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Click on the title for more details.- Why Accountability for Torture Is Crucial for Human Rights, Our Security, and Our Souls
Thu Nov 12, 2009 - Symposium in Celebration of 30 Years of US-China Relations
Thu Nov 12, 2009 - Grass-roots Jihadist Networks, Political Entrepreneurs, and Terrorist Violence: Dynamic Networks and the 11-M Madrid Train Bombings
Fri Nov 13, 2009
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November 2009
Why Accountability for Torture Is Crucial for Human Rights, Our Security, and Our Souls
Thursday November 12, 2009
7:00 PM
Kane Hall
McGovern is a retired CIA analyst turned CIA critic. He was an early critic of the Iraq War, founding , "Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity" in January 2003 to expose the administration's manipulation of intelligence in the build-up to the war. He has been a strong critic of the Bush administration's torture program. He has appeared frequently on radio and TV, including the New Hour with Jim Lehrer and the Charlie Rose Show. His chapter "A Comprised Central Intelligence Agency: What Can Be Done?" is published in Patriotism, Democracy, and Common Sense: Restoring America's Promise at Home and Abroad, Rowman & Littlefield, 2004. His chapter "Sham Dunk: Cooking Intelligence for the President," appears in the book Neo-CONNED Again!, published in September 2005, and can be read at http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/sham. He won national attention when he confronted Rumsfeld in a damning 4-minute Q&A exchange in Atlanta in May 2006. (To see it, type in "McGovern Rumsfeld" on Youtube.) McGovern's op-eds and articles have appeared in The Boston Global, The Christian Science Monitor, The Miami Herald, The International Herald Tribune, Common Dreams, the Suddeutsche Zeitung, and the Berliner Tagesspiegel.
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Symposium in Celebration of 30 Years of US-China Relations
Thursday November 12, 2009
7:00 - 9:30 PM
Odegaard Library Room 220
PROGRAM:
Congressman Rick Larsen, 2nd Congressional District of Washington State
Congressman Larsen is the co-chair of the bi-partisan U.S.-China Working Group, which educates Members of Congress on U.S.-China issues through meetings and briefings with academic, business, and political leaders from the United States and China.
Consul General Gao Zhansheng, Consul General of China, San Francisco
Consul General Gao is the former director general of the Department of Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan Affairs and first secretary of the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in the Netherlands. He has served as consul general in San Francisco since 2007.
David J. Firestein, Director of Track 2 Diplomacy, East West Institute, New York
Mr. Firestein leads EWI’s Russia, China and United States programs. He is a former Deputy Executive Director and Senior Advisor at the State Department where he focused on U.S.-China bilateral affairs. He has also served as a political advisor at the US Embassy in Beijing and the US Ambassador for APEC.
Moderator: David Bachman, Professor of International Relations, Associate Director of the Jackson School.
Co-sponsored by
East Asia Library of University Libraries
East Asia Center, Global Studies Center, China Studies Program at the
Jackson School of International Studies
For additional information, contact the East Asia Center at eacenter@uw.edu or 206-543-6938.
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Grass-roots Jihadist Networks, Political Entrepreneurs, and Terrorist Violence: Dynamic Networks and the 11-M Madrid Train Bombings
Friday November 13, 2009
12:00 PM-1:30 PM
Gowen 1A
Steve Zech is a Ph.D. Student at the University of Washington. This is part of the UWISC lecture series
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December 2009
Targeted Killings: The Decline of the Norm Against Assassination?
Friday December 4, 2009
12:00 PM-1:30 PM
Gowen 1A
Nina Tannenwald is an Assistant Professor for the Department of Political Science, National University of Singapore. This is part of the UWISC lecture series.
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Global Washington Conference: A Blueprint for Action
Monday December 7, 2009
All day
Microsoft Campus, Redmond WA
Global Washington Conference: A Blueprint for Action brings together the private, nonprofit, and philanthropic sectors jointly to build the next chapter of our common future. Join us as we explore leading trends and opportunities in global development, share best practices, develop cross-sector strategies, inspire and share innovations. Get connected and help us build a shared strategy for Washington to enhance global development leadership.
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Three Cups of Tea: Islam and Schooling in Asia
Tuesday December 8, 2009
5:00-8:00 PM
Thomson Hall, UW Campus
Three Cups of Tea: Islam and Schooling in Asia
Islam, Asia, Modernity Professional Development for Educators Workshop
Muslim societies in Asia are fast changing, and often at the crossroads of global social, economic and geopolitical conflicts. Long standing educational systems and traditions are evolving in multiple ways as these societies became more integrated into the global economy. Local institutions, national bureaucracies, international non-governmental organizations, and other actors are influencing how schools educate both male and female students.
