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JANUARY 2014
The French-American Global Forum and French
newspaper Le Monde Diplomatique have
brought a trans-Atlantic debate series to SIS.
Launched in October 2012, the series tackles
the most pressing, complicated, and
consequential issues in international politics
today. Read More.
A closely-connected global community may need
international courts, but it is difficult for these
justice systems to remain free of power
influences, according to David Bosco, SIS
assistant professor and author of a new book
about the International Criminal Court. Read
More.
American University is among the top institutions
in the nation for study abroad, according to a
recent report. AU sends many of its students
overseas and also works to attract international
students. Read More.
International Relations Online at SIS offers
students the chance to study international
relations from anywhere in the world. Current IR
Online student Valeriya Lockwood tells us what
drew her to the online degree program. Read
More.
Happy New Year from
SIS! Watch our video
greeting.
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Reminder: the
admissions deadline
for M.A. programs is
January 15.
Alumni
Nominate an
alumna/alumnus of the
year! And save the
date for the awards
presentation on April
10.
Stay up-to-date on
alumni news and
events. Keep up with
your classmates on the
Class Notes page.
SIS in the News
Professor Akbar
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Ahmed: "Pakistan's
Persecuted Christians,"
The New York Times,
December 23.
SIS celebrated the twentieth anniversary of the partnership between SIS
and Japan's Ritsumeikan University on December 7 in Kyoto.
Past Event Highlight
Rural Coalition Forum: The Global
Environmental Politics program hosted a
two-day forum on the U.S. Farm Bill from the
perspective of social and ecological justice.
Read More.
Upcoming Event Highlights
Book Launch
Rough Justice: The International Criminal Court in a World of Power
Politics
Speaker: David Bosco, Assistant Professor, SIS
Date: Thursday, January 23
Time: 1:00-2:30pm
Location: Abramson Family Founders Room
SIS Industry Days
The National Counterterrorism Center
Date: Wednesday, January 29
Time: 12:00-4:00pm
Location: See link for details
Open to students and alumni; RSVP by January 9
French-American Global Forum
NATO Today: Does Collective Security Work?
Date: Tuesday, February 11
Time: 7:00-8:30pm
Location: Abramson Family Founders Room
Dean's Discussion
The Dispensable Nation: American Foreign Policy in Retreat
Speaker: Vali Nasr, Dean, School of Advanced International Studies,
The Johns Hopkins University.
Date: Thursday, February 13
Time: 3:30-4:30pm
Location: Abramson Family Founders Room
Iraq Today
Speaker: Lukman Faily, Ambassador of Iraq to the U.S.
Date: Tuesday, February 18
Time: 3:00-5:00pm
Professor Robert
Pastor (with Jimmy
Carter): Time To Be
Bold and Make Peace
in Syria," The
Washington Post,
December 22.
Associate Professor
Keith Darden (with
Samuel Charap):
"Kiev Isn't Ready For
Europe," The New York
Times, December 20.
Scholar-in-Residence
Johanna Mendelson
Forman: "Year In
Review: Latin
America 2013," Voxxi,
December 17.
Dean James
Goldgeier: "Which
President Had The
Worst Year 5?"
Politico Magazine,
December 17.
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Location: Butler Board Room
French-American Global Forum
The Future of Journalism
Date: Tuesday, February 25
Time: 7:00-8:30pm
Location: Abramson Family Founders Room
View More Upcoming Events
Professor Gordon
Adams: "The Little
Budget Deal is a Big
Deal," Foreign Policy,
December 13.
Assistant Dean Anya
Schmemann: "Dark
Memories of Sunny
South Africa," The
Huffington Post,
December 12.
Professorial Lecturer
Jeff Bachman:
"America, Genocide,
and the 'National
Interest,'" Foreign
Policy In Focus,
December 9.
Assistant Professor
Agustina Giraudy:
"Subnational Regimes
Reveal Uneven Nature
of Democracy," AULA
Blog, December 6.
Read More Media
Mentions.
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