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- Luke Bierman (moderator) 鈥 Visiting Professor of Political Science
- Annie Benn 鈥 Assistant Professor of Political Science
- Dong (Carl) Cheng 鈥 Assistant Professor of Economics
- Stephanie Miner 鈥 Charles Evans Hughes Visiting Chair of Government and Jurisprudence in the Department of Political Science
- Valerie Morkevi膷ius 鈥 Associate Professor of Political Science; Director of the International Relations Program
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Those unable to attend the event in person may . A recording will also be posted to the Kraynak Institute website after the event.