The 50th Anniversary of Chile’s Military Coup

Hackerman Hall B17

Experts Peter Kornbluh, Katherine Hite and Consuelo Amat will discuss the Unites States' role in one of the most important political events of the 20th century - the 1973 Chilean coup d'état that ousted president Salvador Allende. Hosted by LACLxS and cosponsored by the Aronson Fund of the International Studies Program, SNF Agora and the […]

Aronson Speaker Series: Faculty Globetrotters – Jennifer Luff (Political Science)

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Meet new professor of Political Science Jennifer Luff as part of the Aronson Center for International Studies Fall Speaker Series. Prof. Luff studies labor politics in the US and the UK, with special interests in the history of civil liberties and state repression, political organizing, and working-class conservatism.

MSE Symposium – Ambassador John Sullivan

Shriver Hall, Auditorium

Former Ambassador John Sullivan will be speaking as part of the Milton S. Eisenhower Symposium. Ambassador Sullivan managed the U.S. Embassy in Moscow during its most difficult period in decades, including during the Russian invasion of Ukraine and Britney Grinier's imprisonment. Ambassador Sullivan is a leader with extensive experience in diplomacy and international relations, and […]

The Politics of War Powers

SNF Agora Institute Conference Room, N325F, Wyman Park Building

The Politics of War Powers - The two most important Article 1 powers in the national security space are appropriating and declaring war. But post 9/11, Congress has proven unable to pass new war powers bills crafted to grapple with current warfare. They also have been unable to repeal antiquated existing authorities. As a result, […]

East Asia Unscripted Speaker Series – Monica Weller

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Japan’s Role in International Cooperation and Development" with Monica Weller of the Japan International Cooperation Agency. This event is sponsored by the East Asian Studies Program.

SAIS Summer Academies and Direct Admissions Info Session

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Come learn about the SAIS Summer Academies in Bologna, Italy and Washington, DC, and the SAIS Direct Admissions Program! Lunch will be provided. SAIS Summer Academy courses introduce students to the challenges of international conflict analysis, management and resolution. Students will build practical skillsets through excursions, case studies on peacekeeping and peacebuilding, debates on intervention, […]

East Asian Studies Speaker Series: Fan Yang (University of Maryland, Baltimore County)

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Book Talk: Disorienting Politics mines 21st-century media artifacts to make visible the economic, cultural, political, and ecological entanglements of China and the United States. These “Chimerican media,” originating in America but circulating beyond national boundaries, co-create the figure of rising China and demonstrate the ways in which race is embedded in geopolitics evenwhen the subject […]

Convergences: Climate Change, Health, Litigation

Space Telescope Science Institute Auditorium 3700 San Martin Drive

2022 has been the year of the greatest number of legal cases relating to climate. These cases range from efforts to prevent the expansion of fossil fuel and petrochemical extraction to challenges to government for their continued inaction in regulating companies and holding them accountable.  Notable among these legal actions is the 2021 case won by Friends […]

On the Morning You Wake (to the End of the World): Film Screening & QA

Hodson Hall 110

Register here to attend the film screening and discussion of On the Morning You Wake (to the End of the World). We will host a 2-D screening of the film and a discussion and Q&A with Dr. Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio and Dr. Sylvia Frain. Food and drinks will be provided at the end of the event. Dr. Jamaica […]

East Asian Studies Speaker Series – Shih-Diing Liu (University of Macau [Macau SAR])

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Book Talk – Affective Spaces as Method: The Cultural Politics of Emotion in China East Asia is saturated with complex emotions. Although emotions play an essential role in the sociopolitical formations of the region, their implications are poorly understood. Affective Spaces: The Cultural Politics of Emotion in China (forthcoming, Edinburgh University Press) explains why and how emotions create […]