From Houston to Haifa: Restoring Trust in America’s Role in the World
Wednesday, October 1 | 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Abramson Family Founders Room
Foreign policy often feels distant from the daily lives of most Americans, crafted by experts in a way that erodes trust at home and abroad. How can we rebuild trust in America’s global role? Join SIS alum Kristina Biyad, Senior Director of Outreach at Foreign Policy for America, as she explores how foreign policy can become more accountable and locally grounded. She will be joined by SIS professor and Mohamed S. Farsi Chair of Islamic Peace Elizabeth Thompson for a dynamic conversation on how connecting global decisions to community realities can renew public confidence and engagement.
This event also offers aspiring professionals a chance to gain firsthand insights into today’s foreign policy career landscape.
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Thornton Lecture: The Catholic Perspective on War and Peace
Thursday, October 2 | 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. | Abramson Family Founders Room
Each semester, AUCatholic hosts the Thornton Lecture in honor of Dr. Karin Thornton, a longtime leader in the American University Catholic community. The lecture promotes open dialogue between faith, reason, and contemporary issues.
This semester, Cardinal McElroy, Catholic Archbishop of Washington, will deliver a talk on Catholic teaching on war and peace. A Q&A and reception will follow.
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How America’s Retreat from Human Rights Enables Democratic Erosion
Friday, October 3 | 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. | SIS 300
The end of USAID was quickly followed by broader cuts to democracy and governance assistance, the elimination of a government office to counter foreign malign influence, and the downsizing of congressionally mandated annual human rights reports. The US Government no longer collects data on freedom of assembly and association, election fraud, government corruption, or ethnic minority vulnerability. Jonathan Kamin, visiting scholar in the Department of Politics, Governance, and Economics (PGE), explores how recent government restructuring is both enabling democratic erosion and introducing new security risks. Refreshments will be served.
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Ambassadors Up-Close: Moldova's Future in a Changing Global Landscape
Wednesday, October 22 | 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Abramson Family Founders Room
For the first this semester in our popular series featuring current and former diplomats, we welcome Moldova's new Ambassador to the United States, Vladislav Kulminski, and Ambassador Kelly Keiderling, former Head of Delegation of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)'s Mission to Moldova. They will examine Moldova's European integration, prospects for a peaceful settlement in Transnistria, and the future of US-Moldovan relations in the wake of recent Parliamentary elections.
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The Once and Future World Order
Wednesday, October 8 | 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Abramson Family Founders Room
Could the decline of the West be a good thing for the world? SIS Department of Global Inquiry distinguished professor Amitav Acharya explores this question in his new book, The Once and Future World Order: Why Global Civilization Will Survive the Decline of the West. He will be joined in conversation by Ravi Agrawal, Editor-in-Chief of Foreign Policy, and Ibn Khaldun Chair of Islamic Studies and distinguished professor Akbar Ahmed. Three SIS students (seniors)—Ido Leidner, Marisa McBurney, and Emma Pohl—will serve as moderators for the discussion.
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Geopolitics at the Internet’s Core
Friday, October 17 | 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. | Zoom
Join us for a virtual conversation with the authors of Geopolitics at the Internet’s Core, a new book co-authored by SIS professor Nanette Levinson exploring how technical infrastructure is now a proxy for political and economic power. Moderated by SIS professor Derrick Cogburn, the conversation will also feature SIS distinguished Policy Strategist-in-Residence Fiona Alexander, Laura DeNardis (Georgetown University), and Francesca Musiani (Center for Internet and Society).
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America at the Crossroads: Race, Islam, and Leadership
Monday, November 3 | 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. | Abramson Family Founders Room
Distinguished professor and Ibn Khaldun Chair of Islamic Studies Akbar Ahmed discusses his latest book America at the Crossroads: Race, Islam, and Leadership. Joined by AU Trustee Dr. Mehdi Heravi, Ambassador Doug Holladay, Tehmina Khan, and Frankie Martin, Ahmed explores what it means to be American today amid racial reckoning and political polarization. Drawing on decades of research, he examines America’s evolving identity and the role of American Muslims, offering a timely and insightful framework for understanding leadership, belonging, and the nation’s future.
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Save the Date
Furious Minds: The Making of the MAGA New Right
(new book from SIS professor Laura Field)
Tuesday, November 18 | 5:50 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. | Abramson Family Founders Room
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