IR Laboratory

The IR Society meets once a month to discuss some of the headlining topics in current international affairs. These meetings are the IR Laboratories, which consist of brief presentations by our members followed by open discussions in which everyone present is invited to participate.


Any society member who wishes to prepare one such presentations should contact the committee personally or send us an e-mail (euir.forum@gmail.com).


Past IR Laboratories:


30 November 2011

• The Impacts of the American Withdrawal from Iraq by Samir Kumar
• The Media Coverage of Dictators: the deaths of Bin Laden and Gaddafi by Amanda McCleary

23 November 2011

• Book Discussion: Alexander Wendt's "Social Theory of International Politics" by Pedro Silva Rocha Lima

2 November 2011

• The Occupy Movements by Ledys Sanjuan Mejia & Protests Elsewhere by Pedro Silva Rocha Lima
• The Financial Crisis in the European Union by George Marshall Lerner
• Withdrawal from Afghanistan: The hurdles from now to 2014 by Joakim L. Bjornestad

28 September 2011 - "The Arab Spring: What Comes Next?"

• Tunisia's Revolution: What it is, what it was by Valerie Greitens
• The Bid for Power in Egypt by Pedro Silva Rocha Lima
• Dilemmas for Post-Conflict Libya by Uday Jain

23 March 2011

• The Financial Crisis in the Eurozone by Valerie Greitens and Genevieve Nelson
• Book Review: Joseph Nye's "The Future of Power" by Pedro Silva Rocha Lima

10 March 2011

• Libya: Protests and Revolt by Raphae Barlas and Per Magnus Andresen
• Security Issues in the Af-Pak-India Region by Alison Watt
• The Chinese Currency Issue by Ledys Sanjuan and Milena Lasheras

9 February 2011

• Wikileaks: "It Matters" by Per Magnus Andresen & "Media Confection" by Uday Jain
• The Sudanese Referendum by Raphae Barlas and Pedro Silva Rocha Lima
• The Tunisian Revolution by Chris Whittle and Amanat Thind