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Enemies Within: The Global Politics of Fifth Columns

The invocation of "fifth columns" in the political arena has recurred periodically throughout modern history and is experiencing an upsurge in our era of democratic erosion.

ESA Agenda 2025 with ESA Director General Dr. Josef Aschbacher

Please join the Space Policy Institute for a discussion of ESA Agenda 2025 with European Space Agency Director General Dr. Josef Aschbacher.

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Scientific Diasporas in Science Diplomacy

The event explores the successes and experiences of the European reseacher diaspora networks in the United States and Canada and the increasing importance of scientific diasporas. This will be a hybrid event. Guests are welcome to join us in-person at 1957 E ST NW, Lindner Commons (Room 602), Washington, DC 20052 or online via Zoom. Please register for more information on how to access the event online.

Berz Endowed Lecture: Rethinking Christianity in the Abortion Debate

With the recent overturning of Roe v. Wade, the innovative research of Prof. Rebecca Todd Peters on Christian women and abortion has been especially relevant. Prof. Peters will deliver what promises to be a thought-provoking lecture from the perspective of both a leading academic in the field of religious studies and an ordianed Presbyterian minister (PCUSA).

Defending Press Freedom: Protecting Journalists around the World

Join the GW School of Media and Public Affairs' Institute for Public Diplomacy and Global Communication for the 2022 Walter Roberts Annual Lecture.

Abortion Pills: From Mexico to the U.S.

For over two decades, Mexican activist Verónica Cruz has helped thousands of women get abortions. Now, with the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, her organization is inundated with calls from women seeking abortion pills in the United States. Join us for a conversation with Ms. Cruz as we discuss her work in Mexico and its impact in the United States. 

A Landscape of War: Ecologies of Resistance and Survival in South Lebanon with Munira Khayyat and Diana Pardo Pedraza

What worlds take root in war? In this book, anthropologist Munira Khayyat describes life along the southern border of Lebanon, where resistant ecologies thrive amid a terrain of perennial war. A Landscape of War takes us to frontline villages where armed invasions, indiscriminate bombings, and scattered land mines have become the environment where everyday life is waged.