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Upcoming Events

The Iran War and the Strait of Hormuz: Rethinking the Future of Energy Politics
November 12, 2026
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4:00PM - 6:30PM EST
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CGIS Knafel 262, 1737 Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA 02138
In Person
The WCFIA/CMES Middle East Seminar and New Lines Institute present Dania Arayssi Assistant Director, New Lines Institute Hamad Althunayyan Research Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School's Middle East Initiative Sultan Alamer Senior Research Fellow at Middle...

Anti-Fascist Economics
November 13, 2026
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3:00PM - 5:30PM EST
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Tsai Auditorium, S010, CGIS South, 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
In Person
Isabella Weber, Associate Professor of Economics, UMass Amherst Discussants: Quinn Slobodian, Professor of International History, Boston University Moira Weigel , Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature, Harvard University Co-sponsored with the...

Liberty, Solidarity and Community: Capitalism and European Integration
November 17, 2026
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3:30PM - 5:00PM EST
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Goldman Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
In Person
European Union Seminar Discussant Jamie Martin Assistant Professor of History and of Social Studies, Department of History, Harvard University; Faculty Associate, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University Speaker Laurent Warlouzet...

Center for History and Economics Tea Talk with Fei-Hsien Wang
November 30, 2026
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4:30PM - 5:30PM EST
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CGIS S-050
In Person
The next Center for History and Economics Tea Talk will be given by Fei-Hsien Wang ( Radcliffe / Indiana University | History) on Monday, November 30, 2026 at 4:30pm, CGIS S-050. Talk Title: TBD These informal gatherings, on Monday afternoons from 4:30-5...

Chinese American Sites of Memory in California
December 3, 2026
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12:45PM - 2:45PM EST
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Robinson Hall, 35 Quincy St, Basement Conference Room B21
In Person
Sean Metzger (University of California, Los Angeles) Presented by the Warren Center’s Workshop on “Commemorative Acts” Title: “Chinese American Sites of Memory in California.” This event is being hosted elsewhere on campus, and not by the History...

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