Upcoming & Recent Speakers 2021
Fall 2021
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DISCUSSION ON THE U.S. WITHDRAWAL FROM AFGHANISTAN
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 & 16, 2021 (12:15 - 1:15pm)
at the Kravis 4th Floor Patio South
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Any questions, please contact our Keck Center Ambassador,
Sarah Chen at: schen22@students.cmc.edu
Spring 2021
An Event in Honor of the 40th Year of The Keck Center
for International and Strategic Studies at CMC
“A Decade After the Killing of Osama Bin Laden”
Former CIA Deputy Director, Michael Morell & Former U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan,
Cameron Munter
Fri, April 23 at 12 noon
Recording Link - coming soon
FLIER for Keck Event
Arthur Adams Family Distinguished Lecture
“Bananas, Beaches, and Bases: Making Feminist Sense of International Politics”
Cynthia Enloe
Clark University
Wed, April 21 at 4pm
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Human Rights & IR Career Panel
Fri, APRIL 16, 2021
2:00pm (Pacific)
Co-Sponsored by The Mgrublian Center for Human Rights & the Keck Center for International & Strategic Studies.
Any questions, Email Sydney Heath at: sheath22@cmc.edu
See FLIER for Keck Event
“Experiences as a Women
in the Military”
Book Reference: "Faithless and Fearless "
Captain Lorraine Manning, US Navy Ret.
Service Women's Action Network
Thurs, April 15 at 2:30pm
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"The Hermeneutics of Race in International Theory"
Siba N. Grovogui
Cornell University
Wed, April 7
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“China’s Foreign Economic Policy”
Lingling Wei
Award-Winning Senior China Correspondent at The Wall Street Journal and Co-Author of "Superpower Showdown"
Thur, March 25
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“Dancing in the Dark: LGBTIQ Rights
and Russian Politics"
Lyosha Gorshkov
Slippery Rock University
Wed, March 3
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Protest Panel
Fri, February 26, 2021
12:00pm-1:15pm (PST)
Click HERE for the recording!
Dr. Regina Smyth
Dr. David Ost
Dr. Yuliya Brel
The Power of Protest in Eastern Europe:
Russia, Poland, and Belarus
Co-Sponsored by European Union Center of California (Scripps) & the Keck Center for International & Strategic Studies (CMC).
Any questions, Email our Keck Ambassador Sarah Chen at: schen22@cmc.edu
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Careers in the Public Sector
Mon, February 15, 2021
5:00 pm (PST)
Come join us along with CMC alumni with degrees in IR building a career in public service at the Department of State, Department of Defense, US Pacific Command, CIA, National Security Council, and more!
Any questions, Email our Keck Ambassador Jayson Yasukcochi at: jyasukcochi22@cmc.edu
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STATE OF THE WORLD eVENT
fRI, fEBRUARY 5, 2021
4:30-5:30 pm (PST)
Concerned? Confused? Hopeful?
Join us on Zoom to discuss the events of 2020 and 2021 with the CMC IR Faculty
Any questions, Email our Keck Ambassador Sarah Chen at: schen22@cmc.edu
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Flash Panel AND student forum
"Making sense of the chaos
in American Democracy"
Thurs, Jan. 7, 2021 at 5pm
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Recent Speakers 2020
Fall 2020
“THE FUTURE OF LIBERAL DEMOCRACY"
Francis Fukuyama
Stanford University
Mon, November 23
Lingling Wei visited Professor Pei's Chinese Politics class
to talk about her experiences as a China Correspondent with Wall Street Journal
"A Romance Gone Bad: The Chinese-American Economic Relationship"
Lingling Wei
Careers in Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO's) Mon, November 9 at 5pm (PST)
Kyle Block
Kate Castenson
Malini Sen
"UNDERSTANDING THE COLLAPSE OF DEMOCRACY IN INTERWAR
ITALY AND GERMANY "
Sheri Berman
Barnard College, Columbia University
Mon, November 2
"EXPELLED FROM CHINA"
A conversation with two journalists:
Chris Buckley and Josh Chin
Thurs, October 22
Hosted by the Keck Center for International & Strategic Studies and The Mgrublian Center for Human Rights
"Combating Human Trafficking"
on Wed, October 14 at 4pm (PST)
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Ambassador Michael McFaul visited Professor Appel’s Comparative Politics class
to talk about his experiences serving in Russia.
