Educators' Forum A monthly seminar for teachers on select international topics, guided by experts from leading research centers and universities. Lesson plans and reference materials are furnished with each event. Gifted-and-talented credit hours are submitted for approval by the Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented. Please note: We are not permitted to duplicate G/T certificates. We apologize in advance for any inconvenience. Past Educators' Forums 2008-2009 Marwan Mausher, first Ambassador from Jordan to Israel The Arab Center: The Promise of Moderation September 2008 Sandra Mackey, journalist Lebanon, Iraq, and Iran: Emerging Pathway Across the Middle East September 2008 Bruce Riedel, Saban Center for Middle East Policy- Brookings Institute Pakistan: A Storm on the Horizon October 2008 Greg Saunders, BP Piplelines in Peril: The Caucasus October 2008 Michael Webber, University of Texas- Austin Thirst for Power: The Nexus of Energy and Water November 2008 Ambassador Robert Krueger and Kathleen Krueger From Bloodshed to Hope in Burundi December 2008 The Teacher’s Guide to Global Economics Greg Rehmke, Economic Thinking January 2009 Economics of Violence: Finding the Guns and Freezing the Financing Douglas Farah, Journalist March 2009 2007-2008 Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, Journalist Women in Afghanistan Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute of Economics Russia's Capitalist Revolution Andrea Elliott, New York Times Muslims in America Steve LeVine, Author The Oil and the Glory 2006-2007 Gustavo Wensjoe, University of St. Thomas Latin America's Two Lefts - Chavez to Bachelet Andy Gomez, University of Miami Cuba After Castro Olayiwola Abegunrin, Howard University Nigeria: Headed for Civil War? 2005-2006 2005-2006 Patrick Cirillo, Deputy chief of operations in the IMF�s secretariat The Role of the IMF in Supporting Low-Income Countries Alexander Murphy, University of Oregon Unity and Diversity in the Contemporary Middle East Thomas Garza, Center for East European and Russian Studies, University of Texas Contemporary Russia George Grayson, College of William and Mary Inside Politics: The Mexican Presidential Elections Ken Leonard & Kathy Ratte, Foundation for Teaching Economics The Economic Demise of the Soviet Union The Honorable Rainer Muenzel, Consul General of Germany Inside the German Election and the Plan for a "Grand Coalition" Dirk van Tuerenhout, Houston Musuem of Natural Science Mummies and Nile Mysteries Joel Wolfe, Rice University Transition to Democracy in Latin America Dana Kursch, Vice Consul of Israel The Disengagement of Gaza 2004-2005 Andrew Price-Smith, Professor, Colorado College Disease, Disaster, and the Stability of Nations Robert Arnett, photojournalist India Unveiled Audrey Shabbas, Middle East Policy Council Teaching About the Arab World and Islam Reza Ledjevardian, columnist, businessman How to Deal with Iran's Mullahs? Thomas Garza, Director, Center for East European and Russian Studies, Univesity of Texas The Legacy of the Fall of the Berlin Wall (15th Anniversary) Dana Kursch, Vice Consul of Israel Peace in Our Time? Michael Klare, Director of the Five College Program in Peace and Security Studies Resource Wars David Smith, National Institute for Public Policy National Security Briefing 2003-2004 Ed Peck, Former U.S. Ambassador to Iraq U.S. Diplomacy in the 21st Century Veron Hung, Carnegie Endowment for Peace An Update on Human Rights in China: Reform or Status Quo? Janadas Devan, Special Correspondent, Singapore Straits Times Southeast Asia: Challenges of the 21st Century George Grayson, College of William and Mary NAFTA at 10: Mexico's Roller Coaster Journey Dr. Mark Kline, Chief of the Retrovirology Clinic and Professor of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine The Global Health Crisis: Africa and Beyond Jennifer Cooke, Center for Strategic and International Studies Understanding the Current Conflict in West Africa

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