The School of International Service hosts engaging and informative events every week. All events listed below are open to the public. Our guest speakers, expert panels, and book discussions address the most important questions in international affairs from broad interdisciplinary perspectives. Our students have the chance to hear from a diverse range of speakers, including current and former heads of state, government officials, civil society leaders, environmental stewards, human rights activists, and social entrepreneurs.

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Upcoming SIS Events
Date Time Event Name Location
4/22/2025 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. The Armenian Genocide and Its Ongoing Legacy Abramson Family Founders Room
4/25/2025 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Legacy of the Role Played by the US in Genocide and Politicide in Indonesia and East Timor Butler Boardroom
Past SIS Events
Date Event Name Speakers
4/15/2025
4/10/2025
4/8/2023
4/7/2025
4/2/2025
4/1/2025
3/31/2025
3/27/2025
3/21/2025 3rd Annual Changing Aid Conference
3/20/2025 The Relation of Structures of Social Thought to Constitutional Debate John Levi Martin, Yang Zhang, Patrick Jackson
3/20/2025 SIS Catalyst for Equity and Impact
3/19/2025 Newroz Cultural Celebration
3/18/2025 Ambassadors Up-Close: Spotlight on NATO and European Security Julianne Smith, James Goldgeier, Garret J. Martin
3/18/2025 Korean AU Alumni Association and SIS Piper Campbell
3/6/2025 Melancholy Acts: Defeat and Cultural Critique in the Arab World Nouri Gana, Douaa Sheet
3/4/2025 Trade in the Political Crosshairs: Europe and Africa Bob Koopman, Dan Mullaney, Michelangelo Margherita, Tiffany Smith, Florie Liser, Natalie Hanson, Michelle Egan, Carl LeVan
3/6/2025 Melancholy Acts: Defeat and Cultural Critique in the Arab World Nouri Gana, Douaa Sheet
2/26/2025 Ambassadors Up-Close: Vietnam-US Relations at 30 with Ambassador Nguyen Nguyen Quoc Dzung, Piper Campbell, Hai Hong Nguyen
2/24/2025 SIS Book Launch- Joshua Rovner, Strategy and Grand Strategy Joshua Rovner
2/24/2025 What next for Germany, the EU, and Transatlantic Relations? Michelle Egan, Karin L. Johnston, Garret Martin,Stephen Silvia
2/10/2025 Shaping the Future: U.S.-Kurdistan-Iraq Relations Under the New Admin Hemin Hawrami, Yerevan Saeed
2/6/2025 Ambassadors Up-Close: Spotlight on Austria and Switzerland Ralf Heckner, Petra Schneebauer, Garret J. Martin
1/30/2025 The Russian-Ukrainian War and the Re-Nationalization of Europe Keith Darden
1/27/2025 Public Diplomacy and the Future of US-Philippine Relations Jose Manuel del Gallego Romualdez, Piper Campbell, Earl Anthony Wayne
1/16/2025 Negotiating Historically Important Agreements with Amb. Stuart Eizenstat Stuart E. Eizenstat
12/6/2024 Tackling Global Health & Human Services Challenges: HHS' Global Strategy Loyce Pace, Andrea Palm
11/19/2024 Leveling the Playing Field: Tackling Racial Abuse in Sports Dominique Badji, Allen Hopkins Jr., Andrew V. Morris III, Jessica Wright
11/18/2024 Trauma Recovery and Peacebuilding with Dr. Sandra Peake Sandra Peake
11/18/2024 Ambassadors Up-Close: Spotlight on the European Union, France and Germany Andreas Michaelis, Jovita Neliupšienė, Agnès von der Mühll, Garret J. Martin, Michelle Egan
11/15/2024 Ally-Shoring and South Korea’s High-Tech Industry Ji-Young Lee, Tami Overby, Kristin Vekasi, Han-koo Yeo, Gwanhoo Lee, Mary Elizabeth Lovely, June Park, Hyun Jung Je, Trey Herr, William Akoto, Melissa Griffith, Sevde Arpaci Ayhan
11/13/2024 North Korea in Global Focus: Security, Human Rights, and Shared Stories Julie Turner, Ji-Young Lee
11/12/2024 Why Military Support for Israel is not Support for Genocide Keith Darden
11/12/2024 SIS Book Launch - Akbar Ahmed, The Flying Man Akbar Ahmed
11/11/2024 Democracy and Gender Inequality in East Asia Min Hee Go, Ki-young Shin
11/7/2024 Debriefing on American Democracy: Reactions from Home and Abroad Augustina Giraudy, Tamara Taraciuk Broner, Christopher Isike, Steve Clemons, Nathalie Tocci, Baldur Thorhallsson
11/6/2024 Practical Ways to Reduce Poverty & Empower Workers in Low-Income Countries Thea Lee
