The World Beyond the Headlines
Speakers at past World Beyond the Headlines events include former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, 2004 Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai, journalists William Langewiesche and James Fallows, economist Jeffrey Sachs, and South African AIDS activist Zackie Achmat.
The current schedule is posted quarterly here on the CIS website. Registration is recommended to ensure seating. Questions, comments, or suggestions for future World Beyond the Headlines events can be sent to jbender@uchicago.edu.
UPCOMING
May 22, 2012
Food (In)Security - Governance and AccountabilityTransparency and Accountability: Have the G8 achieved it?
PREVIOUSLY
May 15, 2012
Food (In)Security - Food, Agriculture, and DevelopmentImproving food security through empowering women and changing global food supply.
May 9, 2012
Food (In)Security - Food Security and Food SovereigntyThe challenges of institutionalizing food sovereignty.
April 30, 2012
Food (In)Security - Hunger and NutritionAddressing Food Insecurity in the United States/Protecting the Programs that Protect the Hungry
April 17, 2012 - May 22, 2012
Food (In)Security: Access, Equity, FrameworksA CIS Spring Quarter series addressing the increasingly serious problem of global food insecurity.
April 17, 2012
The 2012 Farm Bil – Your Food, Your Water, Your Money: Why The Farm Bill MattersIn the first event of the Food (In)Security series, Ken Cook discusses the enormous challenges as Congress begins work to reauthorize the omnibus Farm Bill.
April 9, 2012
Iran, the West and Israel - Moving Toward a DecisionTel Aviv University Professor Uzi Rabi discussed Iran's efforts toward regional hegemony and provided insight into the various scenarios the Israeli government is considering in response.
February 29, 2012
No One’s World: The West, the Rising Rest, and the Coming Global TurnCharles Kupchan predicts the twenty-first century will not belong to America, China, Asia, or anyone else...
February 9, 2012
Latin Lessons: How South America Stopped Listening to the U.S. and Started ProsperingJournalist Hal Weitzman will discuss South America's increased independence from the United States & the region's economic future.
January 25, 2012
The Future of the Eurozone: The European Project at a CrossroadsAustrian Consul General Thomas Schnöll will assess the broad effects of the monetary union's biggest monetary crisis since it was formed in 1999.
January 12, 2012
All the Missing Souls: A Personal History of the War Crimes TribunalsHuman rights lawyer and diplomat David Scheffer will provide new insights into the continuing struggle for international justice.
