U.S.-China
relations in historical context
When:
Monday, September 21, 2015 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Where:
Brookings Institution, Falk Auditorium, 1775 Massachusetts Avenue NW,
Washington, DC, 20036
Description:
On September 21, the John L. Thornton China Center at the Brookings Institution
will host a panel discussion that will help illuminate the historical context
of the U.S.-China relationship. Three leading China historians will present
accounts of U.S.-China relations during different periods in history, shedding
valuable light on how historical perspective can help guide relations in a
challenging time and in the long-term.
Russia’s
Defense Industry: What Does the Future Hold?
When:
Monday, September 21, 2015 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Where:
5th Floor, Woodrow Wilson Center, Ronald Reagan Building and
International Trade Center, One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave.
NW, Washington, DC 20004-3027
Description:
Since 2009, Russia's increase in defense spending and large military
modernization program has revived its defense industrial complex. By all
appearances, the Russian defense industry is back, producing planes, ships, and
a host of new weapon systems for a revamped military. Yet future budget cuts,
sanctions, growing competition on the international market, and its own
inefficiency and corruption are likely to limit the defense industry’s capacity
to deliver on promises. Will Russia be able to overcome these challenges to
fulfill its ambitious defense plans? How will the defense sector fare in these
hard times for Russia's economy? Ruslan Pukhov and Keith Crane will discuss
what the future might hold for Russia's defense industry.
Seminar
Series: What is Behind the Barrio "Effect"?
When:
Monday, September 21, 2015 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Where:
1101 Morrill Hall
Description:
Professor Riosmena's research looks at how demographic processes are associated
with spatial and social mobility, well-being, and development in Latin American
societies and immigrant communities from said region in the United States. His
main research areas are immigrant health throughout different stages of the
migration process and the role of U.S. immigration policy and social, economic,
and environmental conditions in sending communities on the migration dynamics
between Latin America and the United States.
Seminar
Series: Global Energy Forum: Revolutionary Changes and Security Pathways
When:
Monday, September 21, 2015 1:15 PM - 4:30 PM
Where:
6th Floor, Woodrow Wilson Center, Ronald Reagan Building and
International Trade Center, One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave.
NW, Washington, DC 20004-3027
Link:
https://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/global-energy-forum-revolutionary-changes-and-security-pathways
Description:
The international energy system is going through revolutionary changes.
Oil and natural gas production is growing in the United States and elsewhere in
response to new technologies. Geopolitics face several inflection points, from
a turbulent Middle East to increased Russian pressure in Europe, and Chinese
pressure in East Asia. Furthermore, new pathways must be developed to advance
global energy security at a time of revolutionary change. The system must be
more resilient, as energy trade is vulnerable to interruption, and as strategic
petroleum reserves need to be modernized. Up to and beyond the next climate
change conference (COP-21) in Paris, national security, energy and climate
goals need to be better integrated in future policies.
An
assessment of Colombia’s anti-drug policies amid the peace talks with the FARC
When:
Monday, September 21, 2015 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Where:
Brookings Institution, Saul/Zilkha Rooms, 1775 Massachusetts Avenue NW,
Washington, DC, 20036
Description:
On September 21, the Foreign Policy Latin America Initiative (LAI), in
collaboration with Florida International University’s Kimberly Green Latin
American and Caribbean Center (FIU-LACC), will host Drug Policy Advisory
Commission President Daniel Mejía to outline the report’s findings and main
recommendations. Brookings Senior Fellow Vanda Felbab-Brown and FIU-LACC
Director Frank Mora will evaluate Colombia’s counter-narcotics and
anti-organized crime strategies and their relation to the country’s ongoing
peace talks. LAI Director and Senior Fellow Harold Trinkunas will provide
introductory remarks and moderate.
Beyond
the Classroom presents "The Future Is Worse than Expected! What You Can Do
to Save the World!"
When:
Monday, September 21, 2015 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Where:
South Campus Commons, 1102 Building 1
Description:
Humanity faces daunting challenges that will affect the future prospects for
life on the planet. Global climate change, nuclear proliferation, poverty and
other key issues are shaping the future for people today and for generations to
come. 2015 is a pivotal year for the United Nations and the global community to
take action on these issues! What prospects do children born today face around
the world? What is required to ensure a world fit for children? How can the
international community strengthen its commitment to children's welfare,
well-being, and life opportunities around the world? What can citizens do to
take action on these issues? Join us for a special seminar to learn about these
challenges and what steps you can take to improve the lives of children today
and for the future!
The
ISIS apocalypse: The history, strategy, and doomsday vision of the Islamic
State
When:
Tuesday, September 22, 2015 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Where:
Brookings Institution, Falk Auditorium, 1775 Massachusetts Avenue NW,
Washington, DC, 20036
Description:
In “The ISIS Apocalypse” (St. Martin’s Press, 2015), Will McCants examines the
Islamic State’s tactics and goals, and the many ways in which it is more
ruthless, more apocalyptic, and more devoted to state-building than any of its
predecessors or current competitors. Based almost entirely on primary sources
in Arabic—including ancient religious texts and secret al-Qaida and Islamic
State letters that few have seen—“The ISIS Apocalypse” explores how religious
fervor, strategic calculation, and doomsday prophecy shaped the Islamic State's
past and foreshadow its dark future.
