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Sara Minkara, the Special Advisor on International Disability Rights (SAIDR) at the US State Department, offers insights into the Office's role and operations, with a particular focus on its involvement in shaping foreign policy.

Genevieve Bates, Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of British Columbia talks about her research on transitional justice.

The Albright Institute at Wellesley College invites you to a conversation with David Miliband, President and CEO of the International Rescue Committee, and Albright Institute Faculty Director Stacie Goddard. The theme of this talk will be rebuilding accountability amongst international actors responsible for responding to humanitarian crises.

Nina Tumarkin, the Kathryn Wasserman Davis Professor of Slavic Studies and a Professor of History at Wellesley College, shared her insight into the history of the rise of Vladimir Putin and his role and goals in the current global landscape.

Jieun Baek, PhD Candidate of Policy Policy at Oxford University, Melissa Hanham, Senior Research Associate at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies, and a human rights activists shared their various experiences living in and working with the people of North Korea in a panel moderated by Kathy Moon, Edith Stix Wasserman Professor of Asian Studies and professor of political science at Wellesley.

Anne C. Richard, Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration (2012-2017), shared her experience working in the Department of State and discussed the evolving policies around aid given to refugees.