NATO official discusses war in Europe and future threats at event co-sponsored by Green School

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In the post-Cold War era, there was never as much interest in and focus on NATO  (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) until Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022 – the most serious military conflict in Europe since World War II. That historic development was amplified in comments by a top-ranking NATO official at a recent event […]

Publication: Cem Karayalcin in Brookings Institution Commentary

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The Brookings Institution publishes a commentary co-authored by Cem Karayalcin, Professor of Economics at FIU, and Harun Onder, Senior Economist at World Bank (who is also a FIU economics Ph.D. alumni). The commentary, titled “Coping with climate shocks: Ecosystems versus economic systems”, can be accessed here.

Green School holds inaugural Miami Conference on Global Democracy

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It’s glaringly apparent in the headlines nearly every day. Democracy is increasingly under attack throughout the world – even in countries with longstanding democratic values. Which made it especially timely for an inaugural conference, presented by the Steven J. Green School of International & Public Affairs at Florida International University, to address this dangerous trend. […]

Opinion | U.S. sanctions hurt our national interests — and the Venezuelan people

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Green School Professors Brian Fonseca and Eduardo Gamarra recently published this op-ed in The Miami Herald. The article has been reprinted below. Now that President Biden has announced a ban on imports of Russian oil, the United States should reevaluate sanctions against Venezuela, double down on targeted sanctions against individuals and reverse broader sanctions that hurt our national interests […]

Opinion | Macho, macho man: Russia’s politics of manhood drive Putin’s invasion of Ukraine

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Green School Professor Rebecca Friedman recently published this op-ed in The Miami Herald. The article has been reprinted below. In the West, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s ruthless push into Ukraine is often understood in the simple terms of reductionist history: Just another Russian strongman with dreams of expanding the empire. But surely the images of thousands of […]

FIU Green School brings together international Jain scholars for historic academic conference

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The Second International Conference on Science and Jain Philosophy (ICSJP) was held from 19-22 March 2021 via Zoom and streamed on Facebook Live attracting more than 10,000 delegates from 27 countries including the USA, UK, India, Tanzania, Canada, Russia. It included 45 paper presentations, a book launch and panel discussion.