Events

The talk “A Discussion on Educating the UN Security Council about the Weaponization of Rape in War,” delivered on Nov. 8, 2023 by Dr. Anne Marie Goetz, a distinguished clinical professor at the NYU Center for Global Affairs, explored the urgent need to address conflict-related sexual violence on an international scale.

The initial attack launched on Israel on Oct. 7 has affected citizens greatly, involving the deaths of Palestinians and Israelis as well as the brutalization of the environment in both countries. Further escalation is a cause for concern for associations such as the UN and the international community.

The panel hosted by the Center for Strategic & International Studies discussed the statements made from the aforementioned military forum, as well as recent military developments in China’s People’s Liberation Army, otherwise known as the PLA, as per a recent report released by the United States Secretary of Defense.

The Center for Strategic and International Studies hosted a panel on Oct 18, 2023, to discuss how political settlements or elite bargains have become the main means of conflict resolution in the Middle East and North Africa, and a potential way forward.

Evgeniy Maloletka was a photographer on the ground during Russia’s siege of the city of Mariupol on Ukraine’s southeastern border, during which he captured images of the siege alongside a crew of filmmakers documenting the events for a film titled “20 Days in Mariupol.”

The Center for Strategic and International Studies hosted a panel on March 20, 2023, to discuss the future of the US energy economy and the government’s efforts to reduce global emissions.

Speaking at the Turkish Cultural Association’s vigil, NYU Professor Ayse Baltacioglu-Brammer said, “Your friends, your colleagues from Turkey, from Syria, they are not well.”

On December 5, 2022 at 2:30pm, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) hosted Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for a talk on the intersection between homeland security and broader national security.