Lecture

Ambassador (ret.) Norman Eisen is a senior fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings
Institution and a CNN Legal Analyst. At Brookings, he chairs the institution’s signature anticorruption
program, Leveraging Transparency to Reduce Corruption, and is the founder and
lead editor of the Brookings Russia Sanctions Tracker. He represents Brookings as the civil
society co-chair of the Financial Transparency and Integrity cohort for the Biden
administration’s second Summit for Democracy and co-chairs the Transatlantic Democracy

As Vice Chief, General Thompson is responsible for assisting the Chief of Space Operations in organizing, training and equipping Space Forces in the United States and overseas; integrating space policy and guidance; and coordinating space-related activities for the U.S. Space Force and the U.S. Department of the Air Force. Among other things, he will discuss national and international security as it relates to space, Space Force innovation and integration with academia, industry and the community, and research and partnerships.

On Thursday, November 17th, from 6:00pm-7:00pm, the National Security Students Organization will be hosting a Q&A event with Dr. Dalibor Rohac from the American Enterprise Institute! This event is in-person, in room 538 of the William Pitt Union. Our conversation will be centered on the Future of Europe, spanning from politics, sovereignty, energy, and more, in light of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Szczecin is well-suited to analyze urban representation in public discourses and heritage debates. Its transnational history between Germany and Poland, its border shifts after WWII, and the access to the Baltic Sea inform and shape these debates to this day. In her research, Tabitha Redepenning explores urban authenticity. She takes an interdisciplinary approach, drawing on urban studies, cultures of remembrance, public history, and tourism theory.

Dr. Fiona Hill, Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution and Former Senior Director for European and Russian Affairs on the National Security Council, will discuss her experience in the Trump administration, including her testimony during President Trump's first impeachment inquiry. Dr. Hill will also discuss Vladimir Putin's authoritarian vision for Russia, the subject of her new co-authored article in the centennial issue of Foreign Affairs. Finally, Dr.

Through this discussion, we hope to shed light on the devastating effects of the war in Ukraine as the conflict erases the nations' sense of identity in the public realm- the cities, villages, streets, parks, and other spaces that help define the life of a place and its people. Presented by Dr. Sofia Dyak.

The Overlooked Racism?
Xenophobia Against East Europeans in Anti-racist and Postcolonial Debates in Germany
Racism against East Europeans has a long history dating back to the eighteenth century. It was particularly pronounced in Germany with its long-standing entanglements and quasi-colonial relationship with Eastern Europe. Even beyond 1945, structural discrimination and everyday humiliation exist.

Jonathon Ned Katz will discuss his 2021 biography, The Darling Life and Dangerous Times of Eve Adams, followed by a Q&A session. Born Chawa Zloczewer into a Jewish family in Poland, Eve Adams emigrated to the United States in 192, took a new name, sold radical publications, and ran lesbian-and-gay-friendly speakeasies in Chicago and New York. In 1925, she wrote and published a book titled Lesbian Love.

In this brief presentation, Willem Noe, European Commission Official and former EU Fellow at GSPIA, will give a brief overview of working at the European Commission as an international organization, and his own career path as an economist at the Commission dealing with globalization, European Union Enlargement (entry of new Member States into the EU), and the economies of several Member States.

This keynote event is part of the European and Eurasian Undergraduate Research Symposium 2022.