CHIASMOS: The University of Chicago International and Area Studies Multimedia Outreach Source [video] - "The Flood Disaster in Pakistan: Socio-economic Consequences and Potential Geopolitical Ramifications" (video)

"The Flood Disaster in Pakistan: Socio-economic Consequences and Potential Geopolitical Ramifications" (video)

10/19/10 • 71 min

CHIASMOS: The University of Chicago International and Area Studies Multimedia Outreach Source [video]

Imtiaz Gul is the Executive Director of the Centre for Research and Security Studies in Islamabad. He is the author of three books on the ongoing security concerns in South Asia: The Unholy Nexus, The Al-Qaeda Connection, and The Most Dangerous Place. Gul addresses the longer term political and social consequences of the floods in Pakistan of July of this year.

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Raman Sukumar is the author of three books on the ecology and conservation of elephants, and the recipient of the International Cosmos Prize in 2006. He is presently completing a cultural history of the Asian elephant that will be published in late 2010. Using literary sources and artistic representation of elephants in painting and sculpture, Sukumar's talk traces the changing paradigms in the elephant-human relationship through history, and provides possible ecological explanations for the same.

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"International Reactions to the Coup in Honduras" (video)

Rodolfo Pastor is Minister of Culture, Arts and Sports of Honduras, and, since the coup of June 28 that overthrew the government of President Manuel Zelaya, he has also been Visiting Professor of History at Harvard University. Pastor discusses the current political situation of Honduras, the Honduran political system, as well as the upcoming election.