Speaking in Maine
Summary: One of the many public affairs lecture series MPBN Radio presents weekdays at 1:00 pm, "Speaking in Maine" features diverse speakers recorded in towns and cities throughout the state of Maine.
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Tuesday, March 28 at 2:00 pm Speaking in Maine takes us next to the University of New England, for a talk with Marketplace Morning Report host David Brancaccio, this year’s Paul. D. Merrill Business Ethics lecturer.
Thursday, March 2 at 2:00 pm Cas Mudde: Has the Refugee Crisis Created a Perfect Storm for the Far Right? & Maha Yahya: Refugees and the Remaking of an Arab Order Has the Refugee Crisis Created a Perfect Storm for the Far Right? Cas Mudde Associate Professor, School of Public and International Affairs, University of Georgia, USA, Researcher, Center for Research on Extremism (C-REX), University of Oslo, Norway, Co-editor, European Journal of Political Research.
Wednesday, March 1 at 2:00 pm Gerald Knaus: Germany, Europe, and the Politics of Refugee Protection & Bruno Stagno: 2016 -- The Year the World Stopped Caring about Refugees --Central America and Beyond
Tuesday, February 28 at 2:00 pm Keynote Address: Paul James: The World Is on the Move, and We Have No Idea How to Respond. More than 65 million people are now on the move, seeking food, safety, and better lives for themselves and their families. They are fleeing for a variety of reasons: wars, ethnic and religious conflicts, corruption and crime, and the devastating consequences of climate change. The post–World War II international framework—created to meet what was then an unprecedented flow
Tuesday, February 14 at 2:00 pm Speaking In Maine takes us next to Northport and a recent meeting of the Midcoast Forum on Foreign Relations. The speaker is Julia Preston of the New York Times, speaking on “Immigrants, Executive Orders and the American Nation.”
Monday, February 13 at 2:00 pm Speaking in Maine takes us next to Portland and the World Affairs Council of Maine for a panel discussion on "What's Next for Foreign Policy under the Trump Administration." Panelists: Charles Norchi, Professor of Law and University Trustee Professor, University of Maine School of Law, speaking on international law and the United Nations Richard Barron Parker, Professor Emeritus, Hiroshima Shudo University, speaking on continuities and contrasts with Obama's
Thursday, February 2 at 2:00 pm Speaking in Maine takes us next to Northport and the Midcoast Forum on Foreign Relations. The speaker is journalist and author Colin Woodard, State and National Affairs Writer for the Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram, and contributing editor at Politico.
Wednesday, January 11 at 2:00 pm Speaking in Maine takes us next to Northport and the Midcoast Forum on Foreign Relations, for a talk by Steven Koltai on “Peace Through Entrepreneurship.”
Tuesday, November 29 at 2:00 pm Speaking in Maine takes us next to North Haven Island, for a panel discussion on “Aging on Islands: How Aging Has Changed … and Should Change”
Speaking in Maine takes us next to Bangor for the recent Maine State Chamber’s 2016 Annual Dinner which featured a rare gathering of Maine’s five living senators — former Maine Sens. William Cohen, George Mitchell and Olympia Snowe, and current Maine Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King.
(Watch Now) Tuesday, October 25 at 2:00 pm Speaking in Maine takes us next to Waterville and a recent Maine Council of Churches event with Senator George Mitchell.
Wednesday, October 19 at 2:00 pm Speaking in Maine takes us next to Portland for an address by Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell at the Maine Conservation Alliance 2016 Evening for the Environment: Celebrating 100 years of the National Park Service and the new Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument.
Speaking In Maine takes us next to Northport and the Midcoast Forum on Foreign Relations for a talk by Ambassador Steven Steiner on "Building Peace Through the Empowerment of Women in Post-Conflict Countries."
Tuesday, August 9 at 2:00 pm This Speaking in Maine program features Professor Paul Pillar's address to the Midcoast Forum on Foreign Relations . Professor Paul Pillar retired in 2005 from a 28-year career in the U.S. intelligence community, in which his last position was National Intelligence Officer for the Near East and South Asia.
Speaking in Maine takes us next to Northport and the Mid-Coast Forum on Foreign Relations for a talk by New York Times journalist and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Hedrick Smith, “Reclaiming the American Dream.” For more on Smith and the forum, click here .
