When the Middle East is in the news, it can be hard to understand the context. Paul Barker traces the history of Iran and their relations with the United States with remarkable clarity and optimism. Paul Barker was most recently Country Director for Save the Children International in Afghanistan. He will share insights about opportunities…
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Cyberwar and Warfare
What is cyberwar? Why doesn’t mutually assured destruction work with cyber threats? And why did all the computers in an underground nuclear facility start playing rock music at 3:00 in the morning? A fascinating exploration of how cyber attacks happen and how it affects governments and private enterprise. Lawrence Husick is Co-Chairman of the Foreign…
Greenland and the Changing Arctic: Climate, Culture and Self-Determination
The Juneau World Affairs Council presents “Greenland and the Changing Arctic: Climate, Culture and Self-Determination” with Richard Caulfield. Caulfield is an author and the provost of the University of Alaska Southeast. His doctoral dissertation focused on aboriginal subsistence whaling in Greenland and cultural dynamics of natural resource use in the Arctic. This presentation was recorded…
Comedy, Economics & Carbon Tax!
The Juneau World Affairs Council presents “Comedy, Economics & Carbon Tax!” with Yoram Bauman. Bauman has a Ph.D. in economics, but got into stand-up comedy after writing a parody of an economics text book in grad school. He’s authored several cartoon guides to economics and does some formal teaching, but considers stand-up his “job job.”…
Revisiting Human Rights in Guatemala in the Aftermath of the Civil War
Maria Offer presents “Revisiting Human Rights in Guatemala in the aftermath of the civil war.” Offer is a reading and curriculum specialist and education consultant who does volunteer literacy work with Indigenous communities in Mexico, Guatemala, and Peru (as well as developing culturally responsive programs for Alaskan Native students). She did volunteer work in Guatemala…
The Glory Hole
The Glory Hole is an emergency homeless shelter, soup kitchen and care center in Juneau, Alaska. This video is part of A Roof, a yearlong project highlighting homelessness and affordable housing issues in Alaska, from 360 North and KTOO Public Media.