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John Hope Franklin: Redefining the American Story. A Fulbright 75 event rebroadcast at Wednesdays at the Center

Redefining the American Story: A Tribute to John Hope Franklin by Fulbright 75

April 2, 2021

In a Wednesdays at the Center event, DUCIGS rebroadcast “John Hope Franklin: Redefining the American Story,” a panel discussion that explored the life and legacy of celebrated historian, scholar, activist, author, and Fulbright alumnus, Dr. John Hope Franklin. The event was featured as part of Fulbright 75 , the 75 th anniversary celebration of the renowned program.

Challenges in the Blue Nile Arena: Geopolitics, Displacements, and Instability. Duke Center for International and Global Studies.

Susan Stigant and Alberto M. Fernandez Discuss U.S. Crucial Role in Blue Nile Multiple Crises

March 31, 2021

The DUCIGS/Rethinking Diplomacy program hosted a panel discussion on the geopolitics of the Blue Nile area, featuring Susan Stigant, Director of Africa Programs at the U.S. Institute of Peace, and Alberto M. Fernandez, Vice President of the Middle East Media Research Institute and former U.S. Ambassador to Equatorial Guinea and U.S. Charge d’Affaires to Sudan.

Peter Jones: What Future for Track Two Diplomacy? Event at Duke Center for International and Global Studies

Viewing Conflicts as Problems to Be Solved Can Help Diplomacy

March 29, 2021

Professor Peter Jones, of University of Ottawa explains how Track Two Diplomacy has a way forward in solving conflicts. He joined Ambassador (ret.) W. Robert Pearson and DUCIGS director, Giovanni Zanalda at the DUCIGS/Rethinking Diplomacy event: "What Future for Track Two Diplomacy?", part of the Multi-Stakeholder Framework series.

Statement of Solidarity for the Asian-American Community

A Statement of Solidarity Against Anti-Asian Violence

March 19, 2021

In solidarity with the Asian, Asian American, and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities and in light of the recent tragic episodes of violence and harassment, the whole DUCIGS community supports this collective statement from Duke and UNC colleagues.

Indermit Singh Gill, Professor Of Practice of Public Policy, Sanford School, Duke University

Duke Indermit Gill Appointed World Bank VP for Equitable Growth, Finance and Institutions

March 16, 2021

World Bank President David Malpass announced the appointment of Duke's Indermit Gill (Professor Of Practice of Public Policy in the Sanford School of Public Policy) as Vice President for the Equitable Growth, Finance and Institutions (EFI) Global Practice Group, which supports clients in building the economic, financial and institutional foundations for inclusive and sustainable growth. Dr. Gill is a Senior Research Scholar in the Duke Center for International and Global Studies (DUCIGS).Read more.

Piotr Plewa of Duke University Hosted the Event "Crossing the Darien Gap with U.S.-bound Migrants

Migration Trends through Panama's Darien Gap and What They Mean for Regional Cooperation

March 4, 2021

Duke visiting research scholar Piotr Plewa (DUCIGS, Duke Sanford) hosted the event "Crossing the Darien Gap with U.S.-bound Migrants," where he invited two independent journalists who authored a series of reports for the Pulitzer Center and PBS NewsHour. Here, Plewa provides context and data about the migration trends in Central and South America.

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