The conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia over Nargono-Karabakh has been simmering since the collapse of the USSR. Since, Nagorno-Karabkah has stood for the quintessential “frozen conflict” in the region. But Azerbaijan made a decisive move in December 2022—it blocked the Lachin Corridor, the main conduit for supplying the disputed area. Then, last September, Azeri forces moved in and ethnically cleansed the Armenian population, roughly 100,000 people, and dismantled local governance. All while the international community stood idle as the “frozen conflict” was resolved. What is the history of this conflict? What forces in Armenia and Azerbaijan have stoked this conflict? And why did Azerbaijan decide to ethnically cleanse Karabakh of its Armenia residents?

In this live interview with Tigran Grigoryan (The Regional Center for Democracy and Security) and Kelsey Rice (Berry College) will delve into these questions and discuss the region since the cleansing of Nagorno-Karabakh in September 2023.

This event will supplement The Eurasian Knot’s episode on Nagorno-Karabakh in October 2022. Then, we turned to Rafael Khachaturian (University of Pennsylvania) and Richard Antaramian (University of Southern California) for their analysis of Armenia, Azerbaijan and the implications of the conflict over Nagorno Karabakh.

Mangia con noi! Bring your lunch and chat with us! Pitt students only, all levels welcome!

Please register using this link: https://www.ucis.pitt.edu/clas/content/clas-event-registration

Discussions of “crisis at the border” fill the news on both sides of the Atlantic. Focusing on one of the primary European receiving countries in the current migration waves, this seminar will put forward a consideration of flexicuritization as a departure from the securitization of migration.
As preparation for the discussion with Prof. Dimari, participants in the seminar will read three brief articles of hers available upon registration.

Limited Seating Available
Last day for Registration: February 6, 2024
Only Graduates and Faculty.

About the Speaker:
Dr. Georgia Dimari is a Post-Doctoral Researcher at the Department of Political Science of the University of Crete, where she has taught security and securitization issues. Currently, she is exploring the transformation of the Greek Migration Policy the post-2015 period. She holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Crete, an MA in American Studies
from the University of Turin, and a BA in International and European Studies from the University of Piraeus. She researches security, securitization of migration, desecuritization and migration policy, and the securitization of Covid- 19 in Greece. She participated in the research program (CA 10076) “Impact and categorization of the prospects of integration of
refugees into the Greek productive system.” co-funded by the European Social Fund and national funds, and currently in the program “Management of Migration in Greece: Construction of a Pilot Model (Start-up) for Forecasting Migration Flows and Development of Policy Scenario.

The Global Studies Center will host a series of conversations with the Pittsburgh Network for Threatened Scholars(PiNTs).These writers and artists are exiled from their countries and now call Pittsburgh home.

Haifa Subay is a graffiti and street artist whose depiction of humanitarian issues, motherhood and war, and the desire for peace gives a voice to the people of Yemen. She received a Seed Award from the Prince Claus Fund, which recognizes emerging artists whose work engages with social and political issues

Professor Abdou Seck is a decolonial scholar and activist from Senegal (West Africa). In this seminar, we will learn more about his work and what decolonial activism looks like from a West-African and Senegalese perspective! This chat will be facilitated by Dr. Pernille Røge and Dr. Oronde Sharif. Reception to follow!

More about the speaker:
Professor Abdou Seck founded and currently leads the Group for Action and Critical Study of Africa (GAEC – Africa), a decolonial group of activist scholars. Prof. Seck’s work centers on making theory accessible to people outside of academia and he engages with artists, musicians, indigenous communities, and boots-on-the-ground activists to bridge the gap between academia/theory to the populations living those lives that theory comes from. He brings critical knowledge of race and racial formation from a West African and Pan-Africanist perspective. This is all part of a larger conversation about the globalization of Africa and the Africanization of the globe – it is of critical importance to center African knowledge and uplift education about Africa in our communities and beyond.

Join the French Club for conversation hours, on Mondays & Thursday at 5-6 pm during Spring 2024, for French speaking individuals of varying levels to practice the French language.

Join the Persian Language Table every other Thursday during Spring 2024 to practice language, celebrate culture, and meet new people!