EVENTS ARCHIVE
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The Evolution of the Secular State in Spain: Recent History and Current Issues
Seminar
RSVP required - Belfer Center Library, Littauer-369
February 2, 2009
12:00-2:00 p.m.
Speaker: Javier Martinez-Torron, Compultense University (Madrid)
Moderator: Ragnhild Nordas, Initiative on Religion in International Affairs
Related Project: Religion in International Affairs
The North Korea Talks in the Context of Northeast Asia Security
Non-Belfer Event
Session
Open to the Public - CGIS South, Tsai Auditorium (S010), 1730 Cambridge St., Cambridge, MA, 0213
February 2, 2009
6:30 p.m.-
Christopher Hill, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and
Pacific Affairs and Head of the U.S. Delegation to the Six-Party Talks on the
North Korean Nuclear Issue
The North Korean Talks in the Context of Northeast Asia Security
Session
Open to the Public - Tsai Auditorium (Room S-010)
February 2, 2009
6:30 p.m.-
Talk by Ambassador Chris Hill
A Conversation with Muhammad Yunus
Non-Belfer Event
Seminar
RSVP required - Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
February 3, 2009
Founder of Grameen Bank and 2006 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
To Institutionalize, or Not to Institutionalize: The Proliferation Security Initiative
Seminar
Open to the Public - Belfer Center Library, Littauer-369
February 3, 2009
9:30-11:00 a.m.
Speaker: Emma Belcher
Related Projects: Managing the Atom, International Security, Science, Technology, and Public Policy
Emma Belcher will present a seminar entitled "To Institutionalize, or Not to Institutionalize: The Proliferation Security Initiative" on Tuesday, February 3rd, beginning at 9:30am in the Belfer Center Library. All are welcome and invited to attend.
President Barack Obama and America's Key Challenges in Asia
Non-Belfer Event
Seminar
Open to the Public - CGIS South Building, 1730 Cambridge St., Belfer Case Study Room (S020)
February 3, 2009
12:30-2:00 p.m.
For the Common Defense: A Study of American Military Affairs
Lecture Series
Open to the Public - Belfer Center Library, Littauer-369
February 3, 2009
4:10-5:30 p.m. - Study Group
SOCOM and Special Operations: Separating Fact from Fiction
(COLs Sonntag, Mitchell, and Jenkins)
The Vital Role of Clean Coal in Securing our Energy Future
Non-Belfer Event
Lecture
Open to the Public - Science Center C
February 3, 2009
5:00-6:00 p.m.
Speaker: Steven Leer, Chairman and CEO, Arch Coal, Inc.
Speaker: Steven Leer, Chairman and CEO, Arch Coal, Inc.
St. Louis-based Arch Coal is the nation's second largest coal producer, with subsidiary operations in West Virginia, Kentucky, Virginia, Wyoming, Colorado, and Utah. Through these operations, Arch Coal provides the fuel for approximately 7% of the electricity generated in the United States.
The Personal Factor in Multilateral Diplomacy
Seminar
Open to the Public - Belfer Center Library, Littauer-369
February 4, 2009
2:15-4:00 p.m.
Speaker: Daniel Prins, Chief, Conventional Arms Branch, United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs
Moderator: Denise Garcia, Associate, International Security/Intrastate Conflict Programs
Related Project: International Security
From a practitioner in multilateral disarmament negotiations comes an inside view on the complexities of present-day conference diplomacy — and on how individual diplomats can make a difference.
This event will be off-the-record.
Please join us! Coffee, tea, and cookies provided. Everyone is welcome, but admittance will be on a first come–first served basis.
Religious Fundamentalism as the End of History? The Political Demography of the Abrahamic Faiths
Brown Bag Lunch
Open to the Public - Belfer Center Library, Littauer-369
February 5, 2009
12:15-2:00 p.m.
Speaker: Eric Kaufmann, Research Fellow, Initiative on Religion in International Affairs/International Security Program
Related Projects: International Security, Religion in International Affairs
This seminar asks whether religious fertility and the moribund state of today's secular religions will combine to usher in an age of conservative religious politics. Finally, with a special focus on Israel and the Muslim world, it asks what this trend may mean for international security.
Please join us! Coffee and tea provided. Everyone is welcome, but admittance will be on a first come-first served basis.



