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Feb 16

Thursday Feb 16, 2012

Sean Faircloth

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Location: 126 DeBartolo

Sean Faircloth, an ND alum, former Member of the Maine Legislature, and current Director of Strategy and Policy for the Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science, will discuss his time as an elected representative and his views on religion in public life, followed by a Q&A session.…

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Feb 23

Thursday Feb 23, 2012

Antígona Furiosa which focuses on Argentina's "Dirty War"

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Location: Philbin Studio Theatre of the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center

Antígona Furiosa (1986) is a re-shaping and re-telling of the Antigone story against the background of Argentina’s “Dirty War” during which 9,000 to 30,00 people were interrogated and disappeared. During an interview in 1998, Gambaro had this to say about her work:

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Mar 1

Thursday Mar 1, 2012

Professor Deborah Avant "The Market for Force: Recent Developments and Implications for Peacebuilding"

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Location: Hesburgh Center for International Peace Studies, Room C103

The Notre Dame International Security Program, the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies and Women in International Security ND chapter, are proud to present Professor Deborah Avant.

Professor Avant is Sié Chair and Director of the Sié Chéou-Kang Center for International Security…

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Mar 7

Wednesday Mar 7, 2012

Dr. Mahdi Obeidi "Nuclear Proliferation: Understanding the Threat"

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Location: O'Shaughnessy Hall, Room 119

The Notre Dame International Security Program is proud to present Dr. Mahdi Obeidi, the former head of Saddam Hussein's nuclear centrifuge program.

Obeidi's highly acclaimed book, "The Bomb in My Garden: The Secrets of Saddam's Nuclear Mastermind" (written with Kurt Pitzer) details his role…

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Mar 22

Thursday Mar 22, 2012

Civic Freedom and Reverence for Law: The Legacy of Ancient Sparta

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Location: DeBartolo Hall Room 140

The Political Science Department is pleased to announce that Susan Collins of the University of Houston will be giving a talk on "Civic Freedom and Reverence for Law: The Legacy of Ancient Sparta" on Thursday, March 22 from 4:45 - 6:45 PM

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Mar 30

Friday Mar 30, 2012

From Notre Dame to the U.S. Agency for International Development

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Location: 114 Flanner Hall

Molly Kinder, ND '01 will give a presentation on her career path from graduation to her current position at the U.S. Agency for International Development.

Pizza will be provided.

Co-sponsored by the Department of Political Science, The Career Center and Women in Politics.

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Apr 16

Monday Apr 16, 2012

“Planes, Guns and Beer: Hidden links at the Hague’s International Criminal Court”

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Location: 3130 Eck Hall of Law

 Please join us for a presentation by William Rosato, Team Leader of the Libya Investigation Team at the International Criminal Court (ICC). Mr. Rosato's talk is titled  “Planes, Guns and Beer: Hidden links at the Hague’s International Criminal Court”.  He will present his observations on the interconnected…

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Apr 18

Wednesday Apr 18, 2012

NDISP Lecture: Professor William C. Wohlforth "Don't Come Home, America: The Case Against Offshore Balancing"

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Location: O'Shaughnessy Hall, Room 119

The Notre Dame International Security Program is proud to present Professor William C. Wohlforth. 

Professor Wohlforth is the Daniel Webster Professor of Government at Dartmouth College, the Editor-in-chief of Security Studies and and a member of the Editorial Board of the 

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Apr 19

Thursday Apr 19, 2012

"Federalism and Subsidiarity"

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Location: Eck Hall of Law--Room #1140

Professor Steven Calabresi, a founding member of the Federalist Society in the 1980's, will explain why he thinks Obamacare is unconstitutional and why the court got it right in McDonald v. City of Chicago.

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Apr 24

Tuesday Apr 24, 2012

Challenges Public Servants Face

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Location: Geddes Coffee House

Governor Joe Kernan and former Treasury Under Secretary and ND Law professor Jimmy Gurule  will discuss the challenges they faced during their careers in public service and what the challenges for the current/next Administration will be.

Sponsored by  the Gamma Delta Chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha.

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Apr 24

Tuesday Apr 24, 2012

Elder Bruce Porter "The Latter-day Saints Come Marching In: Mormonism Abroad and At Home in the 21st Century.”

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Location: DeBartolo Hall, Room 119

The Notre Dame International Security Program and the Tocqueville Center for Religion and Public Life are proud to present Elder Bruce Porter of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Elder Porter has served the Church as a bishop, branch president, stake president's counselor, and full…

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May 9

Wednesday May 9, 2012

Visualizing Politics Presentation

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Location: Galvin Life Science Center 283

Presentations of Student Portfolios of Exploratory Research

Abi Hoverman: Logic and Trends of Terrorism

Hank Eckhardt: The Energy Crisis Meets the Economic Crisis

Louis Douville de Franssu: Political Evolution of France Under the 5th Republic

Michelle Kennedy: Hydraulic…

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