Department of History, UC Santa Barbara

CLAIR presents "What’s Next for Venezuela?" January 22 | 2 PM | Online Webinar
2026-01-22 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
On Thursday, January 22nd, at 2 pm CLAIR (The Center of Latin American and Iberian Research) is hosting a virtual discussion on the current crisis in Venezuela and the aftermath of the U.S. military intervention. David Smilde and Leonardo Vivas will examine the challenges related to governance, democracy, global and U.S. politics, and potential future scenarios. For more information, see the flyer enclosed or the CLAIR website.
Click here to register for the Webinar.

CMES Grad Fellows Panel III | Statecraft, Memory, Belonging: From Abkhazia to Palestine
2026-01-26 09:00 - 10:30
On Monday January 26 at 9 am CMES Spotlight Series is hosting its third iteration of the 2025-2026 academic year.
This will feature a graduate student panel on the topic “Statecraft, Memory, Belonging: From Abkhazia to Palestine” and features the work of Graduate Fellows Gehad Abaza (Anthropology), Farah Hammouda (Sociology), and Amin Mahini (History). Professor Mona Damluji (Film and Media) will be the discussant.
To register please visit this link.
