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to expand. | Upcoming Conference: "50th Year Anniversary of the Tragedy of American Diplomacy" |
This year's "William Appleman Williams Conference: 50th Year Anniversary of The Tragedy of American Diplomacy" will feature a number of lectures and talks on October 9, 2009.
Speakers include Professor Jeremi Suri, William Appleman Williiams and keynote speaker Staughton Lynd, an activist, historian and attorney.Lynd's keynote talk, "William Appleman Williams, Empire and International Law" will begin at 4pm at Grainger Hall.
The daylong conference is sponsored by the European Union Center of Excellence.
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| EUCE invites two WI high school teachers participate in educational trip abroad |
The Delegation of the European Commission to the U.S. organized its first annual educational trip to Brussels, Belgium on June 20-25, 2009.
The UW-Madison European Union Center of Excellence participated in this outstanding educational opportunity by inviting two Wisconsin high school teachers to travel to Brussels.
William Gibson of Madison’s East High School and Brigitte Musallam of Lincoln High School in Wisconsin Rapids joined a group of about 25 secondary school teachers and university students from across the U.S. for the week long program.
The program included two days of briefings at the European Commission and the Council of Ministers, a day of briefings at NATO Headquarters and the U.S. Mission to the EU, as well as a day trip to The College of Europe in Bruges, Belgium.
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 | Suri discusses CIA, investigation of torture abuses on WPR |
Jeremi Suri, E. Gordon Fox Professor of History and Director of the European Union Center of Excellence, was a guest on "At Issue with Ben Merens" on Wisconsin Public Radio August 25th.
Suri and Glen Moberg (in for Ben Merens) talked about the CIA and the investigation of alleged CIA interrogation abuse. The full show is available online.
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| Suri talks North Korea, Bill Clinton & nukes on WPR |
Jeremi Suri, E. Gordon Fox Professor of History and Director of the European Union Center for Excellence, appeared on "At Issue with Ben Merens" on Wisconsin Public Radio August 5th.
Suri and Merens discussed North Korea, Bill Clinton's recent trip, nuclear proliferation, and the future of East Asian security.
Suri is a frequent guest on WPR. The shows are archived online and can be listened to on WPR.
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| Suri talks US/China relations with Ben Merens on WPR |
Professor Jeremi Suri, E. Gordon Fox Professor of History and Director of the European Union Center for Excellence, was a guest on "At Issue with Ben Merens" July 27th.
Suri and Merens discussed US/China relations, a follow-up to President Obama's recent meeting with Chiense leaders in Washington where talks focused on the global economy and North Korea.
The show is archived here online.
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| New Grand Strategy Class featured in AP story |
Professor Jeremi Suri giving a lecture on American Grand Strategy at the NROTC Building. Photo by Shawn Harper.
The newly debuted innovative online course - "History of US Foreign Policy and Grand Strategy"- was recently featured in the Associated Press: "UW-Madison makes an unlikely ally: the military."
The dynamic course - taught by Professor Jeremi Suri, E. Gordon Fox Professor of History and Director of the European Union Center of Excellence - is open to UW students as well as military officers serving abroad.[Read More]
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| "Grand Strategy" course debuts online, enrolls 25 full-time military officers |
An innovative online course - "History of US Foreign Policy and Grand Strategy"- began on June 15. Open to undergraduates, the course is also a unique opportunity for military officers serving abroad.
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