Waikato

Chairman: Professor Dov Bing
Department of Political Science & Public Policy,
University of Waikato,
Private Bag 3105,
Waikato Mail Centre
Hamilton 3240

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Previous Meetings:

25 May 2011: Stop Buying the Bullsh*t by Sir Roger Douglas MP, ACT Party

20 April 2011: Fukushima: the Consequences by Dr Ron Smith, University of Waikato

30 March 2011: Scottish Nationalism: Past and Present by Dr Derek W. Smith, (Retired), University of Waikato

23 March 2011: Communism, a detour to Capitalism by Professor Michael G. Horowitz, Chancellor, Vava’u Academy, Kingdom of Tonga

2 February 2011: The impact of Wikileaks and the Palestine Papers on the Middle East by Professor Dov Bing who is the Middle East specialist in the University of Waikato’s Political Science Programme.

1 December 2010: Democracy, War and Peace in Modern Asia by Dr Muthiah Alagappa, the 2010 Visiting Sir Howard Kippenberger Professor of Strategic Studies at Victoria University of Wellington, & Distinguished Senior Fellow at the East-West Center’s Washington DC branch.

25 November 2010: Implications of the U.S. Mid-term elections by Professor Dan Zirker, Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Waikato

17 November 2010: New Zealand-Africa Relations: Parameters that limit the range of expansion by Ben Nwosu, Ph.D. student in the University of Waikato’s Political Science Programme.

27 October 2010: The Assassins (Ismailies): Origins, Balance of Power and Political Equilibrium by Mr Sourosh Vahhabi, a Ismaili, from Iran, who now resides in Hamilton.

22 September 2010: Israeli / Palestinian Peace Negotiations: Enemies and Friends by Professor Dov Bing, Lecturer in the Middle East in the Political Science a& Public Policy programme, University of Waikato.

8 September 2010: The Plight of Coptic Christians in Egypt by Father Bishoy Mekhaiel, Parish Priest at St. Mark’s Coptic Orthodox Church, Beachhaven, Auckland.

25 August 2010: The British entry into the European Economic Community and its impact on New Zealand by Joanna Clarke,student in the European Integration course of the Politics and Public Policy programme, University of Waikato.

15 July 2010: Aid and Development as Counter-Insurgency: Winning Hearts and Minds? by Mr Stan Jagger, tutor in Political Science,University of Waikato.

12 May 2010: Indo-U.S. Strategic Partnership in the context of Indian Foreign Policy in the 21st Century by Dr Ashok Sharma, visiting scholar

20 March 2010: The Imperative to Act: U.S. policy on human rights and the environment by HE David Huebner, USA Ambassador, Wellington

17 March 2010: The Role of Radio in UN Peacekeeping Missions by Judy Lessing

26 November 2009: China: Engagement with the Pacific Region by Dr Han Feng,Deputy Director,Institute of Pacific Studies,Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing

14 October 2009: Non-Proliferation Norms: Why States Choose Nuclear Restraint by Dr Maria Rost Rublee,lecturer in International Relations in the Department of Political Studies at the University of Auckland

22 September 2009: 'Peter Fraser at War'by Gerald Hensley

21 August 2009: 'Iran and the Middle East at the Crossroads' a Colloquium

13 August 2009: 'International Non-Aggression and the Lawful Use of Force Bill' by Dr Kennedy Graham, MP

12 August 2009: 'The Shifting Situation in Fiji' by Dr John Tonkin-Covell, Military Studies Institute, Trentham

22 July 2009: 'The North and South Korean Relationship' by Associate Professor Dong-Chun Park, Chonbuk National University, Korea

25 June 2009: 'Human Rights and the Tamils of Sri Lanka' by Associate Professor Sinniah Ilanko, Department of Engineering, University of Waikato

13 May 2009: 'Obama’s Foreign Policy' by Dr David McCraw, Honorary Associate of the Department of Political Science and Public Policy, University of Waikato

30 April 2009: 'Questions and Answers on Climate Change' by Professor Bob Carter, James Cook University, Queensland : The Geological Context for Climate Change; & Dr Willem de Lange, University of Waikato : Oceanic Influences on Climate Change

25 March 2009: 'Striving for Justice in Pakistan: pros and cons in the current geo-political situation' by Mr Salman Ashraf, Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Geography, Tourism and Environmental Planning at the University of Waikato

