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Kick Start the Semester COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY - SIPA Admissions Blog There is something going on all the time at SIPA, this week is no different (classes begin today). THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 2014 The Sustainability Essentials Training Program (SET) Online Information Session (DETAILS) 12:30 pm to 1:15 pm Online Sponsor: The Earth Institute THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 2014 The Relationship Between the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the African Union: What Went Wrong? A panel discussion with Ambassador Charles Ntwaagae, Permanent Representative of Botswana; Ambassador Macharia Kamau, Permanent Representative of Kenya; and Ambassador Christian Wenaweser, Permanent Representative of Liechtenstein, former President of the Assembly of State Parties to the Rome Statute of the ICC.  (DETAILS) 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm in the International Affairs Building, Room 1501 Sponsor: UN Studies Program MONDAY, JANUARY 27, 2014 Establishing Effective Labor Oversight in Honduras Holly Hammonds, Co-Founder of GlobalWorks Foundation and Member of Honduras Labor Framework Oversight Committee, and Jeff Hermanson, Director of Global Strategies, Workers United and Member of Honduras Labor Framework Oversight Committee, will discuss their labor standards project in Honduras.  (DETAILS) 12:45 pm to 1:50 pm in the International Affairs Building, Room 802 Sponsor: Economic and Political Development Concentration MONDAY, JANUARY 27, 2014 Reception for SIPA Dean Janow in London SIPA Dean Merit E. Janow cordially invites you to a reception for SIPA alumni and other invited guests in London. Join us to welcome the new dean and hear what the future holds for SIPA.  (DETAILS) 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm at the Waldorf Hilton, Aldwych WC2B 4DD, United Kingdom Sponsor: Office of Alumni Affairs TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2014 CGEG: Challenges to Democracy and Rule of Law in Central Europe A Lecture by Gordon Bajnai, Former Prime Minister of Hungary Lecture by Gordon Bajnai, Former Prime Minister of Hungary and Leader of Together 2014 Electoral Alliance; with Victoria de Grazia, Blinken European Institute, Columbia University; Jan Svejnar, Center on Global Economic Governance, Columbia University; and Alan H. Timberlake, East Central European Center, Columbia University. Registration required.    (DETAILS) 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm in the International Affairs Building, Room 1512 Sponsor: Center on Global Economic Governance TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2014 Women, Soft Power, and the New Diplomacy: From the Cold War to Hillary Clinton As political leaders increasingly rely on dialogue and normative power versus sanctions and warfare in inter-state relations, women have risen to the forefront of international affairs. A panel of diplomats, military officers, and historians will investigate the accelerating use of soft-power solutions in diplomacy and female leaders’ role in the trend.  (DETAILS) 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm in the International Affairs Building, Room 1501 Sponsor: European Institute WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 2014 BP Global Energy Outlook 2035 A presentation by Mark Finley, General Manager, Global Energy Markets and U.S. Economics, BP. (DETAILS) 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm at Faculty House, 4th Floor Skyline Room Sponsor: Center on Global Energy Policy THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 2014 Nuclear Weapons Effects, Proliferation and Policy An event with Col. Robert Spalding, United States Air Force, on the Air Forces nuclear enterprise to include ICBMs and Bombers, as well as briefly discussing submarines.  (DETAILS) 12:15 pm to 2:00 pm in the International Affairs Building, Room 1302 Sponsor: Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 2014 Turkey and the EU: The Future of a Complicated Relationship Meltem Müftüler-Baç is Professor of International Relations and Jean Monnet chair at Sabanci University, Istanbul, Turkey and an Affiliate Professor at the University of Stockholm from 2013 to 2016. (DETAILS) 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm in the International Affairs Building, Room 1512 Sponsor: European Institute THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 2014 Nuclear After Fukushima: Policies, Practices, and Problems A public lecture by Lady Barbara Judge CBE, Former Chairman of the UK Atomic Energy Authority and currently Deputy Chairman of TEPCOs Nuclear Reform Monitoring Committee and head of its task force on nuclear safety.  (DETAILS) 5:30 pm to 6:45 pm at Faculty House, 4th Floor Skyline Room Sponsor: Center on Global Energy Policy THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 2014 Russian Law and Judicial Reform: Think Again Kimberly Marten will chair a panel discussion with Timothy Frye, Kathryn Hendley, William Partlett, and Maria Popova on Russian law and judicial reform.  (DETAILS) 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm in the International Affairs Building, Room 1501 Sponsor: Harriman Institute