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"The number one determinant of possibility of civil war is the history of civil war itself in that country."

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Cannot make it to Professor Perspectives? Stay tuned to get live updates from the talk!

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“When the UN was formed, the charter talked about sovereignty and human rights. The Declaration of Human Rights was formed as a state of intent, not a law.”

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“Communism and the opposition of capitalism distracted the international community from protection of human rights. After the fall of communism, there was an opening of conversations that started civil wars and that lead to formation of the international war tribunal.”

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“When the Genocide Convention was formed, the international community acknowledged that at some point there would be a law and a court to talk about human rights violations.”

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Join us for a forum about the potential legal consequences for academics under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA). Experts on the lack of legal governance on cyberspace, as well as the Sandvig v. Sessions case, will discuss the legal gray area in the CFAA.

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Want to hear about transitional justice in theory and practice? Come through to our Professor Perspectives in collaboration with @BUPardeeSchool and @BU_CAS. Details in the picture.

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Come to the GSU link to buy a succulent for your favorite MUN conference! We have lots of cute succulents so you can find a new green friend and also raise money for BosMUN to grow a little more next year!

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Congratulations to the BarMUN Secretariat for finishing up yet another fantastic and successful conference! https://t.co/RrtXMC6DAC

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Missed today's General Discussion? Today, we discussed, "What's going on in Hong Kong?" We started off by looking at where the protests began, a little history about Hong Kong and then looked at a few discussion questions. Our next meeting will be in PHO 201 at 7:30 pm!

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Charles River is by far BU's best view and to do our part in ensuring its health, Students for the UN will clean the Esplanade on Saturday, 12-2pm. Join us, and have a clean, sustainable picnic with us right after!

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Want to learn more about sustainability? Always wanted to participate in a book swap or clothing swap? Join us on Monday!

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Follow us on Instagram @bu_iaa and on Facebook at https://t.co/dKC7LF5utg for updates, insights and photos from our events!

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After a successful first week at BUIAA, we are now looking at a full Fall semester with many events coming up! Join us for our weekly Travel Team Meetings at 8:30 pm on Tuesdays in HAR 302, General Meeting Discussions in SAR 101 on Wednesdays at 7:30 pm and more!

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First BUIAA General Meeting happening in Sargent 101. We are discussing the economic implications of climate change, and will be discussing renewable energy, the Green New Deal and sustainability in developing nations. Join the #discussion now.

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What's up BUIAA, hope finals season is going well! We have a couple applications going around right now. Apply now! Next year is going to be incredible, but only with YOUR help and leadership.

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Moon Jae-in, the President of South Korea, is working to forge an opening between the West and North Korea—perhaps one of 2018's defining diplomatic achievements. Our readers selected him to be on our 2019 #FPGlobalThinkers list.

Read more here: https://t.co/TdMIARJnmn

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Save the date-⁦-Feb 12, 6:30pm @BUPardeeSchool⁩ hosts a talk on Roles Women are Playing in Advancing Nat’l Security by Brooke Carr. A fellow ⁦@BelferCenter⁩, Ms Carr served w/ the military in Iraq & joined Defense Intelligence Agency in ‘06. RSVP: [email protected]

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Hi everyone! We hope that you all had a great winter break and are ready to be back on campus! As a reminder, BUIAA is going to be at Splash 2.0 this Saturday- make sure to stop by to say hi to friends old and new and learn about the exciting events we have this semester!

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Congratulations to the SUN team on the article about them posted on the Pardee website! Make sure to give it a read, and keep an eye out for all the exciting events SUN is planning for next semester!
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