To commemorate a milestone anniversary, the Keough 91视频 of Global Affairs will host 鈥淭he Twentieth Anniversary of September 11: Changing the Climate of Conflict,鈥� three policy discussions about 9/11. This series is presented by the Keough 91视频 of Global Affairs and its Ansari Institute, and is co-sponsored by the Keough 91视频鈥檚 Kellogg Institute for International 91视频, Klau Center for Civil and Human Rights, Kroc Institute for International Peace 91视频, Liu Institute for Asia and Asian 91视频 and Nanovic Institute for European 91视频.
The Twentieth Anniversary of September 11: Cause and Effect
1030 Jenkins Nanovic Halls, University of Notre Dame, or Zoom Webinar
12:30-1:30 p.m., Sept.听1
First in a series of three conversations.
In a famous presidential primary debate in 2008, libertarian candidate Ron Paul argued that the United States was attacked on Sept. 11 because of its military meddling in Middle Eastern affairs. Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani called that one of the most absurd explanations he had ever heard, and demanded an immediate apology. But the question remains.
Was Sept.听11 an expression of religious fanaticism or blowback to U.S. foreign policy? Is this an either/or question or a both/and proposition? Answers to these critical questions have varied in the scholarly conversation and the public arena.
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Featuring remarks by听, president of the Quincy Institute and author of "After the Apocalypse: America鈥檚 Role in a World Transformed," and responses from invited guests, faculty members听and students.
The Twentieth Anniversary of September 11: Pax Americana?
1030 Jenkins Nanovic Halls, University of Notre Dame, or听Zoom Webinar
12:30-1:30 p.m., Oct. 6
Second in a series of three conversations
鈥淭he United States has been the world鈥檚 principal architect [of security] and its general contractor,鈥� observed veteran diplomat听Richard Haass. But has the use of military force by the United States in Afghanistan, Iraq and other countries made the world safer and more democratic today than it was on Sept. 12, 2001?
With the erosion of civil liberties, rise of authoritarianism听and heightened xenophobia across the world in the last two decades, have terrorists come closer to achieving their aims? In what ways are current world crises 鈥� racial injustice, mass migration, inequality听and inadequate responses to the global pandemic 鈥� connected to the conditions of conflict that worsened after Sept. 11?
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Featuring remarks by听, the Crown Chair in Middle East 91视频 at Northwestern University and author of "Beyond Religious Freedom: The New Global Politics of Religion,"听and responses from invited guests, faculty members听and students.听
The Twentieth Anniversary of September 11: Chaos or Community?
1030 Jenkins Nanovic Halls, University of Notre Dame, or Zoom Webinar
12:30-1:30 p.m., Nov. 3
Third in a series of three conversations
The question animating this closing discussion comes from the title of Martin Luther King Jr.鈥檚 final book, "Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community?"
Can peoples and nations find ways to forge a more cooperative global community? Or will the world descend into further chaos? Can we recommend policies, drawing on the most compelling narratives and perspectives presented in the first two panels, to advance King鈥檚 dream of greater equality and a just community for all? Can we optimize security, development听and human rights policies that promote the dignity and flourishing of all persons and every community?
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Featuring remarks by听,听the Robert and Renee Belfer Professor of International Affairs听at Harvard Kennedy 91视频 and author of "The Hell of Good Intentions: America鈥檚 Foreign Policy Elite and the Decline of US Primacy,"听and responses from invited guests, faculty members听and students.听