Past Events

Editor in Chief of Lawfare and Senior Fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution
November 8, 2018
The New Congress, the Mueller Investigation, and the President

Co-sponsored by the Yale Law National Security Group.

*THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED.

Journalist and Director
November 8, 2018
Puerto Rico Before and After María: A Complete Change of Paradigm
Climate Team Reporter, The New York Times
November 7, 2018
A Conversation about Climate and Energy Policy in an Era of Rapid Change

Co-hosted by Environmental Studies and Energy Studies

Editor-in-Chief of the German Middle East magazine Zenith
November 6, 2018
"The War of Narratives in Syria: Deciphering al-Asad's Regime"

A discussion with Daniel Gerlach, Middle East expert, editor in chief of Zenith Magazine and director general of the think-and-do-tank Candid Foundation in Berlin, together with Belabbès Benkredda and Frank Griffel.

Co-sponsored by The Council on Middle East Studies 

Asia Editor, Financial Times
November 2, 2018
China 2049 – New Era or New Threat: Conversation with Jamil Anderlini.

PANELISTS

Jamil Anderlini (Moderator)

Peter Salovey: President and Chris Argyris Professor of Psychology

Nuno Monteiro: Associate Professor of Political Science

Stephen Roach: Senior Fellow, Jackson Institute for Global Affairs

Jing Tsu: Professor of East Asian Languages and Literatures and of Comparative Literature

Aleh Tsyvinski: Arthur M. Okun Professor of Economics

Co-sponsored by the Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics 

White House reporter for American Urban Radio Networks
November 1, 2018
A Conversation with April Ryan

Hosted by Kimberly Goff-Crews

Following the conversation, Ms. Ryan will join students in a panel discussion. 

Research Fellow in Information Law at New York University School of Law
October 29, 2018
Big Tech and AI Complacency
Award-winning mental health campaigner, film producer, public speaker, writer and vlogger
October 26, 2018
“It’s Okay to Struggle. Please Talk”

The conversation between Jonny, Neil, and Phil is about how we can bring to bear the latest science on the problems faced by people with serious mental illness, in an effort to render their experiences more understandable and their suffering more manageable.

Co-sponsored by: Yale New Haven Hospital Behavioral Health & Emergency Services, Yale Program for Recovery and Community Health, Connecticut Mental Health Center Foundation, Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine and Yale Health. 

To watch a video of this talk, please click on this YouTube link: http://bit.ly/2zAm5gs

Sierra Leonean Filmmaker and Community Leader
October 23, 2018
Survivors (2018)

A documentary screening followed by Q&A with filmmakers Arthur Pratt and Barmmy Boy. 

Through the eyes of Sierra Leonean Filmmaker Arthur Pratt, Survivors presents an intimate portrait of his country during the Ebola outbreak, exposing the complexity of the epidemic and the sociopolitical turmoil that lies in its wake. 

Senior Executive Editor, NDTV India
October 23, 2018
What is national about India's national media?

Co-sponsored by South Asian Studies Council

The talk will be delivered in Hindi - a translation of his entire lecture will be available in the form of handouts.