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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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Buffett Q&A: Northwestern Students Research Climate Governance & Solutions at COP29

Supported by the Buffett Institute for Global Affairs, Northwestern’s undergraduate and graduate student delegates attended the 29th Conference of Parties (COP29) to the United Nations Framework Co...
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Buffett Q&A: Professor Sara Huston on Leveraging DNA Technology to Reconnect Families During Crises

For our inaugural Buffett Q&A, we spoke with Sara Huston, Genetics Ethicist at Lurie Children's Hospital and Research Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Northwestern University's Feinberg School ...
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Navigating the Geopolitical Stakes of Artificial Intelligence

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The Buffett Institute's winter quarter symposium on AI and Geopolitics convened leading strategists, researchers and policymakers to discuss the transformative opportunities and profound challenges...

Upcoming Events

America’s Soft Power & Reputational Security in Crisis? Nicholas J. Cull in Conversation with Erik C. Nisbet

May 22, 2025, 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
720 University Place

Join us for a lunchtime conversation with esteemed historian and academic Nicholas J. Cull from the University of Sou...

Biya's Regime: Chronicles of the Shipwreck of the Cameroonian Nation with Haman Mana

May 23, 2025, 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
720 University Place

Join Northwestern University's Buffett Institute for Global Affairs and Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrate...

Bookman's Alley Mural Opening

May 24, 2025, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
, 1712 Sherman Avenue #Alley

Join Northwestern Rotaract on May 24, 2025 from 2-4 p.m. at Bookman's Alley for a special event celebrating the unvei...

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