There is something going on all the time at SIPA, this week is no different (classes begin today).
THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 2014
The Sustainability Essentials Training Program (SET) Online Information Session (DETAILS)
12:30 pm to 1:15 pm Online
Sponsor: The Earth Institute
THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 2014
The Relationship Between the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the African Union: What Went Wrong?
A panel discussion with Ambassador Charles Ntwaagae, Permanent Representative of Botswana; Ambassador Macharia Kamau, Permanent Representative of Kenya; and Ambassador Christian Wenaweser, Permanent Representative of Liechtenstein, former President of the Assembly of State Parties to the Rome Statute of the ICC. (DETAILS)
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm in the International Affairs Building, Room 1501
Sponsor: UN Studies Program
MONDAY, JANUARY 27, 2014
Establishing Effective Labor Oversight in Honduras
Holly Hammonds, Co-Founder of GlobalWorks Foundation and Member of Honduras Labor Framework Oversight Committee, and Jeff Hermanson, Director of Global Strategies, Workers United and Member of Honduras Labor Framework Oversight Committee, will discuss their labor standards project in Honduras. (DETAILS)
12:45 pm to 1:50 pm in the International Affairs Building, Room 802
Sponsor: Economic and Political Development Concentration
MONDAY, JANUARY 27, 2014
Reception for SIPA Dean Janow in London
SIPA Dean Merit E. Janow cordially invites you to a reception for SIPA alumni and other invited guests in London. Join us to welcome the new dean and hear what the future holds for SIPA. (DETAILS)
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm at the Waldorf Hilton, Aldwych WC2B 4DD, United Kingdom
Sponsor: Office of Alumni Affairs
TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2014
CGEG: Challenges to Democracy and Rule of Law in Central Europe – A Lecture by Gordon Bajnai, Former Prime Minister of Hungary
Lecture by Gordon Bajnai, Former Prime Minister of Hungary and Leader of Together 2014 Electoral Alliance; with Victoria de Grazia, Blinken European Institute, Columbia University; Jan Svejnar, Center on Global Economic Governance, Columbia University; and Alan H. Timberlake, East Central European Center, Columbia University. Registration required. (DETAILS)
3:30 pm to 5:30 pm in the International Affairs Building, Room 1512
Sponsor: Center on Global Economic Governance
TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2014
Women, Soft Power, and the New Diplomacy: From the Cold War to Hillary Clinton
As political leaders increasingly rely on dialogue and normative power versus sanctions and warfare in inter-state relations, women have risen to the forefront of international affairs. A panel of diplomats, military officers, and historians will investigate the accelerating use of soft-power solutions in diplomacy and female leaders’ role in the trend. (DETAILS)
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm in the International Affairs Building, Room 1501
Sponsor: European Institute
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 2014
BP Global Energy Outlook 2035
A presentation by Mark Finley, General Manager, Global Energy Markets and U.S. Economics, BP. (DETAILS)
6:00 pm to 7:30 pm at Faculty House, 4th Floor Skyline Room
Sponsor: Center on Global Energy Policy
THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 2014
Nuclear Weapons Effects, Proliferation and Policy
An event with Col. Robert Spalding, United States Air Force, on the Air Force’s nuclear enterprise to include ICBMs and Bombers, as well as briefly discussing submarines. (DETAILS)
12:15 pm to 2:00 pm in the International Affairs Building, Room 1302
Sponsor: Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies
THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 2014
Turkey and the EU: The Future of a Complicated Relationship
Meltem Müftüler-Baç is Professor of International Relations and Jean Monnet chair at Sabanci University, Istanbul, Turkey and an Affiliate Professor at the University of Stockholm from 2013 to 2016. (DETAILS)
4:00 pm to 6:00 pm in the International Affairs Building, Room 1512
Sponsor: European Institute
THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 2014
Nuclear After Fukushima: Policies, Practices, and Problems
A public lecture by Lady Barbara Judge CBE, Former Chairman of the UK Atomic Energy Authority and currently Deputy Chairman of TEPCO’s Nuclear Reform Monitoring Committee and head of its task force on nuclear safety. (DETAILS)
5:30 pm to 6:45 pm at Faculty House, 4th Floor Skyline Room
Sponsor: Center on Global Energy Policy
THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 2014
Russian Law and Judicial Reform: Think Again
Kimberly Marten will chair a panel discussion with Timothy Frye, Kathryn Hendley, William Partlett, and Maria Popova on Russian law and judicial reform. (DETAILS)
6:00 pm to 7:00 pm in the International Affairs Building, Room 1501
Sponsor: Harriman Institute
