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SUMMARY:Dr. David Titley\, Rear Admiral (Ret.)
DESCRIPTION:Climate Change Erodes National Security\nFor video playback\, click HERE \nDr. David Titley currently is Professor of Practice in the Department of Meteorology at the Pennsylvania State University\, and founding Director of Penn State’s Center for Solutions to Weather and Climate Risk.  The Center helps organizations and citizens prosper and succeed in today’s and tomorrow’s weather and climate environment by taking advantage of all the skill in weather and climate forecasts. \nDr. David Titley served as a naval officer for 32 years and rose to the rank of Rear Admiral.  Dr. Titley’s career included duties as commander of the Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command; oceanographer and navigator of the Navy; and deputy assistant chief of naval operations for information dominance.  He also served as senior military assistant for the director\, Office of Net Assessment in the Office of the Secretary of Defense. \nWhile serving in the Pentagon\, Dr. Titley initiated and led the U.S. Navy’s Task Force on Climate Change.  After retiring from the Navy\, Dr. Titley served as the Deputy Undersecretary of Commerce for Operations\, the chief operating officer position at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. \nDr. Titley serves on numerous advisory boards and National Academies of Science committees\, including the CNA Military Advisory Board\, the Center for Climate and Security and the Science and Security Board of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. \nDr. Titley is a fellow of the American Meteorological Society.   He was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Alaska\, Fairbanks.
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SUMMARY:Dr. Randall Newnham
DESCRIPTION:Brexit Questions\nDr.Randall Newnham is an Associate Professor of Political Science atPenn State Berks. His research focuses on the role of the economic aid and sanctions as foreign policy tools. Recent articles include Coalition of the Bribed and Bullied?  US Economic Linkage and the Iraq War Coalition and Nukes for Sale Cheap? Purchasing Peace with North Korea (both in International Studies Perspectives\, 2004 and 2008). He has a special interest in Germany\, Eastern Europe\, and the former Soviet Union. This is seen in his book\, Deutsche Mark Diplomacy: Positive Economic Sanctions in German-Russian Relations (PSU Press\, 2002)\, and several recent articles on German\, Polish\, and Russian foreign policy. Dr. Newnham teaches introductory courses in International Relations\, Comparative Politics\, and American Government. He also teaches advanced courses on “The Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union” and International Political Economy as part of PSU Berks’ four-year Global Studies degree.
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