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The EU as a Security Force Assistance Provider: An Emerging, Contemporary Role for the Union?

What the post-Lisbon changes to the EU's security and defence policy mean for regional and global stability.
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Analysis: Volkswagen Considers Plant Closures in Germany

SIS professor Stephen Silvia explains the implications of Volkswagen’s potential cost-cutting measures.
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Second from left, Jennifer Gardner, SIS/BA '05, reconnects with her host family in Windhoek, Namibia. Photo courtesy of Jennifer Gardner.

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Ties That Bind

Twenty-one years after studying abroad, two AU alums reconnected with an experience that shaped their paths.
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Turkey: NATO's Most Peculiar Opportunist

Analyzing Turkey's aloof relationship with NATO.
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Youth protestors holding a Kenyan flag and raising their fists participate in the Kenya Gen Z protests in June 2024.

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How Debt and Taxes Conspired to Rob Nairobi's Youth

SIS professor Angela Pashayan writes about the roots of Kenya's Gen Z protests.
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Alessandra Evangelista, middle, is named Cherry Blossom Queen. Photo courtesy of Alessandra Evangelista.

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AU’s Cherry Blossom Queen Continues to Bloom

Alessandra Evangelista, SIS/BA ’25, represented the US on a three-week goodwill tour of Japan this summer that included a meeting with the Japanese Prime Minister.
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Bangladesh's Protests Explained

SIS professor Tazreena Sajjad explains the protests that led Bangladesh’s embattled prime minister, Sheikh Hasina to flee the country.
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The Implications of NATO Skepticism

Rising NATO skepticism in the United States is one of the most important concerns to national security that must be addressed to maintain American interests on the international stage.
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The School of International Service is a top-10 school for international relations

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SIS Ranked a Top School in the World for International Relations

Foreign Policy magazine placed the School of International Service in the top tier of undergraduate, masters, and PhD international relations programs around the world in latest rankings.
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The Mount Washington Hotel was the home of the Bretton Woods Conference.

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The Importance of Bretton Woods, 80 Years Later

A Q&A with SIS professors on the 80th anniversary of the Bretton Woods Conference and its importance in the end of World War II.
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