Global Affairs

Lessons for the West from a Small African Country

Alexander Chula is a Thai-British medical doctor and writer, living and working in London. He studied Classics at Oxford then medicine at the University of London. His first book,...

The Growing Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza

Photo credit: Abed Rahim Khatib/Anadolu via Getty Images After three months of attacks and occupation by the Israeli Defence Force, Gaza “has become a place of death and...

Nanovic Forum with Mikuláš Dzurinda, Prime Minister of Slovakia (1998-2006)

“The Challenges Facing Both Shores of the Atlantic” The war of Russia against Ukraine, the unprecedented attack of Hamas against Israel, and the activities of different...

The Imperative of a Humanitarian Ceasefire in Gaza

On October 7, Hamas attacked Israel, killing 1,400 people and taking at least 240 hostages. Israel responded by declaring war on Hamas, and has launched military strikes on the...

Healing a Wounded World: Voices from the Bahá’í Tradition

Humankind has long struggled with afflictions such as war, racism, and gender inequality. Today, despite progress, these scourges persist, and they disproportionately harm...

China Town Hall 2022

Jon M. Huntsman, Jr., former ambassador to China, Russia, and Singapore, was the featured livestreamed speaker for CHINA Town Hall 2022, a national conversation by the National...

Nasr Book Prize Symposium

The Ansari Institute held the inaugural Nasr Book Prize Symposium Oct. 2-3, 2022 on the campus of the University of Notre Dame. We were delighted to honor Dr. Tyson Yunkaporta, an...

“My Contacts with Saint John Paul II at the Fall of the Soviet Union”: The Keeley Vatican Lecture with Archbishop Claudio Gugerotti

His Excellency, The Most Reverend Claudio Gugerotti, the Apostolic Nuncio to Great Britain and the Titular Archbishop of Rebellum, will present the Keeley Vatican Lecture at the...

China Town Hall 2021 Livestream with Fareed Zakaria and ND Discussion

CNN host and best-selling author Fareed Zakaria will be the featured speaker for CHINA Town Hall 2021, a national conversation on how the U.S.-China relationship affects our...

China in Africa: Development Partner or Neo-Colonial Trojan Horse?

The first Forum on China and Africa Cooperation Summit (FOCAC) were held in Beijing from November 3 to 5, 2006. This was a grand affair; however, much has happened since this...

Looking Beyond the Rhetoric in US-China Relations with Dr. Michel Hockx

The current narrative of US-China relations is one of confrontational, geopolitical jockeying – but is this consistent with reality? Dr. Michel Hockx, Director of the Liu...

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