Subject: The U.S. Election, Nuclear Governance, U.S.-Asia Policy - Week in Preview 10/25/2012
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Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2012 03:58:02 +0000

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School of Foreign Service Week in Preview (http://sfs.georgetown.edu/)

** From the Walsh Wire...
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* CLAS announced details for the first year of the Cátedra Argentina forum (http://clas.georgetown.edu/332315.html) .
* Comedian Carl Reiner, who studied at SFS in 1943, received an honorary doctorate from Georgetown (http://www.georgetown.edu/news/carl-reiner-receives-honorary-degree.html) .
* NPR sat in on an MSFS class (http://www.npr.org/2012/10/21/163336896/security-issues-force-foreign-service-to-adapt) .

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** The U.S. Election: A Bi-National Dialogue
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Friday, Oct. 26:  A live U.S./Russia videoconference moderated by Andrew Bennett (Georgetown University) and Tatiana Shakleina (Moscow State University of International Relations) to feature a lively exchange of perspectives on the upcoming American presidential elections and the future of the U.S./Russia bilateral relationship from the vantage point of American and Russian international affairs graduate students. Sponsored by the Center for Eurasian, Russian and East European Studies. 9:30am, New North GW03. Click here to RSVP. (http://telemost.eventbrite.com/)

** The Religious Situation in Germany and Europe Today
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Friday, Oct. 26:  The role of religion in European society and politics is undergoing far-reaching changes. The growth of Muslim minorities and the decline of established churches have generated greater religious pluralism at a time when the role of religion in the public sphere is increasingly contested. At this lunchtime seminar, Friedrich Wilhelm Graf, a leading German Protestant theologian based at the University of Munich, will discuss the contemporary religious situation in Germany and Europe and the challenges that lie ahead. The Berkley Center's José Casanova will be moderating the discussion. Sponsored by the Berkley Center. 12:30pm, Berkley Center. Click here to RSVP. (http://events.georgetown.edu/events/index.cfm?Action=View&CalendarID=347&EventID=99161)

** Gendering Pathways to Political Power: Comparing the Careers of Helen Clark and Julia Gillard
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Monday, Oct. 29: Featuring Jennifer Curtin, Ph.D., the recipient of a New Zealand Fulbright Senior Scholar Award. The recent rise in the number of women presidents (and aspirants such as Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin) has sparked renewed interest in the representation of women at the highest level of politics. However, to date, few studies have systematically tracked how women make it to executive office, and even fewer include New Zealand and Australia in their analysis. This paper reviews the careers of two women leaders: Helen Clark, former Prime Minister of New Zealand for nine years, and Julia Gillard, current Prime Minister of Australia, and identifies what it takes for a woman to break the highest of glass ceilings. Sponsored by the Center for Australian and New Zealand Studies and the Department of Government. 12:30pm, ICC 662.  Click here to RSVP. (http://jennifercurtin.eventbrite.com/)

** Book Talk: The Parties Versus the People by Mickey Edwards
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Monday, Oct. 29: Featuring former Congressman Mickey Edwards on his new book, The Parties Versus the People: How to Turn Republicans and Democrats into Americans. Books will be available for sale at the event and at the university bookstore. Sponsored by the Mortara Center for International Studies.  5pm, Mortara Center. Click here to RSVP. (http://mickeyedwards.eventbrite.com/)

** Encounters in the East: Evacuees in the Soviet Hinterland During WWII
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Tuesday, Oct. 30: Featuring Natalie Belsky, a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Chicago. The talk will address the experience of millions of civilians who were evacuated in the wake of the Nazi invasion of the USSR in 1941 and spent the wars in Soviet C.A., Siberia and the Urals and Volga regions. Sponsored by the Center for Eurasian, Russian and East European Studies. 12pm, ICC 462.  Click here to RSVP. (http://encountersintheeast10-30-12.eventbrite.com/)

** How Emerging Markets Are Shaping Globalization
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Tuesday, Oct. 30: Featuring Furi Dadush, Senior Associate and Director of Carnegie’s International Economics Program. Dadush focuses on trends in the global economy and is currently also tracking developments in the Eurozone crisis. His talk will be based on his book Juggernaut: How Emerging Markets are Reshaping Globalization and new research he has done since. Dadush argues that the rise of developing countries marks a revolution in world economic and political relations. Will the story have a happy ending? Are the United States and Latin America adjusting successfully to the new world? This event will be moderated by Carl Dahlman Associate Professor, SFS. Sponsored by the Science, Technology & International Affairs Program. 2pm, ICC 7th Floor Executive Conference Room. Click here to RSVP. (http://juggernauturidadush.eventbrite.com/)

** Innovation Economics: The Race for Global Advantage Book Launch/Discussion
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Tuesday, Oct. 30: This book, by Robert Atkinson and Stephen Ezell (F'96 and IBD'96), delivers a critical wake-up call: a fierce global race for innovation advantage is underway, and while other nations are making support for technology and innovation a central tenet of their economic strategies and policies, America lacks a robust innovation strategy. The reality is the United States is falling behind. Unless the U.S. enacts public policies to reflect this new reality, Americans will face relatively lower standards of living associated with a noncompetitive national economy. Ezell is a senior analyst at ITIF and lead's ITIF's work on science and technology, R&D, trade and manufacturing policy. The discussion will be moderated by Prof. Carl Dahlman, Henry R. Luce Professor of International Relations and  Information Technology. Sponsored by the Landegger Program in International Business Diplomacy. 5:15pm, Mortara Center. Click here to RSVP.
(http://innovationeconomicsbooklaunch10-30-2012.eventbrite.com/)

