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The tension between governments attempting to control the flow of information and the inherent openness of cyberspace has recently spilled into the headlines. Who can and who should govern the internet?

Some observers say the current crisis in Haiti presents an opportunity to rebuild a more stable nation. Is this the turning point in Haitian history, and how should the US be involved?

Washington's relations with Islamabad are among the most challenging and complex in the diplomatic arena. What's at stake for both peoples, and what may lie ahead?

A DEA Special Agent on the front lines of the war against the global drug trade explores how traffickers and the money they control affect both producer states and societies that serve as their markets. Sponsors: Brady Corportation, UWM Center for International Education, UWM Center for Latin American & Caribbean Studies, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Milwaukee Public Television, UWM Union Sociocultural Programming, Wisconsin Public Radio, and WUWM Lake Effect

An acclaimed international practitioner discusses the implications of the entry of peacebuilding efforts into the formal strategy doctrines of the Department of Defense and other US government entities. Sponsors: Brady Corporation, UWM Center for International Education, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Milwaukee Public Television, UWM Union Sociocultural Programming, Wisconsin Public Radio, and WUWM Lake Effect

A noted scholar of military strategy explores how China’s emerging naval capabilities are being aligned to support its economic ambitions in Asia and beyond. Sponsors: Brady Corporation, UWM Center for International Education, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Milwaukee Public Television, UWM Union Sociocultural Programming, Wisconsin Public Radio, and WUWM Lake Effect

With H1N1 influenza just the latest pandemic to hit the headlines, the City of Milwaukee's chief health official describes how pandemics spread and what local communities can do to protect themselves.

An update on Georgia's efforts to establish a stable democracy in the shadow of Russia's regional ambitions, provided by the nation's Ambassador to Washington. Speaker: Malkhaz Mikeladze, Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of Georgia in the US, Canada, and Mexico Sponsors: Brady Corporation, UWM Center for International Education, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Milwaukee Public Television, UWM Union Sociocultural Programming, Wisconsin Public Radio, and WUWM Lake Effect

A lively discussion of the global impact of free market capitalism by two analysts with distinctly different points of view. Speakers: Michael Rosen is a professor of Economics at Milwaukee Area Technical College, and Patrick McIlheran is from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Sponsors: Brady Corporation, UWM Center for International Education, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Milwaukee Public Television, UWM Union Sociocultural Programming, Wisconsin Public Radio, and WUWM Lake Effect

A leading Iranian-American scholar explores the internal political landscape in Iran and its effect on the regime's strategic thinking. Speaker: Mehrzad Boroujerdi,Associate Professor of Political Science at Syracuse University's Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs Sponsors: Brady Corporation, UWM Center for International Education, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Milwaukee Public Television, UWM Union Sociocultural Programming, Wisconsin Public Radio, and WUWM Lake Effect

A frank discussion of the role special envoys play in diplomacy today, provided by an internationally known diplomat who served as a US Ambassador and UN representative in conflict zones like Iraq, Croatia, East Timor and Afghanistan. Speakers: Peter Galbraith Ambassador, former UN Deputy Special Representative to Afghanistan Sponsors: Brady Corporation, UWM Center for International Education, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Milwaukee Public Television, Milwaukee Rotary Club, UWM Union Sociocultural Programming, Wisconsin Public Radio, and WUWM Lake Effect

Award-winning Iraqi journalist Huda Ahmed describes life under US occupation and offers thoughts on the US role going forward.

Iraqi journalist Huda Ahmed responds to questions following her presentation at the Institute of World Affairs Great Decisions program held in Milwaukee, WI on Feb. 19, 2008.