Forgotten Voices: New Virtual Reality Project Brings Yazidi Genocide to Global Stage
[Featured Image Credit to Sadiq Khedar] Stephanie Miller Editor in Chief Almost six years after the so-called Islamic State (IS)
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School of Diplomacy co-hosts International Peace Institutes’ Distinguished Author Series
On October 18, 2018, the School of Diplomacy and International Relations co-hosted the International Peace Institute’s (IPI) Distinguished Author Series. The event’s guest speaker was David E. Sanger, national security correspondent for the New York Times and author of “The Perfect Weapon: War, Sabotage, and Fear of the Cyber Age.”
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North Korea Confirms Willingness to Discuss Denuclearization
n March, President Trump agreed to meet with Kim after South Korean emissaries made an offer at a White House meeting on behalf of the North Korean regime.
Read moreNYASA Conference at Seton Hall
The New York Africana Studies Association (NYASA) hosted its 43rd annual conference with the School of Diplomacy & International Relations.
Read moreAllies Condemn Chemical Attack on Ex-Spy
The attempted murder of former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia by a thought to be extinct nerve agent may be spiraling Western Allies and Russia eerily close to a tense political showdown.
Read moreHow Immigration Influences the Happiest Country in the World
The United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) released their Global Happiness Report on March 14.
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Assassination of Brazilian Politician Shakes the World
On March 14, while driving back from a talk on Black female empowerment, Rio de Janeiro city councilor Marielle Franco was ambushed and shot nine times, killing her and her driver and wounding an aide.
Read moreFlorida School Shooting Students to March for Gun Control
17 individuals were killed at a Florida High School. Survivors and fellow students have expressed their concerns and fear in wake of the shooting.
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The Ultra Poor: BRAC’s tool in Combating Poverty
There is a complex issue of sociocultural incorporation that needs to be targeted with the ultra-poor, especially with the women in the households who often feel insecure due to their landless status in the community.
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Campus Spotlight: Lindsay Smetanka’s Crisis Group Internship
Lindsay Smetanka (’18) is a senior Diplomacy & International Relations major with a minor in Arabic. She interned with International Crisis Group– an independent advocacy organization that monitors and reports on deadly conflicts throughout the world.
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