Queens University professor to kick off 2019 Great Decisions series

Alexa Royden, associate professor in the Department of Political Science and Sociology at Queens University, will present “Cyber Conflict and Geopolitics” at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 30, at UNC Charlotte Center City. This presentation is the first in the University’s 2019 Great Decisions Lecture Series.

Royden, who completed a Ph.D. in international relations from the University of St. Andrews, researches global governance, international organizations, international security, nonproliferation and human rights. Her work to date investigates the evolution of legitimacy and public authority within international organizations, specifically the nonproliferation regime.

The UNC Charlotte Office of International Programs coordinates the annual Great Decisions lecture series for the Charlotte community to discuss foreign policy issues selected as pressing by the Foreign Policy Association. The series is coordinated in collaboration with Charlotte Country Day School and the World Affairs Council of Charlotte.

Future talks include a discussion on “Refugees and Global Migration,” The Middle East: Regional Disorder,” “The United States and Mexico: Partnership Tested” and “The Rise of Populism in Europe.”

Talks are free, but RSVPs are requested.