Weekly Public Lectures on Vital Global Issues
During the fall 2014 academic term we met on Wednesdays from 4:00-6:00 pm in Room 140, University College, 15 Kings College Circle, U. of Toronto. Videos of most lectures are available on YouTube (as shown below).
- 10 Sep 2014:
- Panel Discussion: The War in Syria and Beyond
- Atif Kubursi, Emeritus Professor of Economics, McMaster University, Gloria Nafziger, Refugee Campaigner, Amnesty International, and Husam Wafael, Retired Canadian Forces Officer, Founder & President of the Syrian Canadian Foundation for Humanity
- Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKHP42-A5Jw
- 17 Sep 2014:
- Practical Technologies to Save Lives: A Demonstration for Humanitarian, Peacekeeping Missions
- Walter Dorn, Professor of Defence Studies, Canadian Forces College and the Royal Military College of Canada
- Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHVNsxYdje8
- 24 Sep 2014:
- Nothing Accomplished: Our War in Afghanistan
- John Duncan, Ph.D. Director, Ethics, Society, and Law Program, Trinity College, U of T
- Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiEYSn1_sjU
- 1 Oct 2014:
- Insights about the Ukraine Crisis from a Stay in the Caucasus
- Matthew Light, Professor of Criminology and European, Russian and Eurasian Studies, U of Toronto.
- Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbICSVYOhP4
- 8 Oct 2014:
- International Criminal Law on Trial: An Assessment
- Jamie Rowen, Assistant Professor (CLTA) of Criminology and Sociolegal Studies, U. of Toronto
- Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ztQ0W07Emo
- 15 Oct 2014:
- Challenges Ahead for Kosovo
- Robert Austin, Ph.D. Undergraduate Program Coordinator, Centre for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies, U of Toronto
- Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wI8mUtjFgUI
- 22 Oct 2014:
- Big Business and the Re-shaping of North America
- Richard Roman, Associate Professor Emeritus, Sociology, University of Toronto
- Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUTkxnuUHpY
- 29 Oct 2014:
- Alternatives to Fossil Fuels: Is the Bio-Economy the Answer We’ve Been Looking For?
- Kean Birch, Assistant Professor, Business & Society Program, York University.
- Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TYNoXMMpIE
- 5 Nov 2014:
- Israel: A Nation-State?
- abraham Weizfeld, Ph.D. UQAM, Toronto-raised Jewish refugee descendent.
- Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvnPdzA3X7E
- 12 Nov 2014:
- The Politics of Decay: Nuclear Nationalism
- Emily Simmonds, Ph.D. Candidate in Science and Technology, York University
- 19 Nov 2014:
- Education for Security Leaders: A Global Survey and Research Agenda
- Lt. Col. (ret.) David Last, Associate Professor of Political Science, Royal Military College
- Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=miI0hNsflQA
- 26 Nov 2014:
- Revolution, War and Terrorism: Evidence From the Family Photo Album.
- Jack Wayne, Ph.D. Founder of Canadian Scholars Press.
- Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VECtfhDCew