Special Report: 2024 Pearson Global Forum Preview with Professor Richard English

By Celeste Alcalay, Grey City Deputy Editor

September 30, 2024

The Maroon’s Celeste Alcalay interviews Richard English, Professor of Politics at Queen’s University Belfast, in anticipation of the 2024 Pearson Global Forum, where he will give a talk on counter-terrorism.

The theme of this year’s forum is Negotiation and Agreement. Leading scholars and policymakers will convene to discuss conflicts of the past and present to explore what it takes to negotiate a peace agreement.

The agenda will include:

-Fireside Chat with Ramush Haradinaj, former Prime Minister of Kosovo

-Keynote Address from Melanne Verveer, former U.S. Ambassador for Global Women’s Issues

-Panel: Problems of Negotiation Implementation

-Panel: The Future of Peace | Israel and Palestine

The event will be held at UChicago’s David Rubinstein Forum on October 18th and is free to attend. Register here.

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About the Contributor

Celeste Alcalay, Deputy Grey City Editor, News Reporter

Celeste Alcalay is a student in the College from Brookline, Massachusetts, planning on studying Cognitive Science. Her favorite journalistic activity is meeting people in pursuit of a story. She writes mainly for Grey City, occasionally dabbling in other sections, and co-hosts the podcast, So, What Brings You Here?. She enjoys watching film noirs, cajoling her friends into teaching her phrases in their native languages, and playing music. She also sings in UChicago’s jazz ensemble.