BGIA News and Events
James Clarke Chace Memorial Speaker Series
Our Speaker Series features leading figures in international affairs discussing topical and timely issues of global concern. Events are typically held one Thursday evening per month. The James Clarke Chace Speaker Series is co-sponsored by Foreign Affairs magazine. These events are free and open to the public by RSVP.
Upcoming Events
The Debate over Religious Freedom and Female Genital Mutilation
Thursday, May 2, 2019
6:00 pm – 8:00 pmBard Globalization & International Affairs Program 108 West 39th Street, Suite 1000-A, NY, NY
Maryum Saifee, career diplomat and fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, will be in conversation with Faraz Sanei of Cardozo Law School about the practice of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), legal implications and activism around the issue.
There have been several recent court cases involving FGM. A typical defense argument is that the practice of FGM is protected under religious freedom. The purpose of the discussion will be to gain a better understanding of FGM in the United States, how religious freedom relates to FGM, and transnational advocacy efforts to end the practice.
This is part of BGIA’s James Chace Lecture series and is supported by Foreign Affairs magazine.
RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-debate-over-religious-freedom-and-genital-mutilation-tickets-60065541652
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Archive of Past Events
2016
Wednesday, December 14, 2016
Women's Rights Are Human Rights: Global Challenges to Reproductive Health
Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs
Thursday, November 10, 2016
Age of Consequences: Climate Change and National Security
SUNY Global Center
Thursday, October 6, 2016
Syria’s Predicament and the U.S.
Presented by the Bard College Globalization and International Affairs Program (BGIA) and Lebanese American University 211 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017
Thursday, September 8, 2016
After the American Century: The Ends of US Culture in the Middle East
Presented by the Bard Globalization and International Affairs Program (BGIA) Cyrus R. Vance Center for International Justice
Thursday, May 12, 2016
A James Clarke Chace Memorial Speaker Series Event co-sponsored by Foreign Affairs Magazine, hosted by The Carnegie Council Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs
[Postponed] ISIS: The Caliphate at Two
Michael Weiss in conversation with James KettererA James Clarke Chace Memorial Speaker Series Event co-sponsored by Foreign Affairs Magazine, hosted by The Carnegie Council Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs
Thursday, April 14, 2016
"Volatility in Geopolitics & the Global Economy: Risks, Opportunities & Challenges Ahead," with Dambisa Moyo
A James Chace Memorial Speaker Series Event co-hosted by the SUNY Global Engagement Program SUNY Global Center, 116 East 55th Street, New York, NY
Wednesday, March 30, 2016
"South Africa and the World," A Talk with The Honorable Dr. Wilmot James
Presented by the BGIA and CEU-NY Alumni Associations and Cyrus R. Vance Center for International Justice Cyrus R. Vance Center for International Justice, 42 W 44th St, New York, NY 10036
Thursday, March 10, 2016
"Who is Arming Asia? Arms Transfers and Their Implications for US Regional Influence"
A Presentation by Jonathan Caverly of MIT for the James Clarke Chace Memorial Speaker Series 108 West 39th St., Suite 1000A, New York, NY 10018
Thursday, February 18, 2016