Barzani Scholar-in-Residence and Director of the Global Kurdish Initiative for Peace Yerevan Saeed discusses the impact of chemical attacks, including the one that he survived.
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Sara Nawaz and the Institute for Responsible Carbon Removal are leading the growing sector in mapping how carbon removal can be done justly, sustainably, and equitably.
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The outgoing Biden administration has authorized Ukraine to use U.S.- supplied longer-range missiles to strike deeper into Russia territory, according to reports citing White House officials.
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Colleen Cohen, SIS/MA ’25, and Johnnie Lee Fielder, SIS/MA ’25, talk about their involvement with the First-Generation Graduate Society, an affinity group for first-gen master’s students at American University.
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A first-time voter, Ainsley Ghaman, SIS/BA '28, reflects on what it's like to be a student in DC who was front row for Kamala Harris's closing argument.
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SIS professor Johanna Mendelson Forman and University of Milan professor Andrea Borghini answer questions about the role food plays in US presidential elections.
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SIS professor Garret Martin analyzes the records of Trump and Harris' respective administrations in the three regions they prioritized: the Indo-Pacific, Europe and the Middle East.
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SIS professor Malini Ranganathan answers questions about the history and significance of Diwali, the festival of lights.
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Cerise Bridges, SIS/MA ’05, shares how the Global Environmental Policy program at SIS prepared her for a career in sustainability.
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SIS Professors William Akoto, Samantha Bradshaw, and Trey Herr bring fresh research and programmatic ideas as the new co-directors of the Center for Security, Innovation, and New Technology.
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