Events
Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies
Reppy Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies
East Asia Program
South Asia Program
7:00 pm
Willard Straight Theatre
"In September 2018, Dr. Gulshan Abbas, sister of Rushan Abbas, was abducted by Chinese authorities shortly after Rushan's speech condemning the Uyghur genocide. The documentary "In Search of My Sister" chronicles Rushan's relentless pursuit of truth and justice, spanning multiple countries…
Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies
Reppy Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies
Comparative Muslim Societies Program
East Asia Program
Institute for African Development
South Asia Program
Institute for European Studies
4:30 pm
Biotechnology Building, G10
Governments engage in transnational repression when they reach across borders to silence dissidents living abroad. Tactics for transnational repression include assassinations, abductions, threats, and direct action against dissidents’ families and friends living within the repressive government’s territory.
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Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies
Reppy Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies
South Asia Program
5:30 pm
Mann Library, 102
Join the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies's Global Public Voices fellows for a roundtable discussion exploring global free speech as part of Cornell's freedom of expression theme year.
This year's fellows are seasoned media voices, ready to advocate on global free speech…
Past Events
Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies
Reppy Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies
4:30 pm
Physical Sciences Building, 120
Conventional wisdom holds that cyberspace is borderless. That assertion is wrong. Borders exist everywhere in cyberspace, generated by firewalls, network interconnections, or other control points. However, those borders do not line up with the physical boundaries of nation-states and information often flows across…
Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies
Reppy Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies
4:30 pm
Myron Taylor Hall, 182
Abstract
Andrea Cayley will discuss the importance of seeking accountability in international and national courts for the destruction of cultural heritage.When international prosecutors look to bring cases for the destruction of cultural heritage, they are faced with comments such as ‘how can you focus on…
East Asia Program
Reppy Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies
4:45 pm
Goldwin Smith Hall, 64
Youngju Ryu, Department of Asian Languages and Cultures
University of Michigan
“President by Night” is the infamous nickname Park Chung Hee once gave to Pang Il-yŏng, the head of Chosun ilbo, South Korea’s largest daily newspaper. The nickname reveals the symbiotic nature of the relationship between…
Reppy Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies
6:00 pm
Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Film Forum
Cornell's Jewish Voice for Peace will be screening the film Israelism followed by a discussion with filmmaker Erin Axelman.
Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies
Reppy Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies
Comparative Muslim Societies Program
East Asia Program
Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Institute for African Development
Institute for European Studies
South Asia Program
5:00 pm
Rockefeller Hall, Schwartz Auditorium, Room 201
Lund Critical Debate
Climate change has a disproportionate impact on the world’s most vulnerable populations, yet climate crises also impact people across the full spectrum of wealth and power. How do we understand these varied impacts and design climate policy to maximize human well-being and justice on a…