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Karl F. Inderfurth, the Sol M. Linowitz Professor of International Affairs and former assistant secretary of state for South Asian Affairs, will deliver a lecture titled “Is India the Next Superpower?” on Tuesday, March 5, at 7:30 p.m., in the Red Pit. His lecture is sponsored by the Government Department and is free and open to the public.

Brigham Young University Professor Wade Jacoby visited Hamilton recently to lecture on Germany and the continued economic woes in Europe.  As Americans, we often view the Great Recession through the lens of our own experiences; however, Europe has found itself in an even more precarious position.  With inordinately high unemployment rates and debt-to-GDP ratios, many countries in the Eurozone are on the precipice of financial disaster.  Germany, however, has weathered the crisis fairly well.  As a result, European countries have turned to German Chancellor Angela Merkel for leadership, guidance and economic support.

Seamlessly and loquaciously describing his experiences as an embedded combat advisor, Hamilton alumnus Matt Zeller ’04 returned to the Hill on Feb. 7 to present a sobering yet inspirational recounting of his service in Afghanistan and the lessons he learned there.

Nine Hamilton students traveled to Montreal January 24-27 to participate in the 24th annual McGill University Model United Nations Conference (McMUN).

Alan Cafruny, the Henry Platt Bristol Professor of International Affairs, presented a paper at a conference on "The Euro Crisis and the Future of the EU" at the Moynihan Institute for Global Affairs, Maxwell School, Syracuse University on Sept. 20. His paper was titled "The Crisis and the Re-emergence of the 'German Question.'"

Alan Cafruny, the Henry Platt Bristol Professor of International Affairs, presented a paper titled "Economic and Geopolitical Dimensions of the Crisis of the Eurozone" at the International Studies Association annual convention in San Diego.

Alan Cafruny, the Henry Platt Bristol Professor of International Affairs, gave a  lecture titled “Transatlantic Perspectives on the Crisis of the Eurozone” at the U.S. Consulate in Thessaloniki, Greece, on March 17.  The lecture was sponsored by the U.S. Consul General and the American College of Thessaloniki.

Professors Alan Cafruny and Ted Lehmann of the Government department have published an article in the New Left Review titled "Over The Horizon?  The United States and Iraq."  The article evaluates the retained influence of the U.S. in Iraq and the broader Gulf region in the aftermath of the troop withdrawal completed in December 2011. The piece grew out of a letter to the editor that they published in The Financial Times on Dec. 21, 2011.

Ten Hamilton students traveled to Montreal to participate in the McGill University Model United Nations Assembly (McMUN), which convened January 26-29.  The conference drew more than 1,300 delegates to fill 25 different committees that focused on international relations in the Information Age.

Alan Cafruny, the Henry Bristol Professor of International Affairs,  gave a lecture at the Department of European and International Studies at Kings College, University of London, on Oct. 18.  His talk was titled "The Global Financial Crisis and the 2012 Elections."