It's a Funny World
With the Taliban going strong and the polar ice caps melting away, we wouldn’t blame you for feeling like there's nothing to laugh about - until now. You may not have thought policy wonks were funny, but we’re about to prove you wrong with a special evening of international stand-up comedy benefiting World Policy Journal
featuring professional comedians and friends of the World Policy Institute:
- Ophira Eisenberg
- WPI Senior Fellow Ian Bremmer
- Kevin Bleyer
- Robert George
- Emcee Christian Finnegan
Monday, September 13
7 -8:30 pm
at COMIX, 343 West 14th Street
The End of the Free Market
WPI Senior Fellow Ian Bremmer recounts the battle between state capitalism and the free market. Detailing the rise of state-owned firms in China, Russia, the Arab states of the Persian Gulf, Iran, Venezuela, and elsewhere, he demonstrates the growing challenge that state capitalism will pose for the entire global economy.
WPI - Arms Trade Resource Center: Economics of Security Study Group
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New Study Group on the Economics of Security in a Post-9/11 World We invite you to a presentation by Rachel Stohl, Senior Analyst, Center for Defense Information, on the themes of her recent study (co-edited with Tamar Gabelnick): "Challenging Conventional Wisdom: Debunking the Myths and Exposing the Risks of Arms Export Reform" (to read the introduction and conclusion in advance go to: www.cdi.org) WHERE: 66 FIFTH AVENUE, ROOM 720 WHEN: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17TH, 2:30 TO 4 P.M. RSVP TO: Frida Berrigan, berrigaf@newschool.edu Co-sponsored by: The Graduate Program in International Affairs (GPIA) and the World Policy Institute at New School University (NSU), David Gold and William D. Hartung, Convenors Come to the second meeting of our new study group on the economics of security in a post-9/11 world to hear Rachel Stohl present the findings of her recent report, which was developed in response to a number reports and recommendations emanating from the arms/aerospace industry and established Washington think tanks arguing for a relaxation of arms export controls in the name of promoting global partnerships in the defense sector. Rachel's presentation will summarize the main findings from her report, which drew on the input of fifteen contributing authors with years of experience dealing with arms export policy issues in the executive branch, Congress, non-profit think tanks, and academia. With a new arms export policy directive currently working it's way through the Bush administration, this topic could not be more timely. |
