WorldBoston Recommends 9/12/22-9/16/22

Surveillance State: Inside China's Quest to Launch a New Era of Social Control

Monday, September 12th

4:00 – 5:00 PM ET

The Chinese Communist Party is launching a new era of social control based on the power of digital surveillance. Where is the line between digital utopia and digital police state? Join the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace for a conversation with award-winning journalists Josh Chin and Liza Lin to discuss their findings in their new book, Surveillance State: Inside China’s Quest to Launch a New Era of Social Control. 

The Future of Industrialization in a Post-Pandemic World

Tuesday, September 13th

9:00 – 10:00 AM ET

Industrialization is essential for generating jobs and eliminating poverty and hunger in developing countries. However, the governments in most developing countries will have fewer resources to use industrial policies in the post-pandemic recovery. Join Boston University's Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies as it features Justin Yifu Lin, Dean of the Institute of New Structural Economics at Peking University, for a discussion on what countries in the Global South can do to counteract this challenge.

A Conversation with Ambassador Karin Olofsdotter

Tuesday, September 13th

2:00 – 3:00 PM ET

Join the World Affairs Councils of America as it presents a conversation with Karin Olofsdotter, Ambassador of Sweden to the U.S. and WACA President & CEO, Bill Clifford on Sweden's path to NATO membership, a close-run Swedish general election held September 11, the greening of Nordic economies, and Swedish-U.S. trade relations.

Leaving Afghanistan

Thursday, September 15th

12:00 – 1:00 PM ET

One year after the Taliban's takeover of Kabul, many stories have yet to be told. Join New America as it features Humaira Rahbin, Mir Abdullah Miri, Vanessa Gezari, and Candace Rondeaux to learn more about how eight extraordinary young Afghans, a group of veteran American war correspondents, and dozens of newsroom volunteers banded together across five time zones to make sure the stories of Afghanistan’s best and brightest continue to be heard.

Great Power Competition in the Polycentric World

In-Person Event

Thursday, September 15th

5:30 – 7:15 PM ET

Join the Fletcher School at Tufts University as it address the emerging era of interstate rivalry. The discussion will examine shifts in the global economic and security order, with attention to U.S. policy and the role of the Global South. After opening remarks from Fletcher Dean Rachel Kyte and AAD President Ambassador Ronald Neumann, a panel discussion will feature Ambassador Aurelia Brazeal, Ambassador Kathleen Doherty, and Admiral James Foggo.

Marking the CIA’s 75th Anniversary: Espionage, Covert Action, Scandal, and Triumph

Friday, September 16th

8:00 AM – 5:00 PM ET

This September, the Central Intelligence Agency will celebrate its 75th birthday. The intervening years have been marked by numerous high profile and under-the-radar espionage cases, covert action, scandals, and triumphs. Join the Belfer Center's Intelligence Project for a full-day conference to engage with an illustrious group of intelligence authors, scholars, and retired high-ranking practitioners to discuss the past and potential future of the agency.