Past Events

Great Decisions 2007:

Great Decisions is a national program focusing on eight of the most important current foreign policy problems and international issues.

For more information on Great Decisions 2007 or the Institute of World Affairs, please visit www.iwa.uwm.edu.

Prosecuting War Crimes

Tuesday, January 23, 2007

7:00pm -8:30pm, UWM's Union Ballroom

Richard Goldstone has been at the forefront of global efforts to hold human rights violators accountable for their actions. He chaired the South African post-Apartheid commission of inquiry that bears his name, and served as chief prosecutor of the United Nations International Criminal Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and for Rwanda.

Combating Climate Change

Tuesday, January 30, 2007

7:00pm -8:30pm, UWM's Union Ballroom

Solutions to the global problem of climate change begin with local policy decisions. California’s new Lt. Governor, John Garamendi, will be joined by his Wisconsin counterpart Barbara Lawton for a discussion of the role of local government in addressing the global warming crisis.

Protecting the World's Children

Tuesday, February 6, 2007

7:00pm -8:30pm, UWM's Union Ballroom

Pamela Shifman is a lawyer with extensive experience working on global issues of violence against women and children. As a Child Protection Officer at UNICEF, she focuses on abuse and exploitation of children in conflict-affected nations such as Sudan, Liberia, and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Immigration's Impact at Home and Abroad

Tuesday, February 13, 2007

7:00pm -8:30pm, UWM's Union Ballroom

In the debate surrounding immigration policy, little attention is paid to the impact immigrants here have on their communities of origin. Susana Guerra directs Atención a Comunidades Guanajuatenses en el Extranjero, an office in the Mexican State of Guanajuato that facilitates relations between local communities their citizens living abroad.

Mexico

Tuesday, February 20, 2007

7:00pm -8:30pm, UWM's Union Ballroom

Following a disputed presidential election, a new administration has taken power in Mexico. Consul General Carlos Sada Solana will discuss the political environment in which the Calderón government will operate, and its impact on issues such as energy, trade, border security and relations with its neighbors.

Reform and Security in Iraq

Tuesday, February 27, 2007

7:00pm -8:30pm, UWM's Union Ballroom

Lt. Col. Pfaff is a senior US Army intelligence officer with extensive experience in Iraq and the Gulf. He has also served on the faculty of the US Military Academy at West Point. Intimately familiar with the political and social environment in Iraq, he will discuss the relationship between reform and security, and its implications for US policy.

Central Asia

Tuesday, March 6, 2007

7:00pm -8:30pm, UWM's Union Ballroom

Rich in energy supplies and strategically located, the five countries of Central Asia attract attention from the Middle East, China, Russia and the United States. Uzbek journalist Navbahor Imamova will provide an update on the region and US interests there.

South Africa

Tuesday, March 13, 2007

7:00pm -8:30pm, UWM's Union Ballroom

A former member of the first democratically elected parliament in South Africa, Coetzee Bester has more than 25 years of experience in leadership development, political organization, management and training. He will describe the intertwined political, social, and economic challenges facing post-Apartheid South Africa.

Rethinking Global Security Conference
April 11-12, 2003, Hefter Center UWM

New Paths to Peace Conference
November 6-8th, 2003, Hefter Center, UW-Milwaukee

A Piece of Peace: A Program Evaluation of the Peace Studies Certificate Program at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, March 10, 2003.
UWM Peace Studies Program and the Center for International Education cosponsored this presentation by Constance Popp Ed.d. The study assessed the success of the program's stated goals of advancing student learning about conflict and alternatives to violence and war. Peace Studies graduates participating in the study gave the program resoundingly high marks on its curriculum, instructors and effectiveness. One graduate is quoted as saying, "Actually it is the greatest teaching of my whole life. And it was there in Peace Studies that I first put my finger on it consciously." The overwhelming consensus was that the Peace Studies Certificate Program at UW-Milwaukee had a life altering effect on its participants.

Alternative to War in Iraq, October 17, 2002.
This event, organized by the Peace Studies Program, featured a presentation by Jon Wolfsthal of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and a panel discussion by Professors David Garnham and Robert Beck, Othman Atta, Milwaukee Islamic Center, and Robert Ricigliano of the UWM Peace Studies Program. The event was attended by over 125 students, faculty, and community members and explored non-war alternatives to managing the threat posed by Saddam Hussein's Iraq.

Understanding the New World Disorder, Global Studies Summer Institute, August 5-8, 2002.
This conference, sponsored by CIE, hosted 35 teachers from the Milwaukee area to develop their ability to teach about the current state of international affairs, especially issues of security and insecurity.

Meeting on Measuring Effectiveness on Peacemaking, May 3-4, 2002.
This meeting, co-sponsored by the Peace Studies Program, CIE, and the Reflecting on Peace Practices project (RPP), brought together leading conflict resolution experts with representatives of prominent international organizations (such as the World Wildlife Fund, Catholic Relief Services), the U.S. Department of State, and other academic experts (20 participants in all). The meeting made a major contribution to an issue (measuring effectiveness ) that is critical to the development and success of peacebuilding and conflict resolution. It was part of a 3-year, international research effort by RPP.

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