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Great Discussions 2013 at Shoreline Community College - a few spots remain

Saturday, April 27, 2013


Great Discussions 2013
Shoreline Community College
May 2 – June 6, 2013, 6-8pm
Room 1010M (Boardroom)

“We shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe,” President Kennedy’s promised in 1961. Today those words seem hollow if not downright dangerous. So how should the United States prioritize the various foreign challenges it faces -- terrorism, nuclear proliferation, cyber-security, and global instability, to name just a few? 

Two years after revolution ousted President Hosni Mubarak, uprising in Egypt and throughout the Middle East ushered in the promise of radical change. What is the state of democracy and stability in that part of the world today, and what does it mean for the U.S. and the rest of the world?

These are just two of the topics that a small group of community members and students will discuss at weekly meetings beginning May 2 at Shoreline Community College. The participants are not “experts” on the topics, but persons interested in what is going on in the rest of the world. Each week, we read a short briefing paper on the topic in advance. We begin our meeting with a short video that provides additional background. Next a guest, someone with a personal connection to the issue, is invited to make comments. Then we launch into an open, round-table discussion in which everyone present participates. Hopefully, we all go away a little wiser about the topic and clearer about what we think. 

You are welcome to join these discussions but hurry: participation is limited and there are only a few places left at the table. The cost of registering is $30, which includes briefing materials. You can register online. Click Event Registration, and specify Great Decisions 2013.

All meetings are on Thursday, start at 6pm. and end by 8pm.

Topics to be discussed this year include:
  • Egypt: Navigating an Uncertain Transition (May 2)
  • Change in Myanmar (Burma): Generals and Democrats (May 9) 
  • Iran, Nuclear Weapons and the U.S.: Three Decades of Futility (May 16)
  • China in Africa: Savior or Self-Interest? (May 23)
  • Humanitarian Intervention and U.S. Policy (May 30)
  • Assessing Threats to the U.S. and Setting Priorities (June 6)
If you have any questions, please call or write Larry Fuell, Director, Global Affairs, Shoreline Community College, 206-533-6750. 


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Global Affairs lecture Wednesday: Indonesian migrant workers in South Korea

Sunday, February 24, 2013

Prof. Mimi Harvey
researched Indonesian migrant workers

Like Water from the Moon: Stories of migrant laborers in Asia

Dr. Mimi Harvey
Professor, Shoreline CC

Dr. Harvey will share findings from her research on Indonesian migrant workers in South Korea.

Wednesday, February 27, 12:30-1:30 pm
Shoreline CC, Room 1010M (Boardroom)
16101 Greenwood Ave N
Shoreline WA 98133 (campus maps)

This event is FREE and open to the public.

Part of Global Eyes speaker series, organized by International Education, Global Affairs Center


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Lecture Thursday night: Agriculture in Africa - Opportunities and Challenges


Brady Walkinshaw
from the Gates Foundation

Agriculture in Africa: Opportunities and Challenges

Brady Walkinshaw and Tuu-Van Nguyen, Program Officers, Gates Foundation, Seattle, WA

The speakers will discuss some of the key challenges facing food security and farming in Africa.

      Thursday, February 28, 7-8:30 p.m.
Shoreline Community College, Room 9208 PUB (map)
16101 Greenwood Ave N
Shoreline WA 98133

This event is FREE and open to the public.

Tuu-Van Nguyen
from the Gates Foundation
Part of the symposium, Global Food and Farming, organized by the Global Affairs Center, International Education Department.



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Water, Irrigation and Farming - Global Affairs speaker Dr. Michael Brady Thursday

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Dr. Michael Brady, WSU
will speak on issues of food
and food production at SCC
Global Symposium Thursday
Water, Irrigation and Farming 

Dr. Michael Brady, Assistant Research Professor, School of Economic Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 

Food is fundamental to human existence much like water, housing and energy. Issues of food and food production (or farming) are viewed through so many different lenses: culture, development, science and health, economics and politics. This series explores key issues that dominate global food and farming today. 

Thursday, February 21, 7-8:30 p.m. 
Shoreline Community College, Room 9208 PUB (map
This event is FREE and open to the public. 

Part of the symposium, Global Food and Farming, organized by the Global Affairs Center, International Education Department.


