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In the Wake of Soleimani’s Death, Experts Discuss What’s Next for Iran, the U.S., and the Middle East
January 16, 2020
Why Invading Iran Would Be a Military Disaster
January 12, 2020
U.S.-Russia Young Professionals Nuclear Forum Participants Receive Rieser Award Honorable Mention
January 11, 2020
Trump Is Playing With Fire in the Middle East
January 4, 2020
Smallpox Was Eradicated 40 Years Ago, So Why Are the U.S. and Russia Still Holding Stocks of the Virus?
December 16, 2019
Ratcheting up the Pressure: Assessing the Risks of Trump's Iran Policy
December 15, 2019
Events
Thu
Jan
23
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
CANCELLED: Things Look Fine, But We’re Doomed: Studying, and Stopping, Catastrophe
William J. Perry Conference Room, Encina Hall, Second Floor, Central
Tue
Jan
28
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
U.S. Policy Towards Russia in an Era of Great Power Competition
William J. Perry Conference Room, Encina Hall, Second Floor, Central
Tue
Jan
28
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Israel and the Persian Gulf: New Relations for a Challenging New Era
William J. Perry Conference Room, Encina Hall, Second Floor, Central
Thu
Jan
30
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
The Dilemma of Nuclear Insecurity and Limits of Law
William J. Perry Conference Room, Encina Hall, Second Floor, Central
Tue
Feb
4
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM
Health and Human Capital in Putin’s Russia
William J. Perry Conference Room, Encina Hall, Second Floor, Central
Thu
Feb
6
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Populism and Democratic Backsliding in Europe
William J. Perry Conference Room, Encina Hall, Second Floor, Central
Thu
Feb
13
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Truthiness and Tribalism as Political Weapons: Fear, Cognitive Hacking and the Strategic Use and Abuse of Extra-factual Information
William J. Perry Conference Room, Encina Hall, Second Floor, Central
Tue
Feb
18
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Putin or the People? The Surprising Politics of Authoritarianism in Russia
William J. Perry Conference Room, Encina Hall, Second Floor, Central
Tue
Feb
18
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Defector Militias as Tools of Social Fragmentation: Evidence from Ba‘thist Iraq and Sudan
William J. Perry Conference Room, Encina Hall, Second Floor, Central
Thu
Feb
20
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Secrecy and Deniability in the Nuclear Realm
William J. Perry Conference Room, Encina Hall, Second Floor, Central