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Last Updated: December 18, 2011
Geopolitics BPL
DISCUSSION TOPICS
Boulder
Creek Conference Room (main floor)
Boulder
Public Library, main branch, 1001 Arapahoe Ave.
Geopolitics
series
(the last Thursday of the month, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.)
February 23, 2012 “What is causing the euro crisis, and how can it be resolved?”
January 26, 2012 “Sovereignty: has it outlived its usefulness?”
December 1, 2011 “Is Islamic, but non-Arab, Turkey a viable model for post-Arab-Spring democracies in the Arab world?”
October 27, 2011 “Pakistan: Friend or foe?”
September 29, 2011 “The Muslim Brotherhood: What is it?”
August 25, 2011 “Is there a global free market? What is the range of economic thinking, analysis, and allegations on that question?”
July 28, 2011 “Brazil, the soft BRIC.”
June 30, 2011 “Taking stock ten years after 9/11: Who is winning the global struggle?”
May 26, 2011 “Libya: Lessons learned, mistakes made, and its future?”
April 28, 2011 “Egypt: Its political future and its impact on the Arab Middle East.”
March 31, 2011 “Will the world's reserve currency continue to be the U.S. dollar?”
February 24, 2011 “The political future of Kashmir: Can a shared culture and ethnicity trump religion?”
January 27, 2011 “Will there be resource wars over rare-earth metals and other strategic metals?”
December 2, 2010 “What is the influence of ethnic minorities on Russian geopolitical decisions?”
October 28, 2010 “The influence of NGOs on developing nations: Are their approaches more effective than policies of sovereign states?”
September 30, 2010 “Mexican drug wars: Who benefits from them?”
August 26, 2010 “Afghanistan: Can stability and true nationhood ever be achieved by combining such diverse ethnicities?”
July 29, 2010 “Are current U.S. foreign, military, trade, and agricultural policies counterproductive? What should be the goals of these U.S. policies?”
June 24, 2010 “Using mainstream vs. alternative media: Does it matter where we get our information about geopolitics?”
May 27, 2010 “Land-grabbing: Shifting resources from the poor to the wealthy.”
April 29, 2010 “Global corruption: What is it?”
March 25, 2010 “The illusion of American omnipotence: Whither Afghanistan and Iraq?”
February 25, 2010 “Finite global resources: Can resource wars over water be avoided?”
January 28, 2010 “What caused the failure of U.S.-Russian cooperation since
the Cold War? What can be done to
mend relations?”
Sponsored by the United Nations Association (UNA) Boulder Chapter.