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YP Stories from 2020

PAST EVENT
Cocktails and Conversation

Young professional members share the way they experienced 2020 at the first Cocktails & Conversations event of the new year.

Members of the Council YP Network at a Zoom event.

Twitter, Tear Gas, and the New Global Protest Movements

PAST EVENT

A panel of experts examine the global age of mass protests and street politics.

A woman looks at protest signs outside of the White House
Reuters

Commentary & Analysis

How to Be a Global Optimist in 2023

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

As a year of conflict and crises draws to a close, how can we absorb the news without losing hope in 2023 and beyond?

New York Times newspaper reports
REUTERS
Culture

At the World Cup and Olympics, Geopolitics Is a Feature, Not a Bug

In the News
World Politics Review
Paul Poast

Major sporting events offer unique opportunities for the host countries, the competitors and the world, Paul Poast writes.

General view inside the World Cup stadium
Reuters
Global Politics

Research

Cities at the Intersection: Climate, Culture, and Migration

RESEARCH
Report by Coauthors

Local leadership plays a critical role in responding to climate threats and addressing the challenges associated with migration, the report's authors find.

Reuters
Global Cities

Student Activism, Social Media, and Authoritarian Rule in Iran

RESEARCH
Book by Saeid Golkar

The authors of this book address multiple questions involving the nature of youth protest in the twenty-first century.

A black smartphone with Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter icons on-screen International Law and Human Rights