 | Sir John Major |
Sir John Major, former prime minister of the United Kingdom, and Ernesto Zedillo, director of the Yale Center for the Study of Globalization and former president of Mexico, will conduct a dialogue titled "Global Terrorism: The Enemy of Our Time," on Wednesday, Dec. 7, at 4 p.m. in Luce Hall, 34 Hillhouse Ave.
The event is free and open to the public.
The two former chiefs of state are old friends and will bring the perspectives of public office at the highest level to their views on international problems. There will be an opportunity for questions from the audience following the discussion.
Sponsored by the Department of Political Science, this discussion of global terrorism is the fifth forum in a series organized by political science lecturer Stanley Flink in connection with his seminar "Ethics and the Media."
Other panel discussions in the series have focused on media coverage of national security, military operations in Iraq, the presidential election of 2004 and, this month, the inherent conflicts arising from corporate ownership of the news media.
Major was prime minister of England 1990-1997, having previously served as chief secretary to the treasury, foreign secretary and chancellor of the Exchequer. A member of the Conservative party, he supported Margaret Thatcher in the leadership election of 1990. When she stepped down, he entered the contest himself and, with Thatcher's support, went on to become the youngest prime minister in over a century.
During his tenure, Major led Britain in the Allies' war against Saddam Hussein when Iraq invaded Kuwait. He also established the Northern Ireland Peace Process in the early 1990s and worked with Irish premiers to create the "Downing Street Declaration" and "Joint Frameworks Document," building blocks for the Good Friday Agreement in 1998. His term was also marked by the abolition of the poll tax; the creation of the Citizens Charter, a code designed to introduce greater accountability into public services; and the establishment of the National Lottery, which has provided billions of pounds for good causes.
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