Congratulations to @ausis.bsky.social Professor @nina-yamanis.bsky.social who has been selected as a Fulbright U.S. Scholar to Tanzania for her project "Formative Research for a National Community Health Worker Program to Support HIV Prevention Services in Tanzania." www.american.edu/sis/research...

How do countries build durable peace? @ausis.bsky.social & @auwcl.bsky.social Prof. Paul Williams' new book explores how peace is negotiated, implemented and sustained in the world’s most challenging conflict zones and features six AU student co-authors. Read more: www.american.edu/sis/research...

A new article in Race & Class by @ausis.bsky.social's @tazreenasajjad.bsky.social argues that President Trump's 2025 executive orders on immigration fit into a long history of exclusionary and race-based immigration policies in the United States. Read more: www.american.edu/sis/research...

Six @ausis.bsky.social undergraduate students represented AU and SIS at the 2026 National Conference on Undergraduate Research, showcasing student research excellence and the overall commitment SIS has to undergraduate research. Read more about the conference⬇️ www.american.edu/sis/research...

Congratulations to @ausis.bsky.social Provost Associate Professor Garrett Graddy-Lovelace, who has been selected to join the Initiative for Participatory Research in Agroecology as the researcher and author of this year's U.S. national study. Read more about it here: www.american.edu/sis/research...

@ausis.bsky.social Professor Carl LeVan's (@democracyprofdc.bsky.social) new article explores how African scientists contributed to global knowledge about the Covid-19 pandemic by defending public health from medical populism’s critique of science. Read more here: www.american.edu/sis/research...

A new open-access study by @ausis.bsky.social Prof. @fisherdanar.bsky.social & @au-cece.bsky.social Postdoc Julie Gonzalez synthesizes research on U.S. wildfire displacement and presents pilot data collected after the Jan. 2025 Palisades and Eaton Fires. Read more: www.american.edu/sis/research...

Congratulations to our @ausis.bsky.social 2025-26 Scholar-Teacher of the Year, Tamar Gutner (@tgutner.bsky.social)! On sabbatical this semester in Stockholm, Tammi accepted the award virtually following a lecture from last year's winner, Guy Ziv.

📌 - New Paper Out Now - 📌 One of the biggest challenges in cyber policy is surprisingly basic: we still don't know how to measure the true cost of cyber economic espionage. Trey Herr and I have a paper just published in the JCP where we show why existing approaches to measuring costs fall short.

Professor and Co-Director of AU’s Internet Governance Lab @derrickcogburn.bsky.social unpacks what a jury decision that found Meta and YouTube negligent for social media harms means for the future of tech in this new Q&A. https://bit.ly/3Omqgae

Another important essay on #Nigeria by my colleague Ernest Ogbozor, this one documenting the limitations of pursuing peace through blunt force in the counter-insurgency campaign against #BokoHaram and ISWAP .” Congratulations! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

How could overconfidence draw the U.S. and China into a war? In a new piece for @foreignaffairs.com, @ausis.bsky.social professor @jrovner.bsky.social shows how a look back at history can offer new ways of understanding the trajectory of U.S.-Chinese relations. www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...

Congratulations to @ausis.bsky.social's Patrick Thaddeus Jackson (@profptj.bsky.social) who has received the 2026 AU Award for Outstanding Scholarship, Research, Creative Activity, and Other Professional Contributions. Read more about Prof. Jackson and his research: www.american.edu/sis/research...

Congratulations to our Interim Dean Rachel Sullivan Robinson, whose article "The Missing Millions: Uncovering the Burden of Covid-19 Cases and Deaths in the African Region" is among the top 10 most-cited papers published by Population and Development Review in 2024! www.american.edu/sis/research...

In a new @jpeaceresearch.bsky.social article, SIS PhD student @serayyalaz.bsky.social and her co-authors explore how rebel groups and governments compete to control and profit from natural resources. www.american.edu/sis/research...

We are excited to announce the winners of two of our @ausis.bsky.social internal research awards: Anthony Fontes (Innovative Scholar Award) and @susannacampbell.bsky.social & Sarah Snyder (Research Catalyst Award). Read more about their research projects here: www.american.edu/sis/research...

