Explore Russia's foreign policy in global health security, highlighting its wartime diplomacy and strategic shifts in response to sanctions and the COVID-19 pandemic. It emphasizes Russia's alignment with China and efforts to engage the Global South in health strategies.

Ruban's research analyzes the history of abortion in the USSR, focusing on the 1920 decree and its global impact across the USSR and beyond, including the US and Europe.

The Open World program supports Polish leaders in understanding refugee service provision, enhancing intercultural communication and best practice exchange with U.S. peers, funded by COIL and coordinated by American Councils and the Council of International Programs.

Benjamin Schmitt, with roles at CEPA and Harvard-Smithsonian, focused on enhancing NATO's Eastern Flank energy security against Russian threats from 2015-2019.

Nowruz 2023 at Civic Space Park, hosted by Arizona Persian Cultural Center, IRC, and Downtown Phoenix Inc., celebrates global women's rights movements, featuring multicultural activities and a candlelight vigil.

A discussion with Ambassador McFaul on America's role in promoting democracy and human rights globally, including U.S. moral authority and mechanisms for support.

American youth performers will raise funds for Ukrainian children affected by war through a concert and auction. The event features diverse acts, including Taiko drumming, a choir, and aerial arts, with tickets also benefiting foster children.

In Serbia, the Open World program collaborates with journalists and traffic safety leaders to enhance road safety through professional exchanges in the U.S., funded by COIL and coordinated by American Councils for International Education.

Tempe Public Library and The Melikian Center host the Beyond Borders Book Club featuring 'Time Shelter' by Georgi Gospodinov, a novel about a clinic that uses historical environments to treat Alzheimer's.

Despite current tensions, historical U.S.-Soviet cooperation during the Cold War on polio and smallpox eradication offers hope for renewed 'vaccine diplomacy'. Recent high-level U.S.-Russia dialogues suggest potential, but past conflicts and recent events like the Ukraine crisis and election interference complicate relationships.