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Ceuta, Spanish city in North Africa, seen from Morocco behind a thorn wire fence located on the Moroccan border against a stunning sunset over the sea.

International ·

After Ceuta, Europe Faces Migration Chaos of Its Own Making

SIS Professor Nicholas Micinski and Kelsey Norman of Rice University explain the recent migration crisis in Ceuta, and how it fits into longstanding debates over EU migration.
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Research ·

How Hackers Attack Municipal Water Systems and Why Utilities Are So Vulnerable

Professor William Akoto explains how hackers are targeting drinking water systems and considers defensive moves utilities can make in response.
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Exterior of 10 Downing Street in the United Kingdon

International ·

Revolving Door at 10 Downing Street is Weakening U.S.-U.K. Relationship

Professor Garret Martin writes about how leadership turnover in the U.K. is impacting the special relationship between Britain and the U.S. for this article originally published in The Conversation.
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Alumni ·

A Legacy of Opportunity

How AU Trustee Mehdi Heravi, SIS/PhD ’67, has committed his life to education, peace, and giving.
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Gloria Anane in front of the Embassy of Ghana in DC

Internships ·

Interning at the Embassy: Connecting Ghanaians to Their Heritage

For Gloria Anane, working as a consular assistant at the Embassy of Ghana has shown her that diplomacy isn't just about policy—it's also about helping people reconnect with home.
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Research ·

Israel and Lebanon Have a History of Failed Ceasefires—Will This Time Be Different?

Professor Anthony Wanis-St. John and Visiting Scholar Federico Manfredi Firmian analyze the history and patterns of failed ceasefires between Israel and Lebanon.
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Research ·

How Research Took SIS Grad Students to the United Nations

Two SIS graduate students answer a few questions about their work as research associates for AU’s Institute on Disability and Public Policy on an exciting new data project.
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First Person ·

Student Reflection: Inside SIS's Norway Practicum on Geopolitical Ecology

Lucia Fishel, SIS/MA '26, reflects on helping build a new academic field from the ground up and what two weeks in Norway taught her about how theory and practice shape one another.
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Alumni ·

SIS Alumna Named to TIME100 Philanthropy List for Reimagining Disaster Response

Patricia McIlreavy, president and CEO of the Center for Disaster Philanthropy and TIME100 honoree, is pushing the humanitarian sector toward a harder truth: communities don't need saving. They need partners.
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Refugees and migrants walking on fields. Group of refugees from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan on their way to European union. Balkan route.

International Global Policy and Administration ·

Refugee Numbers Dropped in 2025—But Aid Cuts and Other Trends Suggest Little to Celebrate

SIS professor Nicholas Micinski and coauthor argue that a drop in global refugee numbers obscures how drastic aid cuts, gutted agencies, and migration deals are leaving the world's most vulnerable people without the support they need.
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