Institute of International Relations

Year (2023)

Title of Events

Type of Event

Guest

Jan.17th

Managing New Security Threats in the Caribbean edited by Dr. Georgina Chami, Dr. Jerome Teelucksingh and Dr. Marlon Anatol

Book Launch

Jan.30th

The 20th Anniversary of the Chacachacare Expedition that Liberated Eastern Venezuela

Online Diplomatic Dialogue

H.E Ambassador Álvaro Sánchez Codero from the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

Feb.8th

The Repatriation and Reintegration of Trinidad and Tobago Nationals in Syria: Challenges and Way Forward

Panel Discussion

Feb.9th

Climate Change & COP27: the need for joint/unified Caribbean leadership

Panel Discussion

Mar.22nd

The War Against Ukraine: How Will It End?

Diplomatic Dialogue

Mar.28th

Latin American Foreign Policies in the New World Order: The Active Non-Alignment Option edited by Carlos Fortin, Jorge Heine and Carlos Ominami

Book Launch

Apr.6th

Cryptocurrency and the Impact on the Caribbean

Webinar

CBTT & RBC

Apr.14th

CARICOM at 50

Symposium and Youth Forum

Apr.28th

International Trade and the Music Industry by Dr. Lisa Gordon

Book Launch

Jun.9th

Soft power or hard power Is the European Union a positive player in global security

Diplomatic Dialogue

H.E. Didier Chabert, Ambassador of France to Trinidad and Tobago. 

Jun.12th

Celebrate Kari Polanyi Levitt’s 100 years old

Seminar

Jul.6th

International Arms Trade in a Time of Global Upheaval

IIR- CPC Seminar

Sep.27th

The Ebb and Flow of Trinidad and Tobago's Migratory Legal System: Impact and Challenges on Venezuelan Migrants

Panel Discussion

Oct.5th

Caribbean Business Focus on Africa

Seminar

Nov.2nd

Lula is Back- What does it mean for Brazil, Latin America and the Caribbean and the World

Diplomatic Dialogue

Nov.30th

Latin America-Caribbean relations in a multipolar world

Webinar

Dec.5th

Israel – Palestine War: Perspectives from the Caribbean

Webinar

Dec.7th

International Law in Action:

Four Cases from The International Tribunal for The Law of The Sea

Special Guest Lecture

Justice Anthony Lucky

Dec.8th

Caribbean Single Market and Economy (CSME) Focal Point Exchange Programme

Joint IIR- Ministry of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs Panel Discussion

Year (2022)

Title of Event

Type of Event

Guest

Feb.6th

“The Life of a Diplomat: Representing a Small Island State at the United Nations” by Dr. Christopher Hackett

Book Launch

Feb.10th

The Role of the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force in Anti-Money Laundering/Countering the Financing of Terrorism/Countering Proliferation Financing Compliance

Diplomatic Dialogue

Feb.24th

Azerbaijan: Modern Geopolitics and Energy Policy

Diplomatic Dialogue 

Ambassador of Azerbaijan

Mar.24th

Responding to the Venezuelan Crisis: Insights and Perspectives

Webinar Un Club

Mar.31st

Integrated or Evaporated? A Long-Term Perspective of Gender Equality Norms in Global Governance

Guest Lecture

Dr. Susanne Zwingel

Apr.4th

Book Handover by the Mexican Embassy

Book Handover

Apr.7th

Humanitarian Implications of the Russia - Ukraine War

Webinar

Apr.7th

Challenges to the Structure of the World Order: Ideas, Institutions and Material Capabilities

Webinar

Jun.23rd

The Russian Invasion: Geopolitical and Geo-economic Implications for the Caribbean

IIR - CPC Webinar

Jun.27th

IIR Tribute to Alumnus Ambassador Colin Granderson

IIR Tribute

Jun.29th

The Quest for Socio-Economic Renaissance: From Africa to the Caribbean

Webinar

Sep.8th

Dynamics of African - Caribbean Engagement

IIR - CPC Webinar

Dec.1st

Fifty Years of Cooperation: Cuba - CARICOM Relations

Webinar

Dec.8th

The Haitian Conundrum: Challenges and Opportunities

Panel Discussion

Date (2021)

Title of Event

Type of Event

Guest

Mar.3rd

CARICOM/Regional Action on Disaster Risk Reduction and Management

Diplomatic Dialogue

The UWI Seismic Research Centre, CDEMA, OVSM, OVSG, UNDP

Mar.17th

CARICOM/Regional Action on Disaster Risk Reduction and Management

Henry Gill Memorial Lecture

Mr. Pascal Lamy, Former Director - General of the WTO

Apr.14th

Achieving the SDG's on Health and Climate Change in the Caribbean: Challenges and Opportunities

Panel Discussion 

Apr.24th

The Commonwealth: Its History and Contemporary Relevance

Diplomatic Dialogue

Ambassador Ransford Smith, Former Deputy Secretary - General of the Commonwealth Secretariat

Jun.17th

Governance and Electoral Continuity and Change in the Caribbean: Retrospect and Prospect 2021-2021

IIR-CPC Webinar

Sep.9th

The United States and the Caribbean: New Opportunities for Strategic Engagement

IIR-CPC Webinar

Date (2020)

