�Geopolitical Theory and State-Breakdown Theory: Lessons from the Fall of the Soviet Bloc�
Dr. Randall Collins, Dorothy Swaine Thomas Professor of Sociology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
�Conflict between Maritime and Territorial Organizations�
Doctor Paul Coones, Lecturer in Geography and Fellow of Hertford College, Oxford, UK
�Middle-Eastern Shatterbelts and Political Instability�
Dr. Geoffrey Kemp, Director, Regional Strategic Programs, Nixon Center, Washington, DC
�Commercial Networks and Political Instability�
Professor Gerald Schneider, Department of Politics and Management, University of Konstanz, Germany
�Urbanization, International Narcotics, Terror Networks, and the Future of the Nation-State
Dr. Phil Williams, Professor of International Affairs, University of Pittsburgh