11/4/2024 The Future of Diplomacy: Preparing the Next Generation of Diplomats Nicholas Kralev, Douglas Silliman, Lisa Kubiske
10/31/2024 Critical Issues for the United States in Southeast Asia in 2025 Piper Campbell, Scot Marciel, Hunter Marston, Courtney Weatherby, Ted Osius, John J. Brandon
10/30/2024 SIS Book Launch - Ken Conca, After the Floods Ken Conca
10/29/2024 Dissent from Within: Ethics and the War on Gaza Josh Paul, Maryam Hassanein, Tariq Habash, Lily Greenberg Call, Harrison Mann, Mohammed Abu-Nimer
10/29/2024 The Implications of the US Elections for the Kurds in the Middle East Henri J. Barkey, James F. Jeffrey, William “Bill” Roebuck, Yerevan Saeed
10/23/2024 Argentina and Debt Restructuring Gregory Makoff
10/22/2024 Ambassadors Up-Close: Spotlight on Portugal Francisco Duarte Lopes, Garret J. Martin
10/22/2024 SIS Book Launch: Jeff Bachman- Genocide Studies
10/4/2024 Regional Organizations in Global Politics: Navigating a Changing World Tamar Gutner, Emmanuel Balogun, Sahil Mathur
9/28/2024 Global Democracy in a Charged-Up World Garret Martin, Augustina Giraudy, Samantha Agarwal, Earl Anthony Wayne
9/26/2024 Palestine: Ecologies of Genocide and Freedom Mohammed Abu-Nimer, Garrett Graddy-Lovelace, Malini Ranganathan, and Anthony Wanis-St. John.
9/24/2024 SIS Book Launch: Facts and Explanations in International Studies and Beyond Laura Field, Daniel Nexon, Sebastian Schmidt, Douaa Sheet, David Waldner
9/24/2024 What Next for EU Foreign Policy? Pietro Ducci, Garret Martin, Fernanda G. Nicola
9/17/2024 Ambassadors Up-Close: 21st Century Solutions for Ailing American Diplomacy Thomas Pickering, Ron Neumann, Michael McKinley, Tony Wayne
9/10/2024 Lessons from the Summer Elections in France, UK, and European Parliament Laura Beers, Michelle Egan, Garret Martin
4/29/2024 A Conversation with the Director General of the Foreign Service Marcia Bernicat
4/25/2024 Ambassador Chat on Genocide Convention Beth Van Schaak, Jeff Bachman
4/24/2024 NATO at 75: What's next for the Alliance, Ukraine, and European Security? Ben Hodges, Sara Bjerg Moller, William B. Taylor, Kurt Volker
4/23/2023 2024 Nancy Weiser Ignatius Lecture on the Environment Peggy Shepard
4/18/2024 Decoding India’s 2024 Elections: Is a Third Term for Modi Inevitable? Gilles Verniers, Balmurli Natrajan, Sumitra Badrinathan, Samantha Agarwal
4/17/2024 An Address by the President of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Jin Liqun
4/17/2024 Territorializing the Desert to Secure the Nation Casey McNeill
4/16/2024 Kwibuka Rwanda and its Complex Legacy: Memory, Reconciliation, and Diaspora Jeff Bachman, Claudine Kuradusenge-McLeod, Chris Davey
4/15/2024 Book Talk - Korea: A New History of South & North Victor D. Cha, Ramon Pacheco Pardon
4/15/2024 Waging Peace in Sudan: Sustainable Measures For Ending a Wider War/Conflict Entisar Abdelsadig, Santiago Stocker, Quscondy Abdulshafi
4/10/2024 Trade in the Political Crosshairs: Europe and Africa
4/9/2024 Book Talk - Navigating Local Transitional Justice by Laura Martin Laura Martin, Susan Shepler
4/9/2024 The Insiders’ Game: How Elites Make War and Peace Elizabeth N. Saunders, Robbie Gramer, Joshua Rovner, Sarah B. Snyder, Jordan Tama
4/9/2024 International Perspectives on the 2024 US Elections: View from the Americas Patricio Novia, Tony Wayne, Roy Norton
4/8/2024 Global Solidarity and Resistance for Justice in Palestine Louise Regan, Hazami Barmada, Mametlwe Sebei, Mohammed Abu-Nimer, Ilana Dodelson, Medea Benjamin
4/1/2024 Newroz: Celebrating Diversity, Building Bridges
3/26/2024 Book Launch with AU Alumnus, Mr. Louis Sarkozy Louis Sarkozy
3/21/2024 Book Talk with Dr. Ha and Discussant Dr. Sevde Arpaci Ayhan Yong-Chool Ha, Sevde Arpaci Ayhan
3/20/2024 SIS Book Launch: Netanyahu vs. The Generals: The Battle for Israel's Future Laura Field, Sebastian Schmidt, Douaa Sheet, David Waldner
3/19/2024 Shaping a Boundary in Four Hundred Years: The Ottoman-Iranian Borderland Sabri Ates
3/19/2024 Challenging Media Narrative on Yemen Atiaf Alwazir, Jeff Bachman, Esther Brito
3/18/2024 Unraveling India's Grand Strategy in the Face of Global Shifts Amitav Acharya, Dhruva Jaishankar
