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REGISTER NOW! The Last Colony: A Tale of Exile, Justice, and Courage - A book talk with Philippe Sands, Professor of Law at the University of London, October 11, 2023

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REGISTER NOW! The Lumumba Plot: The Secret History of the CIA and a Cold War Assassination - A book talk with Stuart Reid, executive editor at Foreign Affairs Magazine, October 18, 2023

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REGISTER NOW! And Then What? Inside Stories of 21st-Century Diplomacy - A book talk with Catherine Ashton, former European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs & Security Policy, October 25, 2023

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REGISTER NOW! Radical Democracy in Modern Indian Political Thought - A book talk with Tejas Parasher, Assistant Professor of Political Theory at UCLA, November 8, 2023

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VIDEO AND PODCAST AVAILABLE NOW! The 2022-23 Bernard Brodie Distinguished Lecture on the Conditions of Peace with Luis Moreno Ocampo, May 17, 2023

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International Institute Open House & Fall Reception For Undergraduates

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Building sustainable cooperation in the Middle East and North Africa

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The 2023-24 Bernard Brodie Distinguished Lecture on the Conditions of Peace

Sanna Marin, Former Prime Minister of Finland

Wednesday, October 4, 2023
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The Last Colony: A Tale of Exile, Justice, and Courage

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Sr. Fellow Dalia Dassa Kaye: How normalized relations between Saudi Arabia and Israel could change the Middle East

Sept. 5, 2023. "Normalization is, of course, positive, and the U.S. should welcome it. But......

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The Case Against an Israeli-Saudi Deal: America Shouldn't Push for a Hollow Accord

Aug. 17, 2023. "Israel and Saudi Arabia have quietly expanded ties in recent years, but......

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Armenians face genocide in Azerbaijan, former International Criminal Court prosecutor warns

Aug. 9, 2023. Luis Moreno Ocampo, the speaker for the 2022-23 Brodie Lecture and first......

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Why the UN Still Matters: Great-Power Competition Makes It More Relevant—Not Less

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Ralphe Bunche and 'The Problem of Palestine'

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Biden Needs to Rethink His Middle East Agenda

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Arab De-escalations and Realignments Amid Multipolarity

May 3, 2023. "As emergent great powers enter the Middle East scene and as Arab......

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A closer look at Ralph Bunche: the radical pragmatist

May 1, 2023. "In a new biography, ‘The Absolutely Indispensable Man: Ralph Bunche, the United......

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Arab countries are normalizing relations with Syria, over a decade after the uprising

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What's Happening in Israel Is Unlikely to Stay in Israel

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Chess grandmaster and political activist Garry Kasparov champions democracy

Mar. 7, 2023. "Russian chess grandmaster and political activist Garry Kasparov delivered this year's annual......

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Israel's Dangerous Shadow War With Iran

Feb. 27, 2023. "Military deterrence is no longer just a supplement to diplomacy; it is......

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The Middle East Is Bringing Syria's Assad Back in From the Cold

Jan. 17, 2023. "Global and regional trends appear to be making Syria's normalization an irreversible......

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Q&A with Professor Kal Raustiala on his biography of Ralph Bunche, ‘The Absolutely Indispensable Man'

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Ralph Bunche and the Birth of UN Peacekeeping

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