The Origins and Future of the United Nations
April 20 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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