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BOOK PRESENTATION – Warhead: How the Brain Shapes War and War Shapes the Brain

March 2, 2026 - 18:00
Nicholas Wright, Affiliated Scholar, Pellegrino Center for Clinical Bioethics, Georgetown University Medical Center; Non-Resident Fellow, Cognitive Technology, INSS
In the News
Beyond Obstruction: Rethinking the Far Right and Climate Governance
by Nina Hall
Jan 30, 2026
Energy, Environment, Climate, & Technology
International Relations
Politics
Yury Ushakov: The Quiet Power Broker in Russia's Talks With Team Trump
by Sergey Radchenko
Jan 29, 2026
Conflict Management
Foreign Policy
History
International Relations
Politics
Security, Strategy, & Statecraft
United States
Upcoming Events
BOOK PRESENTATION – Warhead: How the Brain Shapes War and War Shapes the Brain
March 2
Nicholas Wright
Affiliated Scholar, Pellegrino Center for Clinical Bioethics, Georgetown University Medical Center; Non-Resident Fellow, Cognitive Technology, INSS
The Future of the World Order
March 6
Hal Brands
Henry A. Kissinger Distinguished Professor of Global Affairs, Johns Hopkins SAIS
Scaling Up Sustainable Finance and Investment in the Global South
March 9
Ulrich Volz
Professor of Economics and Director, Centre for Sustainable Finance, SOAS University of London
The Dark Side of the Earth. Is the Cold War Over
March 16
Mikhail Zygar
Journalist, Historian, and Bestselling Author
Price(less) Behaviours: Behavioural Implications and Unexpected Consequences of Food and Sustainability Pricing Policies
March 19
Mario Mazzocchi
Professor of Economic Statistics, University of Bologna
A Local and Global War: Palestine 1948
March 23
Derek J. Penslar
Director, Center for Jewish Studies, Harvard University
Our Experts
Mark Gilbert

C. Grove Haines Professor
Professor of History and International Studies
Professor Gilbert is a political historian. He writes on the contemporary history of Western European democracies and European integration. He teaches Peace and War and the Instability and Political Change in Consolidated Democracies.
Nina Hall

Associate Professor of International Relations
Professor Hall’s core areas of expertise are: international organizations, transnational advocacy, climate adaptation, and global refugee governance. She also works with a global network of digital activists and writes on their distinctive mode of campaigning.
Erika Meucci

Lecturer in Mathematics
Professor Meucci’s area of expertise include statistical methods for business & economics and math for risk assessment.
Michael G. Plummer

Eni Professor of International Economics
Professor Plummer is a leading expert on trans-Pacific economic relationships and on Asian economic development. His research centers on international integration and cooperation and his teaches courses on microeconomic risk and international trade.
Sergey Radchenko

Wilson E. Schmidt Distinguished Professor
Director, Bologna Institute for Policy Research
Professor Radchenko has an international reputation for research on the history of the Cold War. His specialty areas also include Sino-Soviet relations, Soviet and Chinese foreign policies, Russian foreign policy, Russia-NATO relations, and atomic diplomacy.


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