Next Week's Events: February 2 - 6

U.S. and European Responses to Terrorism: Do We Have It Right?
Speakers: David Barno, Distinguished Practitioner-in-Residence, SIS; Nora Bensahel, Distinguished Scholar-in-Residence, SIS; and David Gregory, Distinguished Journalist-in-Residence, SIS
Date: Tuesday, February 3
Time: 2:30 - 4:00 PM
Location: Abramson Family Founders Room
Sponsored by SIS


SIS Alumni in the Atrium
Speaker: James Hauser, SIS/BA '10, SIS/MA '14
Date: Tuesday, February 3
Time: 4:00 - 5:00 PM
Location: SIS Atrium
Sponsored by SIS, the AU Career Center, and the SIS Alumni Chapter

Book Launch:
Why Hawks Become Doves: Shimon Peres and Foreign Policy Change in Israel

Speaker: Guy Ziv, Assistant Professor, SIS
Date: Thursday, February 5
Time: 4:00 - 5:30 PM
Location: Abramson Family Founders Room
Sponsored by SIS, the United States Foreign Policy program, and the Center for Israel Studies


Alumni Chat: Careers in International Economic Relations
Speakers: James Bullock SIS/MA '03, Deloitte Consulting; Katie Sell Garcia SIS/MA '06, USAID; Amanda Fila Myers SIS/MA '06, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; Heather Sykes SIS/MA '02, National Intellectual Property Rights Center
Date: Friday, February 6
Time: 6:00 - 8:00 PM
Location: SIS 300
Sponsored by the International Economic Relations program

International Cinema Series:
Brazilian Film Series

Date: Various dates, February
Location: Malsi Doyle & Michael Forman Theater, McKinley Building
Sponsored by SIS, the School of Communication, the National Gallery of Art, and the Center for Latin American and Latino Studies

Upcoming Highlights

Journey into Europe: Islam, Immigration, and Empire
Speakers: Ambassador Akbar Ahmed, Ibn Khaldun Chair of Islamic Studies, SIS; Randolph Persaud, Director, Comparative and Regional Studies program; Michael Brenner, Professor and Director, Center for Israel Studies; Tamara Sonn, SFS Professor, Georgetown University
Date: Tuesday, February 10
Time: 3:00 - 4:30 PM
Location: Gianni Lounge, Mary Graydon Center
Sponsored by the Ibn Khaldun Chair of Islamic Studies


Setting the Stage for Sustainability:
Global Environmental Politics and Natural Resources and Sustainable Development Alumni Conference
Speakers: Faculty and alumni, Global Environmental Politics program
Date: Thursday, February 12
Time: 1:00 - 5:15 PM
Location: Butler Boardroom, Butler Pavilion
Sponsored by the Global Environmental Politics program


Discussion and Screening of War on Whistleblowers
Speaker: James Risen, The New York Times
Date: Tuesday, February 17
Time: 7:00 - 9:00 PM
Location: Abramson Family Founders Room
Sponsored by the Ethics, Peace, and Global Affairs program, the Government Accountability Project and Brave New Films


Myths and Misconceptions of Study Abroad
Speaker: Michael Woolf, CAPA International Education
Date: Friday, February 20
Time: 2:00 - 4:00 PM
Location: Abramson Family Founders Room
Sponsored by the International Communication program


The First World War Re-Considered: A Russian Angle
Speakers: Dominic Lieven, Cambridge University; Eric Lohr, Professor of Russian History and Culture, College of Arts and Sciences
Date: Monday, February 23
Time: 5:30 - 7:00 PM
Location: Abramson Family Founders Room
Sponsored by SIS, the Department of History, and the Initiative for Russian Culture


SIS Industry Days: Department of Energy
Speakers: SIS alumni, Department of Energy
Date: Friday, February 27
Time: 1:30 - 3:30 PM
Location: Department of Energy
Sponsored by SIS, the AU Alumni Association, the SIS Alumni Chapter, the SIS Graduate Student Council, and the AU Career Center



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