Shapiro Lecture Series Transcripts

The J.B. and Maurice Shapiro Professorship in International Affairs was established by the J.B. and Maurice C. Shapiro Foundation to appoint distinguished figures in the field of international affairs or diplomacy whose experiences and reputations bring an added measure of excellence to teaching and scholarship within the Elliott School.

The following transcripts are from lectures delivered by the Elliott School's J.B. and Maurice Shapiro Visiting Professors in International Affairs.

Thought for Food: the Causes and Consequences of Soaring Food Prices
by Nora Lustig
J.B. and Maurice C. Shapiro Visiting Professor of International Affairs
September 24, 2008
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Iraq: A View from the Neighborhood
By Ambassador Edward Gnehm
J.B. and Maurice C. Shapiro Visiting Professor of International Affairs
February 23, 2006

The Middle East Cauldron
By Ambassador Edward Gnehm
J.B. and Maurice C. Shapiro Visiting Professor of International Affairs
March 24, 2005

Consolidating Democracy and Reducing Poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean
By President Miguel Rodriguez
J.B. and Maurice C. Shapiro Visiting Professor of International Affairs
March 11, 2004

From Academia to Government and Back
By President Miguel Rodriguez
March 6, 2003

Networking and the Future of Democracy: Mastering the Future Before it Masters Us
By Leon Fuerth
November 21, 2002

Revisiting the End of History, the Coming of the New Historical Era
By Leon Fuerth
November 6, 2001

China's Transition - America's Challenge
By Ambassador James Sasser
2000