“The record of sanctions at deterring war is pretty mixed, and one of the reasons for that is that it’s quite difficult to calibrate, to sort of…...

Don't miss this virtual panel on the global consequences of the Russian invasion, featuring Einaudi faculty and IES visiting critic Dmitry Bykov.

Nicholas Mulder discusses the difficulties of implementing successful sanctions on a country with a large economy like Russia.  

Ukrainian students and researchers at Cornell share their thoughts as they absorb the ongoing news of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bill Taylor said Russian President Vladimir Putin appears intent on provoking a “horrific conflict.”

Impossible Pluralism? Religious Minorities, Migrants and Unsettled European Democracy - a talk by Elisabeth Becker

Patricia will join IES and the Einaudi Center on February 7th

Challenges to Democracy: Authoritarianism and Extremism in Europe and Beyond 

"All politics—left and right—has to connect with deeply held cultural understandings—what I call thick culture—if there is to be any hope of viable...

On Monday, two Iraqi scholars will speak about their work in Baghdad to restore the architecture and accompanying social history after the American...