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Asaf Shariv to address the Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process

Posted on: 9/22/2009 Archived on: 10/15/2009 Asaf Shariv, Israel’s Consul General in New York, will give a lecture entitled “The Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process: A View from the Inside" on Thursday, October 15, at 4:30 pm in G10 in Biotechnology. The talk is part of the Einaudi Center’s Foreign Policy Distinguished Speaker Series.
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The Great Financial Crisis: Einaudi Center organizes Lund Critical Debate

Posted on: 8/21/2009 Archived on: 9/16/2009 On September 15, 2009, the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies presents the second Lund Critical Debate, “The Great Financial Crisis: What Caused it? What is Next?” at 5:00 p.m. in Call Auditorium in Kennedy Hall.

Faculty and Alumni Discuss America’s Role in the World

Posted on: 6/8/2009 Archived on: 8/31/2009 The Einaudi Center held its annual Current Events Roundtable as part of Cornell Alumni Reunion 2009. Valerie Bunce (Aaron Binenkorb Professor of International Studies, Professor of Government), Fredrik Logevall (Professor of History), and Thomas Pepinsky (Assistant Professor of Government) participated in a discussion on “America and the World” at Cornell University on June 5, 2009.

Benedict Anderson and Peter Katzenstein elected to American Philosophical Society

Posted on: 5/13/2009 Archived on: 8/31/2009 Cornell government professors Benedict Anderson, Ph.D. '67, and Peter Katzenstein have been elected to the American Philosophical Society.

Mo Ibrahim sets high standards for governments and businesses in Africa

Posted on: 5/1/2009 Archived on: 7/31/2009 Dr. Mo Ibrahim, founder of Celtel and founder and chairman of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, sets the example for building a better Africa through smart business practices and good governance at his talk, “Africa Works – With Good Governance, Investment, and a Little Help from Our Friends,” on April 27th in Kennedy Hall. Alice Pell, Vice-Provost for International Relations, introduced Dr. Ibrahim as a speaker in the Henry E. and Nancy Horton Bartels World Affairs Fellowship Lecture organized by the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies.

HRH Prince Turki Al-Faisal sees new hope in Saudi-American relations

Posted on: 4/30/2009 Archived on: 7/31/2009 After a recent souring of U.S.-Saudi relations, the Obama administration brings new hope to the two countries’ historic relationship said His Royal Highness Prince Turki Al-Faisal at his lecture on April 23rd. Cornell University President David Skorton introduced Prince Al-Faisal as a speaker in the Einaudi Center’s Foreign Policy Distinguished Speakers Series.

The Food and Financial Crises and their Impacts on Achievement of the Millennium Development Goals in Africa, MAY 1-2, 2009

Posted on: 4/27/2009 Archived on: 5/10/2009 Cornell’s Institute for African Development is hosting a symposium on “The Food and Financial Crises and their Impacts on Achievement of the Millennium Development Goals in Africa” on May 1-2, 2009 at the ILR Conference Center on the Cornell Campus. The symposium brings together leading academic experts and practitioners from Africa and around the globe in areas including applied economics, international relations, agricultural economics, food policy, nutritional science, law, food economics, and international development, to examine key issues emerging from these crises, share analyses and examine possible responses.

Mo Ibrahim to deliver Bartels World Affairs Lecture on Africa

Posted on: 4/26/2009 Archived on: 4/28/2009 Founder and Chairman of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, Dr. Mo Ibrahim, will deliver the Henry E. and Nancy Horton Bartels World Affairs Fellowship Lecture on April 27, 2009, at 4:30pm in Call Alumni Auditorium, Kennedy Hall, on the Cornell University Campus. Ibrahim’s talk, “Africa Works – With Good Governance, Investment, and a Little Help from Our Friends,” is free and open to the public.

Saudi Prince Turki Al-Faisal to address U.S. – Saudi Arabia relationship

Posted on: 3/18/2009 Archived on: 4/24/2009 His Royal Highness Prince Turki Al-Faisal, former Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the United States, will give a lecture entitled, “What we Expect from America: A Saudi Perspective” on Thursday, April 23rd, at 4:30pm in Statler Auditorium. The talk is part of the Einaudi Center’s Foreign Policy Distinguished Speaker Series.

Ambassador Palouš discusses new opportunities for transatlantic agenda

Posted on: 3/16/2009 Archived on: 7/31/2009 Obama’s new administration brings a revival to transatlantic relations, said Ambassador Martin Palouš, Permanent Representative and Ambassador of the Czech Republic to the United Nations, during his talk on "Transatlantic Relationships Between Past and Future" on March 11 in G10 Biotechnology. Valerie Bunce, Aaron Binenkorb Professor of International Studies and Professor of Government, introduced Ambassador Palouš as a speaker in the Einaudi Center’s Foreign Policy Distinguished Speakers Series.

