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The Third session of "Globalization, Colonialism and Liberation: Monetary Political Economy"

The Ibrahim Abu-Lughod Institute of International Studies at Birzeit University, in partnership with the Institut français du Proche-Orient (Ifpo), is pleased to invite you to participate in a seminar series: “The Globalization, Colonialism and Liberation: Critical Political Economy” 

The third session “Financial Colonialism and U.S. Sanctions: Concepts and Policies”

Perpetual Wars: The Rise/Decline of Imperialism – a conversation with Yanis Varoufakis

The Ibrahim Abu-Lughod Institute for International Studies, Birzeit University, extends an invitation to attend a seminar titled "Permanent Wars and the Rise/Decline of Imperialism" with Yanis Varoufakis, economist, former Greek Minister of Finance, and a co-founder of DiEM25 – Democracy in Europe Movement 2025.

Report on the second session of "Globalization, Colonialism and Liberation: Monetary Political Economy"

Forced Labour for Free Trade: Tracing Gendered and Racialised Exploitation in Jordan’s Garment Industry

About 80,000 workers—75% of whom are migrants—produce sports and outdoor clothing for major American brands in export-processing zones (EPZs) across Jordan. This talk examines how these zones operate as extra-territorial legal and spatial formations that are partially exempt from national labour protections while simultaneously fulfilling compliance requirements that legitimise their integration into global supply chains.

From the Monroe Doctrine to Venezuela: The United States’ Violence in Latin America and the Caribbean

The Ibrahim Abu-Lughod Institute of International Studies extends an invitation for participation in the online seminar, “From the Monroe Doctrine to Venezuela: The United States’ Violence in Latin America and the Caribbean.” The seminar will be held today, Monday, January 5, 2026, at 7:00 PM, via Zoom through the link below. Simultaneous interpretation will be available in Arabic and English.