Dr. Jerry Pubantz at The City Club of Cleveland

CLEVELAND, OH—Dr. Jerry Pubantz, professor of political science at University of North Carolina at Greensboro, will present an analysis of how George Bush has rearranged the world, and how these changes in American foreign policy have interacted with other forces on the global scene at noon on Thursday, October 5, at The City Club of Cleveland.

An expert and author on foreign policy, international relations, and the United Nations, Pubantz is a member of the Middle East Policy Council’s National Advisory Board, former president of the North Carolina Political Science Association, co-founder of the Southern Association of Pre-law Advisers, and former president of the National Collegiate Conference Association, corporate sponsor of the National Model United Nations in New York City. He has appeared on radio and television across the nation and internationally, and most recently, was a featured speaker at the Chautauqua Institution.

Pubantz’s writings include works on the United Nations, international civil society and democratization, U.S.-Russian Relations, the Middle East, and American Foreign Policy. He is the co-editor of the Encyclopedia of the United Nations and the co-author of The New United Nations: International Organization in the 21st Century and To Create a New World? American Presidents and the United Nations, honored with CHOICE Magazine’s Outstanding Academic Title Award for 2000 by the American Library Association. His articles have appeared in Social Forces, Alternatives, ArabiesTrends, Politics and Policy, and the International Journal of the Humanities.

This special program is organized by The City Club New Leaders, which develops significant opportunities for civic involvement and freedom of speech among young professionals under the age of 40.

Tickets for this City Club Special Program are $15 for members and $25 for non-members. Lunch is included. Reservations are required at least 24 hours in advance of the event. They can be purchased by calling The City Club at 216.621.0082 or visiting the website at www.cityclub.org.

Established in 1912 to encourage new ideas and a free exchange of thought, The City Club of Cleveland is the oldest continuous free speech forum in the country, renowned for its tradition of debate and discussion. The City Club’s mission is to inform, educate and inspire citizens by presenting significant ideas and providing opportunities for dialogue in a collegial setting.