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The Political Science Department and the Masters Program in Public Policy and International Affairs Present a Roundtable

The Bush Administration and the World: The New Look of American "Diplomacy"
Monday, November 4th 9:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.
Cheng Library Auditorium

Panel One: 9:30-10:45 a.m.
The Bush Administration and the Global South
John Mason: WPU Political Science Department: Chair
"Introduction: The New National Security Policy"
Maya Chadda: WPU Political Science Department
"The New Allies: Pakistan, India and Afghanistan"
Martin Weinstein: WPU Political Science Department
"Bush and Latin America: A "Case of Benign Neglect?"
Ian Williams: The Nation, UN Correspondent
"The New ‘Unilaterialism’ and the UN"


Panel Two: 10:50 a.m. -12:10 p.m.
The Bush Administration and the "Allies"

John Mason: WPU Political Science Department: Chair
James Cohen: Political Science Department, University of Paris VIII
"The New French Diplomacy?"
Dieter Dettke: Friedrich Ebert Foundation, Washington D.C.
"Schroeder’s Germany: The ‘Difficult Ally’"?
Devin Hagerty: Council on Foreign Relations, University of Maryland
"Mid-Eastern Allies: The Gulf States and Saudi Arabia"


Panel Three: 12:40-1:50 p.m.
Bush’s Iraq Policy: Pro and Con

Steve Shalom: WPU Political Science Department: Chair
Pro: Devin Hagerty: Council on Foreign Relations, University of Maryland
Con: William Hartung, World Policy Institute, New School University


Panel Four: 2:00-3:15 p.m.
Homeland Defense: Its Impact on Domestic Civil Liberties and Politics
Michael Principe, WPU Political Science Department: Chair
Sheila Collins. WPU Political Science Department
"Wartime Human Rights Abuses: A History"
Peggy Hutchinson, Board of Global Ministries, United Methodist Church
"Homeland Defense and Immigrant Rights"
Crystal Rollins: WPU student
"The Threat to Civil Liberties"
Ric Hermann: J.D. Local Attorney (invited):
"The Need for Domestic Security"


Student Faculty Roundup of the Day’s Discussion: 3:30 –4:15 p.m.
Sheila Collins, WPU Political Science Department: Chair
Nazek Habatfha, Muslin Student Assoc.:
"The War’s Impact on US Muslim Communities"