"Contemporary Issues in Russian Politics and US-Russia Relations"
“Listening to the talk made me realize how precarious the international balance of power is, even with a powerful leader like Vladimir Putin.” — Nathalie Chavez, CMC’23
Ambassador Michael McFaul
“DIVERSITY IN THE FOREIGN SERVICE"
Thomas Hwei
U.S. Foreign Service
Wed, September 23
Recent Ath & Hot Topic Speakers 2019-20
POSTPONED/CANCELLED
Tues. April 21, 2020
ATH - Evening Program
5:30 - 8pm
Institute Research Showcase
2nd Annual
Spring 2020
POSTPONED - FALL 2020
Thurs. April 9, 2020
ATH - Evening Program
Co-Sponsored with
Phi Beta Kappa Society
VALERIE HUDSON
"Sex Ratios, Brideprice, Polygyny:
The Link to Conflict and Instability"
POSTPONED - FALL 2020
Mon. March 30, 2020
ATH - Lunch Program
Eggert Dining Room
LUCILLE HORNBY
"Taking the Measure of Xi's China"
Wed. March 4, 2020
ATH - Evening Program
Parents Dining Room
BIAO TENG
"From 1989 to 1984: The Formation of China's High-Tech Totalitarianism"
Thurs. February 27, 2020
ATH - Evening Program
Parents Dining Room
ZOLTAN BARANY
"The Burmese Exception: Explaining
Exits from Military Rule"
Thurs. January 30, 2020
ATH - Evening Program
Co-Sponsored with
Salvatori Center
SHERI BERMAN
"How to think about the development
of democracy today"
HOT TOPICS
FRI, March 6, 2020 at 5:15 - 6:30 pm
Location: Roberts North 12
TOPIC: Talk with Prof. Sinha of CMC on Citizenship Act in India.
Want to know more about the events unfolding in India? Come join us! Indian food will be provided!
SPACE IS LIMITED!
RSVP to lmahe22@cmc.edu
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HOT TOPICS
FRI, JANUARY 24, 2020 at 5:00 - 6:30 pm
Location: KRV 102
TOPIC: Talk with Prof. Bou Nassif of CMC on Current Events Unfolding in Iran
Want to know more about the current events unfolding here? Come join us! Food will be provided.
SPACE IS LIMITED!
RSVP to schen22@cmc.edu
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Fall 2019
Fri. November 22, 2019
ATH - Lunch Program
IVAN KURILLA
Can Russian-American Relations
Be Fixed? Lessons from History
Mon. November 18, 2019
ATH - Evening Program
JAMES KYNGE
"Be Water": Hong Kong's Protests and Beijing's Response"
Mon. November 11, 2019
ATH - Evening Program
Co-Sponsored with
Religious Studies
TAL SCHNEIDER
"Israeli Society at a Crossroads"
Monday, Sept 30, 2019
ATH - Evening Program
SUSAN THORNTON
How to Live with China:
US-China Relations Post-40
Wednesday, Sept 25, 2019
ATH - Evening Program
DAVID ANDREWS
Crashing Out: Will Britain
Leave the EU on October 31?
Thursday, Sept 19, 2019
ATH - Evening Program
Co-Sponsored Event
SAMANTHA POWER
The Education of an Idealist
HOT TOPICS
FRI, NOV. 8 at 12 noon to 1:15 pm
Location: KRV 102 with CIRS Students
PROFESSOR ROD CAMP, of CMC, is a Philip M. McKenna Professor of the Pacific Rim that focuses on Mexican Politics, US-Mexico Relations, and Violence and Security in Mexico.
TOPIC: "Avocados, 9/11, and Narcotics: The Crisis at the Mexico-US Border"
Want to know more about the current events unfolding here? Mexican food will be provided. Come join us!
SPACE IS LIMITED - RSVP to
Sarah Chen: schen22@cmc.edu
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HOT TOPICS
THURS, OCT. 24, 2019 at 4:00 pm
Location: Ath Eggert Dining Room with CIRS Students
Meet BENJAMIN WALDMAN, a former Army officer, who will be here to talk about his experience working with the Kurds. There will be more talk on US policy, the challenges of balancing Syrian, Russian, Kurdish, Turkish, ISIS and AQ actions and agendas.
Want to know more about the current events unfolding here? Come join us!
SPACE IS LIMITED - Email Lyn Mahe to reserve your spot: lmahe22@cmc.edu
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HOT TOPICS
FRI, OCT. 11, 2019 at 5:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Location: Kravis 61 with CIRS Students
Meet PROF. TOM LE of Pomona College to learn more about the protests in Hong Kong. Chinese food will be catered for this event.
Want to know more about the current events unfolding here? Come join us!
SPACE IS LIMITED - Must sign up for this event!
This event has past. Please check out our next Hot Topics!