Title of Event

Type of Event

Guest

Jan.28th

The Rise of Populist Politics Under Late Capitalism

Guest Lecture

 Dr Ruben Gonzalez Vicente, Lecturer, Leiden University in the Netherlands

Feb.3rd

US - Caribbean Relations in a rapidly changing International Context

Special Guest Lecture

Dr Cary Fraser, Associate Professor of Government and Justice Studies

Feb.13th

ACS at Twenty-Five: In Retrospect and Prospect

Joint ACS-IIR Symposium

Oct.19th

The Revised Georgetown Agreement and the Reconfiguration of the ACP Group

Guest Lecture

Dr. Kusha Haraksingh

Oct.26th

ACP-EU Relations & Negotiations of the Post-Cotonou Partnership Agreement

Diplomatic Dialogue

His Excellency

Dr. Patrick Gomes

Nov.11th

South Africa's Policy and its Global Relations

Diplomatic Dialogue

Her Excellency Ambassador Thami Xn Ngwevela, South Africa

Nov.26th

The Future of Human Rights

Special Guest Lecture 

Professor Alison Brysk

Nov.26th

Climate Change Seminar in Collaboration with CLASCO

Seminar

Dec.1st

Panel Discussion on US Elections Outcome

Panel Discussion

Year (2019)

Title of Event

Type of Event

Guest

Mar.12th

Contending Perspectives on Governance in Haiti: Whither the Current Crisis

Public Forum

Mar.19th

Patterns, Opportunities, and challenges from Chinese Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean

Guest Lecture 

Professor Evan Ellis, Research Professor of Latin American Studies at the Strategic Studies Institute of the U.S. Army War College

Apr.4th

Islam the Great War and Beyond: An Eschatological Analysis of a 3rd World War and of Events that would Follow the War

Special Guest Lecture

Islamic Scholar Imran N. Hosein

July.3rd

WTO Regional Trade Policy Course for a Two Month Period of June-July 2019

Training

Sep.11th

The Caribbean on the Edge: Rising Above the Orthodoxy of Development Thinking: A Tribute to Sir Alister McIntyre

Symposium

Oct.22nd

Germany and the Caribbean - partners in combatting climate change

Diplomatic Dialogue

Mr. Andreas Haack, Charge d'Affaires, Embassy of Germany

Nov.6th

India’s Foreign Policy Perspective

Diplomatic Dialogue

His Excellency

Arun Kumar Sahu, High Commissioner, High Commission of India

Nov.14th

A success story in regional integration: the growth of CAF - Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean

Diplomatic Dialogue

Mr. Gianpiero Leoncini, CAF Representative

Year (2018)

Title of Event

Type of Event

Guest

Jan.24th

The Falkland Islands: Sovereignty and Economic Challenges

Diplomatic Dialogue

The Honourable Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Falklands, Mr. Ian Hansen and Mr. Mark Pollard

Mar.12th

The Fourth Chessboard: Indigenous Rights, Diplomacies, and the Practice of Indigenous Sovereignties in Domestic and International Politics

Guest Lecture

Professor Dr. David MacDonald, University of Guelph, Canada

Mar.15th

The CJIRD Special OAS 70th Anniversary Issue

Symposium and Launch

Apr.19th

The Second Ministerial Meeting of the China-CELAC Forum

IIR Workshop

Apr.30th

Reducing Greater, Caribbean Vulnerabilities Through Cooperation: The Case for the ACS

Diplomatic Dialogue

Ambassador

Dr. June Soomer, Secretary General of the Association of Caribbean States and Chair of the Open Campus Council of the UWI

May.18th

Issues Relating to the Rule of Law in Venezuela

Diplomatic Dialogue

Mr. Carlos Ayala Corao, Vice President of the International Commission of Jurists

Sep.21st

The Life and Legacy of Kofi Annan, Global Statesman, Diplomat and Peacemaker Extraordinaire

Symposium

Oct.3rd

Constitutional Arrangements for the French Caribbean Territories

Guest Lecture

 Professor Fred Reno, Director of the Centre d'Analyse Geopolitique et Internationale of the University of Antilles

Oct.5th

Whither the Non-Independent Caribbean? Perspectives on Regional Cooperation, Development and Diplomacy

Symposium

Oct.17th

Korea: The Lasting Journey to Peace

Diplomatic Dialogue

His Excellency Ambassador Sung Moonup, Korea

Oct.31st

Climate Change: a challenge to stability and security in the world of tomorrow. The urgent need for Climate Diplomacy

Diplomatic Dialogue 

His Excellency Ambassador Serge Lavroff, France

Nov.9th

Developmental Partnerships between Japan and Caribbean Countries

Diplomatic Dialogue

His Excellency Ambassador Mitsuhiko Okada, Japan

Nov.12th

Launch of the Publication by The UWI IIR and EU LAC Foundation titled “The Caribbean in the European Union-Community of Latin America and Caribbean States Partnership”

Book Launch

Nov.13th

Climate Change: A Child Rights-Based Perspective

Special Guest Lecture

Professor Karin Arts

Nov.15th

13th Annual Caribbean Child Research Conference

Conference

Nov.27th

ACP-EU Post-Cotonou Partnership Negotiations: Caribbean Interests, the Process and Prospects

Public Forum