A joint initiative between the University of Bergen
and CMI – Chr. Michelsen Institute

Researching the Middle East in the current US political climate

22.04.2025 11:15 – 12:30English

What it is like to conduct research in and about Middle East in today’s political climate in the USA?

Nadine Naber (University of Illinois) Anne K. Bang (UiB)

Protest at Columbia University

Academic Freedom and IHRA’s Working Definition of Antisemitism

30.04.2025 12:15 – 13:15English

What are the implications of the IHRA WDA 2016 for academic freedom, particularly for academics in Middle Eastern Studies?

Sindre Bangstad (KIFO) Pelle Valentin Olsen (UiB)

How do we responsibly regulate AI?

07.05.2025 13:30 – 15:00English

Who gets to shape the future of AI?

Regine Paul (University of Bergen) Dag Elgesem (University of Bergen) Malgorzata Agnieszka Cyndecka (University of Bergen) Guilherme Cavalcante Silva (York University)

Juba, South Sudan

The humanitarian impact of the Sudan war in South Sudan

08.05.2025 12:30 – 13:30English

Amid shifting political priorities and a global reduction in humanitarian aid, South Sudan continues to face some of the most critical humanitarian needs worldwide.

Mario Behrens (University of Basel) Munzoul Assal (University of Khartoum / UiB / CMI)

Ukrainian girl holds the Ukrainian flag at the volunteer center in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. June 14, 2022.

What drives Russia’s violence in and against Ukraine?

09.05.2025 08:30 – 09:30English

Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine is the most important event in Europe since the collapse of the Soviet Union and arguably the major global geopolitical development since 9/11.

Eugene Finkel (Johns Hopkins University) Kyle Lohse Marquardt (UiB)

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