Four leading experts, Diya Dutta from Oxfam, Jacobus de Hoop from World Bank, Jan E. Cooper from Harvard University, and Susan D. Hyde from the University of California, Berkeley, presented their latest research at “Amplifying Women’s Voices: The State of Research on Women’s Empowerment.” The associate director of the DevLab at Duke and research associate in the Department of Economics at Duke University, Kate Vyborny, moderated the event, which highlighted research on women’s political and economic participation and new research areas and approaches.

On October 15, former head of the World Bank Jim Yong Kim sat down with David M. Rubenstein to discuss the future of global policy leadership and what is needed to help address the world's policy issues.

Duke Center for International Development (DCID) teamed up with the National University of Singapore Business School (NUS BIZ) to host "Political risk analysis in the global economy: A case study of China's belt and road investments in Sri Lanka's Hambantota Port." Led by the director of DCID, Eddy Malesky, and vice dean of the master of science program at the NUS BIZ, Andrew Delios, the virtual interactive discussion focused on political risks and the interconnection between business analytics and political institutions on the port project.

On November 22, Duke Center for International Development (DCID) hosted “The Fight for Equality in Latin America: How LGBTQIA+ Policymakers are Advocating for Change” at Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Policy. The virtual event featured three key Latin American LGBTQIA+ policymakers. The first openly gay Peruvian congressman, Alberto de Belaunde, the first transgender person elected to office in Venezuela, Tamara Adrián, and the first lesbian elected to Guatemala’s legislature, Sandra Morán, highlighted initiatives to address inequality and advocate for sexual and gender minorities’ rights, the importance of representation, and the role of activists and local organizations in fostering change.

The 19th annual Duke-UNC Rotary Spring Conference was a hybrid event held on April 9th at the FedEx Global Education Center on UNC-Chapel Hill’s campus. The theme was “Peace (Re)imagined: Sustaining Justice and Hope for the Future.” The Class of 19' presentations focused on specific aspects of their work, and roundtables will provide a deeper discussion of the Fellows' interests and achievements.

On November 2nd, Duke University adjunct instructor, Piotr Plewa, joined lead environmental specialists from World Bank Kanta Kumari and Viviane Clement to discuss the World Bank's most recent studies on climate and human migration. The virtual event, "Groundswell II: acting on internal climate migration," focused on how climate change affects human migration, the effects it will have in the future, and what governments can do to prepare for it.

On October 8th, Duke Center for International Development (DCID) director and professor of political science Edmund Malesky interviewed the author of "Under Beijing’s Shadow: Southeast Asia’s China Challenge," Murray Hiebert. In the online interview, they discussed China’s rise and involvement in Southeast Asia, China’s militarization of the South China Sea, and dam building on the Mekong River.

On September 16th, the director of Duke University’s Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (DUCIGS) and a Fellow of DUCIGS’ Rethinking Diplomacy Program, Patrick Duddy, talked with the director of the Latin America Program at the United States Institute of Peace, Keith Mines, on Mines’ new book, “Why Nation-Building Matters.” The virtual event focused on Mine’s experiences in Afghanistan, Columbia, The Balkans, and more.

DCID director Edmund Malesky talks with former ambassador Ted Osius' about his new book, "Nothing Is Impossible: America’s Reconciliation with Vietnam" (October 2021, Rutgers University Press), an inside look at the people and policies that shaped the two countries’ 25-year journey from adversaries to friends and partners.