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  • Sophie Williams (MAERES’26) explores language, memory and identity across Eastern Europe
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    Sophie Williams (MAERES’26) explores language, memory and identity across Eastern Europe

    Sophie Williams (MAERES’26) has explored language, memory and identity across Eastern Europe.

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  • Five questions about environmental policy for Earth Day

    Five questions about environmental policy for Earth Day

    SFS Professor Marcus King answers questions about environmental policy for Earth Day.

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  • Olivia Martin-Johnson (SFS’26) finds purpose through global immersion and connection
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    Olivia Martin-Johnson (SFS’26) finds purpose through global immersion and connection

    Olivia Martin-Johnson (SFS’26) connected her studies in international politics with real-world impact and a growing commitment to peacebuilding.

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  • Lara Defterios (MAES’26) uses her international perspective to foster community
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    Lara Defterios (MAES’26) uses her international perspective to foster community

    Lara Defterios (MAES’26) reflects on her SFS journey, highlighting the role of community and the influence of her cultural heritage.

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  • Does U.S. public opinion support President Trump on the war in Iran?
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    Does U.S. public opinion support President Trump on the war in Iran?

    Scholars have spent decades trying to answer a deceptively simple question: what explains Americans’ willingness to support the use of military force? Each year, in my War and Public Opinion seminar, students test those theories against historical and comparative cases and against the realities of international politics in almost real time. What theory offers is

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  • Fiona Naughton (SFS’26) brings together community involvement and labor activism to create meaningful change
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    Fiona Naughton (SFS’26) brings together community involvement and labor activism to create meaningful change

    Fiona Naughton (SFS’26) reflects on her academic interests and extracurricular contributions to labor activism.

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  • Welcome New SFS Graduate Students! | 2026
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    Welcome New SFS Graduate Students! | 2026

    We celebrated our newly admitted graduate students with Jack the Bulldog, a surprise visit from Dr. Fauci and an inspiring alumni panel led by Dean Hellman.

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  • Kiki Kurniawan (MDIA’26) connects Indonesia’s foreign policy to global diplomacy
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    Kiki Kurniawan (MDIA’26) connects Indonesia’s foreign policy to global diplomacy

    Kiki Kurniawan (MDIA’26) developed policy insights for stronger strategic cooperation between Indonesia and its international partners.

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  • Sophia Pineda (SFS’26) combines local involvement with an international perspective
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    Sophia Pineda (SFS’26) combines local involvement with an international perspective

    At Georgetown, Sophia Pineda (SFS’26) has come to know herself not only as a student, but also as a community member and world citizen.

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  • Hanane Idihoum (MAAS’26) conducts a research thesis inspired by a family story | CCAS 50th Anniversary
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    Hanane Idihoum (MAAS’26) conducts a research thesis inspired by a family story | CCAS 50th Anniversary

    Hanane Idihoum (MAAS’26) reflects on her research in Morocco and France, emphasizing the importance of bringing learning into the world.

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