New York Book Club Series

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Roundtable Meeting

New York Book Club Series: The Global Deal: Climate Change and the Creation of a New Era of Progress and Prosperity

Facilitator: Theodore Roosevelt, Managing Director and Chairman, Barclays Capital Council on Climate Change, Barclays Capital
January 11, 2010

In this series we offer a limited number of members the opportunity to discuss important recent works in international relations and U.S. foreign policy.

The featured book for discussion at this session will be Nicholas Stern’s The Global Deal.

Registration for this event is limited. In addition, preference will be given to those members who have not yet attended a Book Club meeting. All participants are requested to read the book in its entirety before the meeting.

 

General Meeting

Book Club Series: Descent into Chaos: The United States and the Failure of Nation Building in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central Asia

Moderator: Bernard Gwertzman, Consulting Editor, www.cfr.org
May 18, 2009

In this series we offer a limited number of members the opportunity to discuss important recent works in international relations and U.S. foreign policy.

General Meeting

New York Book Club Series: The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries Are Failing and What Can Be Done About It

January 23, 2007

In this series we offer a limited number of Council members the opportunity to discuss important recent works in international relations and U.S. foreign policy.

The featured book for discussion at this session will be Paul Collier’s The Bottom Billion. Merit E. Janow, Professor in the Practice of International Economic Law & International Affairs, Columbia University, will facilitate the Book Club discussion. 

Registration for this event is limited to the first 20 members who respond. In addition, preference will be given to those members who have not yet attended a Book Club meeting. All participants are requested to read the book in its entirety before the meeting.

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