Wednesday, March 31 at 2:00 pm Speaking in Maine takes us back to the recent Camden Conference focusing on The Geopolitics of the Arctic. The second episode of our three part series features Frances Ulmer on Winners and Losers in the 21st Century Arctic ; Ulf Sverdrup on A Frozen Region Goes Dynamic ; and Gail Whiteman on What Happens in the Arctic Doesn't Stay There: The Arctic as a Barometer of Global Risk. Frances Ulmer Chair, United States Arctic Research Commission Former Lt. Governor of Alaska, Mayor of Juneau, and Chancellor, University of Alaska Anchorage Frances Ulmer is Chair of the U.S. Arctic Research Commission, appointed by President Obama. He had also appointed her to the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling. Now a Senior Fellow at the Arctic Initiative in the Institute of Politics at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, Ms. Ulmer’s research interests include energy, environmental policy, natural resource management and

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Camden Conference - Geopolitics of the Arctic: Development in the Arctic Region

Monday, March 29 at 2:00 pm Speaking in Maine takes us to the 2021 Camden Conference to explore the Arctic, one of the world’s least-known regions. The Arctic already is undergoing dramatic, irreversible changes traceable to global warming, and as these changes impact the pace of climate change, they forewarn of the challenges ahead for human, animal and plant habitats in this and other regions. We examined how this transformation of the Arctic is creating a new arena for global power and competition. With the retreating ice mass will come new opportunities to pursue exploration and extraction of vast resources. Will there be unregulated competition, or cooperation among governments and industries? What kinds of security challenges will come with ice-free borders? The territories of eight nations extend into the Arctic, but others —especially China— will assert rights of access and passage. Open waters will make shipping between Pacific and Atlantic ports much cheaper. What could all

Camden Conference - Geopolitics of the Arctic: A Region in Peril

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Evening for the Environment

Friday, August 21 at 2:00 pm Speaking in Maine returns to The College of the Atlantic’s Champlain Institute which is holding its sessions in a virtual environment. This year the Champlain Institute is exploring the future of US diplomacy, climate change policy, income inequality, national security, the Second Amendment, the Supreme Court, coronavirus, and other issues that will be critical national topics leading up to the presidential elections in November.

November 3 – What’s at Stake? How We Eat Now

Wednesday, August 19 at 2:00 pm Speaking in Maine returns to The College of the Atlantic’s Champlain Institute which is holding its sessions in a virtual environment. This year the Champlain Institute is exploring the future of US diplomacy, climate change policy, income inequality, national security, the Second Amendment, the Supreme Court, coronavirus, and other issues that will be critical national topics leading up to the presidential elections in November.

November 3 – What’s at Stake? Unbreaking America

Monday, August 17 at 2:00 pm Speaking in Maine returns to The College of the Atlantic’s Champlain Institute which is holding its sessions in a virtual environment. This year the Champlain Institute is exploring the future of US diplomacy, climate change policy, income inequality, national security, the Second Amendment, the Supreme Court, coronavirus, and other issues that will be critical national topics leading up to the presidential elections in November.

November 3 – What’s at Stake? The Struggle for America

November 3 – What’s at Stake? Society at a Tipping Point: Race, Class & the Way Forward

November 3 – What’s at Stake? Addressing National Threats and Emergencies

Friday, August 14 at 2:00 pm Speaking in Maine returns to The College of the Atlantic’s Champlain Institute which is holding its sessions in a virtual environment. This year the Champlain Institute is exploring the future of US diplomacy, climate change policy, income inequality, national security, the Second Amendment, the Supreme Court, coronavirus, and other issues that will be critical national topics leading up to the presidential elections in November.

November 3 – What’s at Stake? Extremism in the 21st Century

Wednesday, August 12 at 2:00 pm Speaking in Maine returns to The College of the Atlantic’s Champlain Institute which is holding its sessions in a virtual environment. This year the Champlain Institute is exploring the future of US diplomacy, climate change policy, income inequality, national security, the Second Amendment, the Supreme Court, coronavirus, and other issues that will be critical national topics leading up to the presidential elections in November.

Monday, August 10 at 2:00 pm Speaking in Maine returns to The College of the Atlantic’s Champlain Institute which is holding its sessions in a virtual environment. This year the Champlain Institute is exploring the future of US diplomacy, climate change policy, income inequality, national security, the Second Amendment, the Supreme Court, coronavirus, and other issues that will be critical national topics leading up to the presidential elections in November.

November 3 — What’s at Stake? The Reach of History

Monday, August 3 at 2:00 pm Speaking in Maine returns to The College of the Atlantic’s Champlain Institute which is holding its sessions in a virtual environment. This year the Champlain Institute is exploring the future of US diplomacy, climate change policy, income inequality, national security, the Second Amendment, the Supreme Court, coronavirus, and other issues that will be critical national topics leading up to the presidential elections in November.

November 3 — What’s at Stake? An Evening with Hillary Rodham Clinton

Friday, July 31 at 2:00 pm Speaking in Maine takes us next to The College of the Atlantic’s Champlain Institute sessions in a virtual environment. The Champlain Institute is a week-long ideas festival which hosts leaders from around the country and the world to share their expertise on pressing issues of our time. This year, the Champlain Institute explores the future of US diplomacy, climate change policy, income inequality, national security, the Second Amendment, the Supreme Court, coronavirus, and other issues that will be critical national topics leading up to the presidential elections in November.

One of the many public affairs lecture series Maine Public Radio presents weekdays at 2:00 pm, In partnership with many civic minding organizations and education institutions from all around the state, Speaking in Maine features diverse speakers addressing many of the important issues of our day. The program is produced by Lucy Soucek. The Executive Producer for Speaking in Maine is Charles Beck .

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