Indigenous language revitalization has taken an urgent and creative turn globally. The new practices that aim to strengthen the use of native languages have important lessons for Indigenous politics, identity, and global activism. Professor Tuaza Castro and Professor Frey will … Read more
The notion that some types of people should not be targets for military operations, nor attacked violently by armed forces waging war, did not simply spring from our consciousness, or from any abstract sense of ethics or morality. It evolved … Read more
In 1985, then Secretary General of the United Nations Boutros Boutros Ghali said “The next war in the Middle East will be fought over water, not politics.” That future may be today. Increasing demands, pollution, climate change, and upstream development … Read more
Enjoy traditional refreshments in recognition of the Persian New Year. Program will feature student presentations and a talk, "The Last Iranian Americans? Bans, Sanctions, and Immigrant Disintegration," by Neda Maghbouleh, University of Toronto. Co-sponsored with the UNC Center for Middle … Read more
The enslaved African Muslim scholar Omar ibn Said, who wrote an autobiography in Arabic in 1831 while enslaved in Bladen County NC, has attracted attention as a striking example of the presence of Muslims in early America. Yet little has … Read more
This talk by Si Tao Xu, chief economist and partner, Deloite China, is part of the Krasno Global Business Affairs Council Event Series. The event will be introduced and moderated by Klaus Larres, Richard M. Krasno Distinguished Professor of History … Read more
Celeste A. Wallander is president and CEO of the U.S.-Russia Foundation; former special assistant to the president and senior director for Russia and Eurasia on the National Security Council (NSC); and former deputy assistant secretary of defense for Russia/Ukraine/Eurasia. This … Read more
The U.S. and the Taliban have been fighting for 18 years. White there have been a number of diplomatic attempts over the years to end the conflict, it was only in September 2019 that the Trump administration began public negotiations … Read more
The U.S. and the Taliban have been fighting for 18 years. White there have been a number of diplomatic attempts over the years to end the conflict, it was only in September 2019 that the Trump administration began public negotiations … Read more
This talk from Michael D. Swaine, senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and one of the most prominent American analysts in Chinese security studies, is part of the Krasno Global Business Affairs Council Event Series. This event … Read more
