Archive for January, 2008

March 1 — “The US in the World: Global Issues the Candidates and the Electorate Should Be Talking About”

Monday, January 21st, 2008

Some very bright analysts of international relations are teaching in the smaller colleges and universities of Indiana, refining their insights far from the distractions of DC (or even of Bloomington and Lafayette). Hear what they have to say at the Indiana Consortium for International Programs (ICIP) conference. (more…)

March 2 — “Merchant of Venice”

Saturday, January 12th, 2008

The American Shakespeare Center (ASC), one of the country’s most acclaimed acting troupes, will present a performance of “The Merchant of Venice” to provoke our thinking about race and justice. (more…)

March 5: Discuss Homelessness with the ACLU

Saturday, January 12th, 2008

When: Wednesday March 5, 12:00-1:00 PM
Where: Indiana History Center, 450 West Ohio Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202

MODERATOR: The Indianapolis Star columnist Matthew Tully

March 18 — US-China trade policy

Saturday, January 5th, 2008

Probably no Hoosier has as much critical experience dealing with Chinese business than Columbus-based Brooke Tuttle. (more…)

March 25 — The impact of private philanthropy on international development

Saturday, January 5th, 2008

Billionaire Warren Buffet’s June 2007 pledge to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation prompted headlines about the size of the gift and the impact it could have on global education and health initiatives. Can private donors be more effective than governments in tackling world problems? (more…)

March 27 — Belarusian poet Valzhyna Mort returns

Saturday, January 5th, 2008

Born Valhyna Martynava in 1981 in Minsk, Valzhyna Mort is famed throughout Europe for her poetry and how she reads it … or more accurately, how she performs it. (more…)

March 17 — Provocate Presents … “Carmen” Multiculturally

Saturday, January 5th, 2008

Indianapolis Opera Ensemble will present excerpts from Bizet’s opera “Carmen.” Clips from the film “U-Carmen,” a South African adaptation of the opera, will be shown as well. (more…)

March 12 — Private philanthropy and international relations

Saturday, January 5th, 2008

Billionaire Warren Buffet’s June 2007 pledge to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation prompted headlines about the size of the gift and the impact it could have on global education and health initiatives. Can private donors be more effective than governments in tackling world problems? (more…)

March 5 — US China trade relations

Saturday, January 5th, 2008

Recent product safety scares have thrown the spotlight on the enormous role China plays in supplying products to the U.S. Could the large and growing trade imbalance with China have an adverse effect on the U.S. economy? What role does the undervalued Chinese currency play? Prof. Esen Gurtunca of UIndy explains. (more…)

March 11 — Latin America … Shift to the Left?

Saturday, January 5th, 2008

What factors have prevented the U.S. and Latin American countries from forging a strong relationship? What challenges confront U.S. policy in Latin America? Can the U.S. offer an alternative to the influence of left-leaning leaders like Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez? (more…)