Newswise — Close to 1,000 people are expected to attend the Dan Rather-moderated "Symposium on Nuclear Nonproliferation and Global Politics," Rowan University's capstone program marking the 40th anniversary of the Glassboro Summit, on Friday, April 11, at 4:30 p.m., in Pfleeger Concert Hall, Wilson Hall, off Rt. 322 on the Glassboro, N.J. campus.
The symposium panel will explore why, with much discussion in academic circles and think tanks about nuclear proliferation, there is so little discussion on the topic within the global political arena. The event is part of the yearlong Hollybush Lecture Series, marking the 40th anniversary of the historic Cold War-era summit between President Lyndon Johnson and Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin at the Hollybush Mansion on the campus of then-Glassboro State College.
Panelists for the symposium are:
"¢ William Potter, Director, James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies and Sam Nunn and Richard Lugar Professor of Nonproliferation Studies, Monterey Institute of International Studies. The co-author of "The Four Faces of Nuclear Terrorism," Potter serves on the Nonproliferation Panel of the Committee on International Security and Arms Control for the National Academy of Sciences. For five years, he served on the United Nations' Secretary-General's Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters and was a board member of the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research. He directs the Monterey Institute's Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies.
"¢ Joseph Cirincione, President of the Ploughshares Fund. Cirincione's most recent writings include "Bomb Scare: The History and Future of Nuclear Weapons" and "Contain and Engage: A New Strategy for Resolving the Iran Nuclear Crisis," which he co-authored. He formerly served as senior fellow and director for the Nuclear Policy Center for American Progress and director for nonproliferation at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. In 2004, the "National Journal" listed Cirincione as one of the 100 people whose ideas will shape the policies of the next administration.
"¢ Rose Gottemoeller, Moscow Center Director, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Director of the Moscow Center since 2006, Gottemoeller formerly served as deputy undersecretary for defense nuclear nonproliferation in the U.S. Department of Energy. As a senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment, she held a joint appointment with the Russian and Eurasian Program and the Global Policy Program. A specialist on defense and nuclear issues in Russia and other former Soviet states, she has researched nuclear security and stability, nonproliferation and arms control.
For more information on this and other programs in the Hollybush series, visit http://www.rowan.edu/hollybush.
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