MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2009

PUBLIC PROGRAM

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THE LEGACY OF 1989

Archie Brown, Emeritus Professor of Politics, St. Antony’s College, Oxford University
J.D. Bindenagel, Vice President for Community, Government, and International Affairs, DePaul University
Kori Schake, Research Fellow, Hoover Institution, and Associate Professor of International Security Studies, United States Military Academy
Moderated by Martha Merritt, Associate Dean of the College, University of Chicago

The fall of the Berlin Wall twenty years ago sent shock waves around the globe. The ensuing rapid power shift resulted in the collapse of the Soviet Union, gave rise to new democracies in Eastern Europe, and helped end the Cold War superpower conflict that had governed international relations for nearly half a century. Join us for a conversation about how current leaders in the affected regions view the world in the aftermath of the extraordinary events of 1989, as well as a discussion on what lessons the legacy of 1989 might offer to current policymakers.

Archie Brown is an emeritus professor of politics at Oxford University and an emeritus fellow of St. Antony's College. An expert on the Gorbachev era and on the evolution of Communism worldwide, his latest book, The Rise and Fall of Communism, will be available for purchase and signing following the program.

J.D. Bindenagel is the vice president for community, government, and international affairs at DePaul University. At the time of the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, he was U.S. deputy chief of mission at the U.S. Embassy in Berlin, East Germany, and helped negotiate the reunification of Germany.

Kori Shake is a research fellow at the Hoover Institution and an associate professor of international security studies at the United States Military Academy. An expert on U.S. national security and European politics, she was senior policy adviser to the McCain-Palin campaign during the 2008 presidential election, responsible for policy development and outreach in the areas of foreign and defense policy.

Martha Merritt (moderator) is a specialist on the Soviet Union and contemporary Russia and Estonia. She was on the faculty at the University of Texas, Austin, and the University of Notre Dame before joining the University of Chicago in 2006.

This program is supported by

The Chicago Club
81 East Van Buren
Chicago, IL 60605
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5:30 p.m. Cash bar reception
6:00 p.m. Presentation and discussion
7:15 p.m. Program adjournment and book signing

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