The Watson Institute for International Studies

Michael D. Kennedy

"The Watson Institute should be the site in the world known for addressing the relationships among critical international issues with innovation and consequence."

Research Themes

Global Security

Poverty, Inequality, and Development

Global Governance

Teaching and Training

Undergraduate Studies

Graduate Program in Development

Watson International Scholars of the Environment

Indian IT and Global Change
A recent lecture by Infosys Technologies Ltd. Chairman N.R. Narayana Murthy pointed to a sweeping array of global challenges and their technological solutions. Among them: green technology to combat global warming; e-government to increase democratic accountability; computer mapping to ensure water security; remote medical services to lower healthcare costs.

Institutional Partnerships

International Writers Project

Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies

Rhodes Center

Choices Program

Open Source

Office of International Affairs

"Dependency and Development in a Globalized World," Special Issue of <em>Studies in Comparative International Development</em> by Richard Snyder

This Week's Events

Friday through March 25
Also Happening at Brown
We Care for the Land: Farm Owners, Sharecroppers, and Migrant Workers in Todd County, Kentucky

Tuesday at 6:00 PM
Off Campus Event
World Affairs Council of RI -- Under Siege: U.S.-Mexico Relations & National Security

Wednesday at 12:00 PM
Seminar
Alison Howell -- The Politics of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Mental Health Policy in the Canadian and US Militaries

Friday at 12:00 PM
Also Happening at Brown
Richard Snyder -- Violent Spaces: Drug Trafficking and State-Sponsored Protection Rackets in Mexico

Next Week's Events

Monday at 12:00 PM
Lecture
Alfred Gusenbauer -- Global Economic Crisis Brings the Next Wave of Change in Post-Communist Europe

Monday at 5:00 PM
Year of India
Amrita Jhaveri '91 -- M.F. Husain and Indian Modernism

Monday at 6:00 PM
Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies Lecture Series
Julia E. Sweig -- Cuba: What Everyone Needs to Know

Tuesday at 6:00 PM
Off Campus Event
Saleem Ali -- Treasures of the Earth: Need, Greed, and a Sustainable Future

More Upcoming Events

News

Tuesday: Public Intellectuals Gather to Address 'India Abroad, India Within'

This Tuesday, the "India Abroad, India Within" conference will explore central issues in contemporary India's domestic and international policies, including relations with Afghanistan and Pakistan; Islam in India; climate change and energy strategy; and local governance. The day-long conference features four noted public intellectuals – former cabinet minister Mani Shankar Aiyar, former senior administrator Sunjoy Joshi, and senior journalists Saeed Naqvi and Siddharth Varadarajan.