4 March 2009: 'The Brazilian Military after the Cold War' by Dr Joao Roberto Martins Filho, Associate Professor of Political Science at the Federal University of Sao Carlos, Brazil

4 November 2008: 'The International Financial Crisis: A New Zealand Perspective.' by Prof Ed Vos, Lecturer, Department of Finance, University of Waikato

4 November 2008: 'International Committee of the Red Cross: Its mandate and activities in Afghanistan.' with Kevin Baff, The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Representative in Kabul

30 October 2008: 'How did it come to this? The role of history, parties & fundraisers in the US Presidential election process.' with John P. Desrocher, Consul General, US Consulate General, Auckland

8 October 2008: 'The United States, the European Union and the War In Iraq' with Ms Louise Blackstock, Student, University of Waikato

24 September 2008: 'War, Media and Truth' with Dr Ron Smith, University of Waikato

27 August 2008: 'Climate Change: Natural variability, gas emissions, or both?'' with Dr Willem de Lange, Senior Lecturer, University of Waikato

13 August 2008: 'The treatment of a Minority: The Plight of the Baha’is in Iran'' with Dr Masood Masoodian, University of Waikato

23 July 2008: 'International news coverage in the “Waikato Times”' with Mr Bryce Johns, Editor, “Waikato Times”

18 July 2008: 'The Ideology and Indoctrination of Jihad (radicalisation and Al-Qaeda-esque doctrine)' with Mr Chris Heffelfinger, U.S. Military Academy, West Point

9 July 2008: 'Bad Arolsen and New Zealand and Australia: Old Records for New Research' with Professor Konrad Kwiet, Adjunct Professor in Jewish Studies and Roth Lecturer in Holocaust Studies, University of Sydney, NSW

18 June 2008: 'Indonesian experiences in handling terrorism cases' by Dr Adrianus Meliala, University of Jakarta

5 June 2008: 'Will Australia become a client state of China?' by Dr Chris Rahman, Research Fellow, Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security, University of Wollongong, NSW, Australia

29 May 2008: 'Pakistan: Challenges for the Futures' by HE Mr Munawar Saeed Bhatti, High Commissoner for Pakistan

7 May 2008: 'Illustrated lecture on Tibet, the Dalai Lama and the Olympics' by Dr Xiaoning Wang, Lecturer, Chinese, Asian Studies Programme, Department of Humanities, University of Waikato

28 November 2007: 'From Road Humps to Road Maps in Fiji: Problems and Possibilities in an Emerging Democracy' by Dr David Neilson, University of Waikato

2 October 2007: 'The Re-emergence of Saudi Diplomacy' by Dr Trevor Matheson, Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade

26 September 2007: 'Australian Foreign Policy: the end of Howard's Way?' by Dr David McCraw,University of Waikato

20 August 2007: 'Why the Middle East affects the Whole World' by Professor Barry Rubin, Director, Global Research in International Affairs Centre, Herzliya, Israel

8 August 2007: 'Recent Developments in Putin's Russia' by Professor Ian Lilly, University of Auckland

18 July 2007: 'Networks of Terror' by Professor Michael Stoh,University of California, Santa Barbara

7 June 2007: 'Bilateral relations between New Zealand and Argentina: A Global Approach' by HE Mr Pedro R Herrera, Ambassador of Argentina to New Zealand

24 April 2007: 'Three young Israelis talk about Israel, their fellow citizens and their neighbours' by Efrat Oppenheimer, Jonathan Levene and Daniel Desta

28 March 2007: 'Russian Foreign Policy in a Changing World' by Professor S Baburkin

7 March 2007: 'Assimilation and Integration among Ethnic and Religious Groups in Israel' by Professor Dov Friedlander

14 February 2007: 'Heir Apparent? The Role of the Indian Administrative Service as successor to the Indian Civil Service, the legendary instrument of British rule in India until 1947' by Dr B. K. Misra

16 January 2007: 'The Republic of Fiji Military Forces: Past and Future' by Dr John Tonkin-Covell- Military Studies Institute, New Zealand Defence Force

11 October 2006: 'The European Union's Common Foreign and Security Policy' by Mr Maurice Maxwell - Charge d'Affaires of the European Commission Delegation in New Zealand

5 September 2006: 'Nationalism in China and Japan' by Professor Kurt Radtke - Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies University of Waseda, Tokyo, Japan