Moderator

John Torpey, Director

Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies

Presenters

Lukas Haynes, RBI Visiting Scholar, discussing Peace Through Power:

FDR’s Military Leaders and the Pragmatism of the UN Charter

Tapio Kanninen, RBI Senior Fellow, discussing Revitalizing the United Nations:

Making and Keeping the Peace

Commentators

Richard Gowan, International Crisis Group

Stephen Schlesinger, World Policy Institute (ret.)

Date and time

Monday, April 20, 2026 5-6:30pm

Wine and Cheese Reception to Follow

Place

Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies, Room 5203

CUNY Graduate Center

365 Fifth Avenue

New York, NY 10016