Wikileaks: Freedom of Speech or Threat to Freedom?

(USA, Washington, Wednesday January 05th at 12:00)

Wikileaks: Freedom of Speech or Threat to Freedom?

(USA, Washington, Wednesday January 05th at 12:00)




The recent series of releases of classified and potentially politically and strategically sensitive State materials by Wikileaks, the non-profit media organization, have embarrassed governments and brought a greater level of transparency to international relations than ever before. For its critics, Wikileaks is a threat to national security and spoiler of international diplomacy. To its supporters, it is the newest expression of online and empowered citizenship, enhancing democratic discourse and challenging powerful public institutions and private organisations.

The Institute for Cultural Diplomacy is proud to present a debate on the role of Wikileaks in modern diplomatic relations and in the information age.

Program

10:00   Welcoming speech by Vivian Schiller, President of NPR

10:45   The Impact of the Tea Party Movement on US Foreign Policy - (Lecture & Discussion)
Speaker: The Hon. Senator Tim Hutchinson

12:00   International Relations and Wikileaks: “Freedom of Speech or Threat to Freedom?” - (Panel Discussion - Interactive
Sessions)

Moderator: Lord Jack McConnell

Speakers:
The Hon. Senator Tim Hutchinson
Senator William Emerson Brock III
Dr. Solomon Passy
The Hon. James Bacchus
Amb. Cynthia Schneider

Location

National Public Radio (NPR) Washington, USA