http://illinois.edu/lb/imageList/391 The Office of International Communications, Engagement, and Protocol brings you these brief interviews with visiting diplomats and faculty experts discussing issues of international import. Interested in finding a faculty member with expertise in an area of international import? Contact IECP at (217) 265-4140 or by email at int-eng-prot@uiuc.edu. http://illinois.edu/lb/article/391/61992 General http://illinois.edu/lb/article/391/61992 Mon, 09 Apr 2012 08:00:00 CDT Global Viewpoint Maimouna Barro (above) is Interim Director for the Center for African Studies at the University of Illinois. Her research interests include issues of women, education, and social change in West Africa. Here she discusses the 2012 Presidential elections in Senegal. http://illinois.edu/lb/article/391/60861 General http://illinois.edu/lb/article/391/60861 Wed, 07 Mar 2012 08:00:00 CST Global Viewpoint On March 2, Iran held its first national election since the summer of 2009, when the mass protests that came to be called the Green Movement began in the aftermath of a disputed presidential election won by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (above). History Professor Behrooz Ghamari-Tabrizi discusses the recent election, held in the shadow of rising international tensions over Irans nuclear program, in an interview with News Bureau social sciences editor Craig Chamberlain. http://illinois.edu/lb/article/391/60412 Liz Ahlberg General http://illinois.edu/lb/article/391/60412 Mon, 27 Feb 2012 08:00:00 CST Global Viewpoint NADP coordinator David Gay and researcher Christopher Lehmann discuss with News Bureau physical sciences editor a recent study of the radiation fallout following the disaster in 2011 at The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, south of the Onagawa Nuclear Power Plant (above). http://illinois.edu/lb/article/391/59180 Craig Chamberlain General http://illinois.edu/lb/article/391/59180 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 08:00:00 CST Global Viewpoint It was Jan. 14 last year when Tunisia's longtime dictator Ben Ali left power, and Egypt's Mubarak would follow almost a month later early results of Middle East uprisings that would come to be called the Arab Spring. A native of Iran who taught in Egypt for 16 years, Professor Asef Bayat made trips to Egypt and Tunisia last spring and summer, which included spending time with those at the center of the protests. Bayat talked about the past year, and where things now stand, in an interview with News Bureau social sciences editor Craig Chamberlain. http://illinois.edu/lb/article/391/58364 Matt VanderZalm Academic http://illinois.edu/lb/article/391/58364 Mon, 02 Jan 2012 08:00:00 CST Global Viewpoint Professor Richard Tempest, Director of the Russian, East European, and Eurasian Center, discusses the recent protests in Russia regarding parliamentary elections in early December and Vladimir Putin's (above right, with President Dmitry Medvedev) presumed return to the Russian presidency. (Photo courtesy www.kremlin.ru) http://illinois.edu/lb/article/391/57232 Matt VanderZalm Academic http://illinois.edu/lb/article/391/57232 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 08:00:00 CST Global Viewpoint Bharath Gopalaswamy, associate director for the Program in Arms Control, Disarmament, and International Security, discusses international security issues with Matt VanderZalm, including President Obama's (above) decision to withdraw American forces from Iraq at the end of 2011. http://illinois.edu/lb/article/391/56926 Craig Chamberlain General http://illinois.edu/lb/article/391/56926 Thu, 17 Nov 2011 08:00:00 CST Global Viewpoint Were the deposed autocrats in the Middle East just paper tigers all along? And how does a ruler like Bashar al-Assad (above) in Syria continue to survive in power, yet is unable to quash protest? Authoritarian rule may seem simple compared to democracy, but the power dynamics are in fact quite complicated, and unique to each situation, says UI Professor Milan Svolik, whose book on the subject, "The Politics of Authoritarian Rule," will be published next year by Cambridge University Press. He was interviewed by News Bureau social sciences editor Craig Chamberlain. http://illinois.edu/lb/article/391/56778 Craig Chamberlain General http://illinois.edu/lb/article/391/56778 Fri, 11 Nov 2011 08:00:00 CST Global Viewpoint Every day seems to bring new headlines in the European Union's sovereign debt crisis. A potential default by Greece had put that country at center stage, but the spotlight recently shifted quickly to Italy. Both countries leaders are in the process of stepping down as a result. EU leaders have developed plans for a financial firewall to contain the problem, but details and funding have remained uncertain. William Bernhard,head of the political science department at the University of Illinois, is an expert on central banking and the link between politics and markets in the European Union. Bernhard was interviewed by News Bureau social sciences editor Craig Chamberlain. http://illinois.edu/lb/article/391/55514 Dusty Rhodes Academic http://illinois.edu/lb/article/391/55514 Wed, 12 Oct 2011 08:00:00 CDT Global Viewpoint Professor Willie Cade is co-chair of the United Nations Basel Convention committee on environmentally sound refurbishment of used computing equipment. The week of Oct. 15, Cade and the conventions governing body, the Congress of the Parties, meet in Cartagena, Colombia, to ratify new guidelines for reusing computers across international borders. Cade spoke recently with News Bureau arts and humanities editor Dusty Rhodes about the protocol and the environmental effects of new electronics. http://illinois.edu/lb/article/391/54077 Matt VanderZalm Academic http://illinois.edu/lb/article/391/54077 Tue, 30 Aug 2011 08:00:00 CDT Global Viewpoint Illinois Professors Thomas Bassett (left) and Alex Winter-Nelson (right) are the co-authors of The Atlas of World Hunger. They appeared as guests on the season premiere of Illinois International, airing on UI-7. Here, they address a few of the central themes of their book that were discussed in depth on the program.