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McDowell Discusses the Petrodollar Era and Currency Debasement With DW News, Financial Times

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Russia’s War in Ukraine: Impacts on International (Dis)Order

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Carnegie Mellon University, School of International Service at American University and Syracuse University invite you to join leading experts for a virtual panel discussion on Russia’s War in Ukraine: Impacts on International (Dis)Order. Will the Euro-Atlantic alliance persevere or will Putin succeed in fracturing it?

Moderated by Michele Kelemen of National Public Radio.

Featuring:

Brian Taylor, professor of political science, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University

James Goldgeier, professor of international relations and former dean, School of International Service, American University

Amb. Sarah Mendelson, Distinguished Service Professor of Public Policy and head of Heinz College in Washington, D.C., Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University

To help shape the conversation, please pre-submit questions for the panelists by emailing jhatfiel@andrew.cmu.edu.

To join us, please register by Monday, May 2. You will receive a Zoom login link in a confirmation email.


Category

Social Science and Public Policy

Type

Discussions

Region

Virtual

Open to

Public

Organizer

Political Science Department

Contact

Paul Mackanos
315.443.9868

pjmackan@syr.edu

Accessibility

Contact Paul Mackanos to request accommodations


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