Networks and Globalization

Michael Cook, Class of 1943 University Professor of Near Eastern Studies, explains the origins and evolution of the Islamic state, the Muslim ideologies of monotheism and political egalitarianism, and their application to present-day Middle Eastern politics. Presented as part of the Alumni Studi…

Anne Case *83 *88, Alexander Stewart 1886 Professor of Economics and Public Affairs, Woodrow Wilson School, presents data on the growth of HIV and AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa, the impact on the region’s health care systems, and the consequences of premature parent death from AIDs on children’s fut…

Evans Revere ’76 *94, Diplomat-in-Residence, Woodrow Wilson School discusses the foreign policy challenges associated with the Korean peninsula, its history, and the nuclear threat of North Korea. Revere concludes his lecture with insights into possible negotiating strategies to resolve the situat…

Mark Beissinger, Henry W. Putnam Professor of Politics and Director, Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies, discusses the conflict in Ukraine and how it emerged as well as its global repurcussions and impact on world politics. Presented during the 2014 Academic Mini Reunions p…