Overexploitation is an important driver of global biodiversity loss. While the international trade of wildlife and wildlife products (e.g., ivory) is now recognized as a major threat to biodiversity, within-country overexploitation of wildlife is very poorly understood. In his talk, Dan will first present his new research that…
Democracies around the world are facing challenges of radicalization and ideological polarization. Harassment and threats against elected officials, hateful rhetoric and violence against minorities, and the normalization of extremism by once mainstream actors have become commonplace. What are the causes and consequences of…
Farrukh Khan is a senior Pakistani diplomat. He joined the Foreign Service of Pakistan in 1995. He has served in several national and international positions, including Chef De Cabinet and Deputy Chef De Cabinet to the 75th President of the UN General Assembly and Senior Manager (Climate Finance) at the Executive Office of the…
Event is organized by the Center for International Security Studies. Panel discussion on working paper calling for international agreement against food weaponization.
Panel runs from 4-5pm, followed by reception from 5-6pm in Schultz Cafe.
Dive into the intricate world of New Jersey legislative politics with a five-term state lawmaker. Journey through the processes underlying three bills he crafted and successfully shepherded through enactment: a transformative policy that led to historic reductions in the state’s prison population, a wildlife conservation…
Book Talk: We’ve Got You Covered: Rebooting American Health Care
Amy Finkelstein, John & Jennie S. MacDonald Professor of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Joanna Lewis will present findings from her new book Cooperating for the Climate: Learning from International Partnerships in China's Clean Energy Sector. Drawing on decades of work in clean energy technology and climate policy and hundreds of interviews with policymakers, companies, and researchers, Cooperating for the Climate…
