Thursday, April 9, 2009
Zbigniew Brzezinski
A Historically Relevant Foreign Policy
Dr. Brzezinski, the former National Security Adviser to President Carter, will give the Geroge Herbert Walker, Jr. Lecture in International Studies, co-sponsored by the Center for the Study of Globalization and the MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies. Dr. Brzezinski is currently with the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington and holds a chair at SAIS. He has written numerous books, including most recently America and the World. He is seen frequently on television and in the op-ed pages of major newspapers.

Luce Hall Auditorium - 4:00 p.m.
34 Hillhouse Avenue
Free and open to the public

Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Admiral William Fallon
From Iraq to Afghanistan and Beyond: Security Challenges for the Obama Administration
Admiral William J. Fallon, formerly Commander of the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), will speak about security challenges for the new administration. During Admiral Fallon's tenure as CENTCOM commander, he was responsible for U.S. operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and directed all U.S. military activities in the Middle East, Central Asia and the Horn of Africa. He resigned his position in March of 2008.

Sterling Memorial Library Lecture Hall - 4:00 p.m.
Library Wall Street entrance
Free and open to the public

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Friday, February 20, 2009
Gareth Evans
The Responsibility to Protect: Ending Mass Atrocity Crimes Once and For All
Gareth Evans, the President of the International Crisis Group, will speak on the responsibility to protect, a topic about which he has written a new book. Formerly the Foreign Minister for Australia, Mr. Evans assumed the presidency of the Crisis Group in 2000. The Crisis Group is a global NGO working to prevent and resolve deadly conflict. Mr. Evans' work on weapons of mass destruction is well-known, and he recently was appointed co-chair of the International Commission on Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament. Free and open to the public.

Law School, Room 127 - 12:30 p.m.
127 High Street
Free and open to the public

Thursday, February 12, 2009
Martin Wolf
Fixing Global Finance
Martin Wolf, the Chief Economics Commentator and Associate Editor for the Financial Times daily newspaper, will speak about Fixing Global Finance, the subject of a new book that explains why global imbalances cause financial crises, outlines the steps for ending this destructive cycle, and describes what we can do to help ensure global financial stability in the future. Mr. Wolf will be a Distinguished Visiting Fellow of the Center while he is on campus. The talk is free and open to the public.

Luce Hall Auditorium - 4:30 p.m.
34 Hillhouse Avenue
Free and open to the public

January 28-31, 2009
Ernesto Zedillo participates in World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland

Ernesto Zedillo, the Director of the Center, joined hundreds of world leaders participating in the World Economic Forum held in Davos, Switzerland in late January. Dr. Zedillo participated in five formal programs, including a panel addressing The Return of State Power, along with the Minister of Finance for Egypt and the Secretary-General of the OECD, among others. He also served as Chair for a discussion on Latin America's Economic Imperative with Felipe Calderon, President of Mexico and Alvaro Uribe, President of Colombia. Dr. Zedillo is a member of the World Economic Forum Foundation Board, the governing body of the organization.

"Global Worries Over U.S. Stimulus Spending,"
New York Times, January 29, 2009

Webcast - Latin America's Economic Imperative

"World Leaders Wary of U.S. Economic Measures,"
New York Times, February 1, 2009

October 7, 2008
Ernesto Zedillo appointed to Chair High Level Commission for the Modernization of World Bank Group Governance
Ernesto Zedillo, Director of the Yale Center for the Study of Globalization, has been asked to chair a High Level Commission to explore ways in which the World Bank can operate more effectively, efficiently, dynamically and legitimately in a transformed global political economy. The Commission has begun its work and plans to issue its final report at the IMF/World Bank meetings in the fall of 2009. Dr. Zedillo's activities as Chair of the Commission will be an integral part of the Center's work, helping to fulfill the aim to bridge the gap between the worlds of academia and public policy and furthering the Center's efforts to examine the impact of our increasingly integrated world on individuals, communities, and nations.

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