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  • Alumna Kavya Shah on Publishing with a Professor
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    Alumna Kavya Shah on Publishing with a Professor

    For Kavya Shah (SFS’24), publishing alongside a faculty mentor became a reality when a piece authored by her and SFS Professor Rebecca Katz was published last fall.

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  • SFS welcomes Michael Sulmeyer to Faculty
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    SFS welcomes Michael Sulmeyer to Faculty

    SFS welcomes Michael Sulmeyer to the school’s faculty as a Professor of the Practice and director of cyber programs within the Security Studies Program.

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  • Maps with Mark | Ep. 2 Maryland in Africa
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    Maps with Mark | Ep. 2 Maryland in Africa

    SFS Professor Mark Giordano explores a map of Maryland in Africa—a short-lived country on the West African coast that became part of Liberia.

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  • Concentration Chair Interview Series: Jodi Vittori and Paul D. Miller
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    Concentration Chair Interview Series: Jodi Vittori and Paul D. Miller

    In our final concentration chair interviews, we sat down with the two co-chairs of the GPS concentration. Professor Paul Miller and Professor Jodi Vittori are Concentration Co-Chairs and Professor of the Practice of International Affairs. Professor Jodi Vittori is a GPS Concentration Co-Chair and Professor of the Practice of International Affairs. As a practitioner, she…

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  • Examining Ukraine’s path forward three years post-invasion
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    Examining Ukraine’s path forward three years post-invasion

    Three years after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the future of the war is murkier than ever.

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  • The New Administration and Asia
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    The New Administration and Asia

    From shifting alliance structures and trade tensions to diplomatic maneuvering with North Korea, SFS Professor Victor Cha explores how President Trump’s foreign policy in Asia may evolve.

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  • Concentration Chair Interview Series: Theresa Sabonis-Helf
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    Concentration Chair Interview Series: Theresa Sabonis-Helf

    This week, we sat down with our distinguished Chair of the Science, Technology and International Affairs (STIA) Concentration. The STIA Concentration equips students with quantitative skills and theoretical knowledge to prepare STIA-minded students for the rapidly evolving global challenges and opportunities we face. Professor Sabonis-Helf spoke with us about connecting the science and policy worlds,…

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  • The New Administration and Migration
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    The New Administration and Migration

    SFS Professor Elizabeth Ferris explores Trump’s migration rhetoric and short- and long-term impacts on immigrants, the economy and society.

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  • Concentration Chair Interview Series: Shantayanan Devarajan (IDEV)
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    Concentration Chair Interview Series: Shantayanan Devarajan (IDEV)

    This week, we sat down with our distinguished Chair of the International Development (IDEV) Concentration, Professor Shantayanan Devarajan. The IDEV Concentration bridges both development theory and practice to prepare students for work in a complex, evolving field. In this interview, Professor Devarajan speaks about the development field, his experiences, and what he hopes IDEV-concentrators take…

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  • The New Administration and Climate
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    The New Administration and Climate

    The climate crisis is proving devastating to communities across the country and around the world. SFS Professor Joanna Lewis unpacks Trump’s major climate-related executive orders.

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