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Global Food Security and Changes in Burma - two free lectures at Shoreline CC this week

Monday, February 11, 2013

Jonathan Scanlon will speak
on global food security
The Global Affairs Center at Shoreline Community College is presenting two free lectures this week.

The first is Global Food Security by Jonathan Scanlon, Lead Organizer – Economic Justice, Oxfam America, Seattle, WA.

This is an evening lecture on Tuesday, February 12, 7-8:30 p.m.

Shoreline Community College, Room 9208 PUB (map), 16101 Greenwood Ave N, Shoreline 98133.

This event is FREE and open to the public.

Part of the symposium, Global Food and Farming, organized by the Global Affairs Center, International Education Department.

The second is a daytime lecture: Rapid Changes in Burma/Myanmar: Time for Hope or Cynicism?
Larry Dohrs of the US Campaign for Burma
will deliver a free lecture on Wednesday

Speaker Larry Dohrs is the Founding Chairman, US Campaign for Burma, and has been active on behalf of democracy and justice in Burma for more than 20 years.

Wednesday, February 13, 12:30-1:30 p.m.
Shoreline Community College, Room 9208 PUB (map)

This event is FREE and open to the public.

Part of the College’s Global Eyes series, organized by the Global Affairs Center, International Education Department.




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A European perspective on food and farming - Thursday at SCC

Monday, February 4, 2013

A European Perspective on Food and Farming:
Food Label and Transgenic (GMO) Agriculture

Dr. Coaimhin MacMaolain
Trinity College, Dublin
Dr. Coaimhin MacMaolain, Lecturer in Law, Trinity College, Dublin Ireland

Food is fundamental to human existence much like water, housing and energy. Issues of food and food production (or farming) are viewed through so many different lenses: culture, development, science and health, economics and politics. This series explores key issues that dominate global food and farming today. 

Thursday, February 7, 7-8:30 p.m.
Shoreline Community College, Room 9208 PUB (map)
This event is FREE and open to the public.

Part of the symposium, Global Food and Farming, organized by the Global Affairs Center, International Education Department.


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Global Affairs announces 2013 lecture series

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

This series of free lectures is open to the public. Sponsored by Shoreline Community College Global Affairs Center, this year's theme is Feeding the World in the 21st Century.

For more information, contact Larry Fuell or go to the website.


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SCC Student debate: Obama vs. Romney: Who will be the better foreign-policy President?

Tuesday, October 30, 2012


Obama vs. Romney:  Who will be the better foreign-policy President? 

A debate led by members of the Shoreline Community College WPDSS Student Club

How will foreign policy vary depending on whether President Barack Obama wins a second term or Governor Mitt Romney, wins the Presidential election in November? 

WPDSS (pronounced woo-pin-dis), one of SCC’s oldest student clubs, will lead the debate over which candidate is most likely to be the better foreign policy leader.

Thursday, November 1, 1:30-2:30 p.m.
Shoreline Community College, 16101 Greenwood Ave. North, Room 9208 PUB (map)
This event is FREE and open to the public.

Part of the symposium, America and the World in a Presidential Election Year, organized by the International Education, Global Affairs Center.


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U.S. Defense Policy and the Presidential Election - free lecture at SCC Oct 31

Sunday, October 28, 2012

Bill Center
U.S. Defense Policy and the Presidential Election

Bill Center, Senior Advisor, International Hubert H. Humphrey Fellows program, Daniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs, University of Washington.

With one major conflict ended and another winding down, and the U.S. facing several military challenges worldwide, it would seem that defense policy is front and center in this year’s Presidential election.  Or is it?  How do Presidential electoral politics affect U.S. defense policy?

Wednesday, October 31, 7pm
Shoreline Community College, 16101 Greenwood Ave N, Room 9208 PUB (map)
This event is FREE and open to the public.

Part of the symposium, America and the World in a Presidential Election Year, organized by the International Education, Global Affairs Center.


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Immigration Policy and Presidential Politics - free lecture at SCC Wednesday morning

Monday, October 22, 2012

Prof Amy Kinsel, SCC
History Department
Immigration Policy and Presidential Politics 
Professor Amy Kinsel, History Department, Shoreline Community College 


Is immigration policy a domestic issue or foreign policy issue? 


