“A Look at International Crime”

Mr. Robert Fahlman  - “Out From the Shadows…Canada’s Underworld”

Mr. Hugo Leal-Neri – “Mexico’s Drug War: Militarization of Policing, the U.S. Government’s Merida Initiative and Respect for Human Rights”

Thursday, April 1 ~ 6:30 – 8:30 ~ ENG 103

Fatal Infections: The Next Apocalypse?

A lecture by Dr. Nigel Brown

Thursday, January 7, 2010

6:30 – 8:30pm, ENG 102

Dr. Brown is a Long Term Veterinary Expert with decades of experience working with animal diseases. He is currently working with the EU-Mongolia Animal Health and Livestock Marketing Project.

• Dr. Juan Cole, Wednesday Sept. 23
• Prof. Michael Bell, Thursday Oct. 8
• Yossi Alpher Wednesday Oct. 14
  
• Dr. Yoram Peri, Thursday Nov. 19
• Nadia Hijab, Wednesday Nov. 25
• Dr. Robert Malley, Wednesday Dec. 2

Bios for all of our guests as well as times and locations can be found under our “Speakers” tab.

“The US and the Search for Israeli-Palestinian Peace”

Wed., December 2, 2009 ~ 6:00 – 8:00pm ~ ENG 103

Robert Malley has been Director of the International Crisis Group’s Middle East and North Africa Program since January 2002.   Prior to that, he was a Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. Until January 2001, Mr. Malley was Special Assistant to President Clinton for Arab-Israeli Affairs and Director for Near East and South Asian Affairs at the National Security Council. In this capacity, he served as a principal advisor to the President and the National Security Advisor at the White House on the Middle East peace process.

“Human Rights in Palestine-Israel: Who’s Accountable”

Wed.,  November 25, 2009 ~ 6:00 – 8:00pm ~ ENG 103

Nadia Hijab is a Senior Fellow at the Institute for Palestine Studies.  She is a syndicated columnist for AgenceGlobal, and a frequent public speaker and media commentator. Hijab’s first book, Womanpower: The Arab debate on women at work was published by Cambridge University Press.  She co-authored Citizens Apart: A Portrait of Palestinians in Israel. She was Editor-in-Chief of the London-based Middle East magazine before moving to New York to join the United Nations.

“Will There Ever Be Peace Between Israelis and Palestinians?”

Thurs., November 19, 2009 ~ 6:00 – 8:00pm ~ ENG 103

Dr. Yoram Peri is the Abraham S. and Jack Kay Chair in Israel Studies, and Director of the new Joseph and Alma Gildenhorn Institute for Israel Studies, the University of Maryland, College Park.Prof. Peri is a former political advisor to the late Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, and former Editor-in-chief of the Israeli daily, Davar. He founded and served as head the Chaim Herzog Institute for Media, Politics and Society in Tel Aviv University, were he was a professor of Political Sociology and Communication from 2001 to 2009.

“Why are Israelis Skeptical about Peace”

Wed., October 14, 2009  ~  6:00 – 8:00pm  ~  ENG 103

Yossi Alpher former Israeli intelligence officer, political consultant, writer, and co-editor of the popular web-based Israeli-Palestinian magazine Bitterlemons will be coming to Ryerson on Wednesday, October 14, 2009 from 6:00 – 8:00 pm in ENG 103 to take part in our special series “Prospects for Peace”.

“The Role of Identity in the Israeli-Palestinian Dispute”

Thurs., October 8, 2009  ~  6:00 – 8:00 pm  ~  ENG 103

Professor Michael Bell, Paul Martin (Sr.) Senior Scholar in International Diplomacy at the University of Windsor, and former Canadian Ambassador to Israel, Jordan and Egypt will be coming to Ryerson Thurday, October 8, 2009 from 6:00 – 8:00pm in ENG 103 to take part in our special series “Prospects for Peace”.