Ralph Bunche Institute

Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. The Ralph Bunche Institute offers a wealth of research and public programming on international affairs, human rights, and conflict resolution.

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PANEL DISCUSSION RE-EXAMINING THE CURRENT INTERNATIONAL FRAMEWORKS ON MIGRATION

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Date: May 5, 2022 12:00 pm – 1:30 pmVenue: https://gc-cuny-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcodOuorjsvGdKjYoy9Til9gqkPzHY-e22e

Critical Perspectives on Human Rights 2022

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The conference special events are being conducted in HyFlex mode and are free and open to the public. I am also attaching publicity materials for the three special events

Event (4/26) – The End of Peace: How Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine is Transforming Europe and Transatlantic Relations

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The Otto and Fran Walter Memorial LectureTuesday, April 26, at 12:00 noon EST At this critical moment in history, political scientist Ivan Krastev helps us understand how

Event 03/31 5:30pm: HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS AND THE SHRINKING OF CIVIC SPACES

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Invites you to the first event of the Spring series: HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERSAND THE SHRINKING OF CIVIC SPACES Date: Thursday, March 31 2022Time: 5:30-7:30 p.m (EDT)

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Eli Karetny

PhD in Political Science (CUNY Graduate Center)

Interim Director, Ralph Bunche Institute
Lecturer, Baruch College-CUNY
ekaretny@gc.cuny.edu
@ekaretny

Eli Karetny, JD, PhD, is the RBI’s interim director. Prior to taking on this role, he served as deputy director and head of programs and operations. Eli is the Principal Investigator on the Institute’s core research projects, he oversees relations with sponsors, liaises with university administration, and serves as the Institute’s grants director and financial officer. Eli also serves as the legal and financial advisor to the RBI’s Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect (GCR2P) and the Center for the Study of the Holocaust, Genocide, and Crimes Against Humanity (CSHGCAH), and is a member of the boards of both organizations.

After serving as a Peace Corps volunteer in Ukraine, Eli completed his PhD in International Relations at the CUNY Graduate Center. His dissertation explored monarchic themes in the work of Leo Strauss, focusing especially on Nietzsche’s influence on Strauss’s view of the role of teachers and advisors as regime-changers. Eli teaches political theory and international relations at Baruch College-CUNY.

Eli is also researcher at the Hotam School of Anthroposophy and Kabbalah, which informs his interest in how esoteric wisdom influences human affairs. He is also an advisory board member of the Society for UAP Studies