On Monday, April 8th, the Strauss Center is joining the International Affairs Society in hosting the International Affairs Society Roundtable 2024: “Unraveling States: Political Instability in The Sahel and the Ripple Effect on Local and International Security.”
This year’s expert panel includes Ambassador (Ret.) Larry André, Dr. Michael Mosser, and Dr. Toyin Falola, exploring the wide range of factors behind political instability in the Sahel region and looking into the implications for local and international security.
The Roundtable will be held in the WCP Student Activity Center Ballroom, room 2.410 from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm. Food will be provided. Registration is recommended, via the link here.
International Affairs Society Roundtable 2024 will be held on Monday, April 8th, from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm in the WCP Student Activity Center Ballroom, Room 2.410.
Biographies
Ambassador (ret.) Larry E. André Jr. is a visiting professor at the LBJ School of Public Affairs. He retired from the State Department’s Senior Foreign Service in May 2023 after a 38-year career in global public affairs, including 33 years at the U.S. State Department in leadership, policy, and management positions. Ambassador André’s most notable positions included Ambassador to Somalia, Ambassador to Djibouti, and Ambassador to Mauritania. He has also held countless other State Department positions in embassies and offices across Africa.
Dr. Toyin Falola is the Jacob & Frances Sanger Mossiker Chair in the Humanities and a University Distinguished Teaching Professor in the Department of History at the University of Texas at Austin. He is co-editor of the Journal of African Economic History, Series Editor of The Cambria African Studies Series, Series Editor of Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora, and the Series Editor of the Culture and Customs of Africa by Greenwood Press. Dr. Falola has published numerous books on Africa and African History.
Dr. Michael Mosser is an Associate Professor of Instruction at the University of Texas at Austin with a joint appointment in the Department of Government, the Center for European Studies (CES), and the International Relations and Global Studies (IRG) program. He is the Executive Director of the Global Disinformation Lab (GDIL), the Assistant Director of the Center for European Studies (CES), as well as a Distinguished Scholar in the Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law. He teaches courses in European and international security, European environmental policy, comparative and European politics, international organizations, and foreign policy analysis.