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Oct 7

Friday Oct 7, 2011

Thucydides, the Historian

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Location: 307 Brownson

Mary P. Nichols, professor of political science at Baylor University, will present at the Political Theory Colloquium. Prof. Nichols studies the history of political thought, especially Greek political theory; politics and literature; and politics and film. Her publications range from studies of Plato and Aristotle to film directors such as Woody Allen, John Ford, and Alfred Hitchcock.

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Oct 8

Saturday Oct 8, 2011

Saturday Scholar Series: Building Peace in a Violent World: What I’ve Learned in Five Decades as a Peace Scholar

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Location: Snite Museum of Art, Annenberg Auditorium

Robert Johansen, professor, Department of Political Science

You are invited to experience an intimate discussion with Notre Dame’s most engaging faculty speakers on some of the most pressing and fascinating issues of our times.

Each lecture and Q&A is presented on “home game” Saturdays. This week’s game is Notre Dame vs. United States Air Force Academy.

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Oct 12

Wednesday Oct 12, 2011

Dr. Jennifer Lind: Resource Ownership and International Security

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Location: O'Shaughnessy Hall, Room 119

The Notre Dame International Security Program and the ND chapter of Women in International Security (WIIS) are proud to present Dr. Jennifer Lind, an Assistant Professor of Government at Dartmouth College.

Please join us for Dr. Lind's talk, titled "Resource Ownership and International Security," and…

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Oct 14

Friday Oct 14, 2011

Rooney Center Visiting Speaker: Kevin McGuire (Univ of North Carolina)

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Location: TBA

Dr. Kevin McGuire teaches courses on the U.S. Supreme Court and American constitutional law.  His current research interests include the influence of public opinion on the justices’ decisions, content analysis of the Court’s written opinions, measuring…

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Oct 28

Friday Oct 28, 2011

General Anthony Zinni: American Strategic Interests and Options in the Middle East and Beyond

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Location: Digital Visualization Theatre at the Jordan Hall of Science

The Notre Dame International Security Program and the James P. Reilly, Jr. Notre Dame National Security Lecture series are proud to present General Anthony Zinni, USMC (ret.), a four-star General and a former Commander in Chief of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM).

Please join us for General…

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Nov 7

Monday Nov 7, 2011

Crisis of the Euro Zone

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Location: Hesburgh Center Auditorium

A panel discussion with:

  • Jeffrey Bergstrand, professor of finance, Kellogg Institute faculty fellow
  • Robert Fishman, professor of sociology, Kellogg and Nanovic Institutes faculty fellow
  • Alexandra Guisinger, assistant professor of political science, Kellogg Institute

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Nov 10

Thursday Nov 10, 2011

Dr. Josef Joffe: Barack Obama, Follower of the Free World

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Location: O'Shaughnessy Hall, Room 119

The Notre Dame International Security Program and the Nanovic Institute for European Studies are proud to present Dr. Josef Joffe, the publisher-editor of the German weekly Die Zeit and a Visiting Professor of Political Science at Stanford University.

Please join us for Dr. Joffe's…

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Nov 15

Tuesday Nov 15, 2011

George A. Lopez "Denuclearizing North Korea: Confessions of a UN Practitioner"

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Location: Hesburgh Center for International Studies, Room C103

On Tuesday, November 15, the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies and the Notre Dame International Security Program will present Professor George A. Lopez, the The Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., Professor of Peace Studies.

Professor Lopez's talk  is titled "Denuclearizing North…

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Nov 16

Wednesday Nov 16, 2011

Ms. Ellen Laipson: The Peace and Security Implications of the Arab Revolt

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Location: DeBartolo Hall, Room 102

The Notre Dame International Security Program and the Provost's Distinguished Women's Lecture series are proud to present Ms. Ellen Laipson, the President of the Stimson Center and a member of the President’s Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board.

Please join us for Ms. Laipson's talk, titled…

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Nov 29

Tuesday Nov 29, 2011

Partisanship, Brand Dilution, and the Breakdown of Political Parties in Latin America

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Location: Hesburgh Center, Room C103

Noam Lupu, Department of Political Science, Princeton University; Kellogg Institute visiting fellow, University of Notre Dame

Sponsored by the Kellogg Institute for International Studies

Originally published at al.nd.edu.…

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