Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs

The Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs program on Security and Global Affairs presents Michael Touchton and “The Covid-19 Pandemic and Security in Latin America” via Zoom Webinar.

RCGA Program on Security and Global Affairs presents “The Ukraine War’s Middle East Nexus” with Dr. Hanna Notte. Dr. Notte’s lecture will examine the nexus between Russia’s war against Ukraine and the Middle East region. In the first part, she will discuss parallels (and differences) between Russia’s military campaign in Syria (2015-present) and the ongoing war in Ukraine. In that context, she will address the possible use of unconventional weapons, especially chemical weapons, in Ukraine. In the second part, Dr.

The Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs Program on Security and Global Affairs presents Theo Dolan ‘94 and his lecture, “Information Warfare: lessons from Ukraine and Kenya.”

Mr. Dolan is a Peacebuilding Technical Advisor with FHI 360 in Washington, DC. His organization specializes in multi-disciplinary efforts to promote and support human development; it works with governments, civil society organizations, and the private sector across a wide variety of policy realms — i.e., education, economic development, environment/climate change, healthcare, and other areas.

The Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs Program on Global Economics presents, “Trapped: High Inequality and Low Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean” by Marcela Meléndez, UNDP chief Economist for Latin America and the Caribbean.

The Latin America and Caribbean region was in a high-inequality low-growth trap before the outset of the Covid-19 pandemic. This starting point explains much of the challenges LAC countries faced in the last two years and will continue to define the region’s future unless quick actions in the right direction are undertaken.

Join the Rohatyn Student Advisory Board for our monthly Hot Topics Lunch! A short lecture followed by a Q&A on a global “hot topic” will be given. Grab and go lunch will be served. RSVP at go/rsab to attend (RSVP closes 4/19)!

The Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs presents “Giving Voice to the Voiceless? Contemporary Social Movements, Civil Society and Governments in Africa” by Edward McMahon visiting associate professor of political science, Middlebury College, and adjunct associate professor, Department of Community Development and Applied Economics, University of Vermont.

The RCGA program on Global Economics presents “The Economic Implications of Connections between Corporations and Politicians” by Cihan Artunc, assistant professor of economics, Middlebury College.

The Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs program on Global Anti-racism presents Sharon Austin and “The Caribbeanization of Black Politics.”

Sharon D. Wright Austin explores the impact of ethnic

Liz Kinnamon, PhD Candidate, University of Arizona, will give a guest lecture, titled, “Undoing the Property Form: Feminist Consciousness Raising as a Practice of Freedom”.

This talk examines 1960s and 70s feminist Consciousness Raising as an example of creating positive freedom. Kinnamon paints a picture of what radical feminist Consciousness Raising was; how it developed out of Third World liberation movements, such as in Vietnam and China, and Civil Rights; how it spread across the US and transnationally; and what kinds of effects these group practices had.

Mónica García Blizzard (Assistant Professor of Spanish at Emory University) will give a talk based on her recently published book The White Indians of Mexican Cinema: Racial Masquerade throughout the Golden Age (Albany: SUNY Press, 2022).