How can ecological thinking inform better international cooperation? A new research article by @ausis.bsky.social Prof. Hansong Li highlights how the ideas of Arctic explorer/humanitarian leader Fridtjof Nansen can offer lessons for today's interconnected world. www.american.edu/sis/research...

Learn more about SIS professor @cgallaher.bsky.social and SPA professor Kimberly Cowell-Meyer's new book "Building a Green Wall: Irish American Resurgence Post-Brexit" in their new article in Irish Central, the largest Irish American news outlet! www.irishcentral.com/opinion/othe...

SPA's Kimberly Cowell-Meyers and SIS Prof. Carolyn Gallaher coauthored a guest essay for @bostoncollege.bsky.social Irish Institue about their book, "Building a Green Wall." They explore how Irish America shaped U.S. foreign policy after Brexit. Read the full essay: https://bit.ly/40oZS1R

In a new episode of the London School of Economics podcast Displacement Urbanism, @ausis.bsky.social professor @tazreenasajjad.bsky.social shares findings from her current research project on migration and displacement in Bangladesh. Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/6i5E...

At the #ISA2026 conference last week, 21 @ausis.bsky.social faculty and 6 PhD students showcased their research and engaged with scholars from across the US and the world during roundtable discussions. Check out a few key highlights from the sessions: www.american.edu/sis/research...

Glad to be part of this new @ispjournal.bsky.social Forum on strengthening the societal impact of research, available open access. Thanks Louise Olsson, Sarah Dorr, and Birthe Einen for leading the effort. cc: @sisresearch.bsky.social, @bridgingthegap.bsky.social academic.oup.com/isp/article/...

📌 - New Paper Out Now - 📌 Why do only a handful of states run sustained cyber campaigns while most hack only occasionally? My newest article, just published in the Journal of Global Security Studies, addresses this puzzle. @ausis.bsky.social @sisresearch.bsky.social @csint-au.bsky.social

Last Saturday, @ausis.bsky.social and Young Professionals in Foreign Policy hosted the inaugural SIS-YPFP Research Symposium featuring research from SIS grad students, breakout discussion sessions, and networking opportunities. Read more about the event here: www.american.edu/sis/research...

Congratulations to @ausis.bsky.social Professor @jimgoldgeier.bsky.social, who has been named a fellow at Stanford's Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences for 2026-27!

The graphic adaptation of @ausis.bsky.social Research Professor Robin Broad's acclaimed book "The Water Defenders: How Ordinary People Saved a Country from Corporate Greed" is now available for preorder! Check it out below:

Thanks to everyone who joined our @ausis.bsky.social reception last night at #ISA2026! We loved seeing faculty, staff, PhD students, alumni, & friends catch up and mingle. Thanks also to Interim Dean Rachel Robinson for sharing some remarks and research highlights from the past year at SIS!

We're in Columbus for #ISA2026! Follow along as we take you through some of the many panels and presentations our @ausis.bsky.social faculty and PhD students are participating in.

Amidst ongoing military operations in Iran, Professor @jordantama.bsky.social explains the role of Congress in U.S.'s war with Iran and the authority Congress has over decisions to go to war in this new Q&A. https://bit.ly/4bDw2gg

Late to the game but happy to share our most recently published article, "Rural root shock". It analyzes the impacts of land dispossession and population displacement on U.S.'s Black farming communities, their health from colonial origins on, and the role(s) of racial capitalism.

Our third article highlight newsletter of the year is out! Check out the featured articles from @ausis.bsky.social Dept. of Foreign Policy and Global Security professors @willakoto.bsky.social, Joshua Rovner, and @jordantama.bsky.social.

In conjunction with major new @global-affairs.bsky.social report on public's foreign policy views over past 50 years, sharing here my commentary on where public stands now. Key takeaway: Strong base of support exists for new approach to world that foregrounds cooperation. bit.ly/45D5UPk

How have land loss and forced displacement affected Black farming communities in the Midwest? A new article in Antipode co-authored by @ausis.bsky.social professor Garrett Graddy-Lovelace on "rural root shock" explores this question and more: www.american.edu/sis/research...

Congratulations to @jimgoldgeier.bsky.social who has been elected president of @isanet.bsky.social for 2027-28! Representing 100 countries, ISA has over 6,500 members and is the most respected and widely known scholarly association in the international studies field. www.american.edu/sis/research...

