2025-2026 Events Calendar

The Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs program on Autocracy and Democracy presents “Defending Democracy in Authoritarian Systems” with Nicholas Opiyo.

The Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs program on Global Economics, Development and Political Economy presents Marc Dunkelman and “Why Nothing Works: Who Killed Progress - And How to Bring it Back.”

America was once a country that did big things—we built the world’s greatest rail network, a vast electrical grid, interstates, abundant housing, Social Security, and more. But today, even we feel stuck. Why?

The second Trump administration is implementing trade policies that have major impacts on international relations, supply chains, and more. This interdisciplinary symposium brings together leading scholars to assess how these policies are reshaping geopolitics and the global economy.

Speakers

Inu Manak, Fellow for trade policy at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)

Robert Staiger, Loren M. Berry Professor of Economics, Dartmouth College; and Research Associate, National Bureau of Economic Research

The Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs program on Global and International History presents Dr. Sunil Purushotham and “India in the 1940s: War, Partition, and Decolonization.”

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 Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs program on Global Economics, Development and Political Economy presents “Competition and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean” with Matias Busso.

The Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs program on Autocracy and Democracy (supported by the Cangiano Family Fund) presents “Past, Present and Future of Democracy in America” with Robert Mickey. 

Organized by Prof. Sebnem Gumuscu.