Thursday, Oct. 24 - 6 - 7:30 pm "Emerging Challenges to US and Global
Security: a panel discussion"
The UT Department of Political Science and the Howard H. Baker Jr Center for
Public Policy will be sponsoring the annual meeting of the Peace Science
Society (International) October 24-26 at the Hilton downtown. The conference
will bring scholars from all over the world to Knoxville to discuss research
relating to the causes and consequences of violent political conflict. On
Thursday, October 24th, a roundtable discussion will be held at the Baker
Center from 6:00-7:30 pm on emerging security threats to the US and global
community. This event will be open to the public. Scholars and topics include:
Professor David Brule (Purdue University) - The implications of U.S. military
interventions
Professor Susan Allen (University of Mississippi) - The security implications of
underdevelopment and inequality
Professor Victor Asal (SUNY Albany) - The challenges of terrorist violence
Professor Matthew Fuhrmann (Texas A&M) - The threat posed by nuclear
proliferation
Professor Krista Wiegand (Georgia Southern) - How territorial conflicts affect
U.S. foreign policy
Professor Sara Mitchell (University of Iowa) - The security challenges of
environmental degradation
This session ONLY is free and open to the public!
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