Great Decisions Lecture Series
Climate Technology and Competition
February 28, 2024 – 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM Dubois Center at UNC Charlotte Center City, Auditorium 201 -320 E. 9th Street, Charlotte, NC 28202 Joshua Miller, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science and Public Administration Historically, the United States and China have led the world in global carbon emissions. Since 2010, China and […]
U.S.-China Trade Rivalry
February 21, 2024 – 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM Dubois Center at UNC Charlotte Center City, Auditorium 201 -320 E. 9th Street, Charlotte, NC 28202 Cheryl Brown, Ph.D., Chair & Associate Professor, Department of Political Science and Public Administration
NATO’s Future
February 13, 2024 – 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM Dubois Center at UNC Charlotte Center City, Auditorium 201 -320 E. 9th Street, Charlotte, NC 28202 Steve Sabol, Ph.D., Professor, Department of History, UNC Charlotte The North Atlantic Treaty Organization celebrates its 75th anniversary in 2024. A remarkable achievement considering that its raison d’êtra was to […]
Science Across Borders
February 7, 2024 – 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM Dubois Center at UNC Charlotte Center City, Auditorium 201 -320 E. 9th Street, Charlotte, NC 28202 Damien Williams, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Data Science, UNC Charlotte In thinking about the possibilities and risks of techno scientific research, we must consider the ways in which our stated […]
Pandemic Preparation
January 31, 2024 – 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM Dubois Center at UNC Charlotte Center City, Auditorium 201 -320 E. 9th Street, Charlotte, NC 28202 In her (FPA) article “Pandemic Preparedness: ending the deadly cycle of panic and neglect” Claudia Reynolds outlines the experiences of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. She also reviews the history and future […]
Great Decisions – “Global Famine”
Event Date:February 22, 2023 – 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM Location:The Dubois Center at UNC Charlotte Center City Colleen Hammelman, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Geography and Earth Sciences, UNC Charlotte Lecture topic: “World hunger has galvanized public attention and policymakers for centuries. While significant political, economic, and technological advances have been made such that […]
Great Decisions – “Climate Migration”
Event Date:February 15, 2023 – 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM Location:The Dubois Center at UNC Charlotte Center City Kristina Shull, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of History, UNC Charlotte Despite widespread acknowledgement of the growing global connections between climate change and migration, there are currently no legal protections in international or US law for people displaced […]
Great Decisions – “War Crimes”
Event Date:February 8, 2023 – 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM Location:The Dubois Center at UNC Charlotte Center City John Cox, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Global Studies, UNC Charlotte What precisely constitutes a war crime? Who decides how to define them, and how can they be prosecuted or prevented? Russia’s February 2022 invasion of Ukraine […]
Great Decisions – “Energy Geopolitics”
Event Date:January 31, 2023 – 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM Location:Location: Charlotte Country Day School, 1440 Carmel Rd, Charlotte, NC 28226 Presenter: Peter Schwarz, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Economics, UNC Charlotte Energy security and geopolitics The year 2022 upended energy geopolitics, with the Russian invasion of Ukraine using energy as a weapon by threatening to […]
Great Decisions – “Politics in Latin America”
Event Date:January 25, 2023 – 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM Location:The Dubois Center at UNC Charlotte Center City Greg Weeks, Ph.D., Associate Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, UNC Charlotte Lecture Topic: “Political trends in Latin America are often labeled as “left” or “right.” These categories help us to some degree, but reality is […]