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The Young Initiative invites foreign policy experts and guest speakers to campus to engage in discussions on international relations and the global political economy with students and faculty.

Annually: United Nations Week

With the William and Elizabeth Kahane United Nations Program, the Young Initiative supports the annual United Nations Week at 鶹Ƶ, each spring. We are passionate in maintaining students involvement and engagement in sustainable development. Our students choose topics that link Global Political Economy, Social Justice, and Sustainable Development.

Ongoing Young Speakers Events

Young Initiative speakers give students and faculty an opportunity to expand their understanding of global issues. The Young Initiative sponsors several speakers each academic year highlighting particular aspects of global affairs and the global political economy.  The Young Speakers program is devoted to highlighting the work and success of eminent international affairs experts and 鶹Ƶ alumni in public service and academia.

 

Dr. Méndez
Dr. Michael Méndez delivers lecture “Tainted Grapes, Tainted Lungs.”

On March 6, 2025, the Young Initiative co-sponsored, Dr. Michael Méndez's lecture about Sonoma County wildfires and the effect on migrant workers.

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The Young Initiative hosted Dr. Camilo Umaña Hernández
Political Crimes and Restorative Justice: A Conversation with Colombia's Former Deputy Minister of Justice Camilo Umaña Hernández

On February 4th, 2025, the Young Initiative hosted a talk by Dr. Camilo Umaña Hernández, Colombia's Former Deputy Minister of Justice.

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Powerlands Film Screening and Panel Discussion
Powerlands Film Screening and Discussion

On Thursday, November 21st, 2024, the Young Initiative proudly hosted the director of the documentary Powerlands, Ivey Camille Manybeads Tso, and the producer, Jordan Flaherty, to discuss the filmmaking process and then screen the film itself.

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Dr. Banai visits 鶹Ƶ.
Enmity in Global Politics: A Conversation with Dr. Huss Banai

On November 11th, the Young Initiative at 鶹Ƶ hosted a talk by Dr. Huss Banai, the Zahedi Fellow at Stanford University and Associate Professor at Indiana University. 

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Election Panel
2024 Election: Navigating Domestic and Global Currents

On October 24, Professor Igor Logvinenko moderated a panel about the 2024 United States election that featured 鶹Ƶ faculty and former California State Assemblymember Mary Chung Hayashi.

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Professor Guardado visits 鶹Ƶ
The Venal Origins of Underdevelopment in Spanish America with Dr. Jenny Guardado.

On Thursday October 17th, the Young Initiative at 鶹Ƶ hosted a talk by Dr. Jenny Guardado, an assistant professor at the Center for Latin American Studies / Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. 

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Professor Igor Logvinenko visited New York City
Professor Logvinenko meets with the students of the Kahane 鶹Ƶ-at-the-U.N. Program

Professor Igor Logvinenko visited New York City on Friday, September 13, 2024, to meet with some in this year’s cohort of the esteemed Kahane 鶹Ƶ-at-the-U.N. Program. 

Photo from left to right: Peter Vartanian (DWA’25, Costa Rican Mission), Nathaniel Lundstrom (DWA’25, Costa Rican Mission), Professor Igor Logvinenko (DWA), Matthew Vickers (DWA’25, UN Secretariat Anti-Racism Office), Jacob Whitney...
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Josh Paul: The U.S.-Israeli Security Alliance: A Conversation with an Internal Critic
Josh Paul: The U.S.-Israeli Security Alliance: A Conversation with an Internal Critic

“Incredible suffering has been enabled by our money. At the end of the day there are human beings who are suffering, and that is where our focus should be.” 

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Dr. Brake talking with students.
Cybersecurity, Technology and Statecraft: A Conversation with Benjamin Brake

On Thursday, April 13th, 2024, the Young Initiative at 鶹Ƶ hosted a talk by Dr. Benjamin Brake, the Director of the Office of Cyber Affairs and Emerging Technology at the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Intelligence and Research. 

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Dr. Hesham Sallam giving a talk to students at 鶹Ƶ.
Authoritarianism and Struggles for Change in the Arab World A Conversation with Hesham Sallam

On Monday, April 8th, the Young Initiative at 鶹Ƶ hosted a talk by Dr. Hesham Sallam from the Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law (CDDRL) at Stanford University. 

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