Since foreign of foreign-backed forces still occupy significant parts of the country, what does the dispersed battlefield mean for Syria's territorial integrity? What are Assad's political calculus and the prospects for reform in the reconstituted state? What are the tradeoffs, for the United States and others, of providing (or authorizing multilateral) reconstructive assistance? Join GSPIA, the Ford Institute for Human Security, and the Matthew B. Ridgway Center for this talk featuring Dr. Alexander Bick.

This event is organized at the annual convention of ASEEES and is part of a continuing conversation on inclusion and retention initiated by the Association for Diversity in Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies (ADSEEES). We bring together students, scholars, and professionals to address issues of equal access affecting ethnic and racial minorities, members of the LGBTQ community, and people with disabilities who work in the field of Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies.

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The Electric Power Industry Conference at the Swanson School of Engineering continues to lead the way in exploring energy production and delivery potential.

For a full conference schedule, registration, and additional details, visit http://www.engineering.pitt.edu/Sub-Sites/Conferences/EPIC/_Content/Home....

Deputy Assistant Administrator and Deputy Director of the United Nationals Development Program, "Shining a Light on Decision-Making in Public Institutions: Reflections on SDG Data to Fuel Women's Empowerment in the Public Service" followed by a declaration of the goals of the workshops by Dr. Müge Finkel (Global Studies Center 2017-18 Faculty Fellow and Assistant Professor, GSPIA), Dr. Melanie Hughes, (Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Pittsburgh) and the United Nations Development Program's Pelle Lütken.

The local Anatolian horseman, sometimes called Kakasbos, and the twin hero-gods, Castor and Pollux, are among the figures featured in Hellenistic and Roman rock-cut reliefs that have been discovered in archaeological work at Pisidia. Similar reliefs have been identified in northern Lycia. This paper presents the reliefs by type and location, and takes a fresh look at their cults and iconography. As permanent votive dedications, the relief carvings play both devotional and commemorative roles. Their function and iconography also express the importance of protection.

Eric Reidy is a 2012 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh (BPHIL International and Area Studies and History). Learn how he prepared for his unique career path and how he goes about covering some of most compelling issues of our time. Based out of Beirut, Lebanon his investigative reporting has taken him around the Mediterranean covering numerous topics in nearly a dozen countries, with a current focus on migration and refugees.

The Unbearable Lightness of Being (171 min) is a 1988 American film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Milan Kundera, published in 1984. Director Philip Kaufman and screenwriter Jean-Claude Carrière portray the effect on Czechoslovak artistic and intellectual life during the 1968 Prague Spring of socialist liberalization preceding the invasion by the Soviet-led Warsaw Pact that ushered in a period of communist repression.

Altervilles Study Trip in Pittsburgh
21st-28th of October 201City and Urban Environnement Master Degree
University of Lyon (France)

Part of the Pitt-Université Jean Monet-Université de Lyon partnership.

Pittsburgh has hundreds of nonprofits, NGOs, businesses, and government agencies doing international work! Meet with professionals working in a variety of ways to connect Pittsburgh with the world during the UCIS year long series! Learn about opportunities for students to get involved with local organizations, valuable qualities and experiences looked for in potential employees, and ways to prepare for future careers while in school.

With the Russian conquest of Central Asia, new techniques were introduced in the region- one of them was photography. Being a medium of modernity it was responsible for the establishment of a new visual culture, the overcoming of space and new feeling of time. Especially in an imperial context photography became important to connect the Asian periphery with the Moscow center.