The America’s Role in the World Conference is a nonpartisan event convening diplomats, journalists, politicians and scholars to offer expert insight on critical global affairs topics.
The ninth annual event will include discussions on urgent issues facing the next U.S. Presidential administration, AI governance, Indiana’s global economic ties, Africa’s Sahel region, economic fragility in highly indebted countries, and other key topics in global affairs. The Hamilton Lugar School will also recognize Oleksandra Matviichuk, Ukrainian human rights lawyer and 2022 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, with the Global Voices for Change award for her leadership of the Center for Civil Liberties, a human rights organization based in Kyiv.
Information on sessions and panelists can be found at https://hls.indiana.edu/arw/.
Session 1: Understanding the African Sahel: Past, Present, and Future
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Nick Cullather, Interim Dean, Hamilton Lugar School
John Kerry, Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, U.S. Department of State (virtual)
Micheal Leverett, Master of International Affairs (Student Introduction)
Session 2: The President's Inbox: Foreign Policy Challenges in the Next Four Years
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Charlie Bevis, Stop Ecocide International (UK)
Rebecca Nkunde Chonya, Climate Change Ambassador, Ndola YMCA (Zambia) (virtual)
Cedric Dzelu, YMCA Climate Change Ambassador, World YMCA (Ghana)
Alicia O’Sullivan, Co-Founder, World War Zero (Ireland)
Alexa Blanton ‘19, Head of Fundraising, Climate Clock (USA) (moderator)
Russell Hensley IV, East Asian Languages and Cultures, International Law and Institutions, Spanish minor, Chinese Flagship (Student Introduction)
Session 3: Indiana and the World: Making the Local Global
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Mark Drumbl, Class of 1975 Professor of Law and Director, Transnational Law Institute, Washington and Lee School of Law (virtual)
Amanda Ghahremani, Research Fellow, Human Rights Center, UC Berkeley
Jennifer Trahan, Clinical Professor and Director of the Concentration in International Law and Human Rights, Center for Global Affairs, New York University (virtual)
Timothy William Waters, Professor of Law and Val Nolan Faculty Fellow, Associate Director, Center for Constitutional Democracy, Maurer School of Law
David Bosco, Department Chair and Associate Professor of International Studies, Hamilton Lugar School (moderator)
Patrick Lee, Middle Eastern Languages & Cultures, International Law & Institutions, FLAS Student, Arabic Flagship (Student Introduction)