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Celebrating the Kroc Institute's 40th Anniversary 

News

The Wicked Problem of Peace

By the time the panel closed, George A. López had been in Mexico City for a little over 24 hours—just long enough to start recognizing faces in the room at Universidad Autómoma de México’s (UNAM) Centro de Investigaciones sobre América del Norte (CISAN). But López has spent a career learning...

The Wicked Problem of Peace

Events

Kroc Institute Ice Cream Social

Join the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies for an ice cream social on Debartolo Quad lawn! The gathering celebrates the start of the 2026-27 academic year and kicks off the Institute's year-long 40th anniversary festivities. All members of the Notre Dame community are welcome.…

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Debartolo Quad, Hesburgh Center for International Peace Studies

Kroc Institute Ice Cream Social

From Michiana to the Congo: How Data Centers are Worsening Mining-Related Conflict

The rush for AI data center construction is increasing the already growing rush for critical minerals. As a result, data centers not only raise social, economic, and environmental questions for the local areas where they are built, they raise dire questions for the areas in the Global South where…

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C103, Hesburgh Center for International Studies

From Michiana to the Congo: How Data Centers are Worsening Mining-Related Conflict

The Human and Moral Costs of the New Nuclear Arms Race

The United States is in the midst of a massive nuclear "modernization" program that will cost some $1.7 trillion. At the same time, programs for those most in need at home and abroad are being cut to the bone or eliminated, along with support for diplomacy, conflict resolution, and peacebuilding.…

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Keough School D.C. Office, 1400 16th St NW, Washington, DC 20036

The Human and Moral Costs of the New Nuclear Arms Race