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Xiangli Ding — Hydropower Nation: Dams, Energy, and Political Changes in Twentieth-Century China
At this week’s China Chat we will be joined by Professor Xiangli Ding from the Rhode Island School of Design, for a discussion of his book, Hydropower Nation: Dams, Energy, and Political Changes in ...
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Human Rights and Civil Liberties
Former U.S. Army interpreter Qismat Amin conducts an interview after arriving from Afghanistan, at San Francisco International Airport, Feb. 8, 2017. Amin waited nearly four years for his special ...
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Coloquio CLACS • The Global Renaissance: A View from the Andes • Elizabeth Penry
The Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies’ Cogut Visiting Professor Camilo Umaña will give a talk on “Humanizing ...
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Pradeep Chhibber — Shallow Democracy: Political Parties and the Crisis of Representation in India
Pradeep Chhibber studies the political parties, party systems, representation, and the politics of South Asia. He has written Righteous Demagogues: Populist Politics in South Asia and Beyond, Oxford ...
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Coloquio CLACS • Practical lessons from Colombia’s policy making • Camilo Umaña
Please register in advance on the Events@Brown event listing.Lunch will be provided for registered attendees. The Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies’ Cogut Visiting Professor Camilo Umaña ...
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CLACS Welcomes Events & Communications Coordinator Theresa Paiva
Theresa has over 24 years of experience working in graphic design. An award winning designer, she has been the recipient of a Davey Award and a NCAMA Classified Advertising Award for Best ...
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Welcoming CLACS Cogut Visiting Professor Camilo Umaña
CLACS extends a warm welcome to CLACS Cogut Visiting Professor Camilo Umaña. This Spring, Dr.Umaña will be teaching LACA 1504Q: The War On Drugs From the Latin American Perspective: Current Issues and ...
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Reality Check: Chinese Military Spending in Context
Some experts have argued that China’s military expenditures are far higher than official reporting would suggest, with one Senator claiming that China’s spending is roughly on par with U.S. spending.
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Human Costs
At least 940,000 people have been killed by direct war violence in Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Yemen, and Pakistan. The number of people who have been wounded or have fallen ill as a result of the ...
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About CLACS
The Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS) at Brown University facilitates the study of this dynamic region from a multidisciplinary perspective. CLACS organizes academic conferences, ...
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Wartime Contract Spending in Afghanistan Since 2001
Over the 20-year period of the U.S. intervention in Afghanistan, the U.S. Department of Defense paid various companies about $108 billion in contracts for work performed in the country, according to ...