The Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (LACS) together with the Brazil Initiative at LACS feature presenters from diverse disciplines. LACS organizes and sponsors more than 50 public lectures, workshops, performances, and conferences over the course of the academic year.
In addition to our yearly programming, the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (LACS) and the Brazil Initiative at LACS are happy to consider funding requests to co-sponsor lectures, events, performances, and activities that coincide with the center's mission to promote a broad and deep understanding of the region. Request to co-sponsor an event »
II Teach-In. The World at a Tipping Point: U.S. Foreign Policy Through a Global Lens
Omolade Adunbi, Elizabeth King, Gavin Arnall, Ann Lin; Moderated by: Youngju Ryu
II Teach-In. The World at a Tipping Point: U.S. Foreign Policy Through a Global Lens
February 25, 2026 (Wednesday)
12-1:30 PM, 1010 Weiser Hall
Please register to attend in person or via Zoom to help us plan accordingly.: https://myumi.ch/Nrgwy
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What is the global impact of the recent U.S. foreign-policy posture of aggression?
A multidisciplinary roundtable of U-M experts on Africa, East Asia, Eurasia, and Latin America offers regional and inter-regional perspectives on what is being dismantled and reordered in international relations, and what our shared world might look like in the future, near and far.
Panelists:
Omolade Adunbi, Director, African Studies Center
Elizabeth King, Director, Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies
Gavin Arnall, Director, Latin American and Caribbean Studies Center
Ann Lin, Director, Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies
Moderator: Youngju Ryu, Director, International Institute
Part of a series of teach-ins that brings together U-M faculty and scholars, and international experts to discuss and examine where we have been, where we are, and think together about our collective future.
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Next Event:
WCEE Emerging Issues Lecture. Why Greenland Matters Now
Tuesday, March 10, 2026
4:00-5:30 PM
Forum Hall Palmer Commons
February 25, 2026 (Wednesday)
12-1:30 PM, 1010 Weiser Hall
Please register to attend in person or via Zoom to help us plan accordingly.: https://myumi.ch/Nrgwy
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What is the global impact of the recent U.S. foreign-policy posture of aggression?
A multidisciplinary roundtable of U-M experts on Africa, East Asia, Eurasia, and Latin America offers regional and inter-regional perspectives on what is being dismantled and reordered in international relations, and what our shared world might look like in the future, near and far.
Panelists:
Omolade Adunbi, Director, African Studies Center
Elizabeth King, Director, Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies
Gavin Arnall, Director, Latin American and Caribbean Studies Center
Ann Lin, Director, Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies
Moderator: Youngju Ryu, Director, International Institute
Part of a series of teach-ins that brings together U-M faculty and scholars, and international experts to discuss and examine where we have been, where we are, and think together about our collective future.
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Next Event:
WCEE Emerging Issues Lecture. Why Greenland Matters Now
Tuesday, March 10, 2026
4:00-5:30 PM
Forum Hall Palmer Commons
| Building: | Weiser Hall |
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| Event Type: | Lecture / Discussion |
| Tags: | Discussion, Global Affairs, International, International Affairs, Public Policy |
| Source: | Happening @ Michigan from International Institute, Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies, Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies, Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia, African Studies Center, Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies |
