A collection of
reviews:
Opening Questions posed by Jerry Leach, President of WACA
"The Rise of China" by Dr. Roderick MacFarquhar, Professor of
Government, Harvard University.
Lunch with the Hungarian Ambassador Andras Simonyi.
"Where is Putin’s Russia Going?" by Jack Matlock
Anne Garrels, foreign correspondent for NPR, WACA’s Distinguished
International Journalism award recipient, at the Rising Powers banquet.
REMARKS BY KENNETH S.
DEFFEYES: "Beyond Oil"
Dr. Deffeyes, a world authority on oil supplies, was head
researcher for Shell Oil. He brought his vast experience to the
Princeton academic community. He is author of "Beyond Oil: The View from
Hubberts’ Peak"
Remarks by Christopher
Flavin:"State
of the World 2006: Focus on India and China"
Mr. Flavin President, Worldwatch Institute, discussed how the major
powers, particularly China, India and the US are consuming energy and
other resources at an unsustainable rate.
REMARKS BY Dr.
Richard Haass: "America’s Opportunity to Change History"
Conflict between the great powers is not the principal dynamic in the
world today. The challenges facing us are global and include: terrorism,
WMD, viruses, climate change, etc. This represents an opportunity to
avoid conflicts between major powers permanently. Dr. Richard Haass IS
President of the Council on Foreign Relations.
REMARKS BY John
D. Negroponte: "Update on the Office of Director of National
Intelligence"
Mr. Negroponte spoke on his newly created position of Director of
National Intelligence, including its Scope, Mission, Objectives, and
some of the Actions he has implemented
REMARKS BY
Clyde Prestowitz: "Three Billion New Capitalists: The Great Shift of Wealth and Power to the
East"
Mr. Prestowitz, Founder and President of Economic Strategy Institute,
discussed several points on this topic, including: US Action, Global
Warming, Energy, Information, Trade Imbalance, and Changes
