Civil Discourses--Alaska Civil Discourses

Professor Larres is the Richard M. Krasno Distinguished Professor at University North Carolina--Chapel Hill. He was the holder of the Henry A. Kissinger Chair in Foreign Policy and International Relations at the Library of Congress in Washington, DC; a Fellow of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, NJ.; and a Visiting Professor at Schwarzman College/Tsinghua University in Beijing.

In this interview, Professor Larres outlines his thoughts on the leadership of Winston Churchill during World II and the early stages of the Cold War.

John H. Maurer is the Alfred Thayer Mahan Distinguished Professor of Sea Power and Grand Strategy at the U.S. Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island. He previously served as the College’s Chair of the Strategy and Policy Department. A graduate of Yale University, he holds M.A.L.D. and Ph.D. degrees in international relations from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University. He is the author or editor of books examining the outbreak of the First World War, military interventions in the developing world, and naval rivalries and arms control between the two world wars, and of a study of Winston Churchill’s views on British foreign policy and grand strategy. He served on the Secretary of the Navy’s advisory committee on naval history. In recognition of his service and contribution to professional military education, he has received both the Meritorious Civilian Service Award and Superior Civilian Service Award from the U.S. Navy.

Our inaugural show featuring Professor Forrest Nabors!

Topics include:

- University Funding

- Oil in Alaska

- Immigration

- And much more!

Our second show features UAA Professor Forrest Dunbar and Anchorage Assembly member Forrest Dunbar. The discussion features many important topics, ranging from the Alaska state budget to climate change, and much more!  Michael Lowe fills in for Megan as host.