2015 Schedule

Welcoming Remarks

Sophia T. Wisniewska, Chancellor, USF St. Petersburg • Rick Kriseman, Mayor of St. Petersburg • Douglas L. McElhaney, Ambassador (ret.)

2:00pm

Oh, What a Lovely War: Syria Edition

Joshua Landis, Norine McDonald, Larry Butler, Robert Schaefer

2:30pm

Student Recruiting Luncheon
Student only luncheon. Students will hear from a representative from the CIA  for future career opportunities.

2:30pm

Terrorism: How Long and How to Resist It?

Joshua Landis, Norine McDonald, Larry Butler, Robert Schaefer

3:50pm

Women’s Rights: A Western Construct or a Universal Goal?

Marcia Cohen, Neelofer Syed, Pierre Guerlain, Myriam Irizarry

5:00pm

Russia after the Ukraine and Crimea Grabs: What’s for Dessert?

Ralph Clem, Damon Wilson, Clarence Juhl, Robert Schaefer, Ilgiz Yanbukhtin

9:00am

Can We Keep our Rights and Protect Our Country Too?

Protect Our Country Too?
Barbara Carlin, Melissa Ruggiero, Chuck Campbell, Burton Hersh

9:00am

Cuba: What’s the New Normal?

Gary Mormino, Felipe Mantilla, Ralph Fernandez, Janet Long

10:20am

Breaking News: What Didn’t the Press Tell Us?

Jim Verhulst, Joshua Landis, George Hamilton, Kelly McBride

10:20am

If We #Hashtag It, Will Sea Rise Go Away?

Brendan Doyle, Don Chambers, Joseph Smoak

11:30am

Internet-Era War: Videos, Beheadings, and Asymmetric Violence

Chuck Campbell, Clarence Juhl, Damon Wilson, Aida Hozic

11:30am

Student Recruiting Luncheon
Student only luncheon. Students will hear from a representative from the U.S. Foreign Service for future career opportunities.

2:30pm

International Criminal Tribunals: Kangaroo Courts We Should Oppose?

Michael Smith, Barbara Carlin, Melissa Ruggiero, Edward Kissi

2:00pm

If You Had Five Minutes with the NEXT President, What Would You Recommend?

Judy Heimann, Wole Soyinka, Ilgiz Yanbukhtin, Ralph Clem

2:00pm

Immigration: Is Anyone Happy with the Status Quo?

Anne Marie Winter, Scott Brown, Kathlyn Mackovjak, Adriana Dinis

3:10pm

Europe and the U.S.: Is Mutual Disdain the Basis for an Alliance?

Pierre Guerlain, Ilkka Ahtokivi, Aida Hozic, Judy Heimann

3:10pm

International Diseases: How Can We Fight Them Most Effectively?

Michael Smith, Erin Kennedy, Allison Messina

9:00am

Elections around the World: More Democracy or More Campaign Techniques?

Tom Edmonds, Mauricio de Vengoechea, Ilkka Ahtokivi, Norine McDonald

10:10am

U.S. Foreign Policy: Do We Need a Better Process or Better People?

Bill Felice, Aida Hozic, Clarence Juhl, Larry Butler

11:20am