March 24, 2025 • 1:30pm-3pm Uzbek Diaspora in the United States Shoirakhon Nurdinova explores the migration history of the Uzbek diaspora in the U.S., highlighting identity, integration, and return decisions across generations. Learn more
March 25, 2025 • 4pm-5pm Beyond Free Expression: The Duty of Universities to Foster Conversation. Tom Ginsburg is the founding Faculty Director at the Forum for Free Inquiry and Expression at the University of Chicago. Learn more
March 27, 2025 • 12pm-1:30pm How Qatar and Gulf Countries are Shaping Trajectories in Afghanistan Aref Dostyar examines the Gulf states’ growing influence in Afghanistan, from ties with the Taliban to Western mediation, and their impact on the country’s political and social future. Learn more
April 1, 2025 • 2pm-3:30pm Railroads, Market Access, and Indigenous Land Dispossession Robert Gillezeau explores how railroad expansion accelerated Indigenous land dispossession across North America, shaping long-term patterns of assimilation, inequality, and economic outcomes. Learn more
April 2, 2025 • 4pm-5:30pm Doing Policy that Prioritizes People: The Challenge of Reflexivism Vijayendra Rao introduces “Reflexivism,” a people-centered approach to policymaking that emphasizes community voices, local democracy, and overcoming inequalities. Learn more
April 7, 2025 • 12pm-1:30pm Dynamics of Power in Taliban-Ruled Afghanistan: Challenges and Survivability This virtual talk with Ambassador Ali Ahmad Jalali will examine Afghanistan four years into Taliban rule, assessing the regime’s internal power struggles, international isolation, and prospects for survival without reform. Learn more
April 10, 2025 • 9pm-10:30pm Global Civil Society and China: Challenges and Prospects Anthony Spires explores the evolving relationship between global civil society and China, highlighting its challenges, impacts, and prospects for change. Learn more
April 16, 2025 • 12pm-1:30pm Transforming Landscapes of Aid: How Gulf Business, the War in Ukraine, and Equestrian Sports Change Small-Town Kyrgyzstan Till Mostowlansky examines how Gulf business, the war in Ukraine, and equestrian sports are reshaping aid, redistribution, and social life in small-town Kyrgyzstan. Learn more
April 18, 2025 • 1pm-2:30pm Parental Leave: Economic Incentives and Cultural Change Raquel Fernández examines Sweden’s 2002 parental leave reform, analyzing how wages, policy design, and shifting social norms shape men’s participation in family leave. Learn more
April 24, 2025-April 25, 2025 Self Governance and Pluralism in Divided Times In partnership with the Institute for Humane Studies, CGM co-hosted an academic research symposium in Arlington, VA, exploring self-governance and pluralism in divided times. Sessions featured scholars discussing decentralization, federalism, and institutional reform. Learn more
May 8, 2025-May 9, 2025 Reimagining the Future of Foreign Assistance CGM hosted an interactive, solutions-focused workshop in response to the elimination of USAID and broader uncertainty in the foreign aid landscape. Learn more
May 13, 2025 • 9am-11:30am Regulating Nonprofit Organizations in China: History and Present Xiaoyun Wang examines how privatization reforms have reshaped nonprofit regulation in China, shifting from command-and-control to more complex forms of governance. Learn more