Democratization in Central and South America

Terry Karl, Professor of Political Science, discusses the process of democratization in Central and South America, US policy toward Cuba, and other issues facing developing countries in Latin America. 08DR/CL SCA 30 min.

Sidney Drell: On Sakharov and Nuclear Arms Control

Sydney Drell, internationally recognized physicist and arms control expert, talks about the process of freeing Andrei Sakharov from a Soviet gulag; also post-Cold War nuclear arms control issues. 08DR/CL SCA 30 min.

Examining Policies of Pacific Rim Countries

Daniel Okimoto, Professor of Political Science, discusses his research into economic and security policies in the countries of the Pacific Rim and their relationships with the United States. 08DR/CL SCA 30 min.

Insight on American-Russian Relationship

Coit "Chip" Blacker, former Special Assistant to President Clinton for Russia and the Ukraine in the National Security Council, shares his insights about Boris Yeltsin and the Clinton-Yeltsin relationship. 08DR/CL SCA 30 min.

A Study of Genocide and Ethnic Cleansing

Unfortunately, since the unthinkable Holocaust against Jewish people during World War II, genocide continues to occur; examples include Bosnia, Rwanda and Darfur. For this single reason alone, we must continue to study and learn about genocide and ethnic cleansing, as difficult as that can be; hoping, through learning, that somehow horrible acts against humanity can be ended. Norman Naimark, is a Professor of History at Stanford University, a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and an author; two of his books include The Russians in Germany: The History of the Soviet Zone of Occupation, 1945-1949 and Fires of Hatred: Ethnic Cleansing in 20th Century Europe. He specializes in modern East European history, genocide and ethnic cleansing, and in this program examines the psychological and strategic motivations of groups of people whose goal is to exterminate, rather than simply conquer, enemies. 08DR/CL SCA 30 min.

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