President Michelle Bachelet discusses the current challenges Chile faces and what the new Chile-California agreement means for her country.
Moderated by Professor Harley Shaiken
Introduction by Chancellor Robert J. Birgeneau
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Recorded June 12, 2008
Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Yale Law Professor Amy Chua for a discussion of the rise and fall of hyperpowers. Drawing on comparative historical case studies, Chua provide a unique perspective on the importance of tolerance in the ascent to power and the emergence of intolerance in the period of decline.
"Domestic Politics and International Relations"
Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Professors John Mearsheimer of the University of Chicago and Steve Walt of Harvard University for a discussion of how domestic politics influences the making of U.S. policy on the Middle East.
The Berkeley Center for Theoretical Physics presents a lecture by Nobel Laureate and Berkeley grad, David Gross, of UC Santa Barbara's Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics. He will discuss "The Coming Revolutions in Fundamental Physics."
The lecture is part of the Berkeley Center for Theoretical Physics Opening Symposium on October 19 and 20.
"What Terrorists Want"
Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Louise Richardson, Executive Dean of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University for a discussion of how to understand terrorism and contain the threat.
A lively, intelligent evening of storytelling, song, and language. Presenters include Linda Yamane (Rumsien Ohlone), Mike Mirelez (Desert Cahuilla), Ron Goode (North Fork Mono), Clarence Hostler (Hupa/Yurok/Karuk), and Charlie Thom (Karuk).
Supported in part by generous grants from the Fleishhacker Fund and the Consortium for the Arts at UC Berkeley
