Peace and Conflict Studies Institute Reading Group for October 22. Muhammet Bas, Associate Professor of Political Science, New York University Abu Dhabi and Andrew Coe, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Vanderbilt University, will join us for a discussion of “Give Peace a (Second) Chance: A Theory of Nonproliferation Deals,” International Studies Quarterly (2018) 62, 606–617. Note that only Andrew Cole will join us. Please note that the author will not give a formal presentation of their work, so it is best to read in advance.

Please pre-register at https://cornell.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEode2qqz4oHNTEw3FCWJlH1fPV2U…, and a link to the reading will be sent to you with the registration confirmation. Please contact pacs@cornell.edu with any questions.

Peace and Conflict Studies Institute Reading Group for October 15. William Spaniel, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Pittsburgh and Iris Malone, Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Affairs, Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University, will join us for a discussion of “The Uncertainty Trade-off: Reexamining Opportunity Costs and War,” International Studies Quarterly 63(4) December 2019, 1025–34. Please note that the authors will not give a formal presentation of their work, so it is best to read in advance.

Please pre-register at https://cornell.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwvfu2srzIpG9Ko1_cTBKHDGCo97I…, and a link to the reading will be sent to you with the registration confirmation. Please contact pacs@cornell.edu with any questions.

Peace and Conflict Studies Institute Reading Group for October 8. Fiona B. Adamson, Department of Politics and International Studies, SOAS, University of London, will join us for a discussion of “Pushing the Boundaries: Can We “Decolonize” Security Studies?” Journal of Global Security Studies, 5(1), 2020, 129–135. Please note that the author will not give a formal presentation of their work, so it is best to read in advance.

Please pre-register at https://cornell.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0lceusrDMtG9ZinOvZjCqsyhnwqt…, and a link to the reading will be sent to you with the registration confirmation. Please contact pacs@cornell.edu with any questions.

Peace and Conflict Studies Institute Reading Group for September 24. Emily Ritter, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, and Director of Graduate Studies, Vanderbilt University will join us for a discussion of "Oil Discoveries, Civil War, and Preventive State Repression," Journal of Peace Research, forthcoming (written with Peter Carey, PhD candidate in the Department of Political Science, University of California, Merced; Curtis Bell, One Earth Future Foundation & University of Colorado at Boulder; and Scott Wolford, Professor, Department of Government, University of Texas at Austin) “Oil Discoveries, Civil War, and Preventive State Repression.” Note that only Emily Ritter will join us. Please note that the author will not give a formal presentation of their work, so it is best to read in advance.

Please pre-register at https://cornell.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIsdO6pqzspE9PBNn816zzjo0LxYG…, and a link to the reading will be sent to you with the registration confirmation. Please contact pacs@cornell.edu with any questions.

Peace and Conflict Studies Institute Reading Group for September 17; note special time of 12:30-1:45. Jack Paine, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Rochester, will join us for a discussion of "Strategic Civil War Aims and the Resource Curse." Please note that the author will not give a formal presentation of their work, so it is best to read in advance.

Please pre-register at https://cornell.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYudOyvqD4sHtVW8e9SkZDvsj3ilM…, and a link to the reading will be sent to you with the registration confirmation. Please contact pacs@cornell.edu with any questions.

The annual International Fair showcases Cornell's global opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students. Explore our virtual fair on September 8 and find out about international majors and minors, language study, fellowships, internships, study abroad, exchanges, service learning, and more.

The International Fair is sponsored by the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies, the Office of Global Learning (both part of Global Cornell), and Cornell's Language Resource Center. The Fair will be held as a virtual event via Zoom, with each virtual table set up as a Zoom meeting. Register now to receive an e-mail containing links/access information for all virtual tables. During the event, you will be able to come and go from each table at any point (to join a new table, close out of your current table and then click the link for the table you wish to join).

If you are not able to join the event synchronously, the confirmation e-mail will also contain contact information for all participating units. Video clips and other resources will be available after the fair.

International Fair participating units and schedule