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The faculty of the School of International Service pursue research that addresses urgent global issues through impact-driven scholarship. Our faculty body of over 120 world-class experts brings a wealth of international experience and a strong dedication to social impact, working across five thematic Departments and several research centers and initiatives. With scholars trained in fields including anthropology, geography, political science, economy, history and beyond, SIS leverages a rich diversity of disciplinary perspectives to generate new insights and inform practice. In a collaborative environment that fosters intellectual engagement and innovation, SIS empowers scholars and students alike to make a meaningful difference in global affairs through research that is not only pushing the boundaries of academic understanding but also deeply rooted in real-world application.

We hope you’ll take a moment to explore all of the exciting research projects, publications, and events happening at SIS.

Recent Highlights

UNESCO Chair at AU Celebrates 15 Years and New AI Governance Focus

Nina Yamanis Receives NIH Award to Pilot a Social Norms HIV Intervention in Tanzania

ARC Celebrates 10 Years of Partnership-Based Action Research

Upcoming Book Launches

In the Media

Op-Eds and News Interviews

Garrett Graddy-Lovelace, "US Policies Depriving Hungry People Food Harm Women (Deliberately)” (Ms Magazine)
Jordan Tama, "What the New Congress Could Mean for Trump's 'America First' Agenda" (Chicago Council on Global Affairs)
Jordan Tama, "Trump Has Lost the Foreign-Policy Debate" (Foreign Policy)
Boaz Atzili, "The Fog of the Future: Scenarios for the U.S. Role in the Israel-Palestine Conflict" (Palestine-Israel Journal)
Dana Fisher, "We Need to Stop Talking Like Climate Change Is Partisan" (TIME)
Carolyn Gallaher, "Irish reunification is more complicated than Trump may think" (The Conversation)
Dana Fisher, interviewed about apocalyptic optimism in The Grist's "Looking Forward" (The Grist)
Garrett Graddy-Lovelace, "In the wake of a farm bill fiasco, agroecology plants seeds for climate survival" (Green Fire Times)
Judith Shapiro, interviewed in "Sheer Force of Will" about Chinese environmental thought (The Break-Down)
Wil Burns, quoted in "This road map could help us decide whether to deploy solar geoengineering" (MIT Technology Review)
Ido Levy, "Potential Partners on the Ground in Iran" (Lawfare)
Samin Huq, "How China-Myanmar Relations Impact the Rohingya Crisis" (Refugee Research Online)
William Akoto, "How hackers attack municipal water systems – and why the utilities are so vulnerable" (The Conversation)
Nicholas Micinski, "After Ceuta, Europe is once again mired in migration chaos of its own making" (The Conversation)
Guy Ziv, "The Blood Price: In Israel, Military Sacrifice Is Becoming Political Power" (War on the Rocks)

Podcasts and Media Interviews

Claire Brunel on WXXI's Connections with Evan Dawson: "A tale of two (climate) migrations"
Akbar Ahmed on The Timeline: "Why Did Muslims Lose Their Golden Age?"
Walter Flores on PMNCH Touchpoint - "Strengthening Accountability: Following money and results for WCA"
Jim Goldgeier on Michael McFaul's "Discussing the NATO summit with James Goldgeier"
Omekongo Dibinga on DC News Now: "Democrats react to the latest on Capitol Hill"
Piper Campbell on the Dialogues at Fulcrum podcast: "Southeast Asia Between the Giants"
Dana Fisher on The Next Big Idea Daily podcast: "The Climate Change Survival Guide"
Gregory Aftandilian on U.S. Arab Radio: "The Impact of War on Iran’s Future Ideology"
Garret Martin on C-SPAN's Washington Journal discussing the British Royals' visit to Washington D.C.
Gregory Aftandilian on Catalan TV3 discussing the attitudes of Arab Gulf countries toward the U.S.-Israel war with Iran
Tazreena Sajjad on the LSE podcast Displacement Urbanism: "Char land as wasteland: Migration and Displacement in Bangladesh"
Omekongo Dibinga on DC News Now discussing the war in Iran
Garret Martin on NBC 4: "What could possible death of supreme leader mean for Iran? A professor explains"
Yerevan Saeed on CNN discussing the role Kurdish groups could play after the U.S. president promoted regime change in Iran
Jim Goldgeier moderated a panel discussion for the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies podcast World Class: "An Iranian, Israeli, and American Perspective on the War in Iran"

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