Our Unitarian Universalist forebears often advocated for diplomacy over warfare. Join presenter Dr. Lloyd J. Dumas who proposes that by developing the right kind of international economic relationships, we can create a situation in which nations have strong positive incentives to manage their conflicts short of war. This lecture will be in person at the church and online via this link: https://zoom.us/j/99618432320

LLOYD J. DUMAS recently retired as Professor Emeritus of Political Economy, Economics and Public Policy at the University of Texas at Dallas. Dumas' books include The Peacekeeping Economy: Using Economic Relationships to Build a More Peaceful, Prosperous, and Secure World (Yale University Press) and The Technology Trap: Where Human Error and Malevolence Meet Powerful Technologies (Praeger). His ninth book is called, Building The Good Society: The Power and Limits of Markets, Democracy and Freedom: in an Increasingly Polarized World (Emerald). He has also published over 120 articles in 11 languages in books and journals of 7 disciplines, and periodicals such as New York Times and International Herald Tribune. He has spoken at more than 260 conferences and special lectures since 1980. Quoted in Business Week, Financial Times, and Barron’s, he has appeared on more than 300 TV and radio programs in the U.S., and around the world.