News
Rupture: The U.S. and the Fate of World Order Speaker Series - Rupture #2: Security
March 5, 2026 | 12:30 - 2 pm (lunch talk) | 223 Philosophy Hall
IIS...Read more about Rupture: The U.S. and the Fate of World Order Speaker Series - Rupture #2: Security
Endowed Elberg Lecture Series: Howard French in Conversation With Adam Hochschild
March 16, 2026 | 1230 - 2 PM | 223 Philosophy Hall
IIS is delighted to welcome the renowned author, journalist and professor Howard French on March 16 in conversation with journalist and UC Berkeley lecturer Adam Hochschild.The pair will discuss ideas presented in...Read more about Endowed Elberg Lecture Series: Howard French in Conversation With Adam Hochschild
Rupture: The U.S. and the Fate of World Order Speaker Series - Rupture #1: Democracy & Human Rights
February 25, 2026 | 12:30 - 2 pm (lunch talk) | 223 Philosophy Hall
IIS Spring 2026 Speaker...Read more about Rupture: The U.S. and the Fate of World Order Speaker Series - Rupture #1: Democracy & Human Rights
The Evolution of US-China Competition
February 24, 2026 | 6:30 - 8 PM | 223 Philosophy Hall
On Tuesday, February 24th, at 6:30 PM in Philosophy Hall, Room 223, the Alexander Hamilton Society, a student-led organization, will host Frank Lavin, former U.S. Ambassador to Singapore and senior U.S. trade...Read more about The Evolution of US-China Competition
Ulrike von Hirschhausen: Spaces of Contested Statehood: A Legacy of Empire
Ulrike von Hirschhausen will discuss spaces of contested statehood today and trace their history back to the legacies of bygone empires, which are often keen to regain their former territorial scope and
...Read more about Ulrike von Hirschhausen: Spaces of Contested Statehood: A Legacy of EmpireIIS announces the appointment of Jessica Olney as Executive Director
Jessica Olney joined the Institute of International Studies the Executive Director in January 2026.
Jess brings extensive international experience as a practitioner and researcher on conflict, peacebuilding, human rights, and humanitarian response. She has led studies for and advised...Read more about IIS announces the appointment of Jessica Olney as Executive Director
February 26: Junta on the Defense - Making Sense of Myanmar in 2026
February 26, 2026 | 12:30 - 2:00 PM | 223 Philosophy Hall
Nearly 80 percent of Myanmar’s territory is now either contested or controlled by anti-junta resistance groups. Aung Kyaw Moe, Deputy Minister of Human Rights for Myanmar’s pro-democracy government-in-exile, will...Read more about February 26: Junta on the Defense - Making Sense of Myanmar in 2026
February 6 Film Screening of Thabyay: Creative Resistance in Myanmar
February 5 with Prof. Denise Dresser: Mexico, Venezuela and the U.S. in the Era of Democratic Backsliding and the “Donroe” Doctrine
February 5, 2026 | 4:00 - 5:30 PM | 223 Philosophy Hall
Denise Dresser is an academic, public intellectual, columnist, and activist. Her work focuses on Mexican democratization, corruption, the construction of citizenship, and political economy issues from a comparative...Read more about February 5 with Prof. Denise Dresser: Mexico, Venezuela and the U.S. in the Era of Democratic Backsliding and the “Donroe” Doctrine
IIS is hiring! Undergraduate Student Assistant - Spring 2026
$20/hr up to 10 hours per week
IIS is recruiting up to three Undergraduate Student Assistants. This is a hands-on opportunity for students who are motivated to develop professional skills, engage with the Institute’s intellectual...Read more about IIS is hiring! Undergraduate Student Assistant - Spring 2026
February 10: "Who's Flying This Thing?" Thoughts on U.S. military action in Venezuela, the “Donroe” Doctrine, and U.S. relations with Latin America
February 10, 2026 | 12:00 - 1:30 PM | 223 Philosophy Hall
After a career of federal service as a Marine Corps pilot and American diplomat, and with long experience in journalism and the not-for-profit sector, Ambassador Feeley possesses a unique view on both the...Read more about February 10: "Who's Flying This Thing?" Thoughts on U.S. military action in Venezuela, the “Donroe” Doctrine, and U.S. relations with Latin America
February 12: Book talk with Professor Chipo Dendere
February 12, 2026 | 3:30 - 5:00 PM | 223 Philosophy Hall
Join the UC Berkeley Institute of International Studies, Center for African Studies, and The Charles & Louise Travers Department of Political Science for a book talk with author Chipo Dendere, Associate...Read more about February 12: Book talk with Professor Chipo Dendere
The UC Berkeley Global Forum: Contemporary Challenges in the Asia Pacific
May 2, 2025 | 8:00AM - 5:00PM | Banatao Auditorium
The conference aims to bring together leading scholars and practitioners together to analyze, debate, propose solutions to several contemporary challenges in the Asia-Pacific region, as well as to provide an...Read more about The UC Berkeley Global Forum: Contemporary Challenges in the Asia Pacific
Aftershocks: Myanmar Earthquake in Perspective
April 25, 2025 | 4:00 PM | IEAS Conference Room
This hybrid Late Breaking News panel invites experts to discuss what the March 28 earthquake - and other ruptures and fissures in the domestic, regional and global political landscape - mean for the people of Myanmar.
Read more about Aftershocks: Myanmar Earthquake in Perspective