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    6. 2023

    Community Collaboration-"PSIA Goes to the Library"

    Posted: March 20, 2023 by Orla Fennell

    In the spirit of PSIA faculty's eagerness to support community efforts, the International Affairs faculty will be presenting BECOMING A GLOBAL CITIZEN – Discussions on International Issues,a series sponsored by the Forsyth County Library Speaker covering various topics related to current international affairs. This speaker series aims to provide clarification and understanding for some of the most pressing geopolitical issues of the day.

    PSIA faculty will address topics including: our relationship with Korea; the nature of the European Union; the directions China and Russia are taking in relationship to the rest of the world; the politics of Latin America; State Fragility; and the war in Ukraine.

    Each session consists of a 45-minute presentation followed by a discussion session where the audience is welcomed to have a conversation with the presenters. These sessions create an opportunity for generational bridges on issues that affect all of us. The citizens of Forsyth County and all UNG students are encouraged to attend.

    The inaugural session will be held on April 2nd.

    Succeeding sessions will take place at 2:30 p.m. on the first Sunday of each month through December (except September's which will be on the 10th) at the following library location:

    Sharon Forks Library
    2820 Old Atlanta Road
    Cumming, GA 30041

    770-781-9840

    Come, listen, engage and share with the community.

    Speaker Series Schedule

    Date Speaker(s) Topic
    April 2 Dr. Dlynn Armstrong Williams

    US -South Korean Cooperation: Client State to Reliable Ally?

    The relationship between the United States and South Korea has evolved from that of a client state to a strategic partnership. The US-ROK relationship is critical to ongoing stability in the East Asian region, but it is not without friction. This discussion will cover the evolving relationship, as well as the changing nature of US alliances in Asia and the growing influence of the ROK in the region .

    May 7 Dr. Cristian Harris

    Global Governance

    A broad range of issues affect the international community: armed conflict, famine, poverty, economic instability, and climate change. However, who should be involved? Whose responsibility is it to address these issues? Global Governance is the collection of governance-related activities, rules, and mechanisms established to address these issues. The presentation will examine the many ways individuals and institutions, public and private, manage their common affairs at various levels in the world today.

    June 4 Dr. Craig Greathouse

    The European Union:  A cooperative Enterprise from Enemies to Partners

    This lecture will look at the European Union as the institution which has helped change the economic and political relationships between the states of Europe. It will cover history and institutional structure of the EU.

    July 2 Dr. Nathan Price

    EU Investment in Human Capital & the Evolution of European Identity

    Discuss how the Europeans are currently navigating several crises that are related: ongoing civil wars in north Africa and the Middle East and a wave of refugees fleeing these conflicts.  Additionally, their economies are suffering from high inflation and economic uncertainty.  However, important investments in human capital (education in particular) have helped many of these refugees integrate into European society and build skills they will need for gainful employment. 

    Aug 8 Dr. Laurel Wei

    Chinese Foreign Policy: Playing the role of Strategic Competitor to the US

    The purpose of this talk is to help the general audience understand China's ambitions and goals in the contemporary era, the US's response, and a few highly contentious issues likely to trigger armed conflict in the near future. The focus will be on politics and security. Dr. Wei will give an overview of China's grand strategy since Xi Jinping's presidency, from 2013 to the present. This is followed by a brief discussion of the US's response. After that, there will be a short introduction to the most contentious issues in US-China relations. The talk concludes with a prediction about China's future moves.

    Sept 10 Dr. Raluca Viman-Miller

    Russian Foreign Policy: Russia's Changing Relationship with the World

    A brief history of the evolution of Russian foreign policy post Cold War. A debate of the changes that led to the more aggressive Russian behavior in international relations.

    Oct 8 Dr. Cristian Harris

    Soft Power in Latin America

    Futbol, telenovelas, and Cinco de Mayo. Sports, entertainment, and cuisine are some of the strongest features of the soft power of Latin America. The culture, values, and customs of Latin America generate a lot of goodwill toward the region around the world. However, can Latin American governments capitalize on their countries' soft power? The presentation seeks to explore the role soft power plays in the foreign policies of selected Latin American cases and discuss strategies to develop Latin America's soft power.

    Nov 5 Dr. Eddie Mienie

    State Fragility

    This presentation seeks to answer the question: 'Do existing measures of state fragility measure fragility accurately?' Using South Africa as a case study, Dr. Mienie examines the extent to which measures of political legitimacy and good governance; effectiveness in the security system, especially with respect to the police system; and mounting economic challenges may be undermining the stability of South Africa in ways undetected by existing, commonly-used measures of state fragility.

    Dec 3 Dr. Nathan Price and
    Dr. Craig Greathouse

    Fallout from the Conflict in Ukraine

    Going to give an overview of the situation that will be appropriate for the time period of the presentation.  Assuming Russia is still performing poorly, we will talk about how the unified response from the west has helped deter future aggressors.  Additionally, we will focus on what comes next for Ukraine in regard to rebuilding and integration into western organizations such as the European Union and NATO.

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