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Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan

Harris Public Policy students visited Zaatari refugee camp as part of the 2018 Pearson International Conflict Seminar to Jordan, where they met with Syrian refugees leading NGO programming within the camp.

Ramin Kohanteb/The Pearson Institute

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The Chicago Maroon / 10.28.24

Seventh Annual Pearson Global Forum Looks to Past Conflicts to Envision Future of Gaza, Sudan

“Negotiation and Agreement” was the theme of this year’s forum, which addressed who should be in the room for peace talks and why the language of negotiation matters.

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Panel at the Pearson Global Forum
New York Times / 10.14.24

Three Receive Nobel in Economics for Research on Global Inequality

Pearson Institute Director James A. Robinson was awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences with Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson. 

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Pearson Institute Director James A. Robinson at Nobel press conference.
U Chicago News / 10.14.24

James A. Robinson shares 2024 Nobel Prize for research on global inequality

Pearson Institute Director James A. Robinson shares the 2024 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel for his groundbreaking research on the root causes of global conflict and inequality, including what affects’ countries economic prosperity. 

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James A. Robinson

The New York Times

04.13.22

Russian Tech Industry Faces 'Brain Drain' as Workers Flee

Since their country invaded Ukraine, Russian tech workers have left by the thousands.

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The Ringer

04.12.22

When Will the Ukraine War End?

We welcome back Paul Poast to talk about why we should fear Russia even though its military has “stunk” so far, why the next chapter of the war could be even bloodier, and when the war might finally end.

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Newsweek

04.10.22

Amid accusations of war crimes and a trail of carnage, experts weigh in on what lies ahead for Vladimir Putin

The Kremlin's invasion of Ukraine has been a disaster — for Ukraine, of course, but also for Russia itself.

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Western Wall

Harris Public Policy students visited the Western Wall in Jerusalem as part of the 2019 Pearson International Conflict Seminar to Israel and the West Bank.

Ramin Kohanteb / The Pearson Institute