Worldview Institute | Spring 2018
The Worldview Institute | Spring 2018 Semester
SEMINAR 1 : February 14, 2018
Palestine: What's Next?
Guest lecturer: Ambassador Riyad H. Mansour, Permanent Observer Mission of the State of Palestine to the UN
SEMINAR 2 : February 21, 2018
The Korean Peninsula: A Winter Thaw?
What does North Korea want? That is, in many ways, one of the most important questions in the world. It is the question upon which the peace and security of Northeast Asia may hang. In this seminar, Dr. Terry will analyze competing theories of North Korean behavior against the backdrop of what we know about the North's strategic goals and its long-term pursuit of nuclear weapons.
Guest lecturer: Dr. Sue Terry, Senior Fellow, Office of the Korea Chair, Center for Strategic and International Studies
SEMINAR 3 : February 28, 2018
Britain After Brexit
The United Kingdom is leaving the European Union but not, as Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson makes clear, leaving Europe. Our discussion will focus on the UK's foreign policy, the challenges it faces, and its relationships with friends and allies, old and new. British Charge d'Affaires Jonathan Allen will focus on the UK's role at the United Nations, where the UK is a Permanent Member of the UN Security Council.
Guest lecturer: Ambassador Jonathan Allen, Permanent Mission of the UK to the UN
SEMINAR 4 : March 14, 2018
A Private Tour of the United Nations
A private tour of the United Nations with fellow Worldview participants, with the opportunity to discuss your impressions at dinner following the tour.
SEMINAR 5 : March 27, 2018
The Unfinished Agenda: UNICEF, Children and AIDS
HIV continues to negatively impact the lives of children in low and middle income countries and more is needed to meet the 2020 global targets to end AIDS in children and adolescents. Despite a renewed global focus and interest in adolescents and young women, this population remains one of the most neglected in the HIV response. Treatment coverage is lowest in adolescents (around 36%) and prevention programmes are limited in their geographic reach, targeting and inadequate in their scope.
Guest lecturer: Dr. Chewe Luo, Associate Director, UNICEF Programme Division, and Chief of the HIV/AIDS Section
SEMINAR 6 : March 28, 2018
The Death of Net Neutrality and What it Means for You
Guest lecturer: Mark Buell, Regional Bureau Director (North America), Internet Society
SEMINAR 7 : April 2, 2018
Repositioning the UN: An Overview and Current Outlook
Guest lecturer: Amina J. Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General of the UN
SEMINAR 8 : April 4, 2018
Putin, Trump, and the Mismanagement of Russian-American Relations
In recent years, Russia has charted an increasingly solitary course, both in its foreign policy and in its internal evolution. What are the direction and dimensions of this tendency? How sustainable is it? What are its implications for Western governments that have for a quarter of a century seen Russia as, in some fashion, a partner? What are likely future flash points, and how can they be successfully handled? This analytical agenda has been taking shape for some time, but current developments give it added importance and urgency.
Guest lecturer: Stephen Sestanovich, George F. Kennan Senior Fellow for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
SEMINAR 9 : May 2, 2018
The Fourth Industrial Revolution
Rapidly emerging technologies, such as AI, Internet of things, advanced robotics and additive manufacturing are spurring the development of new business models, creating new value chains and eroding existing competitive advantages such as cheap labor or availability of specific resources. Which countries are poised to cope well with these challenges and how can they prepare to meet them? What strategies can be employed to ensure inclusive growth? And how will lives of consumers, investors and employees change?
Guest lecturer: Sean Monahan, Partner, A.T. Kearney
SEMINAR 10 : May 9, 2018
Is China Reshaping the World?
China’s rise as a global power is reshaping the world and global rules. The seminar contextualizes the rise of China in the light of international law, global governance, economic development and geopolitics, with particular attention to the U.S.-China relations. It will then focus on the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), Xi Jinping’s signature foreign policy. The BRI aims at increasing connectivity in Asia through massive investments in infrastructure, and while contributing to the United Nation Sustainable Development Goals, it could potentially redefine international economic law and international order. (Note: advance reading materials for this seminar can be found here and here.)
Guest lecturer: Maria Adele Carrai, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Princeton-Harvard China and the World Program
May 11, 2018
Worldview Spring 2018 Graduation Dinner
Keynote Speaker: Jayathma Wickramanayake, UN Secretary-General's Envoy on Youth
Location: The National Arts Club, 15 Gramercy Park South, New York