3/18/2024 Remembering the Victims of the Kurdish Genocide Yerevan Saeed, Chris Van Hollen, Treefa Aziz, Steve Bitner, Michael Kelly
3/8/2024 Ukraine’s Euro-Atlantic Path: A Conversation with Deputy PM Stefanishyna Olha Stefanishyna
3/7/2024 Addressing Global Challenges Through Tech Innovation Jim Balsillie
3/7/2024 AI & Global Elections: Trends and Challenges Allie Funk, Dean Jackson, Crystal Patterson, Samantha Bradshaw
3/5/2024 The Internationalists: Biden’s Fight to Restore Foreign Policy after Trump Jordan Tama, Alexander Ward
3/4/2024 Foreign Policy in Practice: Ceasefire Negotiations between Israel and Hamas Majed Al Ansari
2/29/2024 International Perspectives on the 2024 US Elections: the view from Europe Daniele Fiorentino, Emma Hall, Jack Holland, Shelli Israelsen, Garret J. Martin
2/27/2024 SIS Book Launch: China's Environmental Challenges Judy Shapiro
2/27/2024 Is Global Cooperation Dying? Or Having a Rebirth? Andrew F. Cooper, Amitav Acharya, Susanna Campbell, Derrick Cogburn, Louis Goodman,
2/26/2024 The Geopolitics of the Energy Transition Geoffrey R. Pyatt, Judith Shapiro
2/21/2024 US Foreign Policy in Focus: Assessing Dynamics in Iraq & the Broader Region Douglas A. Silliman, Yerevan Saeed
2/8/2024 Ambassadors Up-Close: Spotlight on the Western Balkans Ervin Bushati, Ilir Dugolli, Garret J. Martin, Alexandria Wilson-McDonald
2/6/2024 The Struggle for Democracy in the Global South- the Pakistan Case Study Mowahid Hussain Shah, Ambassador Akbar Ahmed
2/1/2024 SIS Book Launch: Development in Africa's Informal Settlements Angela Pashayan
1/31/2024 Regional Diplomacy & The Israel-Hamas War Boaz Atzili, Piper Campbell, ElSayed Ghannam, Greg Aftandilian
1/31/2024 Militarization, Race, and the Imperial Boomerang in Britain and the US Julian Go
1/25/2024 Global Consequences of a Long War in Ukraine Samuel Charap, Keith Darden
1/17/2024 SIS Book Launch: Saving Ourselves: From Climate Shocks to Climate Action Dana Fisher, Kimberly Nicholas, Seth Borenstein
12/5/2023 SIS Book Launch: Evaluating NATO Enlargement James Goldgeier, Garret J. Martin, Tara Varma
12/4/2023 Mainstreaming Disability into International Development Programs Hilary Collins, Bryan Schwartz, Karen Saba, Julius Ogayo
11/28/2023 The Importance of Public Diplomacy in US Foreign Policy Stephanie Syptak-Ramnath, Mark Toner
11/16/2023 Politics of World Heritage: Visions, Custodians and Futures of Humanity Elif Kalaycioglu, Patrick Thaddeus Jackson
11/16/2023 What Next for Ukraine? Oleksii Yuriiovych Reznikov, Keith Darden, Piper Campbell
11/9/2023 Bold Ideas for Environmental Sustainability, Social Impact, and Inclusion Laura Kohler, Dean Hader
11/7/2023 Ambassadors Up-Close: Spotlight on the Black Sea Andrei Muraru, Georgi Panayotov, Antoaneta (Toni) Tileva
11/6/2023 "We the Young Fighters" Book Talk with Marc Sommers Marc Sommers
11/2/2023 Ambassadors Up-Close: Spotlight on Spain and the Mediterranean Garret Martin, Michelle Egan, Santiago Cabanas Ansorena
10/30/2023 Global Elections: An Analysis of the 2023 Argentine General Elections Ernesto Calvo, Cecilia Nahón, Gonzalo S. Paz, Agustina Giraudy
10/23/2023 Exploring Kurdish Culture and Politics Treefa Aziz, Yerevan Saeed
10/5/2023 Ambassadors Up-Close: Finland and Estonia in the Age of Great Competition Mikko Hautala, Kristjan Prikk, Garret J. Martin, Michelle Egan
9/29/2023 SIS & Football For Peace Partnership Launch Brenda Abdelall, Oguchi Onyewu, Josh Norman, Brenden Varma, Darin LaHood, Shannon Hader, Kash Siddiqi
9/19/2023 Mensch International Foundation Awards Ceremony Rabbi Michael Beals, William B. Taylor, David J. Kramer, Daniel Markovits, Kenneth Feinberg, Katrina Lantos Swett, Annette Lantos Tillemann-Dick, Steven Geiger
9/15/2023 Sierra Leone President H.E. Julius Maada Bio, SIS/MA '99 H.E. Julius Maada Bio, Susan Shepler
9/15/2023 Climate Foreign Policy in a Time of Multipolarity and Multiple Crises Simon Nicholson, Jennifer Morgan
9/13/2023 Data for Impact Donald Leka, Shannon Hader
9/12/2023 APEC and the Emerging Indo-Pacific Architecture Amitav Acharya, Matt Murray
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    Palestine Today

