Lincoln (Neb.) - Nov. 5, 1997 - The ancient trade routes that once carried silk and spice across Asia to the far corners of the world carry a new kind of traffic in the late 20th century - terrorism, weapons and drugs.
The next E.N. Thompson Forum on World Issues at the University of Nebraska will address that growing problem at 3:30 p.m. Nov. 12 when Thomas E. Gouttierre, dean of International Studies and Programs at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, delivers "Drugs, Thugs and U.S. Interests on the Historic Silk and Spice Roads."
Gouttierre's lecture will be at the Lied Center for Performing Arts, 12th and Q streets. The lecture is free and open to the public and is also available via satellite at sites throughout Nebraska, including College Park in Grand Island, state colleges, community colleges and high schools.
The new countries that were the central Asian republics of the former Soviet Union are struggling to build nations, while conflicts in India, Pakistan and Afghanistan threaten the region. Gouttierre will explore these issues and their impact on Nebraska and the United States.
Gouttierre is the third of five lecturers in the 1997-98
Thompson Forum series. The next lecture is March 4 with Richard
Burkholder Jr., vice president and director of international
operations and survey research for the Gallup Organization. The
series is a cooperative project of the Cooper Foundation and the
university.
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