MA in International Affairs Events
SPRING 2025
January 30, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm, Center for Graduate Studies
US-China Rivalry and its Impact on Trade and the Mediterranean Economy
Lecture by Massimo De Andreis, General Manager (Studi e Ricerche sul Mezzogiorno,
Intesa Sanpaolo Group), and President (Italian Society of Business Economists)
January 30 – February 1, New Campus and Guarini
Liberal Democracy Revisited: Ideas for New Political Leadership to Address the Needs
and Fears of the Many
Global conference focusing on the pressing issues confronting liberal democracies
February 3, 6:00 – 7:30 pm, New Campus
Middle East Politics Panel
JCU professors panel discussion on the ongoing conflict and violence in the Middle
East
February 5, 2025, 6:00 – 7:15 pm, Critelli Board Room
The Irish General Election and the future of Ireland: Results, Consequences and Challenges
Presentation by Dr Kathryn Simpson, Keele University (UK) and in conversation with
Dr Nicholas Startin (JCU)
February 6, 11:30 am – 2:00 pm, Center for Graduate Studies
US Diplomacy, Humanitarian Assistance and the work of the US Mission to the UN Agencies
in Rome
Lecture by Rodney Hunter, Chargé d’Affaires (UN Agencies in Rome)
February 27, 9:00 am – 11:00 pm, Critelli Board Room
Geopolitics and Energy Security in the Euro-Mediterranean Region
Presentation by Marco Piredda (Head of International Affairs Analysis & Business Support,
ENI)
March 20, 11:30 am – 2:00 pm, Critelli Board Room
The World Food Programme and the Global Politics of Food Security
Presentation by Arif Husain, Chief Economist (World Food Programme)
April 3, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm, Critelli Board Room
Italian Foreign Policy in an Era of Geopolitical Change
Lecture by Ambassador Francesco Talo, Advisor to Defense Minister (Italian Ministry
of Foreign Affairs)
PAST EVENTS
September 9 - Intelligence Practices in Transition: OSINT, Accountability and the Fragmentation
of Global Politics
Roundtable with Simon Frankel Pratt (University of Melbourne) and Claudia Hillebrand
(Cardiff University, UK)
September 10 - Argentina under Milei
Lecture by Charles H. Blake (James Madison University) and Facundo Bey (Ca' Foscari
University)
September 19 - The Qur’an in Europe, a European Qur’an: Reading, Translating and Printing the Muslim
Holy Text
Inaugural MA in International Affairs lecture by Roberto Tottoli (Rector of the University
of Naples, L'Orientale)
September 25 - The Current Security Situation in East Asia and the Role of the Vatican
Lecture by Kenji Minemura (Canon Institute for Global Affairs)
October 21 - 3rd Transatlantic Policy Dialogues: The Political Economy of Food Emergencies: A Transatlantic
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Panel moderated by Simone Tholens (John Cabot University). Panelists: Doaa Abdel-Motaal,
Senior Counsellor (WTO Agricultural and Commodities Division), Arif Hussain, Chief
Economist (Food and Agricultural Organization) and Dalia Mattioni (American University
of Rome/Food and Agriculture Organization). Introduction & keynote remarks by Jeffrey
Prescott, US Ambassador (US Mission to the UN Agencies in Rome) and Fabio Sokolowicz,
Head of International Interventions and Humanitarian Emergencies (Italian Ministry
of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation)
October 23 - Marica Fantauzzi book presentation: Il carcere è un mondo di carta
December 3 - Ian Johnson book presentation: Sparks
More information about graduate events is available at [email protected].