Congrats to @ausis.bsky.social Professor @josephtorigian.bsky.social, whose book "The Party's Interests Come First" was named one of the best books of 2025 by @foreignaffairs.com! www.american.edu/sis/research...

Prof. Guy Ziv's new article in Survival, "The War Within: Gaza, Netanyahu and Israel’s Security Services," is available without paywall for the first 50 clicks! Read more about Netanyahu’s strained relations with the security establishment here: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/GV557...

How do reconciliation initiatives became narratives of violence? @ausis.bsky.social Prof. Claudine Kuradusenge-McLeod's new article analyzes Kwibuka, a commemoration of the Genocide against the Tutsi, and how it has silenced trauma for many Rwandans. Read more: www.american.edu/sis/research...

What is sabotage and how is it a form of statecraft in world politics? A new article co-authored by @jrovner.bsky.social in @ejisbisa.bsky.social explores this concept, which has important implications for understanding contemporary security challenges. Read more: www.american.edu/sis/research...

Our second article highlight newsletter of the year is out! Check out the featured articles from @ausis.bsky.social Dept. of Peace, Human Rights, and Cultural Relations professors Mohammed Abu-Nimer, Shadi Mokhtari, and Claudine Kuradusenge-McLeod.

Graduate student researchers in @ausis.bsky.social Prof. @jonathancrock.bsky.social's Futures of Democracy, Tech & Human Rights Lab received international recognition in a United Nations report on advancing human rights and cultural diversity. Read more here: www.american.edu/sis/research...

Our last @ausis.bsky.social book launch of 2025 featured a great audience & panel discussion of @lkatfield.bsky.social's "Furious Minds: The Making of the MAGA New Right."Patrick Jackson, Sam Kimbriel, Osita Nwanevu & Sarah Posner helped unpack the conservative intellectual movement behind Trumpism.

TODAY at 5:30pm: Join us at @ausis.bsky.social to hear from @lkatfield.bsky.social on her book "Furious Minds: The Making of the MAGA New Right" with panelists Samuel Kimbriel, @sarahposner.bsky.social, Osita Nwanevu & @profptj.bsky.social. Books will be available! www.eventbrite.com/e/1825842386...

Why do human rights organizations choose to shame some states over others for human rights abuses? Read this article published in @socprobsjournal.bsky.social by @ausis.bsky.social Postdoctoral Fellow Arman Azedi to find out: www.american.edu/sis/research...

A new article from @theguardian.com on healthcare access for undocumented immigrants features research from @nina-yamanis.bsky.social on how health outcomes for everyone are worsened when people are afraid to access care. Read more: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Our last @ausis.bsky.social book launch is in one week! Join us Nov. 18 to hear from @lkatfield.bsky.social on her book "Furious Minds: The Making of the MAGA New Right" w/ panelists @ositanwanevu.com, @sarahposner.bsky.social, Sam Kimbriel & @profptj.bsky.social. www.eventbrite.com/e/1825842386...

Monday's book launch for @ausis.bsky.social Prof. Akbar Ahmed's "America at the Crossroads: Race, Islam, and Leadership" was a packed house. Thanks to all who joined us for this event, and thanks to the panelists for their insightful remarks on the book and its themes of peace and bridge building.

🚨New @ausis.bsky.social book alert! In "Building a Green Wall," @cgallaher.bsky.social and @au-spa.bsky.social's Kimberly Cowell-Meyers explore how the Irish-American lobby worked to defend the Good Friday Agreement and shaped US policy toward Brexit. Read more: www.american.edu/sis/research...

Curious what our @ausis.bsky.social faculty have been up to lately? Check out our latest SIS Research newsletter with an update on our faculty's research accomplishments from October, including grants and awards as well as a variety of publications and upcoming events. t.e2ma.net/webview/4ruz...

We're one week away from our @ausis.bsky.social book launch for Prof. Akbar Ahmed's "America at the Crossroads: Race, Islam, and Leadership" which explores what it means to be American today amid racial reckoning and political polarization. RSVP now! www.eventbrite.com/e/1689493995...

Check out the new @ircr.bsky.social report "Engaging Coastal Communities on Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement," out now! Authored by Sara Nawaz & Giulia Belotti, it's a practical how-to guide on community engagement with a novel marine carbon dioxide removal technology. www.american.edu/sis/research...