North America Events
Conference - Custody Decision-Making in Maryland: Practice, Principles, and Process
December 08, 2003 // 11:00pm
United States Studies
Public Pension Reform: Will Reforms Abroad Work in the U.S.?
December 04, 2003 // 11:00pm
Program on America and the Global Economy
White Nationalism, Black Interests: Conservative Public Policy and the Black Community
November 18, 2003 // 11:00pm
United States Studies
Book Discussions with Dr. Ruth Westheimer: Musically Speaking—A Life Through Song and Conquering the Rapids of Life: Making the Most of Mid-Life Opportunities
November 12, 2003 // 1:00pm — 2:00pm
Program on America and the Global Economy
Dr. Ruth K. Westheimer,noted therapist, author, and visiting professor at Princeton and Yale will discuss her two new recent books: Musically Speaking—A Life Through Songand Conquering the Rapids of Life: Making the Most of Mid-Life Opportunities
BOOK LAUNCH: The Roaring Nineties: A New History of the World’s Most Prosperous Decade
November 05, 2003 // 11:00pm
Program on America and the Global Economy
"Unfettered markets, rampant with conflicts of interest, can lead to inefficiency. We can never eliminate the problems; we can, however, mitigate them. In the nineties, we made them worse." - Joseph E. Stiglitz
Freedom on Fire: Human Rights Wars and America's Response
November 04, 2003 // 11:00pm
United States Studies
Conference - Unveiling the Myths: Muslim Women in the United States
October 29, 2003 // 11:00pm
United States Studies
Post-Cancun Assessment by Canada: Trade Policy Challenges for North America -- a roundtable discussion --
October 28, 2003 // 3:30pm — 4:30pm
Canada Institute
Canada's Deputy Minister for International Trade Len Edwards discussed trade policy challenges including the state of WTO negotiations in the post-Cancun environment, ongoing efforts to negotiate a Free Trade Area of the Americas, and the rise of regional trade initiatives.
Crafting Policy for the Information Age: EU Research on Intangibles
October 16, 2003 // 9:00am — 11:00am
Program on America and the Global Economy
While the U.S. has been caught up with accounting and financial scandals, Europe has been moving quietly forward in laying the foundations for new policies in the information economy. The European Union's (EU) aim is to become the most competitive and knowledge-intensive economy in the world by 2010. What has Europe learned about intangibles that will improve their economy's competitiveness, accountability, and productivity?A roundtable discussion with Clark Eustace, Director of the PRISM Group