You're Invited: "Lives Uprooted: A Panel on the Transition in Afghanistan" - Thursday, 2/17

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The Center for Student Diversity and Inclusion and the Institute for Politics and Strategy invite you to:     "Lives Uprooted: A Panel on the Transition in Afghanistan"     Thursday, February 17, 2022 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. ET Zoom and in person*     This panel will discuss the Afghan transition that occurred when the United States withdrew their troops and the Taliban took over, displacing 80,000 Afghan citizens as refugees, with a focus on Afghan resettlement in the Pittsburgh area.   Moderator: Ethan Pullman, Senior Lecturer of Arabic Studies, Department of Modern Languages, CMU   Panelists: Sohrab Bakhshi, Founder and CEO of Tatekan, Former Afghan Refugee Emanuela Grama, Associate Professor and Director of Global Studies, Department of History, CMU Dan Silverman, Assistant Professor, Institute for Politics and Strategy, CMU Ivonne Smith-Tapia, Director of Refugee and Immigrant Services, Jewish Family and Community Services of Pittsburgh     This event is presented by the Center for Student Diversity and Inclusion in partnership with the Institute for Politics and Strategy as part of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Celebration 2022.     *Registration is required to receive the Zoom access information and to reserve a seat to attend in person. Please note that space is limited to attend in person.     Register Here     Interested in related programming? The Center is also presenting "Khuraki: A Celebration of Afghanistan's Culture in Pittsburgh" on Tuesday, February 15. Click here for more information.   CMU co-sponsors of the Khuraki performance: Center for Arts in Society; College of Fine Arts Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; School of Drama; Department of History; Department of Modern Languages     P.S. Don't forget to sign up for our other events taking place this semester, and please stay tuned for additional events as we add them to the schedule!   "American Democracy at the Crossroads" with Steven Levitsky   Thursday, February 24, 2022 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Zoom   Join us for a discussion with Dr. Steven Levitsky, David Rockefeller Professor of Latin American Studies and Professor of Government at Harvard University, on his book How Democracies Die, which The Economist called "the most important book of the Trump era."   This lecture is co-sponsored by the CMU chapter of the Alexander Hamilton Society.   Register Here     A Conversation with Vice Admiral Lisa Franchetti   Friday, March 18, 2022 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. Zoom   Join us for a conversation on leadership and emerging technology with Vice Admiral Lisa Franchetti. VADM Franchetti has more than thirty years of experience with operational tours and assignments ashore, and she is the recipient of many personal awards, including the Distinguished Service Medal and the Defense Superior Service Medal.   Register Here     "NextTech: The Future of Technology, Security, and Threats" with P.W. Singer   Wednesday, March 23, 2022 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Zoom   Robots, Artificial Intelligence, Cyberwar, 3D printing, bio-enhancements, and a new geopolitical competition; the 21st century is being shaped by a range of exciting, and scary, new trends and technologies. A best-selling author described by the Wall Street Journal as "one of Washington's pre-eminent futurists," and a consultant for groups that range from the CIA and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs to Hollywood and the Call of Duty video game series, Singer uses an exciting speaking style to explore for an audience the key trends emerging today that will shape the world of technology and security tomorrow.   This lecture is part of the Social Cybersecurity Series and is co-sponsored by the Center for Informed Democracy and Social-cybersecurity (IDeaS).   Register Here     A Conversation on Social Media, Insurgent Groups, and January 6 with Nicole Matejic   Tuesday, April 12, 2022 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Zoom   Join us for a conversation with Nicole Matejic, internationally recognized and trusted authority on navigating national security, crisis, and emergency management challenges, as she discusses social media, insurgent groups, and the events of January 6, 2021, in Washington, DC.   This lecture is part of the Social Cybersecurity Series and is co-sponsored by the Center for Informed Democracy and Social-cybersecurity (IDeaS) and CMU Women in International Security (WIIS).   Register Here     Want to nominate a speaker for a future semester of the Policy Forum series? Fill out our nomination form!     ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