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Responding to Terrorism Symposium September 13, 2001
SAS Symposium on Terrorism The School of Arts and Sciences hosted a faculty symposium, Responding to Terrorism, in Irvine Auditorium last week, drawing a full house. "We thought under the circumstances that it would be useful to bring some of the collective wisdom of the faculty to bear on the critically important events of the week. We will continue to have these kinds of discussions," said President Judith Rodin in opening the symposium. She introduced the speakers: Brendan O'Leary, Department of Political Science, focusing on European precedents; Arthur Waldron, Department of History, focusing on international military and diplomatic issues; Seth Kreimer, Law School, focusing on civil liberties; Ian Lustick and Robert Vitalis, Department of Political Science, focusing on Middle Eastern politics in the international context. President Judith Rodin moderated the panel. Questions they discussed included: How should we, personally and collectively, respond to the recent tragedies in New York City and Washington, D.C.? What can we do to prevent future events of this nature? Are international covenants likely to be effective? What can we learn from other countries' experience in dealing with terrorism? What are the dangers to our society of overreaction? underreaction?
Almanac, Vol. 48, No. 4, September 18, 2001 |
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