Events

Challenges in International Security Speaker Series

The Challenges in International Security Speaker Series invites senior scholars, decision-makers, and policy experts to discuss key challenges and their potential solutions in global affairs and international security. Our Centre aims to offer a forum to discuss the most pressing security issues facing the world today, such as migration, radicalisation, armed conflict, authoritarianism, cybersecurity, and climate change. 

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The U.S. election: One day after

Wednesday, 06.11.2024 | 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm (CET)

Reflecting on the U.S. election results and providing insights into the shifting dynamics within the U.S. electorate with former CIA Director John E. McLaughlin, independent political consultant Thomas Ogorzalek, and political scientist Chloe Thurston, chaired by Marina Henke (Hertie School).

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Towards a more constructive debate about double standards: Views and perspectives from the Global South

Thursday, 26.09.2024 | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Join us for a discussion on fostering a more constructive debate around state adherence to international rules and principles with Sophie Eisentraut (Munich Security Conference), Shubha Prasad (Hertie School), and Kwasi Prempeh (CDD-Ghana). This event is chaired by Tobias Bunde (Hertie School) and hosted jointly by the Centre for International Security and the Munich Security Conference.

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Challenges in International Security: Strategic early warning and foresight in global security - Promises and pitfalls

Wednesday, 13.03.2024 | 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Explore current approaches to early warning and foresight with Sarah Bressan (GPPI), Gil Murciano (Hertie School / Mitvim), and Marie Wagner (Welthungerhilfe), moderated by Julian Wucherpfennig (Hertie School). This event is part of the event series Challenges in International Security hosted by the Centre for International Security.

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Challenges in International Security: The art of diplomacy in times of war and great-power competition

Wednesday, 19.04.2023 | 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm (CEST)

This event explores the crucial role that diplomacy can play in addressing the challenges currently shaking the rules-based order. This event is hosted by the Centre for International Security and part of the event series Challenges in International Security.

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Challenges in International Security: Ukraine War and Nuclear Weapons

Thursday, 16.02.2023 | 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm (CET)

Dr. Graham Allison, Professor of Government and Founding Dean of the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, will present on the role of nuclear weapons in the Russian war on Ukraine. This event is part of our speaker series Challenges in International Security, hosted by the Centre for International Security. 

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Challenges in International Security: Cold Peace - Avoiding the New Cold War

Friday, 18.11.2022 | 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm (CET)

A presentation by Michael W. Doyle, University Professor at Columbia University, on navigating the tectonic shifts threatening the global order. This event is part of our speaker series Challenges in International Security hosted by the Centre for International Security. 

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Challenges in International Security: Stuxnet revisited: The limits of our understanding of cyber warfare

Tuesday, 26.10.2021 | 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm (CEST)

A presentation by Jon Lindsay, Associate Professor at the School of Cybersecurity and Privacy and Sam Nunn School of International Affairs at the Georgia Institute of Technology, on the limited understanding of cyber warfare. This event is part of the speaker's series Challenges in International Security hosted by the Centre for International Security.

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Challenges in International Security: An introduction to the art and science of deterrence

Monday, 04.10.2021 | 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm (CEST)

This year's iteration of our speaker series Challenges in International Security examines the concept of deterrence. To kick us off, Professor Marina Henke and Professor Julian Wucherpfennig will provide an overview of the theoretical dimensions of deterrence. This event is part of the speaker series Challenges in International Security hosted by the Centre for International Security.

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Challenges in International Security: U.S.-China competition, military coercion, and instability in the Indo-Pacific

Thursday, 29.04.2021 | 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

A presentation by Fiona Cunningham, Assistant Professor at the George Washington University, on her recent research on U.S.-China competition in the Indo-Pacific. This event is part of the speaker series Challenges in International Security hosted by the Centre for International Security.

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Challenges in International Security: Far-right extremism in the world today

Monday, 15.03.2021 | 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

A presentation by Cynthia Miller-Idriss, Professor at the American University in Washington, DC, on her recent research on far-right extremism, radicalization, and violent movements. This event is part of the speaker series Challenges in International Security hosted by the Centre for International Security.

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Challenges in International Security: Why Biden can’t restore US global hegemony

Thursday, 03.12.2020 | 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

A presentation by Daniel Nexon and Alexander Cooley based on their recent book Exit from Hegemony: The Unravelling of American Global Order. This event is part of the Challenges in International Security Speaker Series hosted by the Centre for International Security.

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Challenges in International Security: Introduction to grand strategy

Thursday, 19.11.2020 | 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Join us for a presentation by Hal Brands, Professor of Global Affairs at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), on his recent research on grand strategy. This event is part of the speaker series "Challenges in International Security" hosted by the Centre for International Security.

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