One of the most persistent and pernicious challenges of human civilization has been systemic inequity: societies set up to the advantage of some groups and to the disadvantage of others. What is systemic inequity? How is it perpetuated? What are its historical and contextual roots? What kind of leadership is required to…
Conference Room 7, United Nations Headquarters, New York
During the close to two-year Taliban’s rule in Afghanistan, the international community has mainly debated two issues with regards to the country: The dramatic consequences of the humanitarian crisis the country faces and the brutal exclusion of women from public and social life.
The Liechtenstein Institute on Self-Determination (LISD) invites members of the Princeton University community to a lecture and High Tea featuring David M. Beasley, former Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP) and former Governor of the state of South Carolina on May 10, 2023 at 4:00 pm. Mr. Beasley will be in…
The coincidences of oil, financial, and war crises can be traced back historically many decades. As governments struggle to update energy policies to respond to today's energy crisis, it is important to recognize the phases of past cycles and to consider how climate change-related policies and technology breakthroughs might…
Dan Musleve has served as an active duty Air Force Logistics Readiness Officer for the last 12 years from the tactical to strategic levels. He'll provide an overview of the Air Force's evolving mission set and challenges through his lessons learned in logistics, leadership, and life.
How can moments with potential for transformational change be recognized and acted upon? What can be learned from the dramatic change in efforts to loosen the grip of organized crime on public institutions in America in the 1960s, the reform of the Teamsters Union in the 1970s-1990s, and the current battle against corruption in…
