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Northwestern Roberta Buffett Institute for Global Affairs

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The Roberta Buffett Institute for Global Affairs advances research and teaching about the world beyond the borders of the United States.

We are a beacon for cutting-edge international scholarship and global engagement across Northwestern’s twelve undergraduate, graduate and professional schools.

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Global 2Gen Education Working Group Launches the Jamaica 2Gen Alliance

Watch a short new video overviewing the mission and vision of the Roberta Buffett Institute's Global 2Gen Education Working Group and its Jamaica 2Gen initiative.
Professor Zekeria Ahmed Salem Q&A

Buffett Q&A: Saharan Scholarship & the Transnational Circulation of Islamic Knowledge with Professor Zekeria Ahmed Salem, '24–25 Buffett Faculty Fellow

For this installment of our Buffett Q&A series profiling faculty and students in the Roberta Buffett Institute community, we spoke with Zekeria Ahmed Salem, Associate Professor of Political Science...
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The Aftermath of Operation Absolute Resolve: Northwestern Faculty Discuss US-Latin America Relations

What does the recent US military operation in Venezuela mean for the future of US-Latin American relations? How does the capture of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, ...

Upcoming Events

Understanding AI Threats to the Chem-Bio-Nuclear World

May 21, 2026, 9:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Chambers Hall, 600 Foster St

Join us for a morning of presentations and discussion highlighting the work of the Northwestern Security & AI Lab (NS...

Undergraduates: Meet a Key Architect of US Defense Policy for Ukraine, Russia, & Eurasia

May 21, 2026, 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
720 University Place

How are U.S. policy decisions about Ukraine and Russia actually made? What does a career path to these policy decisio...

Keyman MTS 2026 Annual Conference: "Freedom and Unfreedom in James Baldwin's Istanbul"

May 22, 2026, All Day
Harris Hall, 1881 Sheridan Road

More info to come. 

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