Edward Alden Bernard L. Schwartz Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations
Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Edward Alden of the Council of Foreign Relations for a discussion of his new book, "The Closing of the American Border." Alden, former Washington bureau chief of the Financial Times, discusses the Bush administration's response to 911 and the consequences for America's commitment to open borders and leadership of globalization. Pitting "cops" led by Attorney General John Ashcroft against "technocrats" led by Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge, Alden explains the bureaucratic power struggle that ensued. He details how a policy of smart borders and risk management is sacrificed as the bitter debates about immigration policy take center stage.
Guest Lecturers/Panelists:
Gregg Alton JD: Executive Vice President, Gilead; Berkeley alum
Ambassador Eric Goosby MD: Global Health Science, UCSF; former Global AIDS Coordinator
Stefano Bertozzi MD PhD: Dean, School of Public Health; former Director of HIV at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Course Co-Instructor and Moderator:
Veronica Miller, PhD: Executive Director, Forum for Collaborative HIV Research
PH 290.11 Session 12 caps the course's lecture content by recruiting three global health giants to discuss the role and responsibilities of public and private organizations in the response to the global HIV and HCV epidemics. From policy advances to facilitate access to life saving antiretrovirals for millions of patients, to challenges in regulatory infrastructure, to the rocky path for point-of-care diagnostics and treatment monitoring technologies, to the recognition that treatment is prevention and key to any containment strategy -- the lessons provided by the expansion and entrenchment of the HIV epidemic, and successes and failures in the public health response are unparalleled in the global health arena. The hesitant but nascent recognition that the HCV epidemic offers equally imperative opportunities and deserves just as strong a response is a chance to reflect on these lessons and find ways to move forward without stumbling on many of the issues already encountered in HIV. The perspectives and reflections of these three global health leaders on these topics provide an exclusive and unique window on global health and will be of great interest to the wider Berkeley, UCSF and Bay Area community.
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Islamic Norms in Secular Public Spheres Conference: political problems, legal issues, and social practices
UC Berkeley, May 7th-8th 2009
Panel 2 What is Sharia in Muslim and Non Muslim context?
Chair: Saba Mahmood, UC Berkeley
Muhammad Khalid Masud, Council of Islamic Ideology
Andrew March, Yale University
Cedric Baylocq, CNRS Bordeaux
Olivier Roy, UC Berkeley
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