News and Events

The Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs program on Autocracy and Democracy  presents Feyaad Allie and “Power, Exclusion, and Identity: The Politics of Muslim Marginalization in India.”

In this talk, Greenhalgh (Professor of Chinese Society Emerita at Harvard University) tells the story of how, during 1995-2015, industry leader Coca-Cola mobilized allies in academia to create a soda-defense science that would protect profits by advocating exercise, not dietary restraint, as the priority solution to obesity, a view few experts accept.

Come hear how village residents, local officials, and urban investors draw on customary norms, family networks, and bureaucratic documents in order to conduct land sales and to produce vast areas of commercial forestry in Tanzania.

The Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs program on Security and Global Affairs presents David Cortright and “Protest and Policy.”

This lecture by Jason Springs (Professor of Religion, Ethics, and Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame) introduces a novel understanding of what restorative justice is and how it should be implemented. It explores the ways in which restorative justice ethics and practices exhibit moral and spiritual dynamics, and what difference such “lived religious” dynamics can make in transforming structural violence.

Professor Bender of Northumbria University in Newcastle will deliver a Zoom talk addressing key issues related to human rights and refugees— particularly the limited role of morality in the refugee regime and the political function of refugeehood in international politics.

URL to virtual event: https://middlebury.zoom.us/meeting/register/kKUCLeMrSxeaGxHCDey3LA

The Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs program on Science, Technology, Environment and Global Affairs presents “Bridging Science and Community for Climate Solutions” with Kyla Westphal.

The IGS program welcomes majors, prospective majors, and faculty to celebrate the beginning of the academic year. The reception is also meant as a way for students returning from abroad to reconnect with friends and professors.

Remarks and awards for International and Global Studies department seniors and their families.

Elena Kostiuchenko will talk on the state of journalism in Russia today, her work at Novaia Gazeta, and her book, “I Love Russia: Reporting from a Lost Country.” (2023)

The Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs program on Security and Global Affairs presents “War and Forced Displacement: A Global Reckoning” with David Vine.

How are governmental negotiations at UNFCCC Conferences of the Parties (COPs) shaped by generational gaps and questions about intersectionality? Former climate negotiator for the government of Mexico, Ivonne Maricarmen Serna ‘23, will speak about her experiences at UNFCCC COP-29 to the Middlebury community and broader public.

The Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs program on International and Global Security presents the film screening of “Io Capitano.”

A conversation with Professor Sebnem Gumuscu

Moderated by Professor Ata Anzali

Peter Beinart is Professor of Journalism and Political Science at CUNY. He is also a Contributing Opinion Writer for The New York Times, a political commentator on MSNBC, and Editor-at-Large of Jewish Currents. Over the years he served as Editor of The New Republic and wrote for publications like The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, Die Zeit, and the Financial Times. He is the author of four books including The Icarus Syndrome: A History of American Hubris (Harper, 2010) and The Crisis of Zionism (Times Books, 2012).

Russian journalist and author Mikhail Zygar will discuss how the official historical narrative has changed in Russia since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 and what might happen with it further.  He will also present his own work on creating new historical narratives to challenge the official one.

Over three decades, Robert Nickelsberg shot photos of insurgents and counter-insurgents in El Salvador, Iraq and Afghanistan for Time magazine.  For this event, he will present B&W images of the Salvadoran civil war and go into what they tell us about the choices facing Salvadorans.  U.S. support for a rightwing dictatorship not only motivated many to flee to the U.S., Nickelsberg will argue, but also laid the groundwork for present-day chaos at the southern border.

The Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs program on Global Autocracy and Democracy presents Michael Kugelman and “India’s Democratic Backslide: Manifestations, Drivers, and Implications.”

While #MeToo movement has emerged as a significant global phenomenon since late 2017, Japan initially exhibited a notably muted response. This stands in stark contrast to neighboring South Korea, where the movement ignited a powerful wave of revelations, empowering women to break their silence. However, the persistent efforts of courageous women like Shiori Ito, coupled with a series of controversial not-guilty verdicts in sexual assault cases, eventually catalyzed a shift in Japan.