Below, please find the schedule for the Spring 2012 CDFR conference calls. Each call will be announced separately prior to its scheduled date, but please feel free to email Professor Seth Weinberger (sweinberger@pugetsound.edu) to RSVP or if you have any questions.
Wednesday, February 8, 10:00 – 11:00 AM, Wyatt 326
“The U.S. and Iran: On the Brink"
Trita Parsi, founder and president of the National Iranian American Council
Wednesday, February 22, 9:00 – 10:00 AM
"Russia's Upcoming Election"
Stephen Sestanovich, George F. Kennan Senior Fellow for Russian and Eurasian Studies, CFR
Thursday, March 8, 9:00 – 10:00 AM
"Japan: One Year Later"
Sheila A. Smith, Senior Fellow for Japan Studies, CFR
Wednesday, March 28, 9:00 – 10:00 AM
"Food Security in the Twenty-First Century"
Catherine Bertini, Professor of Public Administration and International Affairs, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University
Thursday, April 12, 9:00 – 10:00 AM
"Saudi Arabia in the New Middle East"
F. Gregory Gause III, Professor and Chair of the Political Studies Department, University of Vermont
Wednesday, April 25, 9:00 – 10:00 AM
"Energy Dependency"
Blake Clayton, Fellow for Energy and National Security, CFR
