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Tuesday, February 03, 2015, 7:30 p.m.
The Happy Dog Takes on the World: China and Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Movement
On February 19, China will celebrate its New Year - the Year of the Goat - and say good-bye to the Year of the Horse, a year marked by a number of significant tensions. These included a dispute that escalated...
Tuesday, December 02, 2014, 7:30 p.m.
Gang violence is prolific in Central America. According to Joaquín Villalobos, 145,000 gang-related homicides have occurred in the last decade within seven Central American countries - the most in Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador. MS-13 (short for Mara Salvatrucha), an...
Tuesday, November 04, 2014, 7:30 p.m.
The Happy Dog Takes on the World: How to Get Smarter about the World
The world isn't quite as large as it used to be. Advances in technology and communication can bring people together like never before, oftentimes so they can serve as a catalyst for change. And with increasing news coverage, we are...
Tuesday, October 07, 2014, 7:30 p.m.
Happy Dog Takes on the World: The Origins of ISIS and its Place in Political Islam
The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has emerged as the most terrifying and brutal of extreme jihadist groups in the Middle East. It controls hundreds of square miles, all the way from Syria's Mediterranean coast to the south...
Tuesday, September 02, 2014, 7:30 p.m.
The Happy Dog Takes on the World: The Ebola Epidemic
We are currently in the midst of the worst Ebola outbreak in history. The World Health Organization anticipates nearly 20,000 people will be infected before the outbreak ends. Join Steven Gordon, M.D., Chairman of Infectious Disease at Cleveland Clinic, and...
Tuesday, July 01, 2014, 7:30 p.m.
The Happy Dog Takes on the World
As social tensions surrounding the World Cup in Brazil build with street demonstrations and protests, it becomes increasingly clear that the economic benefits of hosting the event are only one side of the story. What are the social and political...
Wednesday, April 30, 2014, 12:00 p.m.
Globalizing Counterinsurgency and Policing in the Middle East
A panel discussion featuring Laleh Khalili, Professor of Middle East Politics, University of London's School for Oriental and African Studies, and Author, Time in the Shadows: Confinement in Counterinsurgencies; and Jillian Schwedler, Professor of Political Science at Hunter College, within...
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