01/26/2023
2023 Doomsday Clock Town Hall at Georgetown University
with the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists and The Elders
On Tuesday, January 23, 2023, we hosted the 2023 Doomsday Clock Town Hall, which consisted of two panels with members of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists and The Elders.
The Doomsday Clock is now set at 90 seconds to midnight - the closest it has ever been set to midnight.
If you missed the town hall and want to learn more about the Bulletin's decision, the recordings are available on YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohskwu46glY
Panel II: Setting the Doomsday Clock
Herb Lin, Member of the Bulletin's Science and Security Board and the Hank J. Holland Fellow in Cyber Policy and Security at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University
Suzet McKinney, Member of the Bulletin's Science and Security Board and a Principal and Director of Life Sciences for Sterling Bay
Sig Hecker, Chair of the Bulletin's Board of Sponsors and Director Emeritus of the Los Alamos National Laboratory
2023 Doomsday Clock Town Hall: Panel II
2023 Doomsday Clock Town Hall at Georgetown University - Panel II: Setting the Doomsday Clock | January 24, 2023 | Georgetown University, Washington DC | Org...
01/26/2023
2023 Doomsday Clock Town Hall at Georgetown University
with the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists and The Elders
On Tuesday, January 23, 2023, we hosted the 2023 Doomsday Clock Town Hall, which consisted of two panels with members of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists and The Elders.
The Doomsday Clock is now set at 90 seconds to midnight - the closest it has ever been set to midnight.
If you missed the town hall and want to learn more about the Bulletin's decision, the recordings are available on YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sa585c1vGt4
Panel I: Threats and Challenges to Global Governance in the 21st Century
Mary Robinson, Chair of The Elders, first woman President of Ireland, former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Elbegdorj Tsakhia, Member of The Elders, former President and Prime Minister of Mongolia
Juan Manuel Santos, Member of The Elders, Nobel Peace Laureate, and former President of Colombia
Rachel Bronson, President and CEO of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
2023 Doomsday Clock Town Hall: Panel I
2023 Doomsday Clock Town Hall at Georgetown University - Panel I: Threats and Challenges to Global Governance in the 21st Century | January 24, 2023 | George...
09/19/2022
Want to learn more about Georgetown University's Master of Arts in Conflict Resolution? Join our assistant director, Maricruz Luna, on select Wednesdays and Thursdays this semester for our weekly virtual information sessions. Register online. https://georgetown.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMrceuhqTorHtNl_36ha0iVs1yZ6Ss_4Ccr
12/07/2021
Our special Facebook Live information session is going live at 1 PM ET. Tune in right here on our page. https://www.facebook.com/guconflictresolution
Georgetown Conflict Resolution Program
Georgetown University's 34-credit M.A. program in Conflict Resolution prepares students to resolve conflict in a turbulent world.
10/21/2021
Friday, Oct 29 @ 3 PM ET: Join the MA in Conflict Resolution at Georgetown University and the Center for War and Society at San Diego State University for a virtual panel discussion on the way societies understand and remember the wars in which they participated. Follow the link for more details. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/war-remembrance-interventionist-wars-in-art-and-popular-memory-tickets-193761745597
09/15/2021
Propsective students: Meet us via Zoom this fall! We're hosting weekly virtual information sessions on select Wednesdays & Thursdays, starting September 22. Register on our homepage. https://government.georgetown.edu/conflict-resolution/
09/09/2021
The Peace Science Society will be holding an online webinar on the topic of “Pandemics, Politics, and Peace” on November 12, at 10am (Central, US). This session will be moderated by our President Scott Gates, and brings together a stellar group of scholars including Tanisha Fazal (U Minnesota), Mansoob Murshed (U Coventry), Wonjae Hwang (U Tennessee), and Sara Polo (U Essex). We will be discussing the intersection between peace, conflict, and public health, with a focus on how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the dynamics of violence.
This event is free and open to the public. Registration is required at the following link:
https://unt.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_tUbsnoA4Q16GYEoPk5lyog
The flyer is attached and I encourage you to distribute it widely among your networks.
07/14/2021
CR Alumni: You're invited to join the program on Friday for the next talk in our alumni spotlight series. Yasmine Fawaz (G'17) and Maha Elsamahi (G'20) are discussing the impact of conflict, climate change, and gender on rural communities and will include insights from recent Agro-Pastoral research in Nigeria. Register on Eventbrite. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cr-alumni-talk-yasmine-fawaz-g17-maha-elsamahi-g20-tickets-161951279637
05/05/2021
Friday at 3 PM EDT: Join and Georgetown's Center for Social Justice, along with the DC Student Consortium on Women, Peace & Security, for a virtual event gathering Black Women Peacebuilders for conversations about their experiences, and the experiences of the communities they serve, during the pandemic. See the link for more details. https://tinyurl.com/nwsecc58
04/22/2021
Join us and the Middle East Institute for a discussion about Arab-Israeli normalization on Monday, May 3 at 12 PM EST. Register online- https://www.mei.edu/events/arab-israeli-normalization-viable-avenue-towards-peace
04/05/2021
CR alumni: You're invited to join us on Friday at 3 PM EST for the next alumni talk in our new series. Mike Jobbins (G'08), who leads policy & partnerships at Search for Common Ground, is going to discuss his work and trajectory with our network. Register for Eventbrite- https://mikejobbinscr.eventbrite.com