The School of International Service hosts engaging and informative events for our students and school community every week. All events listed below are open to the public. Our guest speakers, expert panels, and book discussions address the most important questions in international affairs from broad interdisciplinary perspectives. Over the course of their studies, students have the chance to hear from a diverse range of speakers, including current and former heads of state, government officials, civil society leaders, environmental stewards, human rights activists, and social entrepreneurs.

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Upcoming SIS Events
Date Time Event Name Location
2/24/25 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Book Launch: Strategy and Grand Strategy Abramson Family Founders Room
2/24/25 11:20 a.m. - 12:35 p.m. Global Elections Initiative: What next for Germany, the EU, and Transatlantic Relations? Abramson Family Founders Room
2/26/25 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Ambassadors Up-Close: Vietnam-US Relations at 30 Abramson Family Founders Room
3/4/25 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Trade in the Political Crosshairs: Europe and Africa Abramson Family Founders Room
3/6/25 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Farsi Lectures in Islamic Peace: Melancholy Acts: Defeat and Cultural Critique in the Arab World Abramson Family Founders Room
3/19/25 Save the Date Newroz Celebration Abramson Family Founders Room
3/31/25 Save the Date Ambassadors Up-Close: Ambassador of Kazakhstan to the United States Abramson Family Founders Room
4/1/25 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. 2025 Nancy Weiser Ignatius Lecture on the Environment Abramson Family Founders Room
4/2/25 Save the Date Ambassadors Up-Close: Ambassador of Iraq to the United States Abramson Family Founders Room
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Academic Year 2024-2025

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    Ambassadors Up-Close: Public Diplomacy and the Future of US-Philippine Relations

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    Negotiating Historically Important Agreements with Amb. Stuart Eizenstat

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    Tackling Global Health & Human Services Challenges: HHS' Global Strategy

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    Ambassadors Up-Close: Spotlight on the European Union, France and Germany

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    North Korea in Global Focus: Security, Human Rights, and Shared Stories

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    Learning With and From Grassroots Rights Defenders

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    Global Elections Initiative: Debriefing on American Democracy: Reactions from Home and Abroad

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    The Future of Diplomacy: Preparing the Next Generation of Diplomats

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    Critical Issues for the United States in Southeast Asia in 2025

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    The Implications of the US Elections for the Kurds in the Middle East

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    Dissent from Within: Ethics and the War on Gaza

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    Palestine: Ecologies of Genocide and Freedom

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    Ambassadors Up-Close: Twenty-First Century Solutions to Address Ailing American Diplomacy

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    Lessons from the Summer Elections in France, the UK, and the European Parliament

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    Shaping the Future: U.S.-Kurdistan-Iraq Relations Under the New Admin