Emory University News Release

Release date: Oct. 23, 2003
Contact: Deb Hammacher, Associate Director, University Media Relations,
at 404-727-0644 or dhammac@emory.edu

The People Speak: Atlanta Debates America's Role in the World

WHO: Members of Emory University's Barkley Forum debate team. Respondents are Mahmoud Al-Batal from the Department of Middle Eastern Studies and Dan Reiter from the Department of Political Science

WHAT: "The People Speak: Atlanta Debates America's Role in the World"

WHEN: Wednesday, Oct. 29 at 7 p.m.

WHERE: 208 White Hall, 480 Kilgo Circle, Emory.

COST: Free and open to the public. For more information, call 404-727-6189.

Emory University's Barkley Forum debate team will host "The People Speak: Atlanta Debates America's Role in the World," a debate about American foreign policy on Wednesday, Oct. 29 at 7 p.m. in White Hall room 208. The debate will feature members of the Barkley Forum and Emory faculty members Mahmoud Al-Batal, associate professor of Middle Eastern studies, and Dan Reiter, associate professor of political science. They will address questions such as: "Should the United States use preemptive military force to stop the spread of weapons of mass destruction?" and "Is America better off working with international institutions?" Following the formal debate will be a question-and-answer period.

"The People Speak: America Debates its Role in the World" is a nationwide event including hundreds of debates across the country. The national event is funded jointly by the Open Society Institute, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund and the United Nations Foundation as part of their ongoing missions to support grassroots community involvement in foreign policy.

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