Book talk by Jane VaynmanAssistant Professor of Strategic Studies at the School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) Johns Hopkins University
Co-sponsors: Berkeley Institute of Security and Governance, Berkeley Risk and Security Lab
Why do adversaries sometimes cooperate to restrain their military competition? Why do they design arms control agreements with intrusive verification in some cases but rely on minimal transparency in others? Amidst ongoing international competition, arms control remains rare despite potential mutual...
Book talk by Maria Kuznetsova and Dan StoryevAuthorsHow to Survive Authoritarianismoffers Americans the tools needed to face the threat of authoritarianism today—from a country that’s been surviving it for a century. Across the globe, far-right extremists are gaining power as checks and balances between branches of government dissolve at alarming rates. Author and activist Maria Kuznetsova and researcher Dan Storyev - who...
Yunlin Wang is a PhD student in Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley. Her research focuses on international and comparative political economy, particularly foreign investment. She received both her undergraduate and master's degrees from Peking University, with dual bachelor’s degrees in International Political Economy and Management of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, and a master’s degree in International Relations
Chloé Choi is a Political Science major at the University of California, Berkeley, and a Research Apprentice with the Institute of International Studies (IIS), where she researches human rights, security, and international and regional diplomacy in Myanmar. She is particularly interested in how domestic political institutions interact with regional and international actors, especially in contexts of conflict and political instability. Originally from Washington State, Chloé hopes to use research to better understand the experiences of communities affected by conflict and the broader...
Carlos Schmidt-Padilla is an Assistant Professor at UC Berkeley’s Goldman School of Public Policy. His research examines how crime, human capital, and migration shape development and political order across Latin America and sub-Saharan Africa.
Public lecture by Professor Amitav Acharya Distinguished Professor of International Relations, American University The Institute of International Studies & the Goldman School of Public Policy are pleased to welcome Prof. Amitav Acharya for a public talk at IIS. Since the dawn of the twenty-first century, the West has been in crisis. Social unrest, political polarization, and...
March 16, 2026 | 1230 - 2 PM | Geballe Room, 220 Stephens Hall
(*NOTE: Stephens Hall is next door to the IIS office in 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.
Howard W. French is a professor of journalism at Columbia University and a former New York Times bureau chief for Central America and the Caribbean, West and Central Africa, Japan and the Koreas, and China, based in Shanghai. The author of six books,...
