Past Programs
The Project Y Spies
Wednesday, November 6, 2024 from 12 noon – 2 pm Alan Carr During the Manhattan Project, four Los Alamos insiders stole secret information and provided it to the Soviet Union. This is the story of their treachery: what they stole, why they committed espionage, and what happened to them. This presentation includes newly uncovered information pertaining
Far-Right Extremism is still on the Menu: Trends in the Violent Far-Right Movement
Friday, October 18, 2024 from 12 noon – 2 pm Michaela Millender Nearly four years after the insurrection on January 6, far-right violent extremist groups and militias have recalibrated, adapted, and proliferated. The convergence of far-right ideologies and conspiracy theories which created a perfect environment for the attack on the US Capitol is not only present
Russia in Africa
Thursday, September 26, 2024 from 12 noon – 2 pm Ambassador Mark L. Asquino (ret) The Cold War pitted the United States against the Soviet Union in ideological and sometimes proxy military confrontations throughout Africa. Beginning with the independence of African nations starting in the late 1950’s, it continued in the decades that followed through wars
Wagner, Nietzsche and the Origins of Fascism
Wednesdays February 21 - March 20, 2024, 12:30 Noon Eastern & 9:30 Pacific Dr. James L. West In a historical moment when democracies around the world are under unprecedented stress, it might be instructive to reconsider the classic case of democratic collapse - the Weimar Republic. The origins of this catastrophe were buried deeply in a national culture
A Refugee Camp on a Greek Island Opens Its Arms to Middle Eastern Asylum Seekers
February 25, 2024, 12 noon - 2pm Jane Abbott Why do Middle Eastern refugees still try to reach Europe via Greece as they continue to arrive at night in small, often inflatable dinghies from Turkey? How are they treated once they arrive? Who are they? How long do they stay in a refugee camp before being
Challenges in Madagascar: Improving Food Security, Preserving Biodiversity, and Promoting Democracy
January 18, 2024, 12 noon - 2pm Dan Turk Dan Turk has spent nearly 30 years working in Madagascar—an island nation off the coast of East Africa - that has some of the greatest biodiversity in the world but also one of the highest levels of poverty. Once covered mostly in forests, Madagascar has few pockets
