Allison Stanger
"One Nation Under Contract: The Outsourcing of American Power and the Future of Foreign Policy"
Wednesday, March 17th, 5 p.m.
Cosponsored by the University of Vermont Department of Political Science
Waterman Memorial Lounge, Room 338
University of Vermont, South Prospect Street
Campus Map
Parking on the street or in the UVM College Street Lot, $1
In her timely new book, One Nation Under Contract: The Outsourcing of American Power and the Future of Foreign Policy, Allison Stanger provides a definitive and disturbing look at one of the most important trends in politics: the privatization of American foreign policy and its consequences. Stanger shows how private contractors have become anintegral part of American foreign policy, often in scandalous ways. But contractors aren’t the problem, she maintains; the absence of good government is.—Yale University Press
“A fascinating book…” — Fareed Zakaria, CNN “GPS,” Book of the Week
“…superb. . . .Stanger deserves a gold medal for this book.”— Mickey Edwards, Boston Globe
Read her recent interview in Seven Days
Ambassador Series
Ambassador Friis Arne Petersen, Denmark’s Ambassador to the United States
is visiting Vermont as a guest of Senator Bernie Sanders and will be speaking on:
Monday, March 22nd, 2010
Breakfast at 8:30 a.m., round table discussion starts at 9:00
Sponsored by the Vermont Council on World Affairs and the
Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce
Space is limited for this members-only event. Please contact Gail Stevenson (gail@vermont.org) for more information.
The Danish economy is perhaps the most successful “green” economy in the world. Since 1990, Denmark has grown its economy by 45 percent while energy consumption has remained constant and carbon dioxide emissions have fallen by 13 percent. In both 2007 and 2008, Forbes magazine rated Denmark number one in its “Best Countries for Business” rankings. It recently ranked first in Labor Market Efficiency and fifth in the World Competitiveness Index. Ambassador Peterson will talk briefly about Denmark’s business model as well as lessons learned from the Danish universal health care system.
Ambassador Petersen has had a distinguished and outstanding career in the Danish Foreign Service, serving on the staff of two Danish Foreign Ministers and holding various senior positions as Permanent Secretary of State and Undersecretary. He has served as the Ambassador of Denmark to the United States since 2005. Friis Arne Petersen speaks frequently with American business associations, universities and political organizations and has published a number of articles on foreign policy issues. He also lectures regularly at Danish universities.
Zakir Hussain & Masters of Percussion
Evening at the Flynn
including a pre-event reception and performance
Tuesday, March 30th
Reception at 6 p.m. & performance at 7:30
Tickets are $50 and include reception with appetizers and cash bar
and orchestra center seating ($44 seats)
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contact the VCWA at
vcwa@vermont.org or 802-861-2343.
Cosponsored by:
The Indian Cultural Club
Friends of Indian Music and Dance
Zakir Hussain is one of the world’s greatest tabla players and a chief architect of contemporary world music. Hussain is joined by the finest musicians from India’s colorful folk traditions, featuring a Bengali drumming troupe, a young sitar master, and performers on dholak and doyra. Combining Hindustani (North Indian) and Carnatic (South Indian) classical traditions, the Masters of Percussion explore the full breadth of Indian music.
Ambassador Peter Galbraith
"Afghanistan: War of Necessity or Quagmire"
Thursday, January 14th
Watch his talk on CCTV/Channel 17
online here or listen to it on VPR
