SFS Stories
M.A. in Security Studies
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As war enters second month, what are implications for Iran, the region and U.S. relations with allies?
Several SFS experts, each of whom looks at the war in Iran through a slightly different lens, answer questions about what is going on and what the immediate future might hold.
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Behind the lens with foreign affairs photojournalist Amanda Rivkin (SSP’11)
Foreign affairs photojournalist Amanda Rivkin (SSP’11) reflects on how her studies inform her reporting and shares a selection of images from her portfolio.
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The service and leadership of SFS faculty veterans
Honoring Veterans Day 2025, SFS celebrates faculty veterans Patterson, Urben, Vittori & Stanley for shaping future leaders through service and scholarship.
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Seven questions about political violence for the authors of “God, Guns, and Sedition: Far-Right Terrorism in America”
Authors Bruce Hoffman and Jacob Ware answered seven questions to help explain the longer, larger context surrounding the Charlie Kirk assassination and the environment of political violence present in U.S. culture and life.
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The Security Studies Program welcomes an impressive fall 2025 cohort
This fall, Georgetown University’s graduate Security Studies Program (SSP) welcomed one of its most diverse and accomplished cohorts to the Hilltop.
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SFS welcomes General Timothy Haugh to Security Studies Program
Georgetown’s School of Foreign Service welcomes retired Air Force General Timothy D. Haugh to the school as a Distinguished Fellow in Residence within the Security Studies Program (SSP). Gen. Haugh served for more than 30 years in the U.S. Air Force, culminating in his assignment as the 4th Commander, U.S. Cyber Command and 19th Director
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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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Security Studies Program Welcomes Renanah Joyce to Faculty
The Georgetown Security Studies Program is delighted to welcome Renanah Joyce to the faculty starting in the fall of 2024. Renanah Joyce joins SFS as an Assistant Professor in Security Studies. Her research interests include security cooperation, military and economic statecraft, and US foreign policy. Starting her journey as a student in the Security Studies Program, Professor Joyce will
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Security Studies Program welcomes Rush Doshi to Faculty
The Georgetown Security Studies Program is delighted to welcome Rush Doshi to the faculty starting in the fall of 2024. Rush Doshi joins SFS as an Assistant Professor in Security Studies. He is a political scientist who researches China’s foreign policy, cross-Strait issues, and Indo-Pacific security. “I’m thrilled to be a part of SSP,” Doshi said, “the program has a
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SSP at the NATO Public Forum
The SFS Security Studies Program represented at the NATO Public Forum on Tuesday, July 11, 2023. The NATO Public Forum, co-organized by NATO, the Eastern Europe Studies Centre, the German Marshall Fund of the United States, the Munich Security Conference, and the Atlantic Council, provided an opportunity to hear from heads of state and NATO