SFS Stories
Faculty
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Maps with Mark | Ep. 1 Pashtunistan
SFS Professor and current Maps of the Modern World instructor Mark Giordano explores a map of Pashtunistan from around 1950 that reflects the geopolitical aftermath of British India’s partition.
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The New Administration and Latin America
Now that President Trump has taken office, SFS Professor Diana Kapiszewski discusses what to watch when it comes to policy in Latin America.
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The New Administration and Europe
As the transatlantic relationship is reimagined, SFS Prof Abraham Newman, director of the BMW Center for German and European Studies (CGES), breaks down pressures facing Europe.
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Ask a Diplomat
Ambassador Barbara Bodine dives into Netflix’s The Diplomat to separate fact from fiction.
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The New Administration and Russia
SFS Professor Michael David-Fox, director of the Center for Eurasian, Russian and East European Studies (CERES), dives into the Trump administration’s possible policies and actions toward Russia.
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SFS faculty publish 14 new books in 2024
In 2024, faculty members at SFS produced books spanning a variety of academic disciplines and global topics, from public health to far-right terrorism and from working women to Handel’s Messiah. In an increasingly dynamic geopolitical landscape, SFS professors continue to lead in developing, understanding and analyzing the ideas that will transform the global order. “Working…
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The untold story behind Handel’s “Messiah”
In Every Valley, SFS Prof. Charles King explores the personal and political dramas behind Handel’s Messiah—a timeless story of struggle and hope.
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From research to results: PROGRESS supports durable solutions for displacement
In 2023, 75M people were internally displaced—twice the global refugee count. A new ISIM-IOM report urges data-driven action and student engagement.
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How did “Black is Beautiful” become a German Political Slogan?
SFS Professor Anna von der Goltz answers questions about her recent article examining how a U.S. civil rights slogan was adopted by a center-right political party in Germany in the 1970s.
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Five Key Issues to Watch in AI in 2025
SFS Professor Andrew Imbrie highlights the AI issues he believes will be most important in 2025.