Join Colorado unions, workers, and legal experts to find out why the current Colorado Labor Peace Act is keeping Coloradans from earning better wages and benefits for their families and communities.

Jonathan Perkins, under the auspices of SEIU Local 105, will present the findings of his paper, "One Election Too Many: How the Colorado Labor Peace Act Impoverishes Workers." Professor Roberto Corrada will provide legal analysis, followed by discussions with current campaigners who will share additional context on these statewide efforts.

This seminar offers a new perspectives on US-Latin American relations and differentiated understanding of each national and local context, with insights from Dr. Arturo Lopez-Levy, expert on Cuba and Latin American international relations, and Dr. Francisco Rodriguez, expert on Venezuela and Latin American economics.

Featuring special guest Daniel Wagner,  CEO of Country Risk Solutions.

Daniel Wagner has more than three decades of experience assessing cross-border risk. He has worked for some of the world’s most respected and best-known companies, including AIG, GE, the African Development Bank, the Asian Development Bank, and the World Bank Group. Until the end of 2023, he was the Adaptation Finance Lead and Technical Advisor on Private Capital Mobilization for COP28 in Abu Dhabi and Dubai. Before that, he was Senior Investment Officer for Guarantees and Syndications at the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank in Beijing and Abu Dhabi. Daniel has published ten books and more than 700 articles on current affairs and risk management. He regularly contributes to such publications as the South China Morning Post, Sunday Guardian, Diplomatic Courier, and Fair Observer, among many others. His most recent book is "Tales from the Inside: Zero-COVID, the AIIB, and China's Influence in Multilateral Institutions," published in 2025

What do the public’s attitudes and opinions tell us about the state of democracy around the world? How are democratic institutions supported or undermined by shifts in public opinion?

Nicholas Kerr (University of Florida) and Vera Messing (Hun-REN Centre for Social Research and Visiting Scholar at the Korbel School) share insights from their studies in Africa and Europe respectively to shed light on timely topics such as anti-immigrant sentiment, public trust in elections, and the social roots of political polarization.

This event is open to all and will end with a Q&A with the speakers.

Can't make it in person? Join the virtual webinar: https://udenver.zoom.us/j/88322462964

Join us for selections of the 2016 award-winning documentary film "the bomb" from directors, artists, and activists Smriti Keshari and Eric Schlosser. Keshari and Schlosser will then be joined by Korbel nuclear security expert faculty member Dr. Debak Das and other guests to discuss the film as well as the state of nuclear security and disarmament in this critical moment of both foreign and domestic policy.

**If you have any problems registering, please email the Sie Center at [email protected].

The Center for China-U.S. Cooperation is hosting special guest Professor Dingli Shen.

Dr. Shen Dingli is a professor emeritus, former executive dean at Fudan University’s Institute of International Studies, former Director of the Center for American Studies, and Honorary Visiting Professor at Washington University in St. Louis.  His research and publications cover China-US security relations, regional security and international strategy, arms control, nonproliferation, and foreign and defense policy of China and the US.  He received his Ph.D. in physics from Fudan in 1989 and did a postdoc in arms control at Princeton University from 1989 to 1991.  He was an Eisenhower Fellow in 1996 and advised in 2002 the then UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on his strategic planning for the second term.  He is on the Global Council of the Asia Society, and the International Advisory Board of the Asia-Pacific Leadership Network for Nuclear-Nonproliferation and Disarmament.

Featuring:

Ambassador Ramond Burghardt
President of Pacific Century Institute

Ambassador Ramond Burghardt served during the Bush and Obama administrations as Chairman of the Washington Office of the American Institute of Taiwan (AIT) from 2006 to 2016 and Director of AIT Taipei from 1999 to 2001. For many years, Amb. Burghardt was one of the leading Asian experts in the US State Department. He was Ambassador to Vietnam (2001-04), Consul General in Shanghai (1997-99), and Deputy Chief of Mission in Manila (1993-96) and Seoul (1990-93). In the 1980s, he was Special Assistant to President Reagan for Latin American Affairs. He is a consultant to the Institute for Defense Analyses advises major companies on Asian affairs and serves on for-profit and non-profit boards. He is a frequent speaker on US relations with Taiwan, China, and Vietnam. Amb. Burghardt is a graduate of Columbia College and did graduate study at Columbia School of International and Public Affairs.

Mr. Bill Shih-chang Huang
Director General of Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Denver

Mr. Bill Shih-chang Huang is the Director General of Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Denver. Based in Denver, the office is the consulate general equivalent of Taiwan in the Great Plains and Mountain West, serving the states of Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Missouri, North Dakota and South Dakota.

A career diplomat, Mr. Huang has previously served in Atlanta, Georgia, the Republic of Palau in the Pacific, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in London and the Caribbean Island of Saint Lucia. On home assignments, he has overseen media relations, e-Diplomacy, North American and European Affairs in the Foreign Service. His main focus of interest lies in international development cooperation, public diplomacy as well as trade and investment relations. Mr. Huang received a B.A. in English Literature and Linguistics at National Taiwan Normal University, an M.A. in Journalism at National Taiwan University, and a master’s degree in public administration from Harvard Kennedy School.

Moderated by: Suisheng Zhao, University of Denver

Sie Complex - Room 1020 – Forum
March 18, 2025
5:30 - 7:00 pm MT
Meal is provided

Join the Sié Chéou-Kang Center for International Security and Diplomacy as we launch the collaborative, multi-media art installation "the bomb," which will be in place at the Community Commons Gallery (CCOM 1001) from April 1st through April 15th. We invite guests from all campus departments and the public community to engage with the installation, which explores the history, technology, and existential threat of nuclear weapons through the arts. The installation displays award-winning film The Bomb (2016) from artist-journalist-directors Eric Schlosser and Smriti Keshari, who will join us the following week on April 8th for a film screening and panel discussion of nuclear disarmament and current security issues on the global scale.

About the Experience:
the bomb evokes the danger and uncertainty inherent in the management of nuclear weapons. By reflecting on the technological fallibility of these machines, the installation serves as a powerful reminder of the nuclear threat, an urgent issue that has grown in importance but receives too little attention.

University Engagement:
In addition to the installation, each university visit will feature a series of events designed to engage students, faculty, and the public in a wide-ranging dialogue and debate about nuclear issues. These events will include panel discussions, Q&A sessions with the artists, and interactive workshops that aim to deepen understanding and inspire campus-wide conversations about how to prevent nuclear wars.

Admission:
Admission to the bomb is free of charge for all university students, faculty, and the general public.

Press Inquiries
For more information, interview requests, or press materials, please contact Cherefawn Chang at [email protected].