The University of Delaware
Center
for International Studies of the
College of Arts & Science
International Programs and Special Sessions
Departments of Communication
and Political Science & International Relations
present
Global
Agenda 2001
ARSC293-082
Spring, 2001
Professor
Ralph J. Begleiter
(weeks with guest speaker)
Clayton Hall
UPDATE!
Calendar of free public lecturesAs a new
U.S. President takes office - the first in the 21st century
- policy analysts and governments around the world will be
watching to see how Washington behaves in the international
arena. Many of the world's problems find their way to the
White House, where the U.S. must decide whether, when and
how to intervene. Likewise, most Americans discover the
world through a newly global news media. Journalists and
policymakers alike must sort out their responses to world
issues, often interacting in ways which help shape the
events themselves. •
informal reception, exclusive to students in the class,
to allow off-topic discussions (5:00-5:30pm) -
Clayton
Hall •
dinner with the guest, exclusive to students in the
class, to allow informal continuing discussion (begins at
6:00pm) - NOTE: To make the event a rich opportunity for
discussion, the dinners will be small. Approximately
10-12 students will be able to attend each dinner; a
rotation system will be established early in the semester
to assure all students have ample opportunity to converse
with our guests. - Clayton
Hall •
formal evening lecture, open to students outside the
class and to the general public (begins at 7:30pm) -
Clayton
Hall
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From Arab-Israeli tensions and Persian Gulf issues in the
Middle East... to U.S. trade and relations with Russia and
China... to conflicts in central Europe and Africa... to
lingering threats of terrorism and nuclear weapons
development... this weekly seminar surveys current
geopolitical challenges facing the new U.S. administration
and worldwide officials and news media in 2001.
Approximately every other week, guest lecturers,
practitioners in diplomacy and international media, visit
the UD campus to explore with students the problems, the
foreign policy and the media's role influencing them.
Students in this seminar attend exclusive small-group talks
and private (prepaid) dinners with visiting speakers, and
are joined by members of the public community who will be
invited to the series of Thursday evening lectures.
On intervening weeks, the seminar explores topics upcoming
and just passed in the lecture series.
This course is appropriate for Juniors and Seniors
interested in geopolitics in policy and journalism who are
eager for lively interaction with our visiting speakers.
Please note the mechanics of the course:
This class will meet once a week, on Thursdays in
Gore Hall 117.
In weeks when there is a guest speaker, students will attend
the following events with the speaker (an no other
course activities):•
seminar, with limited enrollment to allow lots of
interaction with the guest (begins at 3:30pm) -
117
Gore Hall
In weeks when there is no guest speaker, the class
will meet in Gore
Hall 117
on Thursday at 3:30pm for discussion of the upcoming guest's
topic and review of the previous week's speaker. This will
be a standard-length class. (3:30-4:45pm)
There will be readings - usually from current-affairs
publications - and several papers, but no final exam.
Registration is limited.
Wilmington
News Journal 2/23/2001
(McCurry)
The
Review 2/27/2001
(McCurry)
Wilmington
News Journal 4/11/2001
(FlorCruz)
The
Review 4/17/2001
(FlorCruz)
The
Review 5/15/2001
(Hoffman)
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