Past Events

Bailey Ulbricht: Re-imagining International Law’s Prohibition on the Use of Force

Wednesday • 1:00pm–2:30pm PST • 223 Philosophy Hall

Bailey Ulbricht will present initial findings from ongoing scholarship examining the possible demise of international law’s prohibition on the use of force and a potential – if not uncontroversial – pathway forward leveraging a long-standing international legal principle known as necessity.

Bay Area Students in Sudanese Solidarity Charity Gala

Friday • 4:30pm–11:00pm PST • Pauley Ballroom

Join us for an inspiring evening of art, storytelling, and impact at the BASISS Charity Gala, an event dedicated to raising vital funds and awareness for communities in Sudan.

Building Climate Solutions at Scale: An India–CA Clean Energy & Resilience Dialogue

Wednesday • 3:00pm–5:00pm Pacific • Consulate General of India, San Francisco • San Francisco, CA

Join IECC and the Consulate General of India, San Francisco, for a SF Climate Week event and Earth Day celebration.

Dr. Ariel Petrovics: Atomic Backfires: When Nuclear Policies Fail

Tuesday • 1:00pm–2:30pm PST • 223 Philosophy Hall

Dr. Ariel Petrovics will present her recent edited volume on how efforts to reduce nuclear weapons dangers may sometimes wind up exacerbating them.

Surviving Rupture: California's Subnational Diplomacy in Today's World

Friday • 12:30pm–2:00pm PST • 223 Philosophy Hall, Institute of International Studies

How is the State of California navigating international cooperation and standing as a global leader during a period of global rupture?

The Future of International Development: Rights, Resilience and the SDGs in a Fragmented World

Thursday • 5:30pm–8:30pm • The Faculty Club at UC Berkeley (Heyns Room & Patio)

The Future of International Development: Rights, Resilience and the SDGs in a Fragmented World event will explore how rights-based frameworks, climate resilience, and the SDGs intersect at a time when the global development landscape is shifting rapidly.

The Unexpected Origins of American Gun Violence: 2026 Wildavsky Lecture

Friday • 4:00pm–5:30pm PT • Banatao Auditorium

The 2026 Wildavsky Lecture will feature Jens Ludwig, author of Unforgiving Places: The Unexpected Origins of American Gun Violence.

Stuck: How Money, Media, and Violence Prevent Change in Congress

Thursday • 5:00pm–6:30pm PT • Banatao Auditorium

Hear Maya Kornberg explain how campaign costs, party power, violence, and social media fuel dysfunction in Congress—and how we might fix it.

USA and Europe: How We Can Win Together

Thursday • 4:00pm–5:00pm PST • Home Room International House UC Berkeley

Headed for a Cliff? Steering Safe Tech in an Era of Deregulation

Wednesday • 12:30pm–2:00pm PST • 223 Philosophy Hall, Institute of International Studies

Join IIS for a talk on international standards-setting for AI, biotech, quantum technologies and beyond, and what an unregulated future could hold for the U.S., “tech diplomacy,” and the world.