August 19, Thursday – Drug Wars on the New Mexico Border by John Wheeler, Secretary of the New Mexico Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management. 11:30 am – 1:15 pm at the Hilton Albuquerque
August 26, Thursday – Book Club Discussion: Ray Takeyh, Guardians of the Revolution: Iran and the World in the Age of the Ayatollahs, 2009. Moderated by Emile Nakhleh. 7 PM Location TBA.
August 29, Sunday– IRAN: Understanding Ahmadinejad and His Politics by Dr. Bahman Baktiari, Director, the Middle East Center, University of Utah. 3 PM-5 PM At the UNM Continuing Education Conference Center, 1634 University Blvd. NE. This is the opening lecture in the International lecture Series: Challenging Countries, Difficult Leaders. It will be followed immediately by the Fall Season opening reception “Middle Eastern Mezze”.
September 9, Thursday – Book Club Discussion: Brian Nelson. The Silence and the Scorpion: The Coup against Chávez and the Making of Modern Venezuela, 2009. 7 PM Location TBA.
September 17, Friday – VENEZUELA. Hugo Chávez: the Cold War’s Revolutionary Son by Brian Nelson, John Hopkins University. 3 PM At the UNM Continuing Education Conference Center.
October 5, Tuesday – Book Club: Bruce Cumings. North Korea: Another Country. 2004. 7 PM Location TBA.
October 8, Friday - The U.S. and NORTH KOREA: Dealing With Irrationality by Dr. Bruce Cumings, University of Chicago, Chair, Department of History. 3 PM At the UNM Continuing Education Conference Center.
November 11 (Thu) or November 7th (Sun) – Book Club - Julia Sweig Cuba: What Everyone Needs to Know, Oxford University Press, 2009. Moderated by Nelson Valdes or Marina Oborotova. 7 PM Location TBA.
November 14, Sunday – US-CUBA Relations: The Long View
by Dr. Nelson Valdes, Professor Emeritus, UNM. 3 PM At the UNM Continuing Education Conference Center.
December 3 (Fri), 6 PM – MUSIC, FOOD & WINE AROUND THE WORLD in Carter Hall at La Vida Llena, 10501 Lagrima de Oro NE.
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