International Politics Yale University

In this lecture, Dr. Jeffrey Mankoff ('06 PhD, Associate Director, International Security Studies) examines the perils and opportunities ahead as the Obama Administration goes forward with its quest for better relations with Moscow.

Stanley Vitello, Professor, Graduate School of Education, Rutgers-The State University of New Jersey, discusses the US response to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

Forty-second U.S. President, Bill Clinton, delivers a Yale alumni weekend address on global challenges we face in the 21st century.

João Almino, Ambassador and curent Consul of Brazil in Chicago, speaks on Nabuco's vision for the two Americas.

This lecture is part of the Joaquim Nabuco at Yale, A Centenary Commemoration (1908-2008) Conference on April 4, 2008.

Dr. Stephanie Dennison, Reader in Brazilian Studies, Department of Spanish, Portuguese & Latin American Studies from the University of Leeds, speaks on Joaquim Nabuco's promotion of Brazil in U.S. Universities.

Lillian Guerra, Assistant Professor of Caribbean History, discusses inequality and dissolution of the basic services of Cuba's socioeconomic system over the past 50 years, arguing the rise in the underground services from private schools to restaurants and stores has replaced the deficiencies of state run agencies.