2025 International Speaker Series

Resilience of Global Partnerships in an Uncertain Era

Thursday, July 10, 2025 | 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm | Virtual

About the Event

In a rapidly shifting geopolitical and economic landscape, global partnerships are being tested like never before.

This session will explore how the new administration’s policies and diplomatic decisions are reshaping international alliances, trade agreements, and multilateral cooperation. As nations navigate economic uncertainty, shifting power dynamics, and emerging challenges, we’ll examine what these changes mean for global stability and collaboration.

Speakers

Ambassador Peter Galbraith

Former U.S. Ambassador to Croatia

Peter W. Galbraith has held senior positions in the US Government and the United Nations. Galbraith served as the first US Ambassador to Croatia, where he negotiated the 1995 Erdut Agreement that ended the Croatia War. In 2000 and 2001, he served as a senior official in the UN mission in East Timor and concurrently as a cabinet minister in East Timor’s first government with responsibility for negotiations on issues resulting from East Timor’s independence.

Currently, he is the Senior Diplomatic Fellow at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, and his most recent work focuses on the war in Syria. 

Dr. Pablo Bose

Professor of Geography, Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Education, University of Vermont

Dr. Pablo Bose is a Professor of Geography and Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Education at the University of Vermont. He directs the Global and Regional Studies Program and is a Fellow of the Gund Institute for Environment. Dr. Bose's research focuses on refugee resettlement, migration, and urban sustainability, with an emphasis on small and mid-sized communities in North America and Europe. His work integrates community-based approaches to explore how global mobility and climate change intersect with local development and equity.