Latest Past Events

5th Annual Summit on Diplomacy and International Development

Rita Hollings Science Center, Auditorium Room 101

Join us for the 5th Annual Summit on Diplomacy and International Development, hosted by the Mroz Global Leadership Institute on February 19-20, 2026. The summit will be held alongside the celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the School of Languages, Cultures, and World Affairs (LCWA) and the Winthrop Roundtable. The 5th Annual Summit on Diplomacy …

Portugal: a NATO ally and a European partner – public talk by Ambassador Duarte Lopes

Rita Hollings Science Center, room 103

Join us for a public talk by Francisco Duarte Lopes, Ambassador of Portugal to the United States. Ambassador Duarte Lopes will focus on the NATO alliance, Portugal's role as a founding member of NATO, and the US-European partnership.  What are the common interests between Portugal and the United States? What are the shared challenges? Francisco …

Event canceled: Digital Battlegrounds: Confronting Online Threats to Democracy and Elections – by Sasha Havlicek

Wells Fargo Auditorium, Beatty 115 (School of Business) 5 Liberty, Charleston

Due to unforeseen circumstances, this event has been canceled.  Join us for a public talk on technology and online threats to democracy. Sasha Havlicek is the founding CEO of the Institute for Strategic Dialogue, a think tank designed to detect and mitigate information threats to democracy, public safety and national security. Spearheading ISD’s extensive partnerships …