The Korea Society
China's Approach to North Korea
On May 5th, 2011, Gordon Flake, executive director of the Mansfield Foundation, visited The Korea Society to discuss the history, status, and foreign-policy implications of China’s relationship with North Korea.
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The Economist
Joshua Landis on the Syrian regime
The director of the Center for Middle East studies at the University of Oklahoma explains why Syria faces a long struggle
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London School of Economics: Public lectures and events
The Fabric of Our Social World
How do we create our world through shared experiences? What are the psychological and physiological mechanisms that underlie our abilities to relate to and interact with others? Chris Frith is emeritus professor of psychology in the Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging at UCL. Alex Gillespie is senior lecturer in the Department of Psychology at the University of Stirling. Dermot Moran is professor of philosophy at University College Dublin.
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