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Columbia University Events
Let’s Use CLIO (Online)
Learn how to use CLIO, the library catalog, for your courses and research. The session will cover the fundamentals of the information ecosystem at Columbia University and participants will learn how to find ebooks, databases, articles, and more. While designed for newcomers to the Columbia University Libraries, all are welcome.
Please register in advance to receive the Zoom link on the morning of the session. Registration will close at 10am on Monday, March 18.
Nicole Cowan
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Book Talk: Death, Domination, and State-Building
The Arnold A. Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies presents:
Book Talk: Death, Domination, and State-Building: The US in Iraq and the Future of American Military Intervention
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Event Details:
Tuesday, March 19, 2024
12pm-2pm
Room 1302, International Affairs Building
Moderated by Jack Snyder, Robert and Renée Belfer Professor of International Relations, Department of Political Science, Columbia University
With Roger Petersen, Author, Death, Domination, and State-Building: The US in Iraq and the Future of American Miltiary Intervention; Arthur and Ruth Sloan Professor of Political Science, MIT
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In Death, Dominance, and State-Building, the eminent scholar of conflict Roger D. Petersen provides the first comprehensive analytic history of post-invasion Iraq. Although the war is almost universally derided as one of the biggest foreign policy blunders of the post-Cold War era, Petersen argues that the course and conduct of the conflict is poorly understood. He begins by outlining an accessible framework for analyzing complex, fluid, and violent internal conflicts. He then applies that framework to a variety of diverse case studies to break down the strategic interplay among the US military forces and Shia and Sunni insurgent organizations as it played out in Baghdad, Anbar, and Hawija. Highlighting the struggle for dominance between Shia and Sunni in Baghdad, Petersen offers a reconsideration of the Surge. He also addresses failures of state-building in Iraqi Kurdistan. Critically, he shows how the legacy of the US occupation and presence from 2003-2011 shaped Iraq’s political and security contours from 2011-2023.
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About the author:
Roger Petersen holds BA, MA, and PhD degrees from the University of Chicago. He has taught at MIT since 2001 and is the Arthur and Ruth Sloan Professor of Political Science. Petersen focuses on within-state conflict and violence. He has written four books: Resistance and Rebellion: Lessons from Eastern Europe (Cambridge University Press, 2001), Understanding Ethnic Violence: Fear, Hatred, Resentment in Twentieth Century Eastern Europe (Cambridge University Press, 2002), Western Intervention in the Balkans: The Strategic Use of Emotion in Conflict (Cambridge University Press, 2011), and “Death, Domination, and State-Building: The US in Iraq and the Future of American Military Intervention, (Oxford University Press, 2024).” He has taught classes on military intervention, civil war, civil-military relations, and emotions in politics, as well as classes focusing on regional conflicts in the Balkans and the Middle East.
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Women Human Rights Defenders Working in Conflict and Crisis Settings
Please join the Human Rights Institute for our first event as part of the Spring Event Series: Defending Human Rights in The Face of Armed Conflict. The event series will explore strategies for promoting rights, justice, and peace during armed conflict.
This event titled “Women Human Rights Defenders Working in Conflict and Crisis Affected Settings” will be a discussion on the role WHRDs play during armed conflict, with a particular focus on Armenia, Israel/Palestine, Mexico, and global trends.
Panelists:
- Yosra Sultan, Executive Director WHRDMENA (The Regional Coalition of Women Human Rights Defenders in South West Asia and North Africa)
- Anna Nikoghosyan, Executive Coordinator, Women Human Rights Defenders International Coalition
- Guadalupe Marengo, Head of Global Human Rights Defenders Programme and of Global Relief Programme at Amnesty International
When: Tuesday, March 19, 2024 | 12:10pm to 1:10pm
Where: Columbia Law School | Jerome Greene Hall | Room 807
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Literary Readings & Conversation about Life & Art in Today’s Ukraine
Please join the Ukrainian Studies Program at the Harriman Institute for literary readings and a conversation with Iryna Tsilyk. Moderated by Mark Andryczyk.
During the meeting, Iryna Tsilyk will read some of her poems as well as excerpts from her essays, and talk about the life of Ukrainians—and, in particular, Ukrainian artists—in a time of war. Many of them are fighting, others have become medics and volunteers, while hundreds have already been killed. Does art have any power in times of war? What tools can artists use? What does Ukrainian culture tell us today about the past, present and future of Ukraine? These issues and other will be focused on during the event’s discussion and Q&A.
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Youth Climate Summit at Columbia University
On March 22nd Columbia University in New York City will be hosting a Youth Climate Summit. High school students and teachers are invited to attend. Attendees will have the opportunity to hear from Columbia professors and NYC environmental leaders in a variety of workshops. Join students, youth environmental activists and other leaders of the climate movement for an inspiring day of action and education.
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Columbia Career Expo
Following the success of the 2023 Career Expo, Columbia University and the Irving Medical Center are excited to welcome back the local community!
Job seekers will gain insights into career opportunities, connect with representatives from our diverse schools and departments, engage in workshops focused on job readiness, and have the chance to receive professional headshots.
Meet representatives from:
Arts & Sciences
College of Dental Medicine
Columbia Business School
Columbia Health
Columbia Human Resources
Department of Pathology & Cell Biology
Facilities, Operations and Public Safety
Faculty Practice Organization
Columbia Finance
Mailman School of Public Health
Metro NY & Southern CT HERC
School of Nursing
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Surgery
The Forum
Zuckerman Brain Behavior Institute