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<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><span><span>This week at the
Institute for Ethics in Public Life we've having a hybrid
(in-person or Zoom) conversation on US foreign policy at 3:30pm on
Thursday, Sept. 12.<br></span></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><span><span><br></span></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;margin-left:40px"><span><span>In its Nov./Dec. 2023 issue, <i>Foreign Affairs </i>published
"A Dysfunctional Superpower: Can A Divided America Deter China and
Russia?", by former Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates. In the
article, Sec. Gates explains why he is very concerned about the
combination of near future challenges by various rivals including China,
Russia, North Korea, and Iran while the US is deeply divided, and lays
out what he thinks we should be doing in response. We'll critically
discuss his argument and recommendations.<br></span></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;margin-left:40px"><span><span><br></span></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;margin-left:40px"><span><span>This
is an opportunity to learn more about how experts view the current
international environment, consider the extent to which Sec. Gates'
perspective accurately describes the current situation and whether the
responses he proposes are likely to help.<br><br>You can download a copy of the article <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ir7Vko9xSZQFFA2Ifv39Y7h8_ltL3drk/view?usp%3Ddrive_link&sa=D&source=calendar&ust=1726227963074120&usg=AOvVaw3-donQPDVyLciLiThyOnZB" target="_blank">here</a>. </span></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;margin-left:40px"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;margin-left:40px">You can join this conversation in-person at the Institute (Hawkins 233) or remotely via Zoom: <span><span><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://plattsburgh.zoom.us/j/89670999310&sa=D&source=calendar&ust=1726227963074120&usg=AOvVaw0ioJ_todHdmwZuNIdANBZH" target="_blank">https://plattsburgh.zoom.us/j/89670999310</a><br></span></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;margin-left:40px"><span><span><br></span></span></div>
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<div style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif" class="gmail_default">Also, next week is a big week for the Institute:</div><div style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif" class="gmail_default"><br></div><div style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif" class="gmail_default"><b>Sep. 17 (T): Constitution Day and National Voter Registration Day<br></b></div><div style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;margin-left:40px" class="gmail_default"><b><br></b></div><div style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;margin-left:40px" class="gmail_default">The
Plattsburgh Vote team is starting the main push to maximize student
voter registration and turnout on Tuesday with <b>tabling in the ACC from
11am to 1pm with representatives from the League of Women Voters</b>.
Students will be able to register to vote, get help requesting absentee
and early ballots, and learn about candidate positions and the NY Equal
Rights Amendment, which is on the ballot on Nov. 5.</div><div style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;margin-left:40px" class="gmail_default"><br></div><div style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;margin-left:40px" class="gmail_default"><b>From
1 to 2:30pm, all campus community members are welcome to join The
National Constitution Day Conversatio</b>n, hosted by the American
Association of State Colleges and Universities' American Democracy
Project. This facilitated dialog will give participants a chance to
participate in a discussion on the US Constitution with students,
faculty, and staff members at universities across the United States. You
can register to attend this event <a href="https://aascu.org/events/national-constitution-day-conversation/">here</a>. <br></div><div style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;margin-left:40px" class="gmail_default"><br></div><div style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;margin-left:40px" class="gmail_default"><b>From
7:30 to 9pm, we are welcoming former U.S. Representative Bill Owens and
NY State Senator Dan Stec to campus for a conversation on what we can
do as citizens to make a difference in our country. </b>We'll discuss why
they chose to enter politics, and what they have learned about
citizenship and the power of political engagement from their careers.
This in-person only event will be held in the Alumni Conference Room,
Angell College Center, and light refreshments will be served. <br></div><div style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;margin-left:40px" class="gmail_default"><br></div><div style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;margin-left:40px" class="gmail_default">Please
join us for any and all of these activities, and teach faculty please
let your students know about these opportunities to register to vote,
discuss our Constitution, and learn more about how they can leverage the
power of their citizenship to make a difference.<br></div>
</div><br><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><b><font size="2">Daniel Lake</font></b></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><font size="2">(pronouns: he/him/his)<br></font></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><font size="2">Assoc. Prof. of Political Science</font></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><font size="2">Director, Institute for Ethics in Public Life<br></font></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><font size="2">Hawkins 149A</font></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><font size="2"><a href="https://maps.google.com/?q=101+Broad+Street+Plattsburgh,+NY+12901&entry=gmail&source=g" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">101 Broad Street</a></font></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><font size="2"><a href="https://maps.google.com/?q=101+Broad+Street+Plattsburgh,+NY+12901&entry=gmail&source=g" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">Plattsburgh, NY 12901</a></font></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><font size="2">(o) <a href="tel:(518)%5645833" value="+15185642217" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">518-564-5833</a></font></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><b><font size="2"><a href="http://plattsburgh.edu/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">plattsburgh.edu</a></font></b><br></p></div><div dir="ltr"><img src="https://web.plattsburgh.edu/files/914/images/SUNY-Plattsburgh-Email-Logo-2018.jpg"><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>