2005 Press Releases
The World after 9/11 - History Conference at University College Cork (UCC)
The events of September 11, 2001 and the subsequent US response have had a significant impact on US diplomacy and foreign policy. The War on Terror employed wide-ranging strategies that involved significant international cooperation. However, the breadth of the Bush agenda and the methods employed to address the issue soon engendered widespread disagreement, division and acrimony both within and outside the United States.
The Department of History at UCC has gathered a number of world renowned experts to assess the impact of 9/11 at a conference "The World after 9/11" to be held at UCC on 4 February next. Peter Sutherland, Chairman BP plc and Chairman, Goldman Sachs International will open the Conference with a talk entitled "The Transatlantic Relationship since 9/11". This will be followed by Professor John Dumbrell, University of Leicester, UK who will speak on "President Kerry's foreign policy: would it have made any difference?" Professor Mark Lytle, Mary Ball Washington Professor of American History at UCD (2004-'05) and Professor of History and Environmental Studies at Bard College, USA will close the one-day conference with a talk "Once More Down the Wrong Road: The American Conservative Legacy and the Post-9/11 World".
Peter Sutherland is currently Chairman of BP plc and Chairman of Goldman Sachs International. Prior to his current position, he served as Director General of the World Trade Organisation, formerly GATT, European Commissioner responsible for Competition Policy and Attorney General of Ireland. His publications include the book 'Premier Janvier 1993 ce qui va changer en Europe ' and numerous articles. He will assess the Transatlantic relationship, exploring the very public disagreements but also the significant levels of cooperation and continued engagement.
Professor John Dumbrell, University of Leicester UK, will analyse Bush's foreign policy through a process of contrast, asking the key question on whether John Kerry's foreign policy would have made a significant difference. He has published widely on US foreign policy, including: The Carter Presidency: A Re-evaluation (1993), Making of US Foreign Policy (1997), American Foreign Policy: Carter to Clinton (1997), A Special Relationship: Anglo-American Relations in the Cold War and After (2001) and most recently President Lyndon Johnson and Soviet Communism (2004).
Professor Mark Lytle, Bard College, USA, will chart the conservative legacy within the United States and its impact on policy after 9/11. A former Fulbright scholar, he is currently the Mary Ball Washington Professor of American History, University College, Dublin. His numerous publications include: The Origins of the Iranian-American Alliance, 1941-1953 (1987), A co-author of After the Fact: The Art of Historical Detection (5th ed., 2000); Nation of Nations: A Narrative History of the American Republic (5th ed., 2001); His forthcoming book, published by OUP is America's Uncivil Wars: The Sixties Era from Elvis to the Fall of Richard Nixon.
Organised as part of Cork 2005 - European Capital of Culture, the Conference takes place on Friday next, 4 February, GI, Kane Building, UCC. All are welcome.
Enquiries: Professor Dermot Keogh, Tel. 021 4902687; email d.Keogh@ucc.ie or Dr David Ryan, Tel. 021 4902183; email david.ryan@ucc.ie
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