During an election, the candidates will treat it as one or the other depending on their audience. Professor Kinsel has taught history at Shoreline Community college since 2004, including U.S. History, Women’s History, Pacific Northwest History, and Immigration History, the latter being one of her favorites. 

Wednesday, October 24, 11:30-12:30pm 
Shoreline Community College, 16101 Greenwood Ave N, Room 9208 PUB (map

This event is FREE and open to the public.
Parking is metered; either cash or cards accepted.  

Part of the symposium, America and the World in a Presidential Election Year, organized by the International Education, Global Affairs Center.


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U.S. Trade Policy and the Presidential Election - free lecture at SCC Wednesday evening

Eric Schinfeld, President
WA Council on International Trade
U.S. Trade Policy and the Presidential Election
Eric Schinfeld, President, Washington Council on International Trade

How do Presidential electoral politics affect U.S. trade policy and visa-versa?  

Joining us to try and understand that relationship is Eric Schinfeld, President of the Washington Council on International Trade.  WCIT is dedicated to growing Washington's economy (where one in three jobs is trade-related) through public policies favorable to expanded opportunities in the global marketplace.

Wednesday, October 24, 7:00pm
Shoreline Community College, 16101 Greenwood Ave. North, Room 9208 PUB (map)

This event is FREE and open to the public.
Parking is metered; either cash or cards accepted.

Part of the symposium, America and the World in a Presidential Election Year, organized by the International Education, Global Affairs Center.




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Free SCC lecture: Perceptions Abroad of America and the World - Friday Oct 19

Tuesday, October 16, 2012


Humphrey Fellows, UW
Photo courtesy SCC

Perceptions Abroad of America and the World
Humphrey Fellows, University of Washington, Evans School of Public Affairs

How do people in other countries view the U.S., especially during a Presidential election campaign?  The Humphrey Fellows are a group of mid-level executives from ten different countries who participate in one year of advanced non-degree study at the Evans School to gain hands-on experience with and theoretical knowledge of how the U.S. approaches work in their professional fields.   They also visit communities like Shoreline to engage with students and members of the community in order to that deepen their understanding of American culture and share their perceptions and experiences.

Friday, October 19, 11:30-12:30 p.m.
Shoreline Community College, 16101 Greenwood Ave. North, Room 9208 PUB (map)
This event is FREE and open to the public.

Part of the symposium, America and the World in a Presidential Election Year, organized by the International Education, Global Affairs Center.


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Free lecture at SCC: U.S. - Europe Economic Relations - Wednesday, Oct 17

Monday, October 15, 2012

Prof Robert Francis
Photo courtesy SCC

U.S.-Europe Economic Relations


Professor Robert Francis, Acting Dean, Social Science Division, Shoreline Community College

Are relations with Europe important, if so how and why, and how do U.S. electoral politics impact on that relationship? 

With us to discuss what is happening, economically, in Europe, and what the stakes are for the U.S., is SCC Acting Dean Robert Francis. 

Dean Francis has taught Economics and International Studies at Shoreline Community College for 17 years, and one of his hobbies is explaining to students, faculty and anyone else who will listen the intricacies of global finance.

Wednesday, October 17, 7:00pm
Shoreline Community College, 16101 Greenwood Ave. North, Room 9208 PUB (map)
This event is FREE and open to the public.

Part of the symposium, America and the World in a Presidential Election Year, organized by the International Education, Global Affairs Center.


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U.S.-China Relations in an Election Year, SCC, Oct 10

Sunday, October 7, 2012

David Bachman
U.S.-China Relations in an Election Year
Professor David Bachman, University of Washington, Jackson School of International Studies

How does the upcoming Presidential election affect relations with China? This year, relations face a double whammy because not only is the U.S. holding a Presidential election, but China is also undergoing its own major leadership changes this fall. Professor Bachman has been referred to as a "hidden dragon and crouching tiger" in China watching.

Wednesday, October 10, 7:00pm
Shoreline Community College, Room 9208 PUB (map)
This event is FREE and open to the public.

Part of the symposium, America and the World in a Presidential Election Year, organized by the International Education, Global Affairs Center.

