100 Days of President Trump in Office
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An analysis presented by academic experts from the United States of America
European Parliament, Room ASP 1G3
Thursday
April 27th
08:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Programme
08:30 opening and welcome by Dimitris Papadimoulis, MEP, Vice-President European Parliament, SYRIZA delegation in GUE/NGL
Panel debate (moderator Helmut Scholz, MEP, DIE LINKE Delegation in GUE/NGL)
08:45 Dr. James Skelly: The red button - How is President Trump responding to crisis situations in Korea and in the Middle East?
Dr. James Skelly is the founder and Academic Director of The Centre on Critical Thinking and has been involved as a Director Emeritus of the Baker Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies at Juniata College in Pennsylvania where he had served for many years as a Senior Fellow.
09:30 Dr. Anastasia Romanou: Crisis, what Crisis? How does President Trump change climate change policies of the U.S.?
Dr Anastasia (Natassa) Romanou is research faculty at NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies in the Columbia University in New York. Her focus of studies is Climate Change and the Earth’s global carbon cycle. She studied Physics in the University of Athens in Greece and completed her doctoral and postdoctoral work in various academic and research institutions in the United States.
10:15 Ethan Young: The battle of conservative vs progressive policies - A summary of 100 days of President Trump in office. Will Trump unite the American left?
Ethan Young is a Brooklyn based political analyst and activist who works with Left Labor Project NYC. He actively supported the campaign for Bernie Sanders.
Followed by Q & A
11:15 closing remarks by Matt Carthy, MEP, Sinn Fein delegation in GUE/NGL
This event is brought to the European Parliament in a joined initiative of the delegations of DIE LINKE., Sinn Fein, and Syriza in the GUE/NGL group.
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Language: English
Organiser: Dr Karine Caunes (ERA)
Event number: 417R05
Objective
Oceans cover more than two-thirds of our planet. They are rich in resources and provide people with food, energy, and a stable climate.
60 Years after the signing of the Rome Treaty, Europe is not a pretty sight. The UK is leaving after a guest performance of 44 years; populism and Euroscepticism prevail in many Member States; the days of an ‘ever closer union’ seem to be numbered.
This year’s seminar builds on the 2016 ISC science-for-development seminar, which helped to advance the agenda for Europe-Africa cooperation, especially in the science field.
To find out more, please visit http://www.socialistsanddemocrats.eu/withafrica
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