Global Business and Conflict: Peacekeeper or Warmonger?
Some argue that commerce among nations can be an antidote to military conflict, a peace dividend. Economic integration makes war a far more “costly” option. Others suggest that business profits from war and conflict. Is business really the scoundrel that some suggest? Or might the benefits of globalization as a peacekeeper outweigh the costs?
When: Thursday, April 17, 2008 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM
Room: PSU 313
Presenters:
Paul Whitsitt
Director
Chicago Public Schools Libraries
Biography
Mike Osredker
Managing Partner
The Fioras Group LLC
Biography
Jaka Repansek
Founder and CEO
RePublis Consulting
Biography
John Keiser
President Emeritus
Missouri State University
Biography