The Center for International Studies

The World Beyond the Headlines — Spring 2009

April 16, 2009

Rising Power, Shrinking Planet: The New Geopolitics of Energy

Michael T. Klare surveys the energy-driven dynamic that is reconfiguring the global political landscape.

April 30, 2009

"Partition" Film Screening and Discussion

Tariq Ali presents his film adaptation of Urdu writer Saadat Hasan Manto's short story Toba Tek Singh, which reimagines the tumultuous events surrounding the India and Pakistan in 1947 and the transfer of power from British to Indian hands.

May 14, 2009

Saviors and Survivors: Darfur, Politics, and the War on Terror

Professor Mahmood Mamdani explores the complex historical and environmental roots of the Darfur conflict. Foreign Policy recently named Mamdani one of the top 100 public intellectuals.

May 26, 2009

The Future of the South African Dream: Thabo Mbeki, Jacob Zuma, and the South African Elections

Mark Gevisser addresses the changing political climate in South Africa 15 years after Mandela's election and in the light of Barack Obama's presidential victory in the United States. (Read Gevisser's feature article on the CIS website...)

The World Beyond the Headlines series brings scholars and journalists together to consider major international issues and how they are covered in the media. See the quarterly schedule for more details and to view recordings of past events.