Hennepin County Library – Minneapolis Central
Global Conversations: Cuba and the U.S.
Hennepin County Library - Minneapolis Central 300 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN, United StatesRegistration is now closed. Walk-ins welcome. The U.S. announced in December 2014 that, after decades of hostility, it would begin...
Great Decisions Conference: International Migration and the Changing Face of America
Hennepin County Library - Minneapolis Central 300 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN, United StatesThis event is sold out. If you would like to be placed on a waiting list to attend the conference, please...
Global Conversations: Shifting Alliances in the Middle East
Hennepin County Library - Minneapolis Central 300 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN, United StatesDate Change! From a proxy war in Yemen to an ongoing civil war in Syria, a number of conflicts have...
Global Conversations: The United Nations Post-2015
Hennepin County Library - Minneapolis Central 300 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN, United StatesThis year marks the 70th anniversary of the United Nations and the halfway point in its global effort to eradicate...
Global Conversations: Climate Geopolitics
Hennepin County Library - Minneapolis Central 300 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN, United StatesClimate change influences nearly every element of the geopolitical landscape, including human sustenance, international resource flows, and the viability of...
Somalis in Minnesota: Enriching Our Culture, Economy, and Communities
Hennepin County Library - Minneapolis Central 300 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN, United StatesIt’s estimated that more than 60,000 Somalis live in Minnesota – the most of any state in the U.S. And...
Global Conversations: The Rise of ISIS
Hennepin County Library - Minneapolis Central 300 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN, United StatesBorn out of an umbrella organization of al-Qaeda in Iraq, the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) burst onto...
Global Conversations: Foreign Policy in an Election Year
Hennepin County Library - Minneapolis Central 300 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN, United StatesRegistration is closed. Walk-ins welcome. This year’s race for the White House is proving anything is possible. Anything. And voters...
Global Conversations: The Future of Kurdistan
Hennepin County Library - Minneapolis Central 300 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN, United StatesKurdistan, a region made up of parts of Turkey, Iraq, Iran, and Syria, is home to one of the largest...
Global Conversations: Migration
Hennepin County Library - Minneapolis Central 300 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN, United StatesAs a record number of migrants cross the Mediterranean Sea, seeking refuge in Europe, the continent is struggling to come...
Global Conversations: The Koreas
Hennepin County Library - Minneapolis Central 300 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN, United StatesAt the end of World War II, the northern half of the Korean peninsula was occupied by the Soviet Union,...