EPIIC

The IGL’s Inquiry program begins Thursday, April 7, with a lecture on “The State of the Ukraine Conflict” with Tufts and IGL Alumna Alexandra Vacroux, Executive Director of the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies at Harvard University, and Fletcher Alumnus Arik Burakovsky, Assistant Director of the Russia and Eurasia Program at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. Dr. Vacroux’s scholarly work addresses many Russian and Eurasian policy issues. In addition, she teaches popular courses on the comparative politics of Eurasia and post-Soviet conflict.

Tuesdays and Thursdays, 3:00-5:00pm Dr. Abi Williams Director, Institute for Global Leadership. All interested students must come to the first class on Thursday, September 9.

Over 100 million people were victims of genocide and mass killings in the 20th century.

Since the Holocaust, we have often repeated “never again”, but too often the world has failed to prevent genocidal violence, making “never again” an empty slogan. The ongoing conflicts in Syria and Myanmar have ensured that genocide and mass atrocities are once again headline news.

Why do people commit genocide and kill in large numbers? How do they commit mass atrocities? What can be done to prevent and halt such conscience-shocking atrocities?

"Migration in a Turbulent World" Film Series presents: Chasing Asylum tells the story of Australia's cruel, inhumane treatment of asylum seekers and refugees, examining the human, political, financial and moral impact of current and previous policy. Then I Came by Boat is a short, animated film that tells the story of a Vietnamese migrant who arrived in Australia as a boy after the Vietnam War and his life in Australia since.