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Past Events Blog
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Women in Africa: Advocates, Survivors, Activists
On November 13th, 2025, the Onero Institute Africa Program hosted Devon Knudsen, a Senior Fellow at the Alliance for Peacebuilding and a former member of the US Department of State, and Rachel Grand , a current JD student and former Atrocity Prevention and Women, Peace and Security Policy Advisor at the US Department of State, for a panel on the status and experiences of women in Africa at the George Washington University. Knudsen and Grand drew themes from the stories of fe

Sara Uren
39 minutes ago1 min read


Research Experts Panel: Nov 18,2025
At Onero's “Research Experts Panel”, GW hosted Donatienne Ruy , the Director of the Center for Strategic and International Studies’ Leadership Academy and Executive Education Portfolio and fellow for the CSIS’ Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program, and Dr. Sadeq Hasan , a diplomat and political analyst at the Iraqi Embassy in Washington, DC. During the moderated portion of the panel, the two answered questions on what drew them to research and their specific fields of study, th

Sara Uren
2 days ago1 min read


Onero Institute Youth Summit
The Onero Institute Youth Summit is an annual event that puts intergenerational dialogues in international affairs on full display by...

Onero Institute
Apr 261 min read


Managing Migration
Speaker Insights: Katrina Burgess- "A lot of it is political theatre so that Trump and the folks around him can claim that they've put...
Miles Gendebien
Mar 101 min read


Understanding the Global Shift to the Right
On Feb. 18th we held a panel discussion with Prof. David Art and Mr. Dennis Saffron on explaining the global democratic shift to the...
Miles Gendebien
Nov 18, 20241 min read


The Democracy We Need
On November 8th, we held our first event on the resilience of democratic institutions, with regional comparative perspectives from Latin...
Miles Gendebien
Nov 8, 20241 min read


A Conversation with Laurent Bili: Ambassador of France to the US
On Oct. 2, Onero hosted an event with the Ambassador of France.

Onero Institute
Oct 1, 20241 min read


Singapore, Southeast Asia and Beyond: Conversations with Singapore Ambassador Lui Tuck Yew
The Onero Institute hosted an exclusive moderated discussion with Singapore's newly appointed ambassador to the United States, Lui Tuck...

Onero Institute
Apr 22, 20241 min read


Elections and Electoral Democracy in Latin America
Thanks to everyone who joined us for the “Elections and Electoral Democracy in Latin America” event on Monday, April 8! A special thanks...

Sara Franks
Apr 9, 20241 min read


The Shifting Paradigm? Power Dynamics in the Indo-Pacific
On Wednesday, October 4th, members of the China Program participated in a discussion on power dynamics in the Indo-Pacific in partnership...

Onero Institute
Oct 3, 20231 min read


A Conversation with the Foreign Minister of Bangladesh Dr. AK Abdul Momen
On Tuesday, April 11, the Onero Institute was honored to host "A Conversation with the Foreign Minister of Bangladesh," featuring Dr....

Onero Institute
Apr 10, 20231 min read


Students to Ambassadors: A Celebration of the US-Mexico Relationship at 200
On March 21, 2023 the Onero Institute was proud to present “Students to Ambassadors - A Celebration of the US-Mexico Relationship at...

Onero Institute
Mar 20, 20231 min read


US-Latin American Relations with Assistant Secretary of State Brian Nichols
On Tuesday, February 28th, The Onero Institute hosted two excellent guest speakers to discuss US-Latin American relations, the...

Onero Institute
Feb 28, 20231 min read


Assessing US-Mexico Security Cooperation
On Wednesday, February 22nd, The Onero Institute hosted several expert speakers to discuss Mexican-American security cooperation, a...

Onero Institute
Feb 22, 20231 min read


Peru in Flames: Discussing Ways Forward with Former President of Peru Francisco Sagasti
On Wednesday, February 15, The Onero Institute hosted an event with the former president of Peru, Francisco Sagasti, discussing Peru's...

Onero Institute
Feb 15, 20231 min read


How Hindu Nationalism is Affecting Women and Minorities in India
Institute of Current World Affairs fellow Astha Rajvanshi will discuss her two years reporting about how the rise of Hindu nationalism is...

Onero Institute
Nov 18, 20221 min read
Strategic Networks in the Indo-Pacific
This year the Biden administration unveiled its Indo-Pacific strategy and Indo-Pacific Economic Framework, aimed at increasing U.S....

Onero Institute
Nov 2, 20221 min read


The U.S. and China in Space: Power, Politics, and Policy
China plans to have a permanent space station by the end of 2022 and published a white paper outlining an ambitious five-year plan on...

Onero Institute
Oct 4, 20221 min read


Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi: The Case for International Engagement
Thirty years after it seceded from Somalia, the self-declared Republic of Somaliland enjoys a stable and largely democratic system of...

Onero Institute
Mar 21, 20221 min read


Creative Dialogues in a Changing World: Implications of Afghanistan under Taliban Rule
With the withdrawal of American forces from Afghanistan this past summer and the fall of the Afghan government in Kabul, the Taliban have...

Onero Institute
Sep 29, 20211 min read
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