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John Anthony McGuckin Publishes History of the Eastern Orthodox Church

Wednesday, July 1, 2020

John Anthony McGuckin (Nielsen Emeritus Professor of Byzantine Christian Studies at Union Theological Seminary) has published The Eastern Orthodox Church: A New History (Yale University Press, 2020).

Grady Vaughan (MARS-REERS '21) Publishes "Storms Sparks Activism among Turkmen Diaspora” in The Diplomat

Monday, June 29, 2020

Grady Vaughan (MARS-REERS '21) writes in the Diplomat that although Turkmen at home and abroad rarely protest, the botched responses to natural disasters and the pandemic have led to a surge of activism.

VIRTUAL EVENT. Russian Civil Society in the Time of COVID-19

Wednesday, July 8, 2020 - 12:00pm EDT

This event will be held virtually as a Zoom webinar (register here) and streamed via YouTube Live. Join us for a meeting of the New York-Russia Public Policy Seminar, a forum co-hosted by the Harriman Institute and the New York University Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia. Our panel will discuss what civil society efforts look like in Russia in the time of COVID-19, how challenges that existed before the pandemic have manifested and been exacerbated, and what the future is for Russian civil society post-COVID.

Thomas Kent on the Difficulties of Fact-Checking Statements from Authoritarian States

Friday, June 26, 2020

Thomas Kent (Adjunct Associate Professor of International Affairs) spoke at the annual conference of the International Fact Checking Network on the difficulties in fact-checking statements from authoritarian states.

Keith Gessen and Joshua Yaffa Take Part in Monterey Summer Symposium on Russia

Thursday, June 25, 2020

Keith Gessen (George T. Delacorte Assistant Professor of Magazine Journalism) and Joshua Yaffa (SIPA '08; Moscow correspondent for the New Yorker) both took part in the 2020 Monterey Symposium on Russia.

VIRTUAL EVENT. Neglected Infections: How the COVID-19 Epidemic in Ukraine was Compounded by Institutional Incompetency and Media Malpractice

Tuesday, July 7, 2020 - 12:00pm EDT

This event will be held virtually as a Zoom webinar (register here) and streamed via YouTube Live. Please join the Ukrainian Studies Program at the Harriman Institute, Columbia University for a webinar with Ulana Suprun, M.D.. Professor Mark Andryczyk will moderate the discussion.

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