The Arnold A. Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies presents:

Book Event: Children of a Modest Star

Wednesday, October 23, 2024

12:15 pm -2:00 pm

1302 International Affairs

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Featuring authors:

Jonathan Blake, Associate Director of Programs, Berggruen Institute

Nils Gilman, Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President, Berggruen Institute; and Deputy Editor, Noema Magazine

With Discussants:

Leah Aronowsky, Assistant Professor of Climate, Columbia Climate School

David Helfand, Professor, Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Columbia University

Hosted by:

Jack Snyder, Member, Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies; Robert and Renée Belfer Professor of International Relations, Department of Political Science, Columbia University 

Description:

In the Children of a Modest Star, Jonathan S. Blake and Nils Gilman not only challenge dominant ways of thinking about humanity’s relationship to the planet and the political forms that presently govern it, but also present a new, innovative framework that corresponds to our inherently planetary condition. Read more here.

Lunch will be served with the event. Pre-registration Required.