Global Talks by Diplomacist

Assistant Professor of History and the Himan Brown Sesquicentennial Faculty Fellow at Cornell University, Mostafa Minawi spoke Nov. 8 about Saudi Arabia's rejection of a seat on the United Nations Security Council, offering his insight on the possible motivations behind it and its implications for regional and global politics.

On September 16, 2013, the Cornell International Affairs Review sat down with Professor Ross Brann. During the interview, Professor Brann provided a broad historical overview of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict and commented on the latest developments in the ongoing peace talks.

On March 29th, 2013, Cornell University professor of Near Eastern Studies and Government, David Patel spoke about the impact of the Iraq War ten years after its start on the American public's perception of US involvement abroad and most importantly, on the political atmosphere in Iraq today. photo: http://atlanticinfocus.tumblr.com/

On February 22nd, 2013, Cornell university professor of Government and expert on China, Andrew Mertha spoke about the recent Chinese cyber attacks disclosed by US cyber security company Mandiant and the impact it may have on future US-China relations.

On November 29, 2012, the Cornell International Affairs Review recorded this talk with Professor Allen Carlson. Professor Carlson addresses a range of topics including China's leadership transition, U.S.-China Relations, and China's status as a global power.

On October 18, 2012, the Cornell International Affairs Review recorded this talk with independent journalist John Psardopoulos. Photo Credit: AFP/Getty Images

On June 25, 2012, the Cornell International Affairs Review recorded this talk with Professor Jean Petaux at Sciences Po Bordeaux. The talk will also be made available in French.

On June 14, 2012, the Cornell International Affairs Review recorded this talk with Giuseppe Gabusi at the Catholic University of Milan's Postgraduate School of Economics and International Relations. Professor Gabusi's full profile can be found on the Torino World Affairs Institute's website http://www.twai.it/index/aboutus/ Photo: AlJazeera

On June 13, 2012, the Cornell International Affairs Review recorded this talk with Tiziana Caponio at the University of Turin's Department of Political Science. Photo: AFP/Getty

On June 27, 2012, the Cornell International Affairs Review recorded this talk with Nicolas Véron in Paris. Mr. Véron's bio can be found on Bruegel's website http://www.bruegel.org/scholars/scholar-detail/scholar/9-nicolas-veron/

On June 28, 2012, the Cornell International Affairs Review recorded this talk with Professor Stephane Lacroix at Sciences Po in Paris. Professor Lacroix's full bio is available on the Sciences Po website http://kuwaitprogram.sciences-po.fr/people/research-team/10-bio3.html

On June 13, 2012, the Cornell International Affairs Review recorded this talk with Stefano Ruzza at the University of Turin's Department of Political Science.  Professor Ruzza's full profile can be found on the Torino World Affairs Institute's website at http://www.twai.it/index/aboutus/