** Common Word: The Boundaries of Religious Pluralism & Freedom: The Devil is in the Detail
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Wednesday, Oct. 31: This program is a follow-up to 'A Common Word: A Global Agenda for Change,' held in October 2009, and 'Responding to the Challenges of Religious Pluralism & Conflict Resolution,' held in April 2011. This year’s conference will explore the challenge of religious pluralism and intercommunal conflicts in Christian-Muslim relations today in post Arab Spring governments in Egypt and Tunisia as well as in Nigeria and Malaysia, and their impact on religious freedom, civil liberties and security, equality of citizenship and gender relations. Sponsored by the Office of the President and the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding. 9am-4:45pm, Hariri Building Lohrfink Auditorium.  Click here to RSVP. (http://commonword2012.eventbrite.com/)

** Nuclear Governance in China after Fukushima
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Wednesday, Oct. 31: Featuring Professor Bo Kong, Assistant Research Professor of Energy, Resources and Environment and Research Director of East Asian Energy and Environment, The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies. Lunch will be served. Sponsored by the Mortara Center for International Studies. 12:30pm, Mortara Building. Click here to RSVP. (http://chinanuclear.eventbrite.com)

** Ion Antonescu and the Temptation of Fascism
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Thursday, Nov. 1:  Featuring visiting Ion Ratiu Professor, Dr. Dennis Deletant. Sponsored by the Center for Eurasian, Russian and East European Studies. 12pm, McGhee Library.  Click here to RSVP (http://deletantdennis11-1-12.eventbrite.com/) .

** 9/11 and Beyond: America's Wars on Many Fronts
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Thursday, Nov. 1: Senior New York Times correspondents Eric Schmitt and Thom Shanker, authors of the recently reissued Counterstrike: The Untold Story of America's Secret Campaign Against Al Qaeda, will discuss their book and reporting on ongoing US counter-terrorism efforts. Sponsored by the Center for Security Studies. 12pm, Mortara Building.  (http://events.georgetown.edu/events/index.cfm?Action=View&CalendarID=384&EventID=99446) Click here to RSVP (http://events.georgetown.edu/events/index.cfm?Action=View&CalendarID=384&EventID=99446) .

** Forging Consensus: US-Asia Policy in the Next Administration
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Thursday, Nov. 1: This event will feature a rare collection of America's top past and present diplomats on Asia stretching from the George H.W. Bush administration to the present. Our distinguished speaker panel will consist of Dr. Kurt Campbell, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, and former Assistant Secretaries of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Ambassador Christopher Hill, Ambassador Winston Lord and Ambassador Richard Solomon. The Assistant Secretaries engage each other in a roundtable discussion on the Obama administration's record in Asia and the challenges and tasks for the future. Sponsored by the Asian Studies Program, the Office of the President and the Korea Economic Institute (KEI). 4pm, Gaston Hall.  Click here to RSVP (http://events.georgetown.edu/events/index.cfm?Action=View&CalendarID=116&EventID=99274) .

** After Jews and Arabs: Twenty Years Later
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Thursday & Friday, Nov. 1-2:  After Jews and Arabs: Remaking Levantine Culture 20 Years Later. Sponsored by the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies. Thursday 4pm-8pm; Friday 9am-5:15pm, CCAS Boardroom (ICC 241).  Click here to RSVP (http://events.georgetown.edu/events/index.cfm?Action=View&CalendarID=89&EventID=99219) .

** Becoming Nonviolent Peacemakers
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Friday, Nov. 2:  Why do many US residents, Catholics and Catholic leaders among them, too often fall short of adequately challenging the use of violence in US policy? Even when community organizers, policymakers, members of Catholic leadership, and academics sincerely search for alternatives to violence, they too often think about nonviolence as primarily a rule or strategy. Catholic Social Teaching has been moving toward transcending the limits of these approaches, but it still has significant room for growth. In order to contribute to this growth and to impact US policy, McCarthy draws on Jesus, Gandhi, Ghaffar Khan and King to offer a virtue-based approach to nonviolent peacemaking with a corresponding set of core practices. This approach is also set in conversation with aspects of human rights discourse to increase its possible impact on US policy. Sponsored by the Berkley Center and Justice and Peace Studies. 12pm, Berkley Center.  Click here to RSVP
(http://events.georgetown.edu/events/index.cfm?Action=View&CalendarID=347&EventID=99088) .

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** A Look Ahead...
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* Thurs., Nov. 8: Muslims in Indian Cities: Trajectories of Marginalization (http://events.georgetown.edu/events/index.cfm?Action=View&CalendarID=106&EventID=99357)
* Thurs., Nov. 8: From Sidi Bou Zid to Sidi Bou Sa`id (http://events.georgetown.edu/events/index.cfm?Action=View&CalendarID=89&EventID=99387)

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