Book Workshop: Religion and War in the Middle East

Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future 67 Bay State Road, Boston

Join us for a talk with Ron Hassner on why Middle Eastern states avoid wars of religion & how statehood moderates non-state actors.Why don’t Middle Eastern states initiate wars of religion? The question may strike you as odd but, as I will show, Middle East states do not, and have not, launched religiously-motivated wars. Religiously-motivated […]

The Abrahamic Peace Initiative: An Alternative to Conflict and Bloodshed

The Institute of World Politics 1521 16th Street Northwest, Washington

A faith-inspired response to protracted conflicts in the worldAbout the Lecture:**This lecture is part of the Intermarium Lecture Series and the Kosciuszko Chair of Polish Studies**To reverse the dangerous and destructive trend towards religion- and ethnic-based conflicts there needs to be a concerted effort to chart a different approach that is rooted in a shared […]

A Conversation with Former Ambassador William Luers

Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy 6100 Main Street, Houston

William Luers, former U.S. Ambassador to Czechoslovakia and Venezuela, will discuss his new book, Uncommon Company.In his memoir, “Uncommon Company: Dissidents and Diplomats, Enemies and Artists” (2024, Rodin Books), William Luers — former U.S. ambassador to Czechoslovakia and Venezuela, and past president of the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art — reflects on his career […]

Livestream – A Conversation with With Former Ambassador William Luers

Join us for a live chat with Former Ambassador William Luers where he discusses his new book "Uncommon Company".In his memoir, “Uncommon Company: Dissidents and Diplomats, Enemies and Artists” (2024, Rodin Books), William Luers — former U.S. ambassador to Czechoslovakia and Venezuela, and past president of the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art — reflects […]

Meet Gubernatorial Candidate Josh Gottheimer

Cranford Community Center 220 Walnut Avenue, Cranford

The Democratic committees of Cranford, Fanwood, Summit and Westfield are hosting meet and greets with the gubernatorial candidates.Meet U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer, a Democratic gubernatorial candidate in New Jersey.

Niall Ó Dochartaigh, “Making Peace in the Shadows”

Glucksman Ireland House NYU 1 Washington Mews, New York

Join us for "Making Peace in the Shadows: Back-Channel Negotiation in the Irish Peace Process," a lecture by Niall Ó Dochartaigh.Secret back-channels that linked the British and Irish governments to both the IRA and loyalist paramilitaries were crucial to the eventual success of the peace process in Northern Ireland. Secrecy provided a way for longstanding […]

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