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    Post-Assad Syria: A Window of Hope or a New Crisis?

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    2025 Nancy Weiser Ignatius Lecture on the Environment

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    Ambassadors Up-Close: US-Kazakhstan Relations in a Changing Global Landscape

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    Ambassadors Up-Close: Spotlight on NATO and European Security

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    Melancholy Acts: Defeat and Cultural Critique in the Arab World

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    Global Elections Initiative: What next for Germany, the EU, and Transatlantic Relations?

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    Shaping the Future: U.S.-Kurdistan-Iraq Relations Under the New Admin

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    Ambassadors Up-Close: Public Diplomacy and the Future of US-Philippine Relations

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    Negotiating Historically Important Agreements with Amb. Stuart Eizenstat

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    Tackling Global Health & Human Services Challenges: HHS' Global Strategy

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    Ambassadors Up-Close: Spotlight on the European Union, France and Germany

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    North Korea in Global Focus: Security, Human Rights, and Shared Stories

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    Learning With and From Grassroots Rights Defenders

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    Global Elections Initiative: Debriefing on American Democracy: Reactions from Home and Abroad

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    The Future of Diplomacy: Preparing the Next Generation of Diplomats

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    Critical Issues for the United States in Southeast Asia in 2025

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    The Implications of the US Elections for the Kurds in the Middle East

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    Dissent from Within: Ethics and the War on Gaza

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    Palestine: Ecologies of Genocide and Freedom

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    Ambassadors Up-Close: Twenty-First Century Solutions to Address Ailing American Diplomacy

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    Lessons from the Summer Elections in France, the UK, and the European Parliament