Nanovic Institute for European Studies
Commemorating 10 Years since the Annexation of Crimea: How Did We Get Here? Where Are We Going?
The Nanovic Institute for European Studies will be hosting a virtual flash panel to commemorate 10 years since the annexation of Crimea by Russia, exploring both the history and...
View EventVirtual Flash Panel: Defunding Russia’s War Against Ukraine
David Cortright, professor emeritus of the practice at the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, and Anna Romandash ’22, an award-winning journalist from Ukraine and a...
View EventInternational Holocaust Remembrance Lunch Lecture: “The Philosophy and Praxis of Dr. Janusz Korczak: Pioneer Champion of Children’s Rights and Child-Centered Pedagogy”
“Children are not the people of tomorrow but are people of today. They are entitled to be taken seriously.”-Janusz Korczak This lecture will examine the life and legacy of...
View EventNanovic 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...
watch videoResistance to Russian/Soviet Imperialism in the Words of the Elite Athletes of the Day
On November 30, 2023, four elite athletes came to Notre Dame to share their story of resistance to Soviet/Russian imperialism during the Cold War. This panel discussion was...
watch videoThe Challenges Facing Both Shores of the Atlantic with Mikuláš Dzurinda
The war of Russia against Ukraine, the unprecedented attack of Hamas against Israel, and the activities of different terrorist groups in Africa leads not only to protracted...
watch videoLaura Shannon Prize Lecture: The Peace Conundrum in European History
It has been an entrenched tradition to narrate the history of the European continent as a sequence of bloody conflicts that culminated in two World Wars and continued into the...
watch videoIntegral Human Development through a Leadership of Care: Sr. Raffaella Petrini, Secretary General of the Vatican City State
At the heart of the Church’s social teaching lies the so-called “social question,” which has evolved over time under the effects of cultural, social, political, and economic...
watch videoCrisis in Nagorno-Karabakh: Virtual Flash Panel
On September 19, 2023, forces from Azerbaijan defeated local forces and took control over Nagorno-Karabakh, an area largely populated by ethnic Armenians. Since then, by some...
watch videoThe Zelensky Effect: Virtual Flash Panel
A panel of academics will gather to discuss the influence of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on the resistance of Ukraine and the current situation on the ground as the war...
watch videoVirtual Flash Panel on the Earthquake in Turkey and Syria
A panel of academics and experts gather online to discuss the unfolding crisis and its complexities after the recent devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Turkey and Syria. The...
watch videoRussian Aggression in Ukraine and Eastern Europe: Post-Soviet Bloc Politics and Consequences
Giorgi Margvelashvili, Fourth President of the Republic of Georgia (2013-18), delivered the Nanovic Forum lecture entitled, “Russian Aggression in Ukraine and Eastern Europe:...
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