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The UN at War: FDR'S Global UN Day 1942

The assumption that the United Nations was established at the end of the World War II is wrong. Its formal birth was the adoption in Washington D.C. on 1 January, 1942 of the Declaration by United Nations

11th June 2010

CISD Release Middle East Nuclear Discussion Report

Following an engaging day of discussions among a variety of participants, focussing on the Iranian nuclear programme and the Israeli nuclear weapons policy, the CISD and PIJ have prepared a report. 

27th May 2010

Noam Chomsky Chomsky Draws Record Crowd; Online Video Available
More than 1,300 people watched Noam Chomsky speak at an event hosted by the School of Oriental and African Studies on 27 October. It was the largest crowd ever to attend a SOAS event.

3rd November 2009

Speakers to Ponder Wall Street, Weapons of Mass Destruction

The Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy at SOAS continues its autumn series of events with a guest lecture by James K. Galbraith entitled The Great Crisis and the Dismal Science: How the Economists Got It Wrong… Again. The lecture will be held at 6 p.m. on Friday, 2 October.

30th September 2009

Dan Plesch MPs recommend disarmament strategy developed by SOAS academic

The House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee endorsed an holistic approach to disarmament made by Dr Dan Plesch of the Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy

14th August 2009

Ambassador Jonnie Carson Obama nominates SOAS alumnus for key administration post

President Barack Obama has announced the nomination of SOAS alumnus and seasoned diplomat, Ambassador Jonnie Carson (History Africa 1975) as Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs.

3rd April 2009

Report: How to make Corporations Accountable

How did corporations become so powerful and unaccountable? In a new report from the Institute of Employment Rights, Dr Dan Plesch and Dr Stephanie Blankenburg of the Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy at SOAS investigate a headline issue of the day – corporate predation – and place the rise of shareholder limited liability at the heart of the current economic problems.

15th October 2008

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