Einaudi Center announces winners of seed grant competition

Posted on: 3/13/2009 Archived on: 7/31/2009 The Einaudi Center has awarded four seed grants from a pool of 11 submitted proposals as part of the Winter 2009 Seed Grant Competition.

Carothers discusses Obama’s administration at the crossroads of U.S. democracy promotion

Posted on: 3/11/2009 Archived on: 5/30/2009 In the wake of the Bush administration’s negative legacy on democracy promotion, the Obama administration is already on the right path said Thomas Carothers at his lecture on March 5th. The former Director of the Einaudi Center and Chair of its Foreign Policy Initiative, Nicolas van de Walle, introduced Dr. Carothers as a speaker in the Center’s Foreign Policy Distinguished Speaker Series.

Martin Palouš to discuss the changing transatlantic relationships

Posted on: 2/27/2009 Archived on: 3/12/2009 Martin Palouš, Permanent Representative and Ambassador of the Czech Republic to the United Nations, will give the lecture entitled "Transatlantic Relationships Between Past and Future" on Wednesday, March 11, at 4:30 pm in G10 Biotechnology. The talk is part of the Einaudi Center’s Foreign Policy Distinguished Speaker Series.

Thomas Carothers to address the future for U.S. Democracy promotion under President Obama

Posted on: 2/12/2009 Archived on: 3/6/2009 Thomas Carothers, Vice President for studies and director of the Democracy and Rule of Law Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, will give a lecture entitled, “What future of U.S. democracy promotion under President Obama” on Thursday, March 5th at 4:30 pm in G10 Biotechnology. The talk is part of the Einaudi Center’s Foreign Policy Initiative.

Search for Director of the Einaudi Center

Posted on: 2/10/2009 Archived on: 3/14/2009 Cornell University invites applications and nominations for the position of Director of the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies.

Spring 2009 information sessions on grants and fellowships for graduate international studies research

Posted on: 1/16/2009 Archived on: 4/30/2009 The Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies, in collaboration with Cornell Career Services and the Graduate School is pleased to announce the Spring 2009 schedule of information sessions on funding for graduate international studies research.

Gilbert Levine to Lead the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies as Interim Director

Posted on: 12/22/2008 Archived on: 3/31/2009 Effective January 1, 2009, Gilbert Levine, professor emeritus of Biological and Environmental Engineering, will become interim director of the university's Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies and will serve in that capacity through June 30, 2009. Levine succeeds Nic van de Walle, John S. Knight Professor of International Studies, Department of Government, who has been the Einaudi Center’s director since January 2004.

Einaudi Center announces winners of 2008-2009 Photo Competition

Posted on: 11/25/2008 Archived on: 5/29/2009 The Center has selected three winning and honored seven others among the 72 photos submitted by graduates students studying or conducting research abroad.

Einaudi Center launched new series with debate on options to get out of Iraq for President-elect Barack Obama

Posted on: 11/25/2008 Archived on: 1/30/2009 Moderated by Cornell's History Professor Fredrik Logevall, the Einaudi Center launched the Lund Critical Debate Series with “Out of Iraq? Options for the new U.S. President” on November 20, 2008 in Call Auditorium. The debate’s four panelists were Lakhdar Brahimi, Juan Cole, Ra’id al-Sa’edi, and Michael O’Hanlon. The Director of the Einaudi Center, Nicolas van de Walle, introduced the new Series as part of the Center’s Foreign Policy Initiative. He thanked Judith Lund Biggs ’57 for her generosity and foresight in supporting this series, which serves to strengthen academic discourse at Cornell and enhance the student experience.

Birdsall calls for new policies addressing global poverty

Posted on: 11/20/2008 Archived on: 1/30/2009 The new presidents' actions on global poverty will determine the future of U.S. security and prosperity said Nancy Birdsall at her lecture on November 3rd. The Director of the Einaudi Center, Nicolas van de Walle, introduced Ms. Birdsall as a speaker in the Center’s Foreign Policy Distinguished Speaker Series.

Carnegie Corporation of New York Awards $290,000 Grant to Cornell

Posted on: 4/25/2008 Archived on: 4/25/2009 The Carnegie Corporation of New York has awarded Kathleen Vogel, Assistant Professor of the Department of Science and Technology and the Peace Studies Program at Cornell University, a grant for her project "'Living Legacy': An Oral History of U.S. & Soviet Bioweaponeers and Its Implications for Understanding Past, Present, and Future Biosecurity Threats."

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