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Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already facing the consequences of climate…
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December 29, 2023
2023 in Review
Ten World Figures Who Died in 2023
Ten people who passed away this year who shaped world affairs for better or worse.
October 26, 2023
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Conflict in the Middle East—The Israel-Hamas War
Panelists discuss how the recent attacks by Hamas and ongoing conflict between the group and Israel continue to affect security in the Middle East and influence regional dynamics, as well as the futu…
October 5, 2023
Israel
The October 1973 Yom Kippur War: Fifty Years Later
Fifty years ago, on Yom Kippur, October 6, 1973, Egypt and Syria launched surprise attacks on Israel. The resulting conflict sparked an Arab oil embargo, a superpower confrontation, a global recessio…
May 9, 2023
Israel
As Israel Turns 75, "Foreign Affairs" Publishes a Call to Eliminate It
In its May/June issue "Foreign Affairs" magazine published an article by four well-known academics that called in essence for an end to the Jewish state that has existed since 1948.
March 16, 2023
Israel
Israel and the Debate Over the Role of the Judiciary in Democratic Government
The Israeli debate on judicial reform involves issues unique to that country's political system, but also raises questions that every democracy must address. What are the proper powers of courts and …
January 13, 2022
Afghanistan
Virtual Screening and Discussion of Flee
Our panelists discuss Flee, an animated documentary about a young man's odyssey escaping Afghanistan with his mother and siblings. Twenty years later, he grapples with how his traumatic past will aff…
