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Author Series: Diana Villiers Negroponte - "Seeking Peace in El Salvador", February 6, 2012

Join the World Affairs Council - Washington, DC for a stimulating presentation and discussion with Diana Villiers Negroponte about peace and democracy in El Salvador, and whether the peace accords that marked the end of the country's civil war will hold.

In her new book, "Seeking Peace in El Salvador", Ms. Negroponte examines the work of Alvaro de Soto, the establishment of a UN Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and the peace keeping role of ONUSAL in El Salvador. Each played a critical role in nudging both the government and the FMLN towards peace. However, after two years of negotiations and a decade-long effort to implement the peace accords, "Seeking Peace in El Salvador" questions how peace was made and whether it has endured.

Diana Villiers Negroponte is an author, as well as a Foreign Policy Senior Fellow at The Brookings Institution, where she focuses on Latin America.  Previously, Ms. Negroponte was a trade lawyer and history professor.

Date: February 6, 2012
Program: 6:30-8:00
Location:
UC-Washington Center
1608 Rhode Island Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20036 

Admissions: This event is free and open to the public.

 

 

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Author Series: Philip Coggan - "Debt, Money, and The New World Order", February 16, 2012

Join the World Affairs Council - Washington, DC for a stimulating presentation and discussion with Philip Coggan about the history of currency and debt, the economic ramifications of global interconnectedness, the rise of cripping debt around the world, and possible courses of action for the future.

In his new book, Paper Promises: Debt, Money, and The New World Order, Mr. Coggan argues that debt is not a uniquely American problem and has become a defining feature of the current international economic order. He believes that this situation is unsustainable and, barring change, could lead to a global fiscal panic and meltdown.

Philip Coggan is a renowned economic journalist, currently the Buttonwood columnist of the Economist. Mr. Coggan spent twenty years with the Financial Times, where he created the "Short View" column and wrote the "Long View" and "Last Word" columns. A prolific author, his previous publications include The Money Machine and The Economist Guide to Hedge Funds. In 2009, he was voted Senior Financial Journalist of the Year in the Wincott Awards and Best Communicator in the Business Journalist of the Year awards.

Date: February 16, 2012
Program: 6:30-8:00
Receptions: 8:00-8:45
Location:
UC-Washington Center
1608 Rhode Island Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20036 
Admissions: 
This event is FREE and open to the public.

 

 

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Foreign Policy Series: "Japan: Can the Land of the Rising Sun Rise Again?", February 12,2012

Recovery from natural and nuclear disasters, economic stagnation, political confusion and China’s rise have created new political, economic and strategic issues for the country. Given this turbulence, what does the future hold for Japan? Join the World Affairs Council– Washington, DC for an experts discussion featuring Michael J. Green, Senior Advisor for the Center for Strategic and International Studies and Kent E. Calder, Director of the Center for East Asian Studies at Johns Hopkins University. The discussion will be moderated by Thomas J. Reckford, Senior Associate at CSIS.

Date: Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Time: 6:30pm - 8:00pm

Location: UC-Washington Center, 1608 Rhode Island Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20036    

Admissions Members:  $10  Non-members:  $15  Students, Interns, and Teachers: FREE

 

 

 

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