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Great Decisions Program

Great Decisions 2008Great Decisions 2008Jan 19 – March 8Jan 19 – March 8

Iraq End GameIraq End Game European Union at 50European Union at 50 US Defense and Security PolicyUS Defense and Security Policy RussiaRussia Latin America: Shift to the Left?Latin America: Shift to the Left? US-China Trade PolicyUS-China Trade Policy Talking to our EnemiesTalking to our Enemies Private PhilanthropyPrivate Philanthropy

Iraq End-GameIraq End-Game Dr. Timothy McKeownDr. Timothy McKeown

Department of Political ScienceDepartment of Political ScienceUNC-Chapel HillUNC-Chapel Hill

European Union at 50European Union at 50

Jiri Ellinger Jiri Ellinger

First Secretary,First Secretary,

Head of the Political Section, Head of the Political Section,

Embassy of the Czech Republic, Embassy of the Czech Republic, Washington, DCWashington, DC

Member States of the Member States of the European UnionEuropean Union

AustriaAustria BelgiumBelgium BulgariaBulgaria CyprusCyprus Czech RepublicCzech Republic DenmarkDenmark EstoniaEstonia FinlandFinland FranceFrance GermanyGermany GreeceGreece HungaryHungary IrelandIreland

ItalyItaly LatviaLatvia LithuaniaLithuania LuxembourgLuxembourg MaltaMalta NetherlandsNetherlands PolandPoland PortugalPortugal RomaniaRomania SlovakiaSlovakia SloveniaSlovenia SpainSpain SwedenSweden United KingdomUnited Kingdom

EU members and EU members and when they joined.when they joined.

19521952 Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands

19731973 Denmark, Ireland, United Kingdom Denmark, Ireland, United Kingdom

19811981 Greece  Greece 

19861986 Portugal, Spain Portugal, Spain

19951995 Austria, Finland, Sweden Austria, Finland, Sweden

20042004 Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, SloveniaMalta, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia

20072007 Bulgaria, Romania Bulgaria, Romania

Candidates for MembershipCandidates for Membershipin the European Unionin the European Union

CroatiaCroatia Former Yugoslav Republic of Former Yugoslav Republic of

MacedoniaMacedonia TurkeyTurkey

U.S. defense & U.S. defense & security policysecurity policy

Technical Sergeant Paralyn McClain Technical Sergeant Paralyn McClain US Air ForceUS Air Force

““Why We Serve” ProgramWhy We Serve” Programandand

Dr. Alethia CookDr. Alethia CookDepartment of Political ScienceDepartment of Political Science

Harriot College of Arts and SciencesHarriot College of Arts and SciencesEast Carolina UniversityEast Carolina University

RussiaRussia

Dr. Richard Ericson Dr. Richard Ericson Chair, Department of EconomicsChair, Department of Economics

Harriot College of Arts and SciencesHarriot College of Arts and Sciences East Carolina UniversityEast Carolina University

Latin America: Latin America: Shift to the Left?Shift to the Left?

Dr. E. Jeffrey Popke Dr. E. Jeffrey Popke

Department of GeographyDepartment of Geography

Harriot College of Arts and SciencesHarriot College of Arts and Sciences

East Carolina UniversityEast Carolina University

U.S.-U.S.-ChinaChina trade policy trade policy

Dr. Runying ChenDr. Runying Chen

Department of Interior Design and Department of Interior Design and MerchandisingMerchandising

College of Human EcologyCollege of Human Ecology

East Carolina UniversityEast Carolina University

Now is a great time to join the Now is a great time to join the World Affairs CouncilWorld Affairs Council

or to renew your membership!or to renew your membership!

Talking to our enemiesTalking to our enemies

Renee M. Earle Renee M. Earle

Diplomat in ResidenceDiplomat in Residence

Duke UniversityDuke UniversityFranklin Center for International StudiesFranklin Center for International Studies

Private philanthropyPrivate philanthropy

Kenneth MorganKenneth MorganExecutive Director of the Executive Director of the

North Carolina Association of Insurance and North Carolina Association of Insurance and Financial AdvisorsFinancial Advisors

Past member of the board of directors of Past member of the board of directors of Rotary International and the Triangle Rotary International and the Triangle

United WayUnited Way