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Foreign policy in the 2012 Presidential election

Friday, October 5, 2012

By Larry Fuell, Director

Global Affairs Center, Shoreline Community College

“Foreign policy is taking on new urgency in the presidential campaign,” according to a recent article in the Wall Street Journal. The writer went on to say President Obama is preparing “to address the United Nations amid a resurgence of unrest in the Muslim world.”

That same day, both President Obama and his rival, Mitt Romney, addressed the Clinton Global Initiative. The confluence prompted Andrew Rosenthal to place tongue firmly in cheek and declare in his New York Times Editorial Page Editor’s Blog that Sept. 25, 2012 must be “foreign policy day on the campaign trail.”

It is widely believed by political scientists and policy wonks that candidates’ positions on foreign policy do not have much influence on citizens’ votes.  Certainly, foreign policy issues seem more important in some Presidential elections than others – 1960, 1964, 1968 come to mind.  But even in those years, foreign policy was rarely mentioned as the primary reason why voters chose one candidate over another.

More recently, during the 2008 Democratic primaries, the question of which candidate would be better prepared to respond effectively to an international crisis in the middle of the night was raised by one of the candidates, but then quickly forgotten.

So foreign policy doesn’t seem to be a major factor in how people vote.  However, elections, or rather the electoral process with its emphasis on images and sound-bites, does seem to influence how foreign policy issues are framed, how foreign policy is conducted and how foreign policy is seen by others outside the U.S.

The Global Affairs Center at Shoreline Community College is sponsoring a series of free daytime and evening discussions that focus on the question: “How do electoral politics, especially in a Presidential election year, affect the way in which the U.S. interacts with the rest of the world?”

On four consecutive evenings starting on October 10, participants will hear from experts regarding U.S. foreign policy in two critical regions, China and Europe, and in two major policy areas, trade policy and defense policy.  The four daytime events will include a Washington State Supreme Court Justice who will discuss the balance between liberty and security in the age of terrorism.

Again, all eight events are free and open to the public.

For more information regarding these programs, including the topics and speakers on specific dates, visit the Global Affairs Center website.

Shoreline Community College is located at 16101 Greenwood Avenue North, west of Aurora Avenue. Directions and a map for the campus. Metered parking available on campus. 



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Liberty vs. Security in the Age of Terrorism, SCC Oct 8

Justice Steven González 
Liberty vs. Security in the Age of Terrorism
Justice Steven González, Washington State Supreme Court

How do we balance individual rights and group needs? – a perennial question, always in the background, if not foreground, in an election year. Justice González was a member of the team that successfully prosecuted the international terrorism case, U.S. v. Ressam, in which the defendant was convicted for attempting to bomb the Los Angeles airport in 1999.

Monday, October 8, 12:30-1:30 p.m.
Shoreline Community College, Room 9208 PUB

This event is FREE and open to the public.

Part of the symposium, America and the World in a Presidential Election Year, organized by the International Education, Global Affairs Center.


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Global Affairs Center presents: America & the World in a Presidential election year

Sunday, September 23, 2012

AMERICA and THE WORLD  In a Presidential Election Year
October 8 – November 1, 2012

The Global Affairs Center at Shoreline Community College is sponsoring a series of free daytime and evening events that focus on the question: “How do electoral politics, especially in a Presidential election year, affect the way in which the U.S. interacts with the rest of the world?”
On four consecutive evenings starting on October 10, participants will hear from experts in two critical regions, China and Europe, and two major policy areas, trade policy and defense policy.
The four daytime events will include a Washington State Supreme Court Justice who will discuss the balance between liberty and security in the age of terrorism. Other daytime presentations will feature:
  • A group of professionals from a score of other countries talking about how the U.S. is perceived in other parts of the world;
  • An expert on immigration policy discussing how foreign policy is impacted by electoral politics, and;
  • Groups of SCC students debating the merits of the two candidates for President as foreign policy leaders. 
All eight events, four evening and four daytime, are free and open to the public.

