Indigenous Activists at NYC Climate Event Demanded Self-Determination
With the COP27 climate change conference only months away, an international group of indigenous rights activists demanded “indigenous self-determination” from businesses and governments in the face of the growing green economy. The hybrid event, held as part of Climate Week NYC at The People’s Forum, also featured musical performances, food, storytelling, and spiritual ceremonies.
CSIS - Tracking Developments in Counterspace Weapons
On April 20, 2022, 9:00 am EDT, the Center for Strategic and International Studies’ Aerospace Security Project and the Secure World Foundation brought together a panel of experts to discuss tracking developments in counterspace weapons. The panel was moderated by Todd Harison, the Director for the Aerospace Security Project.
CSIS - Spurring Private Investment in Africa
On March 25, 2022, 9:00 am EDT, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) brought together a panel of experts to discuss private investment in Africa. The panel was moderated by Mvemba Phezo Dizolele, senior fellow and director of the Africa Program at CSIS.
Expert Conversations: Panel on Ukraine
On March 25, 2022, 9:30 a.m. EST, the NYU Student Government Assembly, along with the Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia, the Department of History, the Center of European and Mediterranean Studies, and the Graduate School of Arts and Science hosted a virtual panel discussion on recent developments in Ukraine.
2022 US-Japan Security Seminar
On Friday, Feb. 18, 2022, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and The Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA) hosted a virtual panel with leading experts Kenichiro Sasae, Tetsuo Kotani, and Bonny Lin.
RLSC Colloquium - Resisting Settler Colonialism
On Feb. 9, 2022, 4:30 p.m. EST, the 2022 RLSC Colloquium - Resisting Settler Colonialism brought together organizers, legal practitioners and activist scholars to discuss the status of the United States as a settler colonialism state and analyze the different manners in which settler colonialism presents itself in U.S. laws and policies. The panel was moderated by Professor Natsu Taylor Saito, a professor at Georgia State University College of Law.