Professor Tamirace Fakhoury will discuss how conflict management and refugee policies interact in complex conflict environments.This talk builds on the case of refugee displacement following Syria’s lethal conflict in 2011 as a complex field of power where multiple players have diverged and competed on the cross-cutting issues of displacement and conflict. Fakhoury focuses specifically on […]

Join us for an educational tasting seminar highlighting the relationship of politics and wine throughout the ages.The Diplomatic Vine: Politics in Every PourWelcome to a unique tasting event focused on the important relationship between wine and politics throughout history and today. Sommelier and wine educator, Kelly Rozny, will guide attendees through a tasting experience highlighting […]

Join us to discuss the future of US and international humanitarian assistance.The international humanitarian aid landscape has been dramatically reshaped in recent months. The Trump administration’s closure of USAID, combined with significant divestments from the UK and other key donors, has left the sector grappling with unprecedented challenges. In this live recording of the Baker […]

Featuring Wendy Lesser, Juliane Camfield, and Ulrich BaerJoin us for a panel discussion with scholars and writers Wendy Lesser, Juliane Camfield, and Ulrich Baer about history, memory, art, and politics in Berlin from 1929 to the present as Lesser describes her forthcoming book. The conversation will explore Berlin’s complex past—from the Weimar era through the […]

Susan Morrison and Maureen Dowd in ConversationIn a special two-handed biography event, Susan Morrison, the author of a groundbreaking biography of Lorne Michaels, creator of “Saturday Night Live,” joins in conversation with Maureen Dowd, columnist at The New York Times and author of Notorious: Portraits of Stars from Hollywood, Culture, Fashion, and Tech. Morrison and […]