Russia and Central Asia

The Rebirth of History: Global Organized Crime and the Fall of Communism

Web Address: http://ensemble.atlas.uiuc.edu/app/sites/index.aspx?destinationID=TSvuPBZxdE2O8XBbCvm9ig&contentID=JwX8L5THuEubFQRdwgDKVQ
Date: April 5, 2006
Speaker(s): Misha Glenny
Organization: Journalist and Historian of the Balkans and the Collapse of Communism in Eastern Europe
Keywords: Europe; Russia and Central Asia; organized crime; War
Research Clusters: International Security
Format: Flash
Running Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
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Russia's Political Power Structure

Web Address: http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docid=8806474842950215314&hl=en
Date: April 1, 2008
Speaker(s): David Satter
Organization: Former Financial Correspondent for The London Times, Moscow Bureau
Keywords: Russia and Central Asia; Governance
Research Clusters: Global Studies as a Field of Study
Format: Flash
Running Time: 30 minutes
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Climate Change and the New Geopolitics of Eurasia

Web Address: https://www.ideals.illinois.edu/handle/2142/11829
Date: March 5, 2009
Speaker(s): Paul A. Goble
Organization: The Institute of World Politics
Keywords: East Asia; Europe; Russia and Central Asia; South East Asia; South Asia; 2009 Joint Area Centers Symposium; Climate Change
Research Clusters: Sustainable Development
Format: QuickTime
Running Time: 20 minutes
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Understanding the Global Food and Energy Crisis

Web Address: http://media01.atlas.uiuc.edu/ips/IPS-V-2009-4/IPS-V-2009-4.swf
Date: March 4, 2009
Speaker(s): Pir Pinstrup-Andersen, Babcock Professor of Food, Nutrition and Public Policy
Organization: Cornell University
Keywords: Africa; East Asia; Russia and Central Asia; 2009 Joint Area Centers Symposium; Agriculture; Biotechnology; Developing States; Economics; Food Security; Poverty
Research Clusters: Sustainable Development
Format: Flash
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The Globalization of Energy Resources: Tapping Caspian Oil and Gas

Web Address: http://willmedia.will.uiuc.edu/ramgen/cas/cas20061019.rv
Date: October 19, 2006
Speaker(s): Jonathan Elkind
Organization:
Keywords: Russia and Central Asia; Economics; Energy; Governance; International Relations
Research Clusters: Global Studies as a Field of Study; Sustainable Development
Format: Real Media
Running Time: 1 hr 18 minutes
Series: CAS: Globalization
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Criminal Trafficking and Slavery: European Union

Web Address: https://www.ideals.illinois.edu/bitstream/handle/2142/10750/ts01euc.mov?sequence=4
Date: February 24, 2006
Speaker(s): Edward A. Kolodziej, Keiran Donaghy, Mark J. Miller
Organization:
Keywords: Africa; Europe; Middle East; Russia and Central Asia; European Union; Human Rights; Human Trafficking; Migration; Organized Crime
Research Clusters: Global Studies as a Field of Study
Format: Quicktime
Running Time: 40 minutes
Series: 2006 Joint Area Centers Symposium
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Criminal Trafficking and Slavery: Eastern Europe, Russia, and Central Asia

Web Address: https://www.ideals.illinois.edu/bitstream/handle/2142/10749/ts02ee.mov?sequence=6
Date: February 24, 2006
Speaker(s): Carol Leff, Patrick Keenan, Louise Shelley
Organization:
Keywords: Europe; Russia and Central Asia; Human Rights; Human Trafficking; Migration; Organized Crime
Research Clusters: Global Studies as a Field of Study
Format: Quicktime
Running Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Series: 2006 Joint Area Centers Symposium
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The Spider Trap: Corruption, Organized Crime and Transition in the Balkans and Russia

Web Address: http://willmedia.will.uiuc.edu/ramgen/cas/cas060406.rv
Date: April 6, 2006
Speaker(s): Misha Glenny
Organization:
Keywords: Russia and Central Asia; Developing States; Economics; Organized Crime
Research Clusters: Global Studies as a Field of Study
Format: Real Media
Running Time: 1 hour
Series: CAS/Millercomm
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Is Central Asia the New Middle East?

Web Address: http://atlas-real.atlas.uiuc.edu:8080/ramgen/globalstudies/fall2005/smil/gs20051102_rall.smil
Date: November 2, 2005
Speaker(s): Ted Rall
Organization: Universal Press Syndicate
Keywords: Middle East; Russia and Central Asia; International Relations; Security; Terrorism; War
Research Clusters: International Security
Format: Real Media
Running Time: 1:30:03
Series: Global Studies Initiative
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