Illinois International

Thursdays at 7 p.m., Sundays at 9 a.m.
UI-7, the University channel on Comcast Channel 7

The office of International Engagement, Communications and Protocol at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, in collaboration with ATLAS, produces Illinois International, a program that brings a heartland focus to the exploration of world affairs and globalization processes. 

Current Episode

"Nuclear Weapons Programs and International Arms Treaties" With special guest Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering Professor Clifford Singer In this episode of Illinois International, moderator Nicole Tami is joined by Professor Clifford Singer to discuss the future of nuclear arms and the status of weapons' treaties that expire in 2009.

Past Episodes:

Israeli-Palestinian Relations: New Leadership, New policy?"
With special guest Professor Ken Cuno

"Land, Power, and Citizenship in West Africa"
With special guest Professor Carola Lentz of Johanes Gutenberg University in Mainz, Germany

"Understanding the Global Food and Energy Crisis"
With special guest Cornell Professor Per Pinstrup-Andersen

The Global Economic Crisis"
With special guest Professor Hadi Esfahani

"The Growing Global Food Crisis"
With special guest Professor Gale Summerfield

"South Korea's Future"
With special guest the Honorable Son Sung-hwan, Consul General of South Korea (Chicago)

"Russia's Political Power Structure"
With special guest Professor David Satter

"U.S. Diplomacy"
With special guest Assistant Professor Derrick Frazier

"Thailand in Transition"
With special guest the Honorable Narong Sasitorn, Consul General of Thailand
For more information on Thailand visit our Illinois International Background Information Web site

"Global Affairs"
With special guest Professor Rajmohan Gandhi

"The Next Pandemic: Avian Flu"
With special guest Professor Julian Palmore

"Global Diaspora: Its Affect on the Nation and Illinois "
With special guests Professor Ilana Redstone Akresh and Professor Gale Summerfield

"China and the US: Geostrategic Partners, Competitors or Adversaries?"
With special guest Professor Michael Chambers

"The North Korean Nuclear Threat: Weapons of Mass Destruction or Weapons of Mass Disruption?"
With special guest Former US Ambassador Tom Hubbard