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Guy Ziv, Military Reservists and the Resistance To Netanyahu's Legal Overhaul

Guy Ziv's new article in Middle East Policy examines the history of Israeli army reservists' involvement in domestic politics and the role they may play in post-October 7 Israel.
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Jonathan Fox and Jeffrey Hallock, USAID's Locally-Led Development Agenda: Open Government and Independent Monitoring

Jonathan Fox and Jeffrey Hallock's new article in Public Administration and Development examines USAID's locally-led development agenda.
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PhD Student Steven Bradford Awarded Two Fellowships and One Grant for Research

Steven Bradford has been awarded a Moody Research Grant, Boren Fellowship, and American Political Science Association Diversity Fellowship.
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SIS Announces 2025 Research Fellows

Sumitra Badrinathan and Sarah Khan have won the SIS Collaborative Research Award, and Samantha Bradshaw and Jesse Ribot are the joint winners of this year's SIS High-Performing Scholar Award.
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Jeff Bachman and Esther Brito Ruiz, The politics of war and aggression

Jeff Bachman and Esther Brito Ruiz's co-authored paper is "The politics of war and aggression: scholarly biases in public discourse on the invasions of Iraq and Ukraine."
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Guy Ziv Named SIS Scholar-Teacher of the Year 2024-2025

Guy Ziv was named this year's SIS Scholar-Teacher of the Year for his outstanding research and teaching.
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Sumitra Badrinathan, Who Wants Impartial News?  Investigating Determinants of Preferences for Impartiality in 40 Countries

Sumitra Badrinathan's new article in the International Journal of Communications investigates audience preferences for impartial news.
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DC tidal basin during cherry blossom bloom; photo by Jeffrey Clayton

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Earth Day in Action: AU Researchers Tackling Local Environmental Issues

AU researchers are working in local rivers, tree canopies, caves, and labs to understand and mitigate environmental challenges
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SIS students Paula Akakpo, Megha Rastogi, and Flynn Gray present at NCUR

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SIS Students Shine at NCUR

SIS sent 10 students to this year’s National Conference on Undergraduate Research. We spoke to three of them about their experience at the conference.
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Amitav Acharya, The Once and Future World Order

Amitav Acharya's new book is "The Once and Future World Order: Why Global Civilization Will Survive the Decline of the West."
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