Powering
the 21st Century: the Promise of Sustainable Energy
When:
Tuesday, September 22, 2015 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM
Where:
Adele H. Stamp Student Union, Prince George's Room
Description:
Chad Holliday, who is chairman of Royal Dutch Shell, former chairman and CEO of
Dupont, former chairman of the Bank of America Corporation, chairman of the
National Academy of Engineering, and chairman of the executive committee of the
UN Secretary-General's Sustainable Development for All initiative, literally
wrote the book on sustainability and business (his 2002 book, Walking the Talk:
The Business Case for Sustainable Development). Holliday will sit down for a
Q&A session about sustainable energy with the School of Public Policy and
campus community.
Research
Seminar Series: “Interest Group Pressures and Currency Crises”
When:
Tuesday, September 22, 2015 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Where:
Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies,
Bernstein-Offit Building, Room 736 1717 Massachusetts Avenue NW Washington, DC,
20036
Link:
http://www.eventbrite.com/e/interest-group-pressures-and-currency-crises-tickets-18006836934?aff=es2
Description:
Assistant Professor Dr. David A. Steinberg will present as part of the Research
Seminar Series. He is the author of Demanding Devaluation: Exchange Rate
Politics in the Developing World (Cornell University Press, 2015) and of
articles in journals such as Comparative Political Studies,
International Studies Quarterly, and World Politics.
Data
Journalism in the 21st Century
When:
Tuesday, September 22, 2015 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Where:
Knight Hall, Richard Eaton Theater, Room 1208
Description:
From new forms of visualization, to data-driven investigation, personalization,
and data-mining, news organizations and indeed journalism itself are undergoing
rapid changes as data and computing become more central to the practice and the
business. Please join us for a panel of presentations and discussion on this
evolution of the journalistic enterprise.
On
September 22, McCants will discuss ISIS’ strategy and the future of jihadi
terrorism. NPR Counterterrorism Correspondent Dina Temple-Raston will moderate
the discussion, after which McCants will take audience questions.
Heritage
Lectures: Direct and Indirect Effects of Climate Change on Heritage with Joe
Watkins
When:
Wednesday, September 23, 2015 3:00 PM
Where:
Woods Hall, Room 1102
Description:
We are pleased to announce the inaugural year of the UMD Heritage Lectures,
hosted by the Department of Anthropology. The UMD Heritage Lectures are intended
as a broad venue for discussion on the study of past societies and the dynamics
of social change, the management of historic resources, the politics of public
engagement, and the diverse array of contemporary projects and struggles in
which the past becomes mobilized for social, political, economic, and moral
purposes.
Social
Unrest in the Middle East Conference
When:
Thursday, September 24, 2015 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Where:
College Park Marriott Hotel & Conference Center, University of Maryland,
College Park
Description:
The University of Maryland Center for Advanced Study of Language (CASL) and the
National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism
(START) are hosting a conference on Social Unrest in the Middle East on
Thursday, September 24, 2015, at the College Park Marriott Hotel &
Conference Center, at UMUC, next to the University of Maryland campus in
College Park. The keynote speakers are Daniel Neep (Georgetown University),
Mansoor Moaddel (University of Maryland), and Jonathan Moyer (University of
Denver). The conference is sponsored by the Office of the Director of National
Intelligence (ODNI).
Voices
of Social Change: A Conversation with Angela Davis - "Radical Simply Means
'Grasping Things at the Root'"
When:
Thursday, September 24, 2015 5:30 PM
Where:
Adele H. Stamp Student Union, Grand Ballroom
Link:
http://thestamp.umd.edu/leadership_community_service-learning/programs/voices_of_social_change
Description:
Angela Davis is a powerful voice for the oppressed. As a feminist and civil
rights activist, Davis' life has revolved around resistance to injustices,
reminding us all to contest the narrative that change has come only as a result
of heroic individuals, and instead recognize ourselves as part of a collective
movement. Davis uses her world-renowned voice to advocate for the abolishment
of the prison industry complex, which she argues is the "most dramatic
example of the destructive tendencies of global capitalism."
LinkedIn:
Beyond the Headshot
When:
Friday, September 25, 2015 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Where:
Hornbake Library, South Wing, University Career Center & The President's
Promise, Room 3100 -
Description:
Have you always wanted to build a LinkedIn profile? Are you looking for ways to
make your profile stand out from the rest? Whether you are new to LinkedIn or
not, come join us to learn how to best utilize this powerful media platform.
We'll show you how to jump-start your engagement with this networking community
to explore internship and job opportunities. We can also assist you in building
your LinkedIn presence or provide feedback on your existing profile.
Professional headshot + professional profile = LinkedIn IMPACT *Note: bring
your laptop or tablet to use when developing your profile. (Several computers
available on a first come, first serve basis.) No prior familiarity with
LinkedIn is required.
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