We are pleased to announce that President Macri will be with us at the conference “Argentina y América Latina hoy: Una mirada desde la presidencia” on October 4 at 5 pm in “Salón de Pinturas del Colegio Arzobispo Fonseca”. The event will be open to everyone!
News and Analysis
Paul D. Escott publishes a new book
Dr Paul D. Escott has published a new book titled Black Suffrage: Lincoln’s Last Goal.
Summary: In April 1865, as the Civil War came to a close, Abraham Lincoln announced his support for voting rights for at least some of the newly freed enslaved people. Esteemed historian Paul Escott takes this milestone as an opportunity to explore popular sentiment in the North on this issue and, at the same time, to examine the vigorous efforts of Black leaders, in both North and South, to organize, demand, and work for their equal rights as citizens.
As Escott reveals, there was in the spring of 1865 substantial and surprisingly general support for Black suffrage, most notably through the Republican Party, which had succeeded in linking the suffrage issue to the securing of the Union victory. This would be met with opposition, however, from Lincoln’s successor, Andrew Johnson, and, just as important, from a Democratic Party—including Northern Democrats—that had failed during the course of the war to shed its racism. The momentum for Black suffrage would be further threatened by conflicts within the Republican Party over the issue.
Based on extensive research into Republican and Democratic newspapers, magazines, speeches, and addresses, Escott’s latest book illuminates the vigorous national debates in the pivotal year of 1865 over extending the franchise to all previously enslaved men—crucial debates that have not yet been examined in full—revealing both the nature and significance of growing support for Black suffrage and the depth of white racism that was its greatest obstacle.
Should you want to buy the book you can click here
Peter Kuznick publishes a new article
Peter Kuznick publishes a new piece on President Kennedy through the Simon Weil Center for Political Philosophy. Should you want to read it, click here.
Francisco Rodríguez Jimenez participates in Club de Prensa
Francisco Rodríguez Jimenez, participates in Club de Prensa talking about Finland and Sweden’s adherence to NATO.
You can watch the full clip here
Mauricio Macri agrees to be our keynote speaker for our 2022 cohort
Our director, Fernando Lopez Alves, met with former Argentinean president Mauricio Macri in Washington. We are excited to announce that he has agreed to be the keynote speak for our 2022 cohort. The event will be open to everyone. Looking forward to October 4th! More info closer to the date.
Dr Adam Svendsen will participate in a Resilience in Cyberspace panel.
Dr Adam Svendsen, who lectures in our program, will be featuring on an English & Spanish DefensayYo2 expert discussion panel on the topic of: ‘Resilience in Cyberspace’.
The panel will take place on April 20th, should you want to participate register here