This workshop will focus on Pakistan, Indonesia and Xinjiang, China, and how different influences are coming to bear on educational systems in these areas.
Join us for this engaging 3 hour workshop intended for educators of grades 6-12.
Each attendee will receive at least 20 copies of Greg Mortenson's award winning book
Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace...One School at a Time
Space is limited, so register early.
Date: Tuesday, December 8
Time: 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: Thomson Hall, UW Campus, Seattle
Cost: $25.00
Dinner will be provided.
Clock hours available at no extra charge
To register: visit
https://catalysttools.washington.edu/webq/survey/snodgras/85759
where you will enter information about yourself. Then mail your payment of $25.00 to:
South Asia Center, University of Washington, Box 353650, Seattle, WA 98195. Questions or inquiries, please call 206-543-4800 or contact snodgras@u.washington.edu.
Your registration is not complete until full payment of $25.00 is received.
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January 2010
MOVIE: Like Water for Chocolate [Como Aqua Para Chocolate]
Thursday January 21, 2010
7:00 PM
Kane Hall 210, UW Seattle campus
A feast for the senses, this magical romance from director Alfonso Arau tells the story of passionate Tita (Lumi Cavazos) who is in love with Pedro (Marco Leonardi), but her controlling mother (Regina Torne) forbids her from marrying him. When Pedro instead marries her sister, Tita throws herself into her cooking--and discovers she can transfer her emotions through the food she prepares. Mexico, 1992, 113 minutes; Spanish with English subtitles.
This screening is preceded by a brief introduction by MariaElena Garcia, Assistant Professor, Comparative History of Ideas and Jackson School; and Jose Antonio Lucero, Assistant Professor, Jackson School of International Studies.
Part of the SMAK 2010 International Film Series (See Movies at Kane) showing every Thursday night January 14 -March 18, 2010.
No tickets required / Free and open to the public
All showings at 7:00 PM, Kane Hall Room 210, University of Washington, Seattle
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Authoritarian Regimes, Domestic Politics, and Conflict Outcomes
Friday January 22, 2010
12:00 PM-1:30 PM
Gowen 1A
Jessica Weeks is an Assistant Professor for the Department of Government, Cornell
University. This is part of the UWISC lecture series
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February 2010
MOVIE: Shichinin no samurai (Seven Samurai)
Thursday February 4, 2010
7:00 PM
Kane Hall 210, UW Seattle campus
Classic Japanese film co-written, edited and directed by the incomparable Akira Kurosawa and starring Toshio Mifune. (1954) 160 minutes. 16th century Japanese farmers face a band of roving thieves. Their solution is to hire samurai for protection. The farmers are poor and can only offer food and lodging but they soon recruit Kambei Shimada who determines that they will need a total of seven samurai to properly guard the village...
This screening is preceded by a brief introduction by Professor Ted Mack of the Department of Asian Languages and Literature.
Part of the SMAK 2010 International Film Series (See Movies at Kane) showing every Thursday night: January 14---March 18, 2010.
No tickets required / Free and open to the public
Please note that this event does not provide clock hours to teachers.
All showings at 7:00 p.m., Kane Hall, Room 210, University of Washington, Seattle.
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UWISC Lecture
Friday February 5, 2010
12:00 PM-1:30 PM
Gowen 1A
David Welch is CIGI Chair of Global Security, Balsillie School of International Affairs, and Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Waterloo. This is part of the UWISC lecture series
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March 2010
Democratic Transitions and Violence
Friday March 5, 2010
12:00 PM-1:30 PM
Gowen 1A
Stephen Hamberg is a Ph.D Student at the University of Washington. This is part of the UWISC lecture series.
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April 2010
Nuclear Power without Nuclear Proliferation?
Friday April 16, 2010
12:00 PM-1:30 PM
Gowen 1A
Scott Sagan is Co-director of the Center for International Security and Cooperation, and Professor in the Department of Political Science, Stanford University. This is part of the UWISC lecture series.
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The Social Construction of Strategy
Friday April 30, 2010
12:00 PM-1:30 PM
Gowen 1A
Nicolas Jabko is a Senior Research Fellow, Centre for International Studies and Research, Sciences Po. This is part of the UWISC lecture series.
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