Institute for European Studies
Esra Akcan
Professor, Architectural Theory
Esra Akcan is the Michael A. McCarthy Professor of Architectural Theory in the Department of Architecture. Her scholarly work on a geopolitically conscious global history of urbanism and architecture inspires her teaching. She is the author of Architecture in Translation: Germany, Turkey and the Modern House (Duke University Press, 2012); Turkey: Modern Architectures in History (with S.
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Iran Exploiting Trump Administration's Sensitivity to Pressure From the Markets, Expert Says
Nicholas Mulder, IES
Nicholas Mulder, a Cornell University assistant professor, analyzes U.S.-Iran tensions and economic tactics in a televised interview.
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Borderlands of Bukovina: A Dialogue with Cristina Florea
Cristina Florea, IES
In this episode of Converging Dialogues, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Cristina Florea about Bukovina. They provide an overview of Bukovina, ethnic makeup, Hapsburgs and Austrian-Hungarian Empire.
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Podcast: Borderland of Bukovina: A Dialogue with Cristina Florea
Cristina Florea, IES & PACS
In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Cristina Florea about Bukovina. they provide an overview of Bukovina, ethnic makeup, Hapsburgs and Austrian-Hungarian Empire.
In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Cristina Florea about Bukovina. they provide an overview of Bukovina, ethnic makeup, Hapsburgs and Austrian-Hungarian Empire. They also talk about Moldova, the Orthodox Church, Jewish population, identity, Romania during World War II, Communism in Romania, Bukovina in present day, and many more topics.
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Is 'Millionaire Migration' Really a Thing? Lessons from States that Already Tax the Rich
Cristobal Young, IES
Cristobal Young, Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at Cornell University, discusses states that already have millionaire taxes and what to expect.
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Einaudi Spring Showcase
April 20, 2026
4:30 pm
Statler Hotel, Amphitheater and Room E/F
Come and explore the wide range of international work being done at Cornell! This annual showcase features speed talks by Einaudi Center fellows and an undergraduate showcase. Refreshments will be served.
Global Research Speed Talks
Global Research Fellows will present three-minute speed talks on their interdisciplinary and international research.
Fellows are advanced graduate students, Cornell postdocs, and visiting and local scholars. They network with a diverse group of colleagues and work together to grapple with pressing global challenges. Applications for the next cohort will open in fall 2026.
Global Scholars Showcase
Global Scholars will present a showcase of their capstone projects providing public commentary and perspectives on international aid.
Undergraduate global scholars advocate for building democracy on campus and around the world. They have partnered with Einaudi Center practitioner in residence Paul Kaiser and faculty mentor Ed Mabaya—expert researchers and practitioners on international development—to design their projects. Applications for the next cohort will open in fall 2026.
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The Einaudi Spring Showcase is hosted by the Einaudi Center for International Studies.
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Einaudi Center for International Studies
Reppy Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies
East Asia Program
Southeast Asia Program
Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Institute for African Development
Institute for European Studies
South Asia Program
Migrations Program
Southwest Asia and North Africa Program
April 28: IES Luigi Einaudi Distinguished Lecture
Drawing on her award-winning book Not One Inch: America, Russia, and the Making of Post-Cold War Stalemate, Sarotte will both illuminate how we got to where we are—and what might happen as American foreign policy enters an era of “magical realism.”
The Era of US Dominance in Economic Warfare Is Over
Nicholas Mulder, IES
Nicholas Mulder, an assistant professor at Cornell University, authored the piece analyzing changes in global economic warfare.
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The Authoritarian Feelings Machine
IES Director on Emotions as Political Tools
Mabel Berezin, director of our Institute for European Studies, is interviewed about the tools of authoritarianism across continents.
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European History Colloquium - Atina Grossmann
April 8, 2026
4:30 pm
Mary Ann Wood, B21
European History Colloquium - Atina Grossmann, Distinguished Professor of History, The Cooper Union
Between “Orient” and European Catastrophe: Jewish Refugees from National Socialism in Iran and India 1935-1948.
Atina Grossman is Professor of History in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at The Cooper Union in New York City. She received a Ph.D from Rutgers University and a B.A. from The City University of New York. Her current research focuses on “Trauma: Privilege, Adventure in Transit: Jewish Refugees from National Socialism in Iran, India, and Central Asia in Transnational Context.” She has been recently appointed to the Editorial Board of the American Historical Review (journal of the American Historical Association, HA) and to the Editorial Advisory Board of Holocaust and Genocide Studies (journal of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum) and Member of the Scholars Advisory Board of the Museum of Jewish Heritage, Battery Park, NYC.
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Institute for European Studies
South Asia Program
Southwest Asia and North Africa Program