SPRING 2003 LECTURE SERIES
Thursday, March 13th, 2003, 6:00-7:30 p.m.

The World Policy Institute at New School University presents

View Archived Webcast (You will need Real Player to view this.) Courtesy of New School Online University special events.

FRONTIERLAND:
THE FATE OF THE NEW CENTRAL ASIAN STATES

a panel discussion with

SCOTT HORTON
partner at Patterson, Belknap, Webb and Tyler, specialist in the newly independent states of Central Asia and the Caucasus

and

TED KARASIK
Research Director at Rand Corporation, specialist on Caspian Basin

Moderated by

IAN BREMMER
World Policy Institute Senior Fellow, Director of the Eurasia Project

Since September 11, the Caspian basin has gotten an extraordinary amount of attention. A confluence of the global energy politics and the war on terror has made "frontierland" a highest policy priority. Cabinet level visits, U.S. bases, and promises of significant funding put the Caspian firmly on the map. Today, the war against Al Qaeda in Afghanistan and Pakistan continues. But with President Bush turning to Iraq and the Middle East, what will come of U.S. policy and Eurasia? Will the United States maintain its present level of involvement? Will Russia reassert an imperial role? Where does China fit in and how stable will the region itself be as a consequence?

Thursday, March 13, 2003, 6:00-7:30 p.m. Swayduck Auditorium, First Floor, 65 Fifth Avenue (between East 13-14th). Admission is free.

RSVP 212-229-5808 ext. 4272 to reserve seating or e-mail: wpi@newschool.edu if you need special accommodations, please call at least five days in advance.

Online webcast and discussion:

Enter the www.dialnsa.edu website and click on the "Frontierland: The Fate of the New Central Asian States" which will be listed under Special Events. Be sure on the day of the event that it is between 6:00 - 7.30 pm EST to view the live webcast. Archived realplayer files will be available from this page less than one week after the event.

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