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Five Questions about Brazil’s Upcoming Presidential Election
SIS professor Agustina Giraudy answers questions about Brazil’s upcoming elections, which begin on October 2.
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Ukraine's Rapid Advance Against Russia Shows Mastery of 3 Essential Skills for Success in Modern Warfare
Ukraine has upset traditional military logic with their recent advance against Russian forces.
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Six Questions about the Six-Month-Old War in Ukraine
On February 24, 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine; more than six months later, the conflict rages on. SIS professor Keith Darden answers questions about the current status of the war.
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"The Desert of Forbidden Art" documentary screening and panel discussion
The Carmel Institute’s first virtual event discusses the Nukus Museum of Art in Karakalpakstan, created to save art banned in Stalinist times.
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The African Union Has Had a Shaky Two Decades but Problems Can be Solved
The African Union's 20th anniversary is a useful moment to examine how far the AU has progressed towards meeting its core objectives.
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The Climate Bill's Projected Emissions Cuts Rely Heavily on Carbon Capture- It Would Mean Thousands of Miles of Pipeline
The sweeping climate, energy and health care bill contains about US$370 billion to foster clean energy development and combat climate change.
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4 Questions about the Nuclear Threat during the Cold War Versus Today
SIS professor and former dean James Goldgeier answers questions about today’s nuclear threat versus that during similarly tense periods of the Cold War.
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Ambassador Piper Campbell Takes the Helm of USFP and GGPS Graduate Programs
This summer, Ambassador Piper Campbell began her new role as the administrative director of the Global Governance, Politics, and Security (GGPS) and the US Foreign Policy and National Security (USFP) graduate programs at SIS.
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Green Groups Can Embrace Future—and Environmental Justice—by Confronting Past
The Seattle chapter of the National Audubon Society voted to remove the name “Audubon” from its name, continuing a trend of environmental organizations reckoning with racist histories. Professor Malini Ranganathan answers related questions.
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Western Countries Are Shipping Refugees to Poorer Nations in Exchange for Cash
A UK plan to move asylum seekers on its shores to Rwanda has been met with stiff opposition from human rights organizations. But the UK persists, and Rwanda is all too willing.
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