Moderated by Carlos Watson (facing the panelists), the Roundtable at Stanford featured, from left, John Abizaid, Stephen Breyer, John Hennessy, Pamela Matson, Thomas Friedman and John E. Bryson.
2007 Roundtable
“Courting Disaster: The Fight for Oil, Water and a Healthy Planet”
On October 13, 2007, Stanford President John Hennessy, journalist Carlos Watson, and a panel of leading figures in international affairs, energy development, media, and government joined an audience of more than 5,500 people in Maples Pavilion for the second annual Roundtable at Stanford University. The wide-ranging discussion, entitled "Courting Disaster: The Fight for Oil, Water and a Healthy Planet," covered issues such as America's role in the world, the war in Iraq and unrest in the Middle East, terrorism and nuclear proliferation, the upcoming presidential election and climate change.
Audio and video recordings of the 2007 Roundtable,
“Courting Disaster: The Fight for Oil, Water and a Healthy Planet,”
are available for free download.