Sunday, December 2 (11 a.m.)
Sponsored by the University of Rochester and Messenger-Post Newspapers.

Guest:
Jeane Kirkpatrick, former United States Ambassador to the United Nations.

Topic:
Curt will interview Ambassador Kirkpatrick about current foreign policy events, including the U.S. war on terrorism. He and the panelists will then discuss the state of democracy today.

• What is America fighting for in its war on terrorism in Afghanistan and elsewhere?
• Had the U.S. grown complacent about its military and intelligence before September 11?
• What should the role be in the war against terrorism of democratic allies Great Britain and Israel?
• What are parallels and differences between war war and the Persian Gulf conflict a decade ago?
• Should military tribunals try the guilt or innocence of aliens suspected of terrorism?
• In the 1970s, nine nations turned to Communism. In the 1980s, 12 turned to freedom. What accounts for this disparity?

Panelists:

• Kevin Frisch, Columnist, Messenger-Post Newspapers
• Grzegorz Kolodko, former Polish Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance. Now, John C. Evans Professor of Political Science, University of Rochester
• Randall Stone, Associate Professor, University of Rochester

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