip

Charles Hubert

04-02-09

Tibet and the Tibetan Exile Community

Tenzin Norbu and Dolmakyap Zorgey

 

 

 

01-29-09
to
03-26-09

Break for Great Decisions 2009; Topics: U.S. and Rising Powers; Afghanistan & Pakistan; Energy; The Arctic; Egypt; International Food Crisis; Cuba After Castro; Human Rights

 

 

 

 

01-22-09

Instability on Our Border:
Is Mexico in Danger of Becoming a “Failed State”?

Mexican Consul General
Salvador De Lara and
Raúl Saavedra
Consul for Political
and Economic Affairs

01-15-09

Confrontation in Gaza: Israel vs. Hamas

Jim Cowie