A Conversation with U.S. Special Envoy to Belarus Julie Fisher on Recent Developments, International Cooperation, and What Comes Next

Monday, Nov. 22 // 12:30–1:30 p.m. (ET)

In the past 18 months, the United States and its European partners have collaborated closely on addressing issues with Belarus - from a contentious election cycle, to subsequent widespread protests and crackdowns on civil society and media, to the migrant crisis on the Belarusian-Polish border.

On Nov. 22, we will be joined by U.S. Special Envoy to Belarus Julie Fisher to discuss the migrant issue as a Lukashenka regime-engineered crisis, U.S. coordination with European partners on Belarus in the context of broader regional tensions, and implications of these developments for U.S. and EU policy.

The 14th Polar Law Symposium

Sunday, Nov. 21–Tuesday, Nov. 23 // 9:20 p.m.–6:00 a.m. (ET)

Co-hosted by Polar Cooperation Research Centre (Kobe University, Japan), Polar Law Institute (University of Akureyri, Iceland), the Northern Institute for Environmental and Minority Law – Arctic Centre (University of Lapland, Finland), the University of the Arctic and its Arctic Law Thematic Network (Finland), the theme of the 14th Polar Law Symposium is “The Blue Earth, from the Poles, through the Law.”

Germany After COP26: Europe’s Driving Force to Get to Net-Zero?

Monday, Nov. 22 // 10–11:00 a.m. (ET)

Join us for a conversation with German climate experts after COP26 to take stock of the results, discuss implementation, and the road ahead for Germany as head of the G7 presidency.

Looking Ahead: Presidential Politics and Chilean Democracy

Monday, Nov. 22 // 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. (ET)

Join the Latin American Program and the Instituto de Asuntos Públicos of the Universidad de Chile as we analyze the results of the first round of voting in Chile’s presidential election and what they portend for the future of Chilean democracy.

Illegal Detentions and Human Rights Issues in Eastern Ukraine: A Conversation with Stanislav Aseyev

Tuesday, Nov. 23 // 1:30–2:30 p.m. (ET)

According to official information from the Ukrainian state, 3,360 persons went through illegal detention by the Russian-backed militia in the non-government areas in eastern Ukraine. One of the most infamous prison camps in Donetsk is Izolyatsia, where hundreds of people were and are held in cruel conditions. To a large extent, details about the conditions at Izolyatsia were revealed from first hand testimonies by journalist Stanislav Aseyev who was held hostage in Izolyatsia. On Nov. 23, Aseyev will discuss his recent book as well as the work that Ukrainian human rights activists are doing to push to impose sanctions for perpetrators of the camps.