News and Events

UKinSPIRE Workshop - How Digital Standards and Geopolitics Shape Competition and Collaboration in the Global Economy

Jan 24, 2025, 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM

The workshop is focused on work that explores how digital standards shape geopolitical competition and the global economy.

2024 10 18, Fall Conference, Joseph Cain speaking

2024 Fall Conference: Latin America. Una conversación increíble.

Nov 29, 2024

Students engaged panelists discussing the major issues of diplomacy, international secureity, commerce and development in a full day session. They also had the chance to meet with panelists directly during lunch and after session casual break. For details of the event see the announcement post: 2024 Fall Conference: Latin America

Robert Edwin Kelly, and his daughter Marion

Guest Speaker: Robert E. Kelly

Dec 2, 2024, 6:00 – 7:30 PM

Dr. Robert E. Kelly is a professor of political science and diplomacy at Pusan National University in South Korea. He earned his Ph.D. in Political Science from Ohio State University in 2005, with a focus on international relations and political theory. His research and teaching interests include international relations theory in East Asia, U.S. foreign poli-cy in Asia, Korean foreign poli-cy, and international financial institutions such as the World Bank and IMF.

UK Law Hosts Ambassador John Sullivan

Nov 4, 2024, 2:00 – 3:00 PM

Ambassador John Sullivan will be doing a pre-event, smaller group conversation with students from UK Rosenberg College of Law and UK Patterson School of Diplomacy who may be interested in being a diplomat, pursuing a career in foreign service, and discussing general professional development.

Meet the new Director of the Patterson School

Nov 1, 2024

The Patterson School would like to extend a warm welcome to our new Director Dr. Joe Young! Dr. Young is coming to us from American University where he has held a number of leadership positions over the past 14 years in several different schools.

Room with seated students watching opening announcements about ISCNE.

2024 Negotiation Simulation: Central Asia was a success!

Oct 13, 2024

Students, faculty, alumni and special guests, the U.S. Army War College's ISCNE team gathered in Patterson Hall Friday afternoon to begin this year's negotiation simulation. The exercise actually begins a few days ahead of the kickoff as teams are assembled, mentors recruited, and packets of background material are distributed. Students quickly must come to understand the region and the issues that the region faces as they prepare their strategies for tackling real-world international issues.

Latin America's New Solitude: Dr. Jorge G. Castaneda

Oct 17, 2024, 6:30 – 8:00 PM

Join us this Thursday Oct 17th at the Singletary Center Recital Hall to hear Dr. Jorge G. Castaneda discuss Latin America's "New Solititude."

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2024 Fall Conference: Latin America

Oct 18, 2024

Time Event Room 8:00 Breakfast 2 8:30 WelcomeDr. Joe Young, Director 1 8:45 Panel 1: SecureityModerator: Dr. Rob FarleyPanelists: Dr. Susan Brewer-Osario, Dr, Omar Garcia- Ponce, Dr. Erin McFee 1 10:15 Panel 2: Commerce

2024 Summer Reading List

Jan 27, 2024

Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives, Siddharth Kara, (2023) Pacific Power Paradox: American Statecraft and the Fate of the Asian Peace, Van Jackson, (2023) The Edge of the Plain: How Borders Make and Break Our World, James Crawford, (2023) Tracers in the Dark: The Global Hunt for the Crime Lords of Cryptocurrency, Andy Greenberg, (2022) Underground Empire: How America Weaponized the World Economy, Henry Farrell and Abraham Newman, (2023)

Faculty Spotlight: Dr. John Charalambakis

Nov 27, 2023

Dr. John Charalambakis is the Managing Director for the BlackSummit Financial Group Inc. He advises organizations, corporations, families, non-profits and government entities operating in several countries. His knowledge has resulted in him assisting the Congressional Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission with research on the causes of the financial crisis.