In our News section, as listed below, you will find information about lectures, conferences, events, jobs, and internship positions at Columbia University and other areas in New York and across the globe.
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Intellectual Property and Global Warming: Fossil Fuels and Climate Justice September 22, 2014 12:10pm to 1:00pm Jerome Greene Hall, Room 107 Iraq Update: Destroying ISIS September 22, 2014 12:15pm to 1:39pm International Affairs Building, Room 1219 European Energy Security, Russian Policy, and US LNG Exports September 22, 2014 5:15pm to 7:15pm Italian… read more
Today, the citizens of the United States face some very difficult moral choices. Should the U.S. government commit to spending billions conducting airstrikes against ISIL in Iraq and Syria or stay out of the conflict and invest those dollars in our own education and transportation systems? Is Obamacare a constructive step forward in addressing our… read more
Inspired by the Dynamical Systems Theory Innovation Lab Hosted by Dr. Glenda Eoyang, Human Systems Dynamics Institute Interdisciplinary gatherings, like the DST Labs, are wonderful opportunities to build connections and find similarities among diverse fields. To complement the 2014 Lab, we want to provide deep dives into the differences among theories and methods. This webinar… read more
How might the U.S. collaborate with ISIS to stop the kidnapping and killing of hostages? Here is a link to a paper Andrea Bartoli and I wrote on “Dealing with Extremists.”* It lays out a menu of options for responding to extremist groups like ISIS. But here are two critical thoughts. First, it is always… read more
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OSCE and the Challenges Faced by the Organization in Changing European Security Environment September 15, 2014 4:00pm to 6:00pm Columbia University Morningside Campus International Affairs Building, Room 1512 A World Without Jews: The Nazi Imagination from Persecution to Genocide September 15, 2014 – 4:00pm – 6:00pm Columbia University Morningside Campus 509 Knox Hall… read more
Job Description: Reporting to the Director of the Advanced Consortium on Cooperation, Conflict and Complexity (AC4) the AC4 Assistant Director coordinates the general operations of the Advanced Consortium on Cooperation, Conflict and Complexity (AC4). Duties and responsibilities include: 1) human resource coordination ; 2) budget monitoring and reconciliation; 3) coordinating financial transactions; 4) managing AC4’s… read more
Challenging the Conventional: Can Truth Commissions Strengthen Peace Processes? September 9, 2014 6:00 – 7:30pm Columbia Law School – Jerome Greene Annex Domestic Violence Project (DVP) Info Session September 9, 2014 6:30 – 7:30pm Columbia Law School – Jerome Greene 102A The Gaza War – The Strategic and Political Dimensions September 11,… read more
Co-written with Robert Ferguson Weeks after a chorus of international outrage erupted over the annexing of Crimea and the downing of Malaysia Airline’s Flight 17 in pro-Russian rebel airspace in Ukraine and the death of 298 civilians, Russia is unapologetically sending new military convoys equipped with mobile artillery into “sovereign” Ukraine. With growing casualties on… read more
JWST G4610 Environment and Sustainability in Israel – Between the Local and the Regional Call Number: 91198 Points: 4 Day/Time: R 6:10pm-8:00pm Location: TBD Instructor: Shahar Sadeh Since the establishment of the state of Israel, and even prior to it, the land has been subject to massive spatial and demographic change. Rapid development, mass immigration waves, high rates of natural growth, conflicts and wars,… read more