The Kozmetsky Center of Excellence in Global Finance
Past lectures and visiting professors

Fall 2007

UPDATE: CUBA
Often referred to as the closest of enemies, Cuba and the United States have an intimate yet complex relationship. Further, the health of Fidel Castro has raised issues about both the future of Cuba and relations between the two countries. Margaret E. Crahan, Kozmetsky Center of Excellence in Global Finance, discussed the current situation in Cuba and prospects for the future based on her two-dozen research trips to Cuba since 1973.

UPDATE: U.S. CONGRESS
Presented in conjunction with the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
three Washington experts tackled how Congress was likely to deal with foreign policy, the budget, education and the environment. Watch video clips from this event.

• Geoffrey D. Dabelko, Director, Environmental Change and Security Program, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars; Coordinator, Global Health Initiative
• Kent Hughes, Director, Science, Technology, America and the Global Economy, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars; Consulting Director, Global Energy Initiative; former Chief Economist to Senate Majority Leader
• Donald Wolfensberger, Director, Congress Project, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars; former Chief of Staff, House Rules Committee

UPDATE: ASIA
Co-sponsored by the Center on Japanese Economy and Business, Columbia University
Analyzed the impact of Asian economies on the United States.

• Jennifer Amyx, Department of Political Science, University of Pennsylvania
• Harry Harding, University Professor of International Affairs, George Washington University; Director of Research and Analysis, Eurasia Group
• Arthur M. Mitchell, former General Counsel, Asian Development Bank; former private secretary to Japan's Prime Minister Masayoshi Ohira
• Ann Marie Murphy, Whitehead School of Diplomacy & International Relations, Seton Hall University
• Hugh T. Patrick, Director, Center on Japanese Economy and Business; Co-Director, APEC Study Center; R.D. Calkins Professor of International Business Emeritus, Columbia University

Watch video clips from this event.

MONDAY NIGHT AT THE MOVIES: LATIN AMERICA THROUGH FILM
Co-sponsored by the Scarborough-Phillips Library.
Explored the history of Latin American through award-winning and thought-provoking feature films. Kozmetsky Fellow, Margaret E. Crahan, provided commentary.

• Aguirre, the Wrath of God
  Followed 16th-century Spanish conquistadors on their expedition to find the city of gold in the Amazon jungle.
• The Mission
  Traveled to 18th-century South America where the Jesuits attempted to create a utopia.

Spring 2007

Creating Community

• Carlos Basombrío, political columnist for Perú 21, former Director of the Instituto de Defensa Legal and former Vice Minister of Interior
• Raúl Benítez, Professor at the Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Science and Humanities at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Méjico (UNAM), and Visiting Professor at American University in Washington, D.C.
• Lilian Bobea, sociologist/researcher, Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales (FLASCO Dominican Republic)
• Rut Diamint, Professor of Political Science at the Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, advisor to the Argentine Ministry of Defense, and researcher at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Program for Creating Communities in the Americas
• Joseph Tulchin, Interim Director of the Kozmetsky Center of Excellence in Global Finance, and former Director of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars' Latin American Program

Fall 2006

Citizen Security

• Alberto Föhrig, Professor of Political Science and International Relations, Universidad de San Andres, Argentina

Corruption and Accountability

• Enrique Peruzzotti, Professor of Political Science and International Relations, Torcuato Di Tella University, Argentina
  

Labor Markets and Globalization

• Barbara Stallings, William R. Rhodes Research Professor and Director, The Watson Institute for International Studies, Brown University
  

The Role of Regional Organizations within the United Nations

• José Miguel Insulza, Secretary-General, Organization of American States
  

The United Nations and Conflict: Prevention, Management, Resolution and Reconstruction

• Sir Marrack Goulding, KCMG, former Under-Secretary–General for Peace-Keeping Operations, United Nations

The Election in Brazil and the Future of the Free Trade Agreement

• Bolívar Lamounier, Director, Augurium Consulting and Augurium Publishers

Fall 2005

The Responsibility to Protect

• Lloyd Axworthy, President, University of Winnipeg, Canada (former Minister of Foreign Affairs)
  

A Dialogue with Madeleine Albright

• Madeleine Albright, Principal, The Albright Group (64th U.S. Secretary of State)

Spring 2006 Visiting Professors

Ambassador Eugenio Anguiano
Ambassador Olga Pellicer
Ambassador Jorge Alberto Lozoya