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'Nuclear Risk Reduction in the 21st Century' with Sarah Frazar

Thursday, April 20 | 5:00 | KTOO Studio 1

<Mostly about the talk> Sarah Frazar is a manager at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) specializing in national security policy, training, stakeholder engagement, and technology integration. Her work explores the policy implications of national security solutions, focusing specifically on the impact emerging technologies have on U.S. Government nonproliferation missions. Her talk provides an overview of systems of nuclear risk reduction, a brief historical look at its origins and evolution, a description of its current legal underpinnings, and how nonproliferation agreements are implemented.

<All about the speaker> She has spent her career focusing on nuclear nonproliferation issues and national security, filling a variety of positions at the U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration, the Center for Strategic and International Studies; the National Security New Service; and the White House. She received her undergraduate degree in government from Colby College and her master's degree in security studies from Georgetown University. Sarah is also the Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the World Affairs Council in Seattle, and speaks to us in that capacity.

'Turkey at Crossroads: Economic crisis, earthquakes, and elections' with Professor Reşat Kasaba

Friday, May 5 | 5:00 | KTOO Studio 1

<Mostly about the talk> On February 6, Turkey was hit by a massive earthquake that caused significant damage in eleven provinces in the south. Over 50,000 people were killed and thousands of buildings were destroyed. Not only is the current government blamed for the large number of casualties and destruction, it is now faced with the practically insurmountable task of reconstruction. This comes while the country is going through a massive economic crisis with triple-digit inflation. The elections that are scheduled for May 14 present President Erdogan with the biggest challenge of his political life. Dr. Kasaba discusses the possible scenarios emerging out of the elections and what these mean for Turkey, the region, and the world.

<All about the speaker> Dr. Kasaba is an expert in the history and politics of the Middle East. He has written and edited seven books, and is an award-winning professor at the University of Washington, where he has taught undergraduate and graduate students for over 30 years.

Star Trek: The Original Series 1966-1969 Star Wars: A New Hope 1977 Battlestar Galactica 1978-1979 Battlestar Galactica did not come first.  It first aired after the first Star Wars movie even, and George Lucas sued the producers of Battle for similarities to his movie Star Wars, which came out a year before Battlestar premiered.  Star Trek TOS ended a seven years before Star Wars came out. The Hobbit / The Lord of the rings are a book series first and foremost.  The Hobbit was published in 1937, and the LOTR books in 1954-1955.  There are numerous scholarly works describing how Tolkein is the father of the high fantasy genre. Dungeons and Dragons was first released in 1974.  Tolkein died in 1973.