From Yerevan to Jerusalem with Ambassador Edward Djerejian

University of Southern Maine, 102 Wishcamper 34 Bedford St, Portland, ME, United States +1 more

Join the Armenian Cultural Association for an insightful discussion on the evolving geopolitical relationships between Armenia and the broader Middle East. The conversation will examine Armenia’s strategic challenges, the balance of power in the region, and efforts to prevent further hostility and instability. Speakers The Honorable Edward P. Djerejian Former US Ambassador Djeredjian served 8... Read more »

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Nuclear Weapons: U.S. Politics, Activism, and Global Views

University of Southern Maine, 102 Wishcamper 34 Bedford St, Portland, ME, United States +1 more

Nuclear Weapons: U.S. Politics, Activism, and Global Views Dr. Stephen Herzog  Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey   Dr. Lauren Sukin London School of Economics and Political Science Nuclear weapons are gaining renewed salience amidst the war in Ukraine and growing tensions among nuclear-armed states. At the same time, a global movement of governments... Read more »

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Evening Extra: Contested Nuclear Taboo in the Third Nuclear Age

University of Southern Maine, 102 Wishcamper 34 Bedford St, Portland, ME, United States

Over the past decade, there have been growing concerns that the renewed great power competition and the increasing salience of nuclear weapons in world politics could eventually lead to the erosion of the international norm against the use of nuclear weapons - the “nuclear taboo.” Join students and faculty with the Department of Political Science... Read more »

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