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  • Apologies, Recrimination, and Failures of Reconciliation: The Politics of Collective Memory in East Asia

    Bangor Room, Memorial Union University of Maine

    Speaker: Kristin Vekasi, Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science and School of Policy & International Affairs at University of Maine. She received her PhD in political science at the University of Wisconsin, Madison in May 2014. Her research and teaching interests include international political economy, the political economy of Northeast Asia, Japanese and Chinese politics […]

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  • The Contribution of Organized Crime and Narcotics Trafficking to the Global Economy

    Hill Auditorium, Barrows Hall ME, United States

    About the Speaker: Pablo Julio Cáceres Corrales received his Law degree from Universidad Nacional de Colombia in 1968. He also holds a Ph.D. in History from the same institution, centering his research on global criminal organizations. He has practiced law for the past forty years, establishing a very successful career in the public sector where […]

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  • Forty Years in the Developing World — What Worked and What Did Not

    Buchanan Alumni House 160 College Ave, Orono, ME, United States

    Speaker: Ambassador Pamela A. White Ambassador Pamela A. White was officially sworn in as Ambassador to the Republic of Haiti on July 18, 2012.  Previously, she served in Haiti from 1985-1990. Ambassador White previously served as Ambassador to The Gambia from 2010-2012.  Prior to this role she served as Mission Director for United States Agency […]

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  • International Affairs: An Interdisciplinary Study

    Wells Conference Center University of Maine, Orono, ME, United States

    Wells Conference Center, University of Maine A One-Day Conference, Free & Open to the Public Today, the study of International Affairs is surely a necessity, both for public policy and civic education. Yet this study could not survive without the contributions of other disciplines. Please join us for a conference of leading scholars to discuss […]

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  • Russia, Ukraine, and Euro-Atlantic Security Conference

    Stodder Hall Graduate Commons 5775 Stodder Hall, Orono, ME, United States

    Co-hosted by the School of Policy and International Affairs (SPIA) and the Cohen Institute for Leadership & Public Service, this conference will take place amidst an ongoing public debate about the Russia challenge and the evolution of what has been for nearly 70 years America’s most critical defense alliance (NATO). Its aim is to enhance an understanding of those challenges.

    Our speakers include former diplomats and academics representing Russian, European, Ukrainian, and American perspectives. They will address Russia and Ukraine relations, European relations with Ukraine, Russian-European relations, U.S.-Russian relations, and Euro-Atlantic security. The conference will conclude with a roundtable discussion during which participants will respond to the assertions and conclusions made during other panel sessions.

    This event is free and open to the public. No registration is required.

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