All Entries Tagged With: "Global Security Seminars"
May 20 – Erroll G. Southers – “Combating America’s Emerging Terrorist Threat”
Erroll G. Southers is a former Presidential nominee for Director of the Transportation Security Agency, Governor Schwarzenegger’s Deputy Director of the California Office of Homeland Security and FBI Special Agent. His presentation and discussion will illustrate our increasing understanding of the social networking aspects of terrorist planning and how to exploit opportunities for disruption.
February 18 – David Karl – “India: The Paradoxical Power”
The Global Security Seminar featuring a presentation by David Karl, President Asian Security Initiative on “India: The Paradoxical Power.” The emergence of China and India as important players on the global stage is altering international power dynamics and diminishing America’s relative global standing.
January 19 – Glen MacDonald – “Beyond Climategate: Greenhouse Gas Increases, Climate Change Evidence and the California Perspective”
UCLA’s Institute of the Environment Chair, Glen MacDonald, will explore what scientifically known and what is predicted regarding increases in greenhouse gases and associated climate change. Drought and impacted communities in Southern California will be discussed.
Dec. 8 – Mark A.R. Kleiman – “How to Have Less Crime and Less Punishment”
We have too much crime and vastly too many people behind bars. Is it possible to have less of both? Doing things we already know how to do, we could have half as much crime and half as many people in prison in ten years from now as we have today.
Nov. 23 – Dr. Peter Katona – “Pandemic Swine Flu: Is the Response Justified?”
This is a most novel pandemic. How do we handle all this uncertainty when historical perspective is lacking? Join infectious disease expert Dr. Peter Katona for an informative discussion at the monthly meeting of the Global Security Seminar.
Oct. 22 – Mike Shuster – “Iran in Crisis” Global Security Seminar
Since June Iran has experienced a political crisis unlike anything it has gone through since the Islamic Revolution of 1978-79. Millions of people challenged the election results that handed Mahmoud Ahmadinejad a second term. The very legitimacy of the Iranian government continues to face serious challenges. Then in September came news of the discovery of a secret uranium enrichment facility under construction, leading to a new set of foreign policy challenges for the Iranian regime. Mike Shuster was in Iran for the presidential election and its aftermath and he has covered the Iran nuclear issue for years.
Sept. 24 – Jeffrey Cole – “The Internet Revolution: National and Global Impacts” Global Security Seminar
Drawing on ten years of data and insights from a worldwide project in 30 countries, Jeffrey Cole, director of the Center for the Digital Future at the USC Annenberg School, will separate myth from reality as he describes how the Internet, mobile and broadband are changing the fabric of daily life in the US and globally. The presentation will examine the trends and developments that are likely to occur in the next two to three years.
Aug. 24 – Gerald Kominski – “Whither Health Care: The Debate Over Reform” Global Security Seminar
WHEN: Monday, August 24, 6pm WHERE: UCLA Faculty Center RSVP: By August 21, 11:00 AM, bennettramberg@aol.com Topic: “The U.S. spends more than any other nation on health care, but has the highest rate of uninsurance of any industrial nation and lags in performance on a variety of health indicators. To address the ongoing issues of [...]
Dec. 10 – Global Security Seminar—Brian Jenkins: “The Risks of Nuclear Terrorism”
Be prepared for an impressively dynamic speaker in December—Brian Jenkins is a Senior Adviser at the RAND Corporation. His accomplishments include: Captain, U.S. Army Special Forces with service in the Dominican Republic and Vietnam; Deputy Chairman, Kroll Associates; member, White House Commission on Aviation Safety and Security; adviser, National Commission on Terrorism; special advisor to [...]
Sept. 23 – Global Security Seminar with Greg Townsend – “Bringing War Criminals to Justice”
UCLA Faculty Center Dinner served at a cost of $25 per person RSVP to bennettramberg@aol.com by 11am, September 22 Activists, scholars, elected officials, business-people, diplomats and health care professionals join together at monthly seminars co-sponsored by PSR-LA and the Center for Defense Information. September’s speaker, Greg Townsend, served as a Public Defender in Los Angeles, [...]
Jan. 13 – Mike Chinoy – “Meltdown: The Inside Story of the North Korean Nuclear Crisis” Global Security Seminar
UCLA Faculty Center Tuesday, January 13, 6pm $25 dinner/$20 with dessert RSVP to bennettramberg@aol.com by Monday, January 12, 11am January’s speaker, Former Senior CNN Diplomatic Correspondent Mike Chinoy, will talk on North Korea and the nuclear challenge. He has just authored a major book on North Korea entitled “Meltdown: The Inside Story of the North [...]