International Development Events
Dinner Honoring His Excellency, Festus Mogae, President of the Republic of Botswana
June 26, 2003 // 7:00pm — 10:00pm
Africa Program
This Dinner was held in honor of President Mogae in conjunction with the Corporate Council for Africa's Africa - US Business Summit.
Diaspora Communities: Influencing U.S. Foreign Policy
June 23, 2003 // 3:00pm — 4:00pm
Project on Leadership and Building State Capacity
Thomas Ambrosio, Assistant Professor of Political Science, North Dakota State University;Yossi Shain, Professor of Comparative Government and Diaspora Politics, Georgetown University
Water Follies: Groundwater Pumping and the Fate of America's Freshwaters
June 10, 2003 // 10:00am — 12:00pm
Environmental Change and Security Program
Virtually no one is discussing the increasing reliance worldwide on groundwater and the potentially dire consequences of that dependence for rivers, ecosystems, and sustainable development. Robert Glennon outlines his case for new groundwater policies.
How to Move the Global Water Agenda Forward: A Look at Agriculture, Health and Economics
June 09, 2003 // 9:00am — 4:00pm
Environmental Change and Security Program
Together with the Heinrich Böll Foundation and the National Wildlife Federation, the Wilson Center's Environmental Change and Security Project co-sponsors a panel discussion on the inextricable linkages between water and food security.
A Vision for Madagascar: A Path from Poverty to Growth
May 29, 2003 // 12:00am
Environmental Change and Security Program
His Excellency Marc Ravalomanana, the president of Madagascar, says that his country stands ready to fully join the global marketplace while also preserving its unique environmental heritage and bringing prosperity to its citizens.
The Future of the Parti Québécois and the Sovereignty Movement in Quebec - A Roundtable Discussion with Daniel Turp
April 29, 2003 // 12:00pm — 1:30pm
Canada Institute
Daniel Turp addressed the topic of the Parti Québécois and the Sovereignty Movement in Quebec, particularly what the election of the federalist Québec Liberal Party means to the future of the sovereignty movement and to the political party which represents it.
The Sudanese War and the Nuba People
February 27, 2003 // 11:00pm
Project on Leadership and Building State Capacity
Suleiman Musa Ruhhal, Director, Nuba Survival; Ambassador Michael Ranneberger, State Department Special Advisor on Sudan; and John Prendergast, Co-Director, Africa Program, International Crisis Group
Liberalism: Conscience and Confidence
February 04, 2003 // 3:00pm — 4:00pm
Canada Institute
The Honorable Pierre Pettigrew, Canada's Minister of International Trade, defined liberalism as the philosophy at the heart of modernity and questioned whether it is possible for the ideology of liberalism to find within itself a counterbalancing mechanism.
Comparative Development of Post-communist Societies
January 29, 2003 // 11:00am — 12:00pm
European Studies
Andrew T. Green, Research Associate and Assistant Director, Center for Civil Societies, MD, and Title VIII multiple grant recipient5th floor conference room
NAFTA at 10: Progress, Potential, and Precedents
December 09, 2002 // 7:00am — 4:30pm
Program on America and the Global Economy
Marking the 10th anniversary of NAFTA, the Wilson Center convened a two-day conference to assess the impact of NAFTA, the lessons the agreement may hold for deepening North American ties and future trade agreements, and the international effort to “get globalization right.”