Great Decisions Program Sponsored by World Affairs Council of Eastern North Carolina and East Carolina University Great Decisions 2008 Jan 19 – March 8 Iraq End Game European Union at 50 US Defense and Security Policy Russia Latin America: Shift to the Left? US-China Trade Policy Talking to our Enemies Private Philanthropy Iraq End-Game Dr. Timothy McKeown Department of Political Science UNC-Chapel Hill European Union at 50 Jiri Ellinger First Secretary, Head of the Political Section, Embassy of the Czech Republic, Washington, DC Member States of the European Union Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Ireland Italy Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Poland Portugal Romania Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden United Kingdom EU members and when they joined. 1952 Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands 1973 Denmark, Ireland, United Kingdom 1981 Greece 1986 Portugal, Spain 1995 Austria, Finland, Sweden 2004 Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia 2007 Bulgaria, Romania Candidates for Membership in the European Union Croatia Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Turkey U.S. defense & security policy Technical Sergeant Paralyn McClain US Air Force “Why We Serve” Program and Dr. Alethia Cook Department of Political Science Harriot College of Arts and Sciences East Carolina University Russia Dr. Richard Ericson Chair, Department of Economics Harriot College of Arts and Sciences East Carolina University Latin America: Shift to the Left? Dr. E. Jeffrey Popke Department of Geography Harriot College of Arts and Sciences East Carolina University U.S.-China trade policy Dr. Runying Chen Department of Interior Design and Merchandising College of Human Ecology East Carolina University Now is a great time to join the World Affairs Council or to renew your membership! Talking to our enemies Renee M. Earle Diplomat in Residence Duke University Franklin Center for International Studies Private philanthropy Kenneth Morgan Executive Director of the North Carolina Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors Past member of the board of directors of Rotary International and the Triangle United Way