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Lessons From the Edge: A Conversation with Ambassador (Ret.) Marie Yovanovitch

Join us for a conversation with Ambassador (ret.) Marie Yovanovitch as she explores her career as an Ambassador, her leadership, and the ethical challenges she faced as U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine (2016-2019).

Escaping the Taliban, One Year Later: Afghan Voices of Hope

Join the Central Asia Program, the Afghan Voices of Hope project, and the Sigur Center for Asian Studies to discuss evacuation and resettlement efforts, important advocacy tools, and policy reform around Afghan refugees and migrants as we reflect on the past year.

*Registration is required | Refreshments will be provided

Diálogos Hispanos with Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar

The Diálogos Hispanos Speaker Series is an initiative of the Cisneros Hispanic Leadership Institute that aims to inspire the GW community through stimulating conversations with diverse leaders about the role of Hispanics/Latinos in global society. Our next speaker, Mariano-Florentino (Tino) Cuéllar, is the first president of the Carnegie Endowment of International Peace of Hispanic/Latin heritage.

Soh Jaipil Lecture Series with Gi-Wook Shin

From resentment towards economic retaliation over THAAD deployment to culture wars over hanbok and kimchi, South Korean public sentiment towards China has drastically deteriorated over the past few years, becoming even worse than sentiment toward Japan.

Is the War on Message? Political Communication in Russia Before and After February

How can we understand the success with which Putin's regime has managed the war against Ukraine at home? That is, what paved the way for the Kremlin to use the war to re-secure a contingent social consensus around Putin? In this talk, Maria Sidorkina sets aside the strong-arm tactics the regime used to dismantle the opposition's political and media institutions, to consider the structure of the public sphere before February 2022.

Is the War on Message? Political Communication in Russia Before and After February

How can we understand the success with which Putin's regime has managed the war against Ukraine at home? That is, what paved the way for the Kremlin to use the war to re-secure a contingent social consensus around Putin? In this talk, Maria Sidorkina sets aside the strong-arm tactics the regime used to dismantle the opposition's political and media institutions, to consider the structure of the public sphere before February 2022.

"Transitional Tremors" in Yemen

Join us for our first simulation of the academic year as we delve into the future of the Yemeni Civil War. In this simulation, we will explore the political, ethical, and legal ramifications of the world's worst humanitarian crisis.

America’s Great-Power Opportunity: A Conversation with Ali Wyne

Join us Wednesday, October 12th, 12:00 - 1:00 pm EST, for a conversation with leading geopolitics expert Ali Wyne on his new book, America’s Great-Power Opportunity: Revitalizing U.S. Foreign Policy to Meet the Strategic Challenges of Strategic Competition (Polity, 2022). What is the nature of this new era of “great-power competition”?

The Kremlin's Echo Chambers: Why Russians Trust Propaganda and Reject Independent Media

After Russia invaded Ukraine, the Kremlin’s propaganda has become especially aggressive and outrageous. Yet, most Russians, as before, seem to be satisfied with state-run media, and only a few of them have noticed the Kremlin’s crackdown on the remaining independent journalists.

No Safety Net: The IMF & Diminishing Social Protections in the Middle East

Currently, the Arab Region is facing a historical moment similar to that in Latin America at the beginning of the foreign debt crisis in the 1980, when developing and low-income countries were tied up in foreign loans that initially seemed relatively inexpensive and necessary for development and growth.

AHS 2022 Tech Conference

How is tech shaping international affairs? Join us as we explore topics such as the future of war, nuclear strategy, green energy, and technology and authoritarianism at the 2022 AHS Tech Conference! Engage top speakers from CSIS, CSBA, Freedom House, CEPA, and more as we explore how technology is forever shaping international affairs.