Evening events:  7-8:30 p.m., PUB 9208 (Quiet Dining Room)

Wednesday, October 10
U.S.-China Relations, Professor David Bachman, University of Washington, Jackson School of International Studies

Wednesday, October 17
U.S. Trade Policy, Eric Schinfeld, President, Washington Council on International Trade

Wednesday, October 24
U.S.-Europe Economic Relations, Professor Robert Francis, Acting Dean, Social Science Division, Shoreline Community College

Wednesday, October 31
U.S. Defense Policy, Guest speaker


Daytime events:  PUB 9208 (Quiet Dining Room)

Monday, October 8, 12:30-1:30 p.m.
Liberty vs. Security in the Age of Terrorism, Justice Steven González, Washington State Supreme Court

Friday, October 19, 11:30-12:30 p.m.
Perceptions from Abroad of America and the World, Humphrey Fellows (from other countries), University of Washington, Evans School of Public Affairs

Wednesday, October 24, 11:30-12:30 p.m.
Immigration Politics and Presidential Politics, Professor Amy Kinsel, History Department, Shoreline Community College

Thursday, November 1, 1:30-2:30 p.m.
Obama vs. Romney:  Who will be the better foreign-policy President?  A debate led by members of the SCC WPDSS Student Club

For more information regarding these programs, visit the Global Affairs Center website 

Shoreline Community College is located at 16101 Greenwood Avenue North, west of Aurora Avenue. For directions to the campus as well as a map of the campus, go to Maps. Parking and parking meters are nearby.


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Sign up for lively discussions at SCC Great Discussions group

Monday, April 9, 2012


Great Discussions 2012:
You are invited to discuss some of the most pressing issues in global affairs, including:

  • Changes in the Middle East
  • The new challenge of Cybersecurity
  • Mexico’s war on drugs
  • Economic development in Indonesia
  • Ending the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq
  • Protecting ocean resources

You do not have to be an expert, just interested (and opinionated helps)!

Enrollment is limited to 25 participants on Thursday evenings, April 19-May 24.
The optional background video begins at 6pm and the discussion led by subject expert begins at 6:30pm. The group will meet in The PUB, Building 9202.

“Great Decisions 2012” contains short briefing papers on each topic and is available at the SCC Bookstore (PUB 9114). $25 (est.)

To reserve a spot contact Larry Fuell, 206-533-6750.

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Op-Ed: Great Decisions group is for those not afraid to look at foreign policy issues

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Larry Fuell, who lives in Edmonds, is Director of the Global Affairs Center and teaches Political Science at Shoreline Community College.

By Larry Fuell
  • Most voters don’t care about foreign policy issues, at least for choosing a Presidential candidate
  • Most candidate are risk averse, and there are too many uncontrollable variables in foreign policy to take a position on just about any issue in advance
  • Elections are lousy forums for discussing foreign policy

That, in a nutshell, is what I told a group of senior citizens recently. Most voters find issues like the war on terrorism, immigration reform, and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq uncomfortable to talk about. There is a strong isolationist streak in our culture and nothing aggravates it like these sorts of issues. Our electoral system highlights candidate personality rather substantive issue positions, and, anyway, there is little difference between candidates on foreign policy issues.

Most candidates are risk averse, meaning they prefer not to take positions in advance on issues they have little or no control over, and this includes nearly all foreign policy issues. Who would have predicted a year ago the kinds of changes happening today in the Middle East, and what it means for U.S. interests in that region? Who would have predicted even two weeks ago that our withdrawal from a difficult situation in Afghanistan would be complicated by a seemingly random shooting by a U.S. soldier?

But, if you do not think yourself to be like “most voters” or just enjoy talking about world affairs with like-minded citizens, we have just the opportunity for you in April and May. On six consecutive Thursday evenings, you are invited to learn about and discuss some of the most pressing issues of today, including:
  • Changes in the Middle East
  • The new challenge of Cybersecurity
  • Mexico’s war on drugs
  • Economic development in Indonesia
  • Ending the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq
  • Protecting ocean resources

Enrollment is limited to 25 persons in order to ensure this is a discussion, not a lecture series. So sign up soon by contacting me. Other details:

When: April 19 and 26; May 3, 10, 17 and 24, 6-8 pm
Where: Shoreline Community College, the PUB, 9202
Format: A short topic-specific video, brief comments by a guest specialist, followed by roundtable discussion.
Cost: Registration is Free; a short text of briefing papers on each of the topics will be available in late March at the SCC Bookstore (PUB 9114). $25 (est.)



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Register now for Great Decisions discussion group at SCC

Tuesday, March 13, 2012



To reserve a spot contact Larry Fuell 206-533-6750.
More information here



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