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March
Cuba and the World in 2015: Between the Past and the Future
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| Venue: | FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, MARC Pavilion |
The Václav Havel Initiative for Human Rights & Diplomacy is hosting a panel discussion where four distinguished scholars will examine important dimensions of Cuba’s current foreign relations and what these mean for human rights and the process of democratization on the island.
In endless waiting rooms: Our Stories
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| Venue: | Balcony Theatre at Miracle Theatre, 280 Miracle Mile, Coral Gables |
Join the Florida Grand Opera and the FIU School of International and Public Affairs for an afternoon of personal reflections on the experience of leaving home and traveling to a strange, new land.
April
"A Special Relationship": The Political and Economic Links between Cuba and Venezuela
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| Venue: | FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, GC 140 |
The Cuban Research Institute and the Latin American and Caribbean Center will host a panel discussion on the growing bonds between Cuba under Fidel and Raúl Castro and Venezuela under Hugo Chávez and Nicolás Maduro.
Democratic Transitions in the World of Today: Cuba after the 2015 Summit of the Americas
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| Venue: | FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, MARC Pavilion |
The Václav Havel Initiative for Human Rights & Diplomacy is hosting a panel discussion on "Democratic Transitions in the World of Today: Cuba after the 2015 Summit of the Americas". The panel discussion will lay out the international context in which current transitions are taking place, highlighting elements which are supportive and those which block progress.
Ukraine in the Beginning of the 2015: Challenges and Hopes
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| Venue: | FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus | Academic Health Center 3 - 205 |
THIS EVENT IS CANCELLED. European Studies Program is sponsoring a lecture by His Excellency Yuriy Sergeyev, Ambassador of Ukraine to the United Nations. This lecture is titled, "Ukraine in the Beginning of 2015: Challenges and Hopes". This event is co-sponsored by Miami-Florida European Union Center of Excellence and Václav Havel Initiative for Human Rights & Diplomacy.
October
Pavel Telicka: Cuba and the European Union: Opportunities, Challenges and Tensions
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| Venue: | GC 140 |
Join Pavel Telicka, current EU Parliament Member from the Czech Republic, as he discusses the on-going negotiations about a new bilateral treaty between the EU and Cuba and focuses especially on the most sensitive aspect of this diplomatic process: the place of human rights and the role of Cuban civil society in it.
November
Ukrainian Perspectives in an Uncertain World
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| Venue: | FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, CBC 232 |
Join the Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs for a presentation on the contemporary international relations of Ukraine, with special emphasis on the country’s relationship with Russia and the European Union. On October 15, 2015, Ukraine was elected to the UN Security Council, adding a new dimension to the country’s foreign policy agenda.
Central Europe’s Lessons for Modern Cuba
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| Venue: | FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, CBC 232-235 |
The Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs and the Václav Havel Program for Human Rights & Diplomacy invite you to a conversation with Ambassador Michael Žantovský, who is an accomplished diplomat, serving as ambassador of the Czech Republic to the United Kingdom from 2009-2015, as the Czech Ambassador to the United States and to Israel, as Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defense and Security of the Senate, as well as President of the Civic Democratic Alliance.
