Archived events

Hopkins Bloomberg Center
Oct 29, 2024
Autocracy in America, Live with Anne Applebaum and Peter Pomerantsev
6:15 - 7:30pm EDT
8th floor, Hopkins Bloomberg Center Hopkins Bloomberg Center
555 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington, D.C. , 20001
Through discussion and short audio screenings, Anne Applebaum and Peter Pomerantsev will highlight the threats that autocratic leaders pose to American democracy and the long-standing vulnerabilities in the American system that can make autocratic promises alluring.
A violin section with one violinist in focus in the center
Oct 22, 2024
Music and Democracy
12 - 1pm EDT
Hopkins Bloomberg Center Hopkins Bloomberg Center
555 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington, D.C. , 20001
Peabody student ensembles perform pivotal works by Dmitri Shostakovich and Ludwig van Beethoven as part of Art and Democracy Day at the Hopkins Bloomberg Center.
Oct 18, 2024
Johns Hopkins SAIS Women's International Leadership Summit: Envisioning a Just World
2 - 8pm EDT
Theater, Hopkins Bloomberg Center Hopkins Bloomberg Center
555 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington, D.C. , 20001
The annual Johns Hopkins SAIS Women Lead Women's International Leadership Summit (SWILS) continues the tradition of gathering of visionary and thought leaders from around the world. Vjosa Osmani, president of the Republic of Kosovo, will be a featured speaker.
Collage of posed photographs of Chinese and North African politicians shaking hands
Oct 18, 2024
North Africa in China's Strategic Thinking
10 - 11:30am EDT
Room 422 (also online), Hopkins Bloomberg Center Hopkins Bloomberg Center
555 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington, D.C. , 20001
This hybrid panel discussion explores China's historical engagement in North Africa, its current policies and strategies, and its future ambitions.
Oct 15, 2024
Sanctions Convening: Can Sanctions Be Reformed?
5:30 - 7pm EDT
Kenny Link Room 426, Hopkins Bloomberg Center Hopkins Bloomberg Center
555 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington, D.C. , 20001
As the use of sanctions has skyrocketed by 900% in the past two decades, their effectiveness and unintended consequences have become a growing concern. Join the Rethinking Iran Initiative at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies for the inaugural Sanctions Convening event: "Can Sanctions Be Reformed?"
Light projections against a screen. A shadowy figure of a person can be seen on the right side
Oct 13, 2024
and we, each
4:30 - 7pm EDT
Hopkins Bloomberg Center Hopkins Bloomberg Center
555 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington, D.C. , 20001
Michael Hersch's fourth opera, and we, each, is an exploration of the treacherous territories of relationships—between individuals, within societies and, ultimately, the collapse of both. The performance features the talents of several Johns Hopkins alums and faculty, including Hersch, James Matthew Daniel, and Ah Young Hong.
Oct 11, 2024
Returns of the Right: A Pre-Election Conversation in Global South Humanities
5:30 - 8:30pm EDT
Room 822, Hopkins Bloomberg Center Hopkins Bloomberg Center
555 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington, D.C. , 20001
The newly launched Global South Humanities Initiative invites you to a conversation about Trumpism and the rise of right-wing political ideologies across the globe.
Oct 11, 2024
Green Finance Leadership Summit: Heading to COP29
9am - 2pm EDT
Room 822, Hopkins Bloomberg Center Hopkins Bloomberg Center
555 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington, D.C. , 20001
As Azerbaijan prepares to host the global climate conference known as COP29 this November, this summit seeks to unite key stakeholders from the public and private sectors, as well as the scientific community, to discuss and promote the critical role of green finance and data-driven decision-making in combating climate change.
Oct 9, 2024
The New Propaganda: Autocracy Inc. and the U.S. Election
5:30 - 7pm EDT
Room 1020, Hopkins Bloomberg Center Hopkins Bloomberg Center
555 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington, D.C. , 20001
Americans are not alone in this election year: Russia, China, Iran, and other adversaries are actively looking to interfere in the American debate. What do we know about their efforts in the information and cyber spaces, both inside the U.S. but also across the world?
Oct 9, 2024
Film Screening & Panel: "The Battle to Beat Malaria"
5 - 8pm EDT
Theater, Hopkins Bloomberg Center Hopkins Bloomberg Center
555 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington, D.C. , 20001
Please join an in-person screening of the PBS NOVA film The Battle to Beat Malaria on the R21/Matrix-M vaccine followed by a panel discussion on the current status and future prospects for malaria vaccines.