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SUMMARY:Greenland Navigates: Autonomy\, Climate\, and U.S. Foreign Policy
DESCRIPTION:Great Decisions 2025: U.S. Foreign Policy at a Crossroads \n\n\n\nGreenland Navigates: Autonomy\, Climate\, and U.S. Foreign Policy\nOn March 11\, 2025\, Greenlanders head to the polls in the face of growing demands for independence and repeated calls from President Trump to bring the self-governing territory under U.S. control. How will the outcome shape the future of the world’s largest island? Join us Tuesday\, March 18th to hear renowned scholars Amanda Lynch and Charles Norchi explore Greenland’s delicate balancing act amidst its own aspirations for self-determination\, increased geopolitical competition in the Arctic\, and a rapidly changing climate.  \nhttps://www.jonaa.org/content/as-greenland-decides \n Our Speakers: \nCharles H. Norchi is the Benjamin Thompson Professor of Law in the University of Maine School of Law\, Visiting Professor in the Climate Change Institute of the University of Maine and the Institute for the Environment at Brown University\, Fellow of the World Academy of Arts and Sciences\,  Co-Chair of the International Institute for Law\, Science and Policy (Geneva\, Switzerland)\, Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland\, member of the Arctic Council of the Hague Initiative for Global Justice and member of the World Affairs Council of Maine Advisory Board. Dr. Norchi has published widely on international law\, international security\, the Arctic and Afghanistan. \n Amanda H. Lynch is the Sloan Lindemann and George Lindemann\, Jr. Distinguished Professor of Environment and Society\, Professor of Earth\, Environmental and Planetary Sciences at Brown University\, Visiting Professor in the Climate Change Institute of the University of Maine and Visiting Scholar in the University of Maine School of Law. A pioneering climate scientist\, she developed the first Arctic regional climate system model and has published extensively on climate science and policy\, with a focus on polar regions. Dr. Lynch Chairs the Research Board of the United Nations World Meteorological Organization (WMO).  \n📅 Date: TUESDAY March 18\, 2025\n📍 Location: Glickman Family Room\, Glickman Library\, USM Portland\n⏰ Time: 5:30 – 7:30 \nTickets: \n$15 for members \n$20 non-members \nMaine Students FREE \nREGISTER HERE \n 
URL:https://wacmaine.org/event/greenland-navigates-autonomy-climate-and-u-s-foreign-policy-2/
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SUMMARY:Greenland Navigates: Autonomy\, Climate\, and U.S. Foreign Policy
DESCRIPTION:Great Decisions 2025: U.S. Foreign Policy at a Crossroads  \nGreenland Navigates: Autonomy\, Climate\, and U.S. Foreign Policy\nOn March 11\, 2025\, Greenlanders head to the polls in the face of growing demands for independence and repeated calls from President Trump to bring the self-governing territory under U.S. control. How will the outcome shape the future of the world’s largest island? Join us Tuesday\, March 18th to hear renowned scholars Amanda Lynch and Charles Norchi explore Greenland’s delicate balancing act amidst its own aspirations for self-determination\, increased geopolitical competition in the Arctic\, and a rapidly changing climate.  \nhttps://www.jonaa.org/content/as-greenland-decides \n Our Speakers: \nCharles H. Norchi is the Benjamin Thompson Professor of Law in the University of Maine School of Law\, Visiting Professor in the Climate Change Institute of the University of Maine and the Institute for the Environment at Brown University\, Fellow of the World Academy of Arts and Sciences\,  Co-Chair of the International Institute for Law\, Science and Policy (Geneva\, Switzerland)\, Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland\, member of the Arctic Council of the Hague Initiative for Global Justice and member of the World Affairs Council of Maine Advisory Board. Dr. Norchi has published widely on international law\, international security\, the Arctic and Afghanistan.  \n Amanda H. Lynch is the Sloan Lindemann and George Lindemann\, Jr. Distinguished Professor of Environment and Society\, Professor of Earth\, Environmental and Planetary Sciences at Brown University\, Visiting Professor in the Climate Change Institute of the University of Maine and Visiting Scholar in the University of Maine School of Law. A pioneering climate scientist\, she developed the first Arctic regional climate system model and has published extensively on climate science and policy\, with a focus on polar regions. Dr. Lynch Chairs the Research Board of the United Nations World Meteorological Organization (WMO).  \n📅 Date: TUESDAY March 18\, 2025\n📍 Location: Glickman Family Room\, Glickman Library\, USM Portland\n⏰ Time: 5:30 – 7:30 \nTickets: \n$15 for members \n$20 non-members \nMaine Students FREE \nREGISTER HERE \n 
URL:https://wacmaine.org/event/greenland-navigates-autonomy-climate-and-u-s-foreign-policy/
LOCATION:Bernstein-Shur